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A Prayer for Blue Delaney by Kirsty Murray
$15.95 AUD
Category: Children's Novel | Series: Children of the Wind Ser.
A Prayer for Blue Delaney follows the outback adventures of orphaned Colm, who runs away from the cruelties of Bindoon Boys' Home and goes in search of a family of his own. Set in the 1950s.
Bridie's Fire by Kirsty Murray
$15.95 AUD
Category: Children's Novel | Series: Children of the Wind
The first of four true-to-life historical adventures, this is a compelling story about a fiery Irish girl who leaves Ireland when her parents die in the potato famine, to make a life for herself in goldrush Australia.
India Dark by Kirsty Murray
$16.98 AUD
Category: Children's Novel
Madras 1910. A troupe of child performers are stranded, having staged a strike against their manager. Their fate now depends on the outcome of a court case, and an alliance with gentlemen of the British Raj. Based on a true story, India Dark recreates shifting friendships and loyalties and the clash of ...Show more
Kids Who Did: Real kids who ruled, rebelled, survived and thrived by Kirsty Murray
$19.99 AUD
Category: Children's Reference
A collection of true stories about kids and courage. Ordinary kids doing extraordinary things. Extraordinary kids trying to live ordinary lives. Real kids doing it tough. When the future looks dark, courageous kids bring light and hope into the world. Forty true stories celebrate kids who have proteste ...Show more
Market Blues by Kirsty Murray
$15.95 AUD
Category: Children's Novel
This morning Sam Sullivan was a modern kid with a straightforward sort of life. This afternoon he's living in 1901 with a bunch of crazy people who think they know him! When he's laid a few bets, fought a few thieves and slept in some pretty strange places it's time to get real. An accident in a shootin ...Show more
Puddle Hunters by Kirsty Murray
$15.99 AUD
Category: Children's General
A gorgeous board book that captures the eternal delight of young children splashing about in puddles.
Secret Life of Maeve Lee Kwong (#4 Children of the Wind) by Kirsty Murray
$15.95 AUD
Category: Children's Novel
Sent to live with her strict Chinese grandparents and uncertain of her future and where she belongs, Maeve fights to cling to her earlier life and find her true self. Her journey takes her from Sydney to Surfers Paradise, from Hong Kong to Ireland. A heart-warming novel about families and friendships. A ...Show more
Shadow Catchers by Kirsty Murray
$24.99 AUD
Category: Children's Picture Books
A delightful picture book that celebrates the joy of young children trying to catch their shadows - from the creators of CBCA Honour Book When Billy was a Dog and Puddle Hunters. On sunshiny mornings, we go shadow catching. Inside, outside, in our home and in our neighbourhood, shadows dance around us f ...Show more
Strangers on Country by David Hartley, Kirsty Murray
$29.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous Picture Books
Age range 8+ Giom, Anco and Duramboi are the names of just three young shipwreck survivors and convict escapees who were given refuge by Indigenous communities during the nineteenth century. No one knows exactly how many received sustenance from the local people, but there are some documented accounts ...Show more
The Four Seasons of Lucy McKenzie by Kirsty Murray
$14.99 AUD
Category: Children's Novel
A gripping time-slip adventure set in a hidden valley. 11-year-old Lucy travels across the river of time to fight fires, battle floodwaters and discover the meaning of true friendship. 'Enchanting, exciting, and shimmering with magic, this is a gorgeous adventure from a master story-teller. I wanted to ...Show more
The Year It All Ended by Kirsty Murray
$16.99 AUD
Category: Children's Novel
On Armistice Day 1918 Tiney Flynn turns seventeen and it feels as though her life is just beginning. Her brother and his friends are coming home from the Great War and her sisters are falling in love. But Tiney and her family find that building peace is far more complicated than they could ever have ima ...Show more
Vulture's Gate by Kirsty Murray
$15.99 AUD
Category: Children's Novel
One girl - could she be the last girl alive? One boy, pursued by reckless men who have kidnapped him from his fathers. Bo and Callum go in search of a safe haven, a place to call home. But where can they turn and who can they trust? When every stranger is a threat, does their only hope lie in reaching V ...Show more