Moerlina PS Team 1
wrote Slimy Joe's Story. Katie buys an old prison in search of a hidden treasure.
Can she get past the crafty worms who have been left to protect it.
Who is this young tree lopper who seems to hold the key to the story?
Where do Bessie and Max fit in?
Read Slimy Joe’s Story to find out.
Moerlina PS Team 2
wrote Dragon Island. A stubborn scientist and a selfish butcher wind up on a mysterious island together.
People say that the only inhabitant of the strange island is a dragon.
When the two unlikely partners are stranded they’ll have to work together to uncover the island’s secret.
Are the rumours true and will they escape from the island alive?
Poynter PS Team 1
wrote Inky's Rampage. When a giant squid arrives at the airport, disaster is just waiting to happen. If Zoey and Alfred are there too ... disaster is a certainty! An aquarium is being built at the airport but when Alfred smashes it, everything goes wrong. Who knows what will happen when Zoe and Alfred board a plane with the giant squid? Read to find out all about Inky's rampage!
Poynter PS Team 2
wrote The Water Dragon. What happens whena politician buys a $500,000 island, sees a 14,000 year old dragon and meets a Collingwood supporter postman? Well, read the story. Enjoy reading.
Poynter PS Team 3
wrote The Invisible Prince. In this amazing, astounding, best-seller action-thriller-romance, you shall find - An invisible lover and a visible lover, A tank, and soldiers, sent by an evil witch, A wand and several spells. For ages 1-299, recommended by every famous person you’ll ever hear of, including the Queen, Kevin Rudd, Albert Einstein and Keanu Reeves, this book was gruellingly made over the space of one day! You will definitely be amazed at the quality of this heavily edited, best-selling, unbelievable action-thriller-romance. It starts of with the social life of a care-free teenager, who becomes depressed, for reasons inside, and ends up with an EPIC battle which would make J.R.R. Tolkien proud.
Poynter PS Team 4
wrote The Plague. This is a great adventure story for young children. It is about a telepathic blind man called Blinken who relies on his intelligent cow, Carli, who is also telepathic. This is how they communicate.
The story is set in a farm next to a dam where Blinken and his cow, Carli, live. One day, famous T.V star, Mitchell Jaxon arrives at the farm in his helicopter to shoot his new movie. Blinken, who suffers from short term memory loss, agrees and forgets about his agreement and accidentally messes the movie up. The story is further complicated by a plague, which arrives on the fifth day of Jaxons arrival. At the end, Blinken and Mitchell Jaxon fight off the plague after a few unsuccessful attempts and there is a surprise, which you will find out about once you’ve read this book.
Corrigin PS Team 1
wrote The Tree Stump. Once in a lovely town of Capesterville a young boy named Ric experienced something beyond imagination, the death of his Mother. Will he cope without his Mother? Will having just a Father get too much for him? We will leave the rest for you to figure out.
Aquinas Primary School
wrote One by One. The circus has come to Tree Stump Valley. The town is looking forward to it until....... The performers begin to vanish mysteriously. Now it is up to the postman to save the day. Will the performers ever be saved or will they perish slowly? Will the drought continue to kill and cause even more damage to the small valley? The events are a total mystery. Who knows who will be next. It could be you!.
The Awesome Authors of Greenmount PS
wrote A Change of Heart. What happens when a teenage TV star goes to stay with his grandpa in a ramshackle house in the country? And what can he do when the old man’s livelihood starts to fall apart? Find out in this extraordinary story by the Awesome Authors of Greenmount. This book is the result of a collaborative project undertaken by ten Year 4 to 6 students from Greenmount Primary School. Over twelve hours they workshopped their ideas and drafted the chapters, illustrated pictures and compiled this brilliant book. They hope that many present and future people will enjoy their efforts.
Coogee PS
wrote The Golden Egg. Jane and Pete were two of the very lucky people that entered a competition called “The Golden Egg Race”. This is a competition where they pair up people who have completely different personalities and they have to complete lots of harsh challenges and learn to get along. Finding out that they are paired together at first Jane and Pete hated each other. Will life be difficult for the next few days? Will Jane and Pete survive the harsh challenges and win the one million dollars and the golden ostrich egg?
The PLC JS Tale Weavers
wrote Returning Home. Despite Lorrie's extreme intelligence, he couldn't work out what was happening. They seemed to be on a small island in the middle of a large ring of ocean. But the ocean was getting bigger every second - expanding, as you might call it. Lorrie, a postman, and felicia, a politician, go on an epic journey through a post box to Mars. The aliens have called them to be saviours of the planet, and they take the challenge. But will they overcome all the dangers and get out alive?.
