Cirrus@Austlit

'GERMANY, 1938. A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF WAR; A BOY ON THE BRINK OF MANHOOD...

'Fighting at the Russian Front was not something Johan, a young Jewish boy, had imagined, nor fighting for the very side that wants him dead. As he faces the challenge before him, he must forgo all that he knows to survive.

'Disguised as the German soldier Hans Adler, with aims to escape persecution, Johan must fight, and even kill, if he wants to keep his secret unknown.

'Clinging to the hope of reuniting with his mother and sister, the last surviving members of his family, the bonds of comradeship keep him alive through the ordeals and madness of battle.

'From the outskirts of Moscow to the heart of Stalingrad, Johan must come to terms with the reality of death and hold off his fears of becoming someone he is not. He must keep his secret and stay alive long enough to be back with his family. ' (Publication summary)

'HAVE YOU EVER DREAMED OF BEING A HACKER?

'To anyone who meets her, Samantha is just a good-hearted teenager who wants to finish school and go to college. Yet she has a secret life...

'She has spent years living two lives, one as Sam who the world sees most, and one as Foresight, who Sam feels is her true self, where she is a passionate and gifted hacker.

'In Vulcan, the third installment of the Foresight series, we dive back into the mind of Sam, the fearless hacker and new leader of Team Vulcan, a formidable group tasked with top-secret assignments.

'Things have changed and this time around, Sam is making the rules - she decides what goes and what doesn't.

'Sam must once again dive deeper into the hacker rabbit hole...'  (Publication summary)

'God does not interfere with earthly matters. Until now.

'Gabe is a Chosen Guardian Angel, assigned to protect Harmony.

'He is torn between saving the girl he loves and his obligation to his heavenly responsibilities.

'Harmony is fed up with being bullied at school; all she wants is for it to end. The answer, she believes, is to die.

'What she doesn't know is that for the past two years she has been assigned a Chosen Guardian Angel, Gabe, and he will do anything to save her.

'By choosing to save her, he will face the consequences.

'A story of romance, enlightenment, and passion beyond good and evil. A tale for the ages and the ageless...'  (Publication summary)

'The Palmer River goldfield is roaring and Chinese miners flood in, indentured labourers working for a tong, panning gold to honour a family debt.

'They won’t see the spoils of their work.

'Their gold will go home to China.

'Young Fou Yei, a pretty Eurasian girl, is under the service of brothel owner Miss Kate. That is until George Colley steps in and buys her bond for two hundred ounces of gold. Fou Yei belongs to George until she can repay the debt and an uneasy relationship develops between the pair.'  (Publication summary)

'In service of the Tower, a hidden organisation, Zack and his friends fight monsters, travel to magical realms and protect the world, unbeknownst to most.

'But Zack’s final year of high school also has its own demands.

'His dream girl remains just out of reach, and his magic is not yet strong enough to heal his dying grandmother.

'After copies of a strange ritual emerge, Zack and his friends are assigned to a secret mission to uncover the plot of renegade mages and find out whether the trail leads them back to the Tower.

'The mission will test the teens, their burgeoning magical abilities, their resolve and their friendships.

'With the future of the Tower, and the world at large, on the line, Zack will discover if he is up to the task set before him.

'Most of all, he will have to decide what he’s willing to sacrifice to save the world…'  (Publication summary)

'A slave revolt bars their path as they aim to traverse the Nile to the Mediterranean coast. Beyond, the looming dangers of the river threaten all who aim to pass.

'A string of encounters more dangerous than the last plague their journey, all as they hope to reach Salerno, where the final aspect of their education to become physicians will occur.

' The 12th century world encounters the new campaign led by Richard the Lionheart, leaving Ippolito and Ruth to strive for their ultimate dreams of freedom amongst a world shaken by war and turmoil...'  (Publication summary)

'After discovering a diary written by a snake charmer named Roshan in 1844, Jasper Powell finds himself in the throes of an age-old mystery.

'As he unravels the story within the pages of the diary, Jasper uncovers a key to a long-lost treasure, held in an inconspicuous inner-city Melbourne building, and plans which have been set in place for someone to complete a task that Roshan could not.

'Jasper realises that he has a treasure of cultural and historical significance on his hands and decides to make Roshan’s dream a reality.

'A rich tale of vivid characters and exotic lands, The Snake Charmer’s Tale takes readers on a journey of magic and miracles…'  (Publication summary)

'Jenny is a Puzzle Master which means the only way she can be found is by the clues she has left to be deciphered.

'Van and Lydia must face off against unsolvable puzzles, mysterious strangers following their outback journey, great mysteries, and surprising characters.

'For those who dream of solving puzzles in a life and death situation, sailing with pirates, and running from pursuing baddies, The Kidnapped Puzzle Master Adventure delivers.' (Publication summary)

'My Brain and My Guts Talk to My Heart follows on from the author's first two books My Brain is My Best Friend and My Brain Has Made Friends with My Guts, teaching children about the role their heart has in keeping their other organs healthy.

'This book highlights how what we eat affects the function of our vital organs.

'If you eat well and exercise, you can be good friends to your brain, guts and heart for life.' (Publication summary) 

'Embarking on a transformative journey, a little turtle discovers that fear is a universal companion, present in the hearts of all of us, including the brave.

'By learning strategies to calm the body, the turtle focuses on making choices that give it meaning and purpose. Ultimately real strength emerges when we courageously face our fears.'  (Publication summary)

'HADLEY IS NO ORDINARY OWL.

'He knows things owls shouldn't be able to know.

