Cirrus@Austlit

'Warning: You are about to read my utterly biggest secrets. Can I trust you? OK then. I’m Ella, and this is my diary. Ella is on holiday in beautiful Bali! The whole family wear sarongs, and visit super special temples and gardens. Ella even meets girls her own age who are amazing dancers. But when Ella stumbles upon a mysterious treasure map, she knows just what she wants to do next ... find the treasure!' (Publication summary)

'Ella is going on a school trip to Adventure Island where her class will compete in teams to see who will win the big trophy. But then she gets split up from her BFFs, and ends up on a team with her arch rival, Peach. If Ella and Peach can’t work together, there’s no way their team will win!' (Publication summary)

'Warning: You are about to read my utterly biggest secrets. Can I trust you? OK then. I'm Ella, and this is my diary. Ella and her sister Olivia will be flower girls at Aunty Belle's wedding! And a week after that, Ella has a starring role in a special gymnastics performance! But there are two big problems. Olivia seems to be the bride's favourite. And mean queen Peach wants Ella's gymnastics part. Luckily Ella has some amazing plans of her own.' (Publication summary)

'Warning: You are about to read my utterly biggest secrets. Can I trust you? OK then. I’m Ella, and this is my diary. Ammy has started a Soccer Club for Girls Only and Ella is super excited to be part of it! She is on the club committee and dreams of being a striker and scoring all the goals. But then Ella discovers something that fills her with desperating despair. She can’t dribble, she can’t pass and she can’t kick a goal. Will she even be chosen for a team? Are Ella’s soccer dreams over before they’ve even begun?' (Publication summary)

'The debut kids' book from Aussie acting superstar Ada Nicodemou!

'I'm Mia!

'This will be easy. My life is pretty interesting and amazing. I'm the only kid in my class who lives above a shop. And not just any shop - everyone knows Costa's is the best place for fresh fruit and pastries and dips and bread.

'Anyway, I wanted to tell you about what happened at school yesterday. Well, not AT school, but on a school trip.

'We saw a play in a real-life theatre . . . and it's all I can think about.

'Our buses pull up at the kerb and the teachers herd us on. And while we're on our long trip back to Summerdale, I realise something.

'I want to be her. The girl in the play. I want to be up there on the stage with the lights and the curtains and the music.

'I WANT TO BE AN ACTOR.' (Publication summary)

'Warning: You are about to read my utterly biggest secrets. Can I trust you? OK then. I’m Ella, and this is my diary. Ella is staying at her best friend Zoe’s house for a whole week. The girls are sure everything will be perfect. But Zoe’s bedroom isn’t quite big enough for all of Ella’s stuff. And Zoe seems to be obsessed with horse toys, which makes Ella feel like her head will explode! Will their friendship survive the week?' (Publication summary)

'Warning: You are about to read my utterly biggest secrets. Can I trust you? OK then. I'm Ella, and this is my diary. Ella and her BFF Zoe are on holiday in the snow!!! They're having heaps of fun making snow angels, drinking hot chocolate by the fire with their new friends and learning how to snowboard. But what could be making those weird howling sounds at night? And who left those strange tracks in the snow? This week is definitely going to be super special!' (Publication summary)

'Ella wants to do something fantabulously fabulous for her mum on Mother's Day! Perhaps breakfast in bed? Bake a cake? No, it's all been done before. So Ella asks her best friends, Zoe and Ammy, for their ideas. Together, they come up with the perfect plan to surprise all their mums.' (Publication summary)

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'Warning: You are about to read my utterly biggest secrets. Can I trust you? OK then. I'm Ella, and this is my diary. There's a new girl at school! Her name is Lily and she loves turtles and bouncing on trampolines, just like Ella. She's also an amazing swimmer! So when Ella and her friends find out what the letters 'CF' next to Lily's photo in the sick bay mean, they come up with the perfect idea for their school's annual Fundraising Frenzy.' (Publication summary)

'Warning: You are about to read my utterly biggest secrets. Can I trust you? OK then. I'm Ella, and this is my diary. Ella can't wait to visit the treasures of ancient Egypt exhibition at the museum with her class. Maybe she'll see some pyramids, or even discover hidden treasure! But disaster strikes when a precious scarab amulet goes missing, and Ella becomes the main suspect. Will she be able to solve the mystery of the missing amulet and clear her name?'  (Publication summary)

'Cat is like any other teenager who wants to fight the powers that be. There's just one complication . . . her mother is the Prime Minister of Australia.

'Catalina Parkes Perez is used to living a pretty normal life. But when her mum is thrust into the role of Prime Minister, Cat's life becomes anything but.

'Life at The Lodge means having every moment scheduled and every outfit pre-approved. But it's not just the dinner parties and daggy dresses - Cat and her mum disagree on practically everything, especially the government's climate policy.

'Now someone is trying to sabotage the new Prime Minister - putting Cat, and everything she loves, in danger. Will she, with the help of some new friends, be able to make things right, for her family and the country?

'Inspired by the original program created by Tristram Baumber and Matthew Allred, as seen on ABC TV.'   (Publication summary)

'I have so many super-amazing and IMPORTANT things to write about! I’ll tell you all about them: CLUB TROPICANA here we come! Matilda and I can’t wait to play mini golf and see SPLASHY pools and SLIPPERY water slides!!! My new SPARKLY bathers will look AMAZING in the water! But the water is too SPLASHY and kind of SCARY! Now Matilda has made some new friends and they love the BIG POOL! I need to be BRAVE and make this the BEST holiday ever!'

Source : publisher's blurb

'Camp Gold Rush feels like a trip back in time! Ella’s class gets to wear olden-day clothes, go to olden-day school and also HUNT FOR GOLD! Ella is sure that she and her BFFs are going to find the most giganterous nugget EVER. But what’s causing the STRANGE NOISES outside their cabin? Is there a ghostly goldminer on the loose? This school camp is FULL of mystery!' (Publication summary)

'WARNING: You are about to read my UTTERLY BIGGEST SECRETS. Can I trust you? OK then. I’m Ella, and this is my diary.

'Ella is going to be in an ad (a REAL ad, on TV) and she gets to choose ONE FRIEND to star in it with her. Ella tells Zoe, her BFF, all about it. But at EXACTLY THE SAME TIME Precious Perfect Peach Parker stops being mean to her. Peach is now SO nice to Ella that it’s causing all kinds of DRAMA with Zoe. Will Ella have to choose between them?'

Source : publisher's blurb

'I have so many super-amazing and IMPORTANT things to write about! Ill tell you all about them: I REALLY love making fairy gardens with my BFF, Matilda. My class is decorating cakes for the Foodie Fun Fair!!! I want my group to do a FAIRY cake with a HOUSE and a PLAYGROUND But all my group does is argue . . . Somehow I have to convince everyone that my cake idea is the best!' (Publication summary)