Cirrus@Austlit

'A NEW illustrated adventure series created by Australian Cricket Captain Pat Cummins, Dave Hartley and Serena Geddes!

'I'm Pat Cummins and I love playing cricket. I love it so much that I sleep with my bat!

'I'm in a great cricket team with my best mates Prav and Beth, and we're all really keen to know who our team's cricket CAPTAIN will be.

'But on our way to practise, something HUGE happened. We were bike racing through the bush when we came across bulldozers knocking down a section of trees where KOALAs live. We couldn't believe our eyes! We have LOTS to find out, like ...

'-Who is behind this DISASTER?
-What HAPPENED to the koalas?
-How can we make sure they are SAFE...
-AND have somewhere to live?

'If you want to know the answers to these questions, too - READ THIS BOOK!' (Publication summary)

'I'm Pat Cummins and I love playing cricket. I love it so much that I sleep with my bat!

'There's BIG NEWS in my family - we're moving from the coast all the way to the mountains and I'm NOT HAPPY about it. I have LOTS of questions, like ...

'-Will I FIT IN at my new school?
-How will I make new FRIENDS?
-What's there to DO in the MOUNTAINS?!
-MOST importantly - WHERE WILL I PLAY CRICKET?!!!

'If you want to know the answers to these questions, too - READ THIS BOOK!'  (Publication summary)

'Eddie Woo Super Sleuth is ready for action and mystery. With a mind for maths and a nose for adventure, he is about to skateboard into ... danger. When Eddie receives a cryptic message from Mr Appleby, a Woo family friend and resident of Sunny Side Aged Care, he is soon on a mission to thwart the evil plans of smugglers. It's up to Eddie to crack the clues and improve his skateboarding so that he can enter the annual school Triple Threat Quest with his best friends Rusty and DT.' (Publication summary)

'Imagine you find a stranger on your favourite beach. They are pale, starving, desperate for shelter and speak a language you can't understand. Despite your fears, you treat them with kindness. You feed them and comfort them. They become like family to you and learn how to live on country. 

''Strangers on Country' describes the experiences of six Europeans who were taken in by Indigenous communities of eastern Australia between the 1820s and 1870s. The shipwreck survivors and runaway convicts stayed alive only through their hosts' generosity.  

'Too often Australian history is told only from a European perspective. Imagining events from both Indigenous Australian and European perspectives, the authors have brought to life remarkable true stories that inspire connection and understanding.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'What comes up, must come down... and when TC and Lockie launch a doll into the sky, things start to spiral downwards. Fast. There’s a bunyip in the waterhole, and chaos everywhere!'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When TC and his mate Lockie discover that Mrs Mucci, Warners Creek champion pizza maker, has lost her dog, Polpetta, they are on the case. Lockie comes up with the brilliant, but stinky, idea for the two to become poo sleuths. It might be stinky, but its worth it when the reward is a year's supply of pizza.

'With a bit of help from his mob, Nan and Pop, TC is on the trail of the missing dog, but when cranky Old Man Thacker begins chasing TC and Lockie, things get pretty hairy.

'And then the madness really begins.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'This third instalment in the Deadly D series is another page-turning adventure story that sees Dylan and his loyal friend, Justice Jones, desperately trying to keep the secret of Deadly D from being revealed to the world. But is it time for Dylan to fess up to his mother about how he has been using his superhero powers? What will the Brisbane Broncos do if Deadly D doesn't return? And why are Dylan and Justice Jones being pursued by Socks and Jocks, two mysterious clowns who work for the villainous Ringmaster? Join the boys in a fantastic nail-biting orange-van ride as they uncover the dark secrets of the Big Top.' (Publication summary)

'Eleven-year-old Dylan is cursed with an abnormality transforming him into a fully-grown man whenever he gets angry. His curse attracts the interest of the Broncos during a class excursion, but a secret like that won't stay secret for long… The action-packed, rugby league adventures of Deadly D and Justice Jones just got a whole lot deadlier. As Deadly D continues to be the NRL’s hottest superstar, Dylan’s secret has fallen into the hands of a nasty newspaper reporter who can’t wait to tell the world! How will Dylan and Justice stop the curse from being revealed?' (Publication summary)

'Eleven-year-old Dylan has to move from Mt Isa to Brisbane and he’s not happy. But as soon as he gets to Flatwater State School he finds a former Mount Isa Miner’s footy supporter in his principal and a ‘Broncos tragic’ as a teacher. He also makes a friend in Justice Jones and an enemy in Jared Knutz. Dylan is cursed with an abnormality transforming him into a fully-grown man whenever he gets angry. Always a worry, the ‘curse’ proves to be a blessing in the city when his alter ego attracts the interest of the Broncos during a class excursion to watch the team train. Dylan becomes ‘Deadly D’ – a star player with the fire to rival even the great Prince! But how will he continue to keep the ‘curse’ a secret?' (Source: Newsouth Books website)