'From his hollow in a majestic river red gum tree on a Murray riverbank, Hadley is guided through his lonely life by his peculiar winking, fierce intuition and intelligent heart.

'His uniqueness taints him as suspicious to neighbouring wildlife, but the news that his tree will soon be destroyed alarms all who share his home.

'Embarking on a brave and dangerous quest to save his tree, Hadley's courage and persistence begin to unearth the magic of possibility.

'But will Hadley's efforts alone be enough?

'Can his neighbours - Lady, an excitable parrot; her mate Eugene; and old Nedd, a scruffy and unrefined koala - find their own courage and lend Hadley the help he needs before it's too late?' (Publication summary) 

'Surrounded by limitless possibilities, her biggest fear is not being able to find her true place in the world.

'Never usually driven by emotions, her world is turned upside down when she meets Evan.

'Evan is instantly her soulmate connection, and he feels the same way about her.

'Awakening in each other new emotions and feelings that neither had known, a deep sensuality between them is uncovered that binds their hearts with passion and conviction to their love.

'When Evan is deployed to Afghanistan to fight a war he does not understand, Tanya must wait at home, feeling helpless to the cruel events beyond her control.

'Alone she must find the strength and resilience to survive and trust Evan will return home to her soon.' (Publication summary)

'Tyrannical communist rule based on state terror begins as the repressive regime launches a campaign of international espionage.

'Working against all odds, British lieutenant Ben Fletcher goes undercover to level the score and gain vital nuclear intelligence for the West. Pursuing the same goal, ruthless Stalinist authorities are prepared to pull out all the stops to wreck his mission.

'Decades later, Detective-Sergeant Lillian Boyd faces high stakes. A tragically unsolved roadside hit-and-run death spirals into an urgent quest to expose an insidious nest of foreign spies, orchestrated by an ambitious spymaster. Their aim: an audacious coup against an unsuspecting prime minister.

'The past may just hold the answers Lillian needs to thwart a conspiracy that threatens to change the balance of political power forever.' (Publication summary)

'BILLIE IS A SCARED LITTLE BILBY
WHO LIVES IN THE AUSSIE OUTBACK, 

'home to hair-raising hungry crocs, scary swooping magpies and eerie eagles with sharp beaks. With the help of her best friends, Echidna and Roo, Billie tries something new to overcome her fear. Follow Billie the Bilby on her great adventure as she learns what it means to be brave!' (Publication summary)

'Religious right Prime Minister, Julian Pope, knows too little, is a clear bad boy and has caused untold grief by outlawing abortion.

'When their lives cross with hilarious catastrophe, Genevieve’s secrets unravel as she exacts a gender-bending revenge to reclaim the lives of women everywhere.

'This tragi-comedy’s off kilter world echoes with #MeToo woman power, queer medicine, and the lengths women will go to ensure their reproductive rights.' (Publication summary) 

'After relocating from New York to Adelaide, Sydney is just starting to settle into her new role as the manager of the Medina Grand Hotel.

'Life in Adelaide is quieter, less chaotic than her previous life in New York, and Sydney enjoys it that way.

'That is until Sydney inadvertently discovers that the Medina Grand holds mysteries to be uncovered.

'Transported into a world of secrets, portals and strange occurrences, Sydney meets an arresting team of explorers in the throes of a mission to find a code, seemingly lost to time.

'Answers lie deep within ancient catacombs and long family histories and Sydney must be the first to find them, or she may be trapped forever in the mazes she explores.' (Publication summary)

'Abandoned by his father after a tragedy, Ben retreats into the mountains that surround the Victorian High Country.

'He spends his days exploring, combing over ridges and valleys, submitting himself to serenity and seclusion. He is called upon to aid in search and rescues and builds a fondness for Claire who returns to her hometown to cleanse her demons.

'When Claire goes missing, Ben's knowledge of the mountains compels him to join the fray in search of her, forcing him out of isolation and onto a path he has not yet explored.

'Forgiveness, community and friendship: these are the lessons before Ben, yet he’ll need to explore more than the mountains to learn and understand them.' (Publication summary)

'Mike and Maria embark on a furious race across Europe to rediscover the lost statue of a golden eagle, stolen by a conquistador five hundred years ago.

'In hot pursuit is a fanatical former SS officer and his team of vicious neo-Nazis, hell-bent on beating everyone to the fabled golden eagle.

'From the jungles of Columbia to the war-torn streets of Spain and from the German-occupied terror of Paris into the mountains of Switzerland, this lost icon, worth millions, brings disaster to all who possess it.

'For Mike and Maria, fate will need to be on their side if they are to succeed in their quest…' (Publication summary)

'In a world where everyone else is somebody, Cooper wants a simple life.

'To be unremarkable, underachieving and, most importantly, undisturbed.

'Yet, for some reason, the world is resolved to not let him.

'Forced to run a rat race that he never wanted to have any part in, McMurphy struggles to see the point in living.

'That is, until he learns of the game.

'Leaping at the chance to break his chains, Cooper plunges deep down into the grimy underbelly of the city and filth that lies below its streets.

'A world where the only thing that separates the living from the dead is GRIT...' (Publication summary)

'Determined to go on a student exchange to Europe and kickstart her career as a champion skier, Dolly must try to get her demons under control.

'Her unexplained nightmares threaten her confidence, and she is confronted by a dangerous gang of snowboarders, as well as an armed bank robber, and the graceful skills of a skiing rival.

'Dolly always drew upon her intellect, and her physical prowess, combined with a strong sense of right and wrong to solve a wide range of life’s problems.

'But when trouble comes seeking her, she hopes these attributes will be enough to stave off her challenges...' (Publication summary)