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Side Streets

Tattoo Heaven - Side Streets

160 pages PB A$16.95 rrp .More...

Grade 8-12 Teen fiction novels looking at complex issues on the dark side - Each story has multiple threads reflecting a normal teen's life, but each also has a core story line making these novels accessible and rewarding.

Tattoos, Alcoholism, Gambling, Genetics, Self Harm, Sports Drugs, Depression, Risk Taking, Teen Prostitution, Runaway, Homelessness, Fast Cars & Motorbikes, Suicide, Shoplifting, Stalking......

A Terrible Secret - Something is troubling Maggie and she doesn't even want to think about. Is it the gang, or her ex-friend or her brother's mysterious death.

 

Scarred - Becky was once a promising skating star, but these days she feels numb and lonely - and she relives the pressure by cutting herself - until she coaches a young girl on the same path

 

Klepto - Kat's scarey sister is coming home and Kat turns to shoplifting to escape.

 

 

Ceiling Stars - Danelle has dived into wild and reckless moods, one minute up and the next deep in despair - Christine has to find out what has gone wrong before disaster strikes.

 

All In - Todd has street smarts, but the weekly poker game turns bad and he is drawn into a world of crime.

 

 

Every Move - Emily has two boys interested in her, but Michael starts to send her letters and gifts and wont stop - is he a real danger in his obsession.

 

Tattoo Heaven - Jackie's dad has a new girlfriend - a tattoo artist - and her art opens up a new world for Jackie.

 

 

Runner - 14 year old Meghan has run away and Kyle's search for herleads him into the world of homeless people and street kids.

 

 

On the Game - Yolande's new boyfriend asks her to date another guy and she finds herself paying a terrible price.

 

 

Racing Fear - Trent's injuries in the car crash have teamed him up with a drug dealer and Adam has to sort it out fast.....

 

Truth and Lies - Erin's gay friend has been badly beaten up - and she finds herself in exploring strange and dangerous places when she tries to find out who did it.

 

Out of Time - Some of Eileen's circle of "losers" at school have made a suicide pact and she must frantically search to find out who and why to save them.

 

Wild Ride - the new border has a great Kawasaki ZX-10R, but she's also a computer hacker and may be killing animals on the nature reserve.

 

Adrenaline High - budding journo Darcy is looking for a missing woman, but the drug dealing boyfriend does not want her found, with dangerous consequences.

 

Lightning Rider - January's brother is in hospital and accused of stealing motorbikes - she finds herself up against the real bike criminals as she looks for evidence.

 

Split - Sandra is left with an alcoholic father after her mother splits. So why should she get hassled to find her. And why bother?

 

 

Strange Beauty - Delving into her families past, Penny uncovers amazing stories about her grandmother and learns a lot about beauty.

 

Dream Racer - Zoe just wants to be a rally driver, but her mum has other ideas.

 

 

At Risk - Tia is trying to work with street kids, but when money goes missing she finds it tough to keep faith with Sage.

 

 

Extreme Edge - Jay is determined to climb the tough rock face, but Brad's plan to do an equally dangerous ski jump with no experience proves to be more difficult.

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Front Street

Bruises - Anke de Vries

133 pages PB A$17.95 rrp each .More...

Grade YA - Judith is always coverd in "explained" brusies, but Michael's own problems at home helps them find strength and hope to grow beyond their families in crisis

Crusade in Jeans - Thea Beckman

311 pages PB A$17.95 rrp each .More...

Grade YA - A time traveller becomes a hero in the C13th Childrens Crusade - historical fiction that contracts two world's, times, and beliefs

The Emporer's Winding Sheet

- Jill Paton Walsh

251 pages PB A$17.95 rrp each .More...

Grade YA - Centred on the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, a young man is the unwitting talisman of the Emporer and subject to treachery, heroism and the vision of a city in decline.

Stone Water - Barbara Snow Gilbert

175 pages PB A$17.95 rrp each .More...

Grade YA Grants grandfather is dying and his letter asks Grant to do something to help him along that path. A poignant story of love and obligations.

Broken Chords - Barbara Snow Gilbert

160 pages PB A$15.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 8-10 Clara must decide if a music career is really worth the relentless practice and disruption to her teenage life.

Paper Trail - Barbara Snow Gilbert

160 pages PB A$15.95 rrp each .More...

Grade YA - A chilling survival story against antigovernment militarist extremists - links to Waco & the Oklahoma bombings.

Stone Faced Boy - Paula Fox

120 pages PB A$12.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 8-11 - A stray dog and Great Aunt Hattie's strange visit breaks the wall Gus has built around himself.

How Many Miles to Babylon - Paula Fox

120 pages PB A$12.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 8-11 - James fantasy world is invaded by a gang of dog kidnappers and he is forced to travel with them, in their particular world, before his escape.

HIP Senior Fiction

Street Scene - HIP Senior

90 pages PB A$15.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 5-12 - A series of carefully structured books of High Interest and lower level literacy. Each book has a teachers guide of activities and teaching notes. But each book stands on its own as an exciting and gripping novel.

HIP Junior Fiction

I Didn't Do It! - HIP Junior

90 pages PB A$15.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 4-7 - A series of carefully structured books of High Interest and lower level literacy. Each book has a teachers guide of activities and teaching notes. But each book stands on its own as an exciting and gripping novel.

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Boyds Mills Press

Ash Road - Ivan Southall

180 pages PB A$17.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 8-10 - An Australian classic story of reiliance and courage set against a raging bushfire in outback Australia.

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Bee and Jackie - Carolyn Coman

140 pages PB A$15.95 rrp each .More...

Grade YA - a critical weekend in the lives of a brother and sister in an incestuous relationship. Complex images and insights.

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The Gods in Winter - Patricia Miles

148 pages PB A$12.95 rrp .More...

Grade 8-10 - the kidnapping of Persephone retold in an ordinary English family's home, a harsh winter, and some mysterious comings and goings.

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The Edge - Ben Bo

140 pages PB A$12.95 rrp .More...

Grade 8-10 - an exciting story of unfair accusations and a teen's fight to regain a normal life, set against wild snow fields and a snowboard challenge.

Skullcrack - Ben Bo

160 pages PB A$12.95 rrp .More...

Grade 8-10 - the thrill and danger of surfing bad breaks comes though in this story of finding some-one really important to yourself.