A Kestrel for a Knave

Barry Hines

The classic book that inspired Kes, the famous film, now published as a Penguin Essential for the first time. Barry Hines's A Kestrel for a Knavewas published in 1968, and was made into one of the key British films of the sixties. Billy Casper is beaten by his drunken brother, ignored by his mother and ...

Zola and the Christmas Lights (HB)

Melina Marchetta

Celebrate community, kindness, hope and all the wonder of the festive season in a heartwarming Christmas picture book from bestselling author of Looking for Alibrandi Melina Marchetta and joyous illustrator Deb Hudson. This year, Zola and Alessandro are going to decorate the street with Nonno Nino's Chr...

Monster Island

George Ivanoff

Jurassic Park meets Stranger Things in a story where the creatures are out of this world! After following his mum to her top-secret new job, Bernie finds himself on a mysterious remote island inside the Bass Strait Triangle. The scientists working there call it Monster Island, and Bernie soon discovers...