PLC JS team 2
wrote The Painted Face. The curtain rose and everyone gasped, but not for a good reason.
There in the centre of the big top a dead body lay.Have you ever been to the circus and wondered what happens behind the curtain? Well, you will find out in this thrilling murder-mystery!
Amaroo Primary School Team 1
wrote Marathon Drama. Scratchy, Sam and Bill are out in the Marathon to win, but sister Corrina has other ideas...
Amaroo Primary School Team 2
wrote The Diary of the Missing Teachers. Oh, No! The teachers went missing at the Science Fair. Can you come and help us find the culprit who made them disappear!
Dongara DHS Primary School Team 1
wrote Accidents. Jack is a young boy who breaks his ankle playing his football grand final. When Jack gets to hospital, he has to share a room with his worst enemy, John, the school bully. Will Jack get better or will he get worse with the school bully in the same room as him. Why is John the school bully in the hospital in the first place? Well, I guess you'll just have to read and find out.
Dongara DHS Primary School Team 2
wrote The Mysterious Plague of Wong Wong. An army of cane toads are invading the peaceful village of Wong Wong. Sky and Patrick have an idea to save the day. But can they also get out alive?
Christ the King
wrote Jailbreak Train. Razor, formerly known as Jimmy, was a boy whose childhood was made hard by his own parents. He goes to jail, escapes and takes a hairdresser hostage. Little did Razor know that he was being watched all the time wherever he went - but by whom? This is a story about street racing, jail breaking, taking hostages, a girl named Paris with her little hairless cat and an unseen undercover spy.
St Madeleines Primary School, Kenthurst
wrote Time Travel Down Under. Walter and his wacky mum decided to go skydiving when a French pilot pushes them out of the plane. Walter is then spun forward in time were they will meet mad robots, talking koalas and mythical creatures and so begins the story of TIME TRAVEL DOWN UNDER. Will this adventure change their lives forever?
Corrigin DHS Team 2
wrote Flood at Tree Stump Prison. In this epic story of a 12 year old girl named Elly and her 15 year old brother named Timothy, they go with their really old Grandpa to get their old watch back from the Rouge Elf Group who have taken the watch for a ransom of 100 million dollars. The 3 of them do every thing they can to get the watch back that can only talk in Tic, Toc.
Christmas Island Mountain Lions Team
wrote Collision. Joy's life was beautiful until the tragic loss of her parents. So when her ability to smile at the old days is tested by her failing mental stability, there's more than just her sanity that will be lost. Riley's job is to save people's lives. So when lives are lost at his hands, the memories are severe. Only when their worlds collide once more can Joy's life be beautiful again.
Christmas Island Minties Team
wrote Mind Games - Prisoner of the Mind. When Jacob Axel's parents died in a horrific car accident he is left under the care of his grandparents. Tragedy strikes again, but Jacob begins to see things he believes are real. As Jacob grows older, his life is plunged into turmoil but can his 'gift' prevent him and the ones he loves from further trauma? Can he prevent the unpreventable.
Presbyterian Ladies COllege Hynes Team
wrote No Boundaries. Bob the window cleaner sprayed the cleaning spray all over Logan’s body. Before Logan could even question the cleaning spray being splashed over him, everything started to shimmer. Then slowly everything in the snow began to disappear including his newfound friends Katina the hairdresser and Bob the window cleaner. Everything was so white. Crisp, clean, plain white. Nothing was happening. Everything was still completely white. Logan slowly began to open his eyes. Still half dreaming, his eyes began to focus in to the black and white letters and numbers scrawled all over the whiteboard. Logan realised that everything had been restored back to normal. Mr. Black, the maths teacher was talking in a very boring and low tone. He stopped in a few minutes and everyone started packing up. Class had finished and Logan had once again escaped a dreaded and terribly boring maths lesson. He had escaped into a dream discovering all the magical worlds aboard “The Boundary”. From fairytopias, to jungles filled with many animals, a pirate’s cave covered in jewels and gold, learning about many different cultures and histories and finally meeting lots of new people and making two very good friends that he would remember.
Melville SHS, The Unknown Cows Team
wrote Attack of the Killer Plants. Survivors of a shipwreck discover and eventually battle giant mutant flesh eating plants. Beneath this surface, however, lies one of the greatest insights into the human condition ever put to paper. Don't believe us? Read for yourself - if you dare.
