Kirjahaku

Just before he turns twelve, Tony Jones' picture appears in the West newspaper. It's a close up, showing little drops of water on his face, his hair still wet from the sea and a smile in his eyes. From that day on, his life goes into a spin. What is happening to Tony?Who is Beady Eyes?Why is the car tailing him? When Tony is roughed up by Tattoo Boy, after the protest march, he knows he is in big trouble.He and his best friends, Kim, Franka and Ann call themselves the Gang of Four; should he bring them into it? What follows is more like a detective movie than anything Tony could ever have imagined would happen to him.

In the beginning, Celia seemed like a normal kid, but then... I crept out onto the balcony while Mum, Dad and Big Olive talked...."I've seen how she is and I'm almost certain she is going to turn out like Hetty," said Big Olive. "It's the wohunk streak..."

I wish I had a friend, just one friend who would listen. I wish I could write a story, just one story I could finish. I wish everything could be like it was last summer. On her first holiday with her dad since her parents split up, Lucy is unhappy. Even her talent for writing stories has deserted her. But Lucy's wishes are answered when a strange being called Sharni comes from outer space to bring colour back into her life. Dreamstone is a magical story of adventure, friendship and dreams that come true. This is a gorgeous book with excellent illustrations for everyone age six and up! A must-have on the bookshelf for everyone of every age! The Launceston Examiner Smith's writing for children is wildly inventive and a delight to read. David Cowan, Western Australian.

Aberash: A Mysterious Land Downunder - a story for teens and the young at heart. Twins, Lori and Cade Mason believe they are ordinary kids without a Merit for Good Work between them. The last to be picked for teams or chosen for the lead part in concerts. So why are they singled out when their school, Brightday High, is jinxed by a wizard? And why, when they need to stay city bound to join the search for the missing, Ms Alayah, do their parents, Robert and Petronella, send them up country - to Samuel - a distant cousin they don't even know. What lies ahead for the twins is an astonishing journey - a rip-roaring adventure peopled with the good, the bad and the terrible. Are the ever so ordinary Lori and Cade up for it? Or will they find what they most fear and go for it? The magic, the knowledge and the heart.

Children of Morwena is a futuristic epic with elements of a fairy tale. It tells the story of Leila Kieva, Andre, and their young sister, Bonnie, whose lives are shattered when their family is destroyed in a single strike against the city of Morwena. The children, along with their peers who have been evacuated, are suddenly flung into a life brushed with death-defying forces - the deadly Grim, an organization thriving in chaos, Alrica, the wolf woman, and Rattus, who all have their own dark agendas.It is a tough story. Not everyone makes it, but the will to create a common life and to seek love, joy, and continuity is strong. Above all, Children of Morwena is a story about love and belonging. This is more than a book about survival. A gripping tale of three siblings who strive to create a home and a family in the aftermath of war. Leila has seeds from her mother, her precious hat and an iron will. She wants to find sweet water and make a garden but is driven to find Bonnie, her little sister no matter the cost. Will this quest destroy her? Must she forgo her friendship with Emily and Jake - her soulmate? Must she turn away from the handsome Stephen whose intellect and passion for life attract her? And what of the ferl who, in misplaced hatred, will dog her footsteps when her search for Bonny leads her into the wilderness?Andre lights the darkness with his music and creativity, but what is the future without family and the drummer girl who has deserted him to follow a charismatic youth worker? One who has promised to save them all? When your belly is empty do you accept the meal on offer? Will Andre find a way to win friends for the children of Morwena amidst chaos and corruption?Bonnie has her feather quilt but no words to say her name. She has the memory of her mother's song and of loving arms around her. But will it be enough in the hard-pressed refugee camp? Will her friendship with the Insect Collector light the flame that might give her the will to live? Read this book and meet a large cast of fairy-tale-like characters that are as old as time and as young as the future.

A poignant, heart-wrenching, heart-filling celebration of, and testimony to, an Australia that has changed so much in a lifetime. Yet the raw emotions, loves, tragedies, every day-ness and splendid wonder of the people remain a constant.