Cirrus@Austlit

'Is there a connection between the Dark Carnival's arrival in Haven, and the spate of strange sightings and missing pets across the city?

'The guardian magic, that lends twelve-year-old Olivia her strength and lets her see in the dark, is slowly turning her to stone. Olivia knows monsters are real, she has the scars and nightmares to prove it. She fights them at night while her parents think she is tucked-up safe in bed.

'Together with Yip, the tiny grotesque and Glori, a wingless grave sprite, she has outsmarted a hoard of malevolent trixies, and crushed an infestation of magical spiders. Now, the three unlikely guardians are about to face the most dangerous monster of them all.

'They will not be able to win this fight alone.' (Publication summary)

'I don’t like spiders…they give me the shivers.” Olivia shudders to prove her point.

'Dreamweavers feed on the dread and despair of their victims.  To help Yip stop their nightmarish infestation of the city, Olivia has to prowl dark streets, brave the boy’s toilet, and break into the old Haven Asylum.

'She must face her greatest fear, the mother of all spiders, if she has any hope of saving her friend, Emmett.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Can a broken young girl help a guilt-ridden grotesque stop the monsters?

'An Unprotected City

'The Grotesques have been taken down from the roof of St. Giles Old Priory School. With the Guardians statue-trapped, there is no one left to protect Haven from the monsters.

'Unexpected Heroes

'Despite crippling injuries from a falling grotesque statue, twelve-year-old Olivia Stone finds herself on the front lines in the battle between Good and Evil. Olivia needs to rescue Yip, the smallest living grotesque and the cause of her accident, discover the hidden power locked within her, and find a way to outwit the trixies. But trixies know every trick in the book, and while they may look sweet and childlike, something nasty is drawing these solitary pests together and their pranks are turning deadly.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When Karl and Teddy meet Flora the nature fairy she gives them the power to speak with the animals. What a surprise! Join Teddy and Karl in 10 stories of adventure and wonder, as they explore the bush around Karl's farm. Teddy and Karl's adventures are designed to make bedtime something to look forward to and generate quality time for parents and carers with their small ones when they put them to bed. These stories will put smiles on faces and happy dreams in hearts.' (Publication summary)

'Paper Magic is a book about finding courage, facing challenges and overcoming self-doubt. It is about the power of friendship and discovering you don't need magic to be worthwhile.

'Marina needs a wheelchair to get around. Her legs might not work but she has clever hands.

'Marina spends her days staring out at the park from her bedroom window. The park calls to her. It tugs at a place deep in her chest but the thought of meeting the children who play there sends her into a breathless panic. On the last day of the holidays, before starting at a new school, Nana arrives with a magical gift to change Marina’s life.

'When Marina discovers she can breathe life into the origami figures she creates from Nana's magic paper, it gives her the courage to go out and explore the park.

'Marina meets some amazing people on her magical adventure.' (Author's blurb)