Melville SHS, The A Team
wrote The Perceptions of a False Reality. When Derek discovers he is going through a mid life crisis he formulates a reverse aging serum to help him get back to his youth. After testing the serum he finds himself in a fantasy world trying to conquer his inner fears. Will he over come the fears produced by the serum or succumb to its fear-fuelled horrors? “Better than food! Beautiful” – [Gordan Ramskey], “Unusual, abstract and full of excitement” – [Basement Weekly].
Melville SHS, The Tenacious Ten Team
wrote My Special Valentine. The tale of two adolescent teens separated by their beliefs. Chrissy is campaigning to save the local forest whilst Scott is endeavouring to use the wood to build a new boat. Can they overcome their differences to form a new relationship together? “A powerful and emotional tale of two young people torn apart by their ideals” - [The Melville Echo].
Applecross SHS, AppleX Writers Team
wrote The Secret of the Mined. This epic Sci-Fi adventure novel tells the tale of a strange young boy named Xeon who begins work in what seems to be an innocent gold mining company. However, the dark secrets of the mine begin to unveil themselves as sinister discoveries are made in this thrilling adventure.
Applecross SHS, The Flobo Team
wrote Fiddlesticks. I am a sprite. And don’t you dare confuse me with your common fairy, pixie, elf, or spirit. Being a sprite, I have the ability to take on any form I wish – be it human, animal, machine, or owl in a suit. Veronica is my name, and my job is to change people, for the better. You know those people who really bug you? The ones that really, really bug you? I deal with them every day. Veronica’s job is to restore the lives of lonely people, and there’s no better example than Aunt Bettie, her niece Abbie and Diggory. Although car accidents and kidnapping may seem like unusual ways of helping people, Veronica knows exactly what she’s doing and the story that follows is one of adventure, laughter - and don’t forget evil pirate ducks! This humourous story will sit perfectly with 12 to 14 year olds.
La Salle College, "Insert Book Here" Reading Club Team
wrote Coming Back. Two children were separated at birth. Their parents too poor to support them both, send one of them away to live a better life in Canada. Until the very moment the two do not know that they will ever reunite. Then one day all things change and they see each other for one last time, one defining time in which both learn to appreciate and love the gifts of life.
St Stephen's School Team
wrote Driftwood. There's someting different about Sarah. No one can quite put their finger on it, but they're all afraid of it. Through sadness and despair she finds herself. A heart-warming story of self-discovery, identity and the value of knowing who you are.
Presbyterian Ladies College - Sarah Cole Team
wrote Pearls of Wisdom. When nurse Lily meets the bed-ridden diver, Hunter, it turns her world upside down. Follow her journey through mysterious clues and adventures as she loses herself to find true love.
Riverside High School
wrote The Boundary Line. Mark Johnson is an ex-Marine with a troubled past. Joan Styles is a B-list actress with everything to gain. When they are thrown together in an eccentric reality TV show in the middle of the outback, they know straight away that they are worlds apart. But are they closer than they think? A heartwarming story about friendship, overcoming adversity and discovering yourself.
Shenton College Team 1
wrote i-Pod of Destiny. Sam is no ordinary schoolgirl. She is an apprentice carpenter and works at the rubbish dump as an after-school job. Her life gets more extraordinary when she is told an i-Pod that gives absolute power to its user belongs to her maths teacher. The journey that she will take to find it will change her life for ever.
Shenton College Team 2
wrote The Red Mantis. A pilot and a botanist find themselves stranded in an African jungle after travelling half way round the world in search of the Emerald Rose. When they are captured and sold into slavery by a military dictator, escape is no longer an option, and they must seek new allies in order to survive. But the evil general has other plans.
Shenton College Team 3
wrote The Height of Happiness. Besides finding work, discovering her true love and helping her mother to recover from a stroke, Violet's life is pretty normal. After a terrible argument with her mum, violet learns that something as tiny and insignificant as a ladybird is the start of an emotional and devastating piece of bad news. And so, all guns blazing, violet faces life and struggles to navigate her way through it. The Height of Happiness is a powerful, moving story about a mother and daughter treading their path through life and its many obstacles.
Shenton College Team 4
wrote Until Midnight. A group of friends ... a Halloween party ... a stormy night ... magic in the air ... what could go wrong?.
Shenton College Team 5
wrote Crossing Boundaries. Ronald is a shy red head chemist in love with the gorgeous life guard, Summer, at his local swimming pool. Too shy to express his feelings, he spends his time wishing and hoping that one day she'll realise he's the man for her. When he finds a magic bottle he is granted one wish. Finally the idea of Summer and Ronald together could become a reality.
