Cirrus@Austlit

'"A high-octane adventure series for children written in partnership with the Royal Flying Doctor Service Sam, Dawson and Emma are on a road trip with their dad and are taking the long and dusty Oodnadatta Truck, heading all the way to Uluru. They stop to camp at the edge of a ghost town called Farina. The deserted settlement is full of crumbling buildings and is the perfect place to play a spooky game of tip. But as the kids are running through the ruins, their dad follows and loses his footing. The floor beneath him gives way and he falls, seriously injuring his leg. It's up to the kids now to get help. The Royal Flying Doctor Service is called and the bush ambulance heads out to pick up the family and take them to the nearest airstrip. However, the situation is so bad that Sam and Dawson need to administer First Aid to their dad until the RFDS arrives. It's touch-and-go as the Royal Flying Doctor Service do everything they can to rescue their patient from the most remote of locations!"' (Publication summary)

'A high-octane adventure series for children written in partnership with the Royal Flying Doctor Service Twelve-year-old Alice lives in the remote Western Australian community of Mount Magnet. One evening, she is struck down with acute appendicitis. The nearest hospital is 200 kilometres away and Alice's appendix could rupture at any moment. An urgent call is made to the Royal Flying Doctor Service and a plane is despatched to the outback mining town. But as a massive storm approaches, the race is on for the RFDS to get to Alice and transport her to Meekatharra District Hospital before it hits. The plane strikes the outer edges of the cold front before they get to the Meekatharra airport and is buffeted about, putting the landing and Alice's life, in grave danger. Alice and the Royal Flying Doctor Service are in a race against time and the destructive forces of nature!' (Publication summary)

'A high-octane adventure series for children written in partnership with the Royal Flying Doctor Service

'The challenges of outback life create a double mission for the RFDS!

'In the middle of the night Josh watches as a Royal Flying Doctor Service plane lands on his family's cattle station, just outside of Coober Pedy. The RFDS are there to help his mother deliver her baby, but after the birth both his mum and the baby need to be taken to hospital. Josh and his dad stay to look after their property and Josh starts organising a fundraiser for the RFDS. His efforts are cut short when he is bitten by a deadly snake – time is now ticking to get Josh the antivenom he needs. ' (Publication summary)

'A high-octane adventure series for children written in partnership with the Royal Flying Doctor Service

'A chance for a new lease on life means the stakes are high on this flight!

'Dillon loves playing cricket and is forever getting in trouble for his messy room. He's just a normal kid – except for the fact that he has a rare genetic disorder and desperately needs a liver transplant. Finally, the call that Dillon and his family have been waiting for comes. But it's 12.30 am and Dillon needs to get from his home in Adelaide to the hospital in Melbourne. An urgent flight with the Royal Flying Doctor Service is the only option.' (Publication summary)