Hampton SHS
wrote The Transparant Train. Wade: a nine year old boy who lives in a shabby house at the end of a shabby town. A boy who wants a better life, without bullies, without troubles. He is stuck in his head, with his only friends living in his mind. The train that arrives every fortnight from the sky, should he get on it, what will happen, where will he go?
Presbyterian Ladies College - Raena's Team
wrote The Amazing Space Race. It is amazing!
Presbyterian Ladies College - Kirkness Team
wrote Christine and Martin (and it was all yellow. It's 2093 and the world has just bounced back from an attack of artificial intelligence. On the verge of a repeat attack, two children must fight to save the world from another disaster. The iPods are back... and they want revenge. They used to be a normal family but over the years Martin's iPod has taken hold of his thoughts. Will his twin sister, Christine, be able to save him and the entire human race in time?
The Prendiville Smile Savers
wrote Tree Stumps, Broken Harp and a Brother Called Penguin. Our story Tree Stumps, Broken Harps and a Brother Called Penguin is about a woman in her twenties that is taken on an emotional rollercoaster by a real magician called Mage Ician/Mister Kukukuchoo, and the spirit of her deceased brother nicknamed “Penguin”. She experiences flashbacks to the day when her brother was killed. She swings from anger to despair and then to ecstasy.
The Wesley College Team 1
wrote Metal Mahem. When did it all go wrong? When the commander of a security escort is ambushed by a great cyber dragon .She is trapped in a worm hole and caught in an adventure to defend the galaxy from a terrible future with nothing but a crazy chemist and her own knowledge of the future if they fail.
The Wesley College Team 2
wrote For the Love of a Penguin. She was just so perfect. He knew he was in for another sleepless night, but he didn’t care. He was in love. Real love. Lakshmi, an immigrant, comes to Australia to escape her past. Little did she know she would meet her true love. Calvin, a movie star, is in the middle of making a movie at a construction site and meets a penguin. He decides to give it back to the owner, a beautiful Indian girl. He realises he’s falling in love with her but there are complications. Will love find a way?
Abbotsleigh Team 1
wrote A Reason to Let Go. Chester is an inquisitive eight-and-a-half year old Australian boy, who won’t go anywhere without his jester’s hat. He is curious but naďve until one day, when he and his family are at a peace rally and everything goes wrong. He, a mysterious stranger, and a helpful goat must try to find his parents whilst evading capture and discovering each others’ secrets. Recommended age group: 11+
Abbotsleigh Seventy-Nine Team
wrote Tears. Crossing the Boundaries… A spirit obsessed with a movie star, a movie star loves a sheep shearer who is oblivious to his affection. A massive tangle of love letters, mistaken identity, and tears. Amorette, a sad ghost who has lived her eternal second life wandering a forest, unable to leave its boundaries, because of Spirit Law. When she spots and falls in love with… Cameron McKay, a famous movie star who hates acting. When he visits a small country town, his life of mourning his mother’s death changes. Then he falls in love with… Sandy Hayburn, a young sixteen year old shearing sheep on her parent’s farm, and living in a small house just inside the forest. However, things are not how they seem…
Abbotsleigh Team 3
wrote Scrambled. Later that night, Arnold sat on his couch a chapter book in hand, but he couldn’t concentrate. The image of Connie kept haunting his mind, and he couldn’t figure out why… People are missing, the land is shaking and houses are being destroyed. Something is definitely wrong. So who is behind this mysterious string of events? Sometimes the person at fault is the person you least suspect…
Mazenod College
wrote Cataclysm. A family town in the wheat belt is under invasion by a new swarm, a new and deadly enemy. Can the 22 year old Rose, an intelligent woman, and her 22 year old brother, Keith, a troubled soul who has had many battles with the law, save their town from destruction? Allied with Rose's spider, Socrates, they face many challenges and must overcome their own personal battles in order to pull together and save Kings Rock..
Melbourne High School
wrote A Ghostly Affair. He Looked at the crystal-clear water, involuntarily, and saw a reflection that chilled his spine... Dragons.. Ghosts... Gypsies, all enter a typical handyman's life and turn it upside down. With the help of Mother Esmeralda and her unique "child", Keith explores the mysteries and dark secrets tht Fitzpatrick's hotel conceals.
Presbyterian Ladies College - Henderson Team
wrote Too Much to Bear. In a manner of chance, bookworm John Austen stumbles over a tree-stump with a mysterious and prophetic inscription. With the company of the attractive and intelligent nurse, Bess Twishes, they embark on a journey to fulfil their destiny and put an end to the cruel and inhumane White Market polar bear trade. Will they be able to free the species-confused polar bear, Poly Fleece, and lift the burden of thousands of years of ancestry on Bess, or will they fail in fulfilling their destiny? This epic adventure of freedom, love, comedy and bears is a message of hope and acceptance, complete with dancing polar bears!
Presbyterian Ladies College - Maddy di Francesco's Team
wrote Collisions. Collisions is an exciting story, told through the eyes of three diverse characters, of love, adventure and revenge. Join Oliver, Katie and Taylor in a heart-stopping, tear-jerking tale, as their lives collide somewhere on the train tracks.
Ravenswood School for Girls - Team Creative
wrote The Manuscript. Fame, confidence and good looks, Kai seems to have it all. He's adored by everyone - until he meets Marie. After one mysterious Valentine's day, Kai is forced to look in the mirror and decide who he really is.
Ravenswood School for Girls - Team Zeat
wrote Breaking Boundaries. Two sworn enemies, a fight for land and a love that will conquor all. Three different souls fighting for what they love most. But two will have to decide what they truly believe in. One thing's for sure, boundaries will be broken..
Pymble Ladies' College - Team 1
wrote Cheetah Boy. Charlotte Jones has been sent to Woomera Detention Centre for the summer holidays... to work as the hospital cook. Jahmal has been forced out of Sudan and must make a new life for himself in Australia. Little do they know, their stories are about to intertwine. In an epic tale of love and loss, Charlotte and Jamal must overcome great obstacles to find that the answers to life's big questions can often be found in the most unexpected places..
Pymble Ladies' College - Team 2
wrote Journey to Kalgoa. "Journey to Kalgoa" is the tale of a young busker, Archie, who is lonely and destitute until he finds Leo's Circus. This performing troupe is made up of unlikely people who are anything but stereotypical. From a vertically challenged clown to a sensitive muscle man, these extraordinary people help Archie discover more about himself. As they journey across Australia, aspiring to perform in the famous city of Kalgoa, the dysfunctional group develops as they overcome each problem.
Kambala - Black Team
wrote Pooky and the Case of the Missing Teachers. An exciting excursion to the Zoo! What could possibly go wrong? Apparantly a lot! An extremely exciting adventure to do with a judge, a clergy, two romantic teachers, a polar bear and two school kids. Animalism is being launched at Toronga Zoo with the christening of a polar bear. As things take a turn for the worse, how will these exciting characters fix their problems and save the day?
Kambala - White Team
wrote Jack and the Box. Jack Napes. Well, not much more to say. He's that kid and the nerd, but the truth be told, he's not. Leaving conventional life that the entirety of the school population sees him leading, transforming into the anonymous cool kid going only by the name of The Clown - for his charm, wit and unforgettable pranks. But this clown's identity remains unnamed. He's only on the radio show. Perceptive of the prospective future for this farouche, shrewd young man, a benevolent science teacher hiding behind a wall of seriousness, befriends him, becoming the companion and mentor Jack lacked in his life as simply a developing child. Well, that was until he discovered The Box.
Presbyterian Ladies College - Harlan Team
wrote Green Love. Jasmine sat on the tree stump listening to her iPod ... Now read on ....
Kingsway Christian College Team X
wrote The Quest. Cindy the anthropologist finds herself on a mysterious quest after she stumbles across a stranded shed in the middle of the forest. When no one is looking she enters the shed and there she finds something that holds her mysterious quest inside, but it isn't a simple task. She needs to complete the riddle first. But things don't turn out so great when she faces an angry mob of policemen. They want to stop her quest and they are willing to do anything to stop her from achieving it.
Kingsway Christian College Team Y
wrote The Warrigal. He was once a man, but now a Warrigal... Neither man nor beast, but a wild animal that strives towards one goal... Only love holds the power of escape.
Kingsway Christian College Team Ultimate Alliteration
wrote You're not Funny. For those whose laughter fills the air and for those at Princess Margaret Hospital.
Kingsway Christian College Team 4
wrote The Warrigal. He was once a man, but now a Warrigal... Neither man nor beast, but a wild animal that strives towards one goal... Only love holds the power of escape.
Cranbrook School Year 10 Team
wrote The Advewntures of Fritz. “This is the Dubbo Zoo authority, give up the orang-utan and nobody will get hurt!” “NEVER!” shouted Sam in response, he was not going to get this far only to give up. This is the story of an exciting adventurous journey of an orang-utan who travels to Australia to look for a more fulfilling life. He narrowly escapes spending his days incarcerated in the Dubbo Zoo helped by a sad old man mourning his dead wife. Together they rediscover happiness ……
Cranbrook School Year 9 Team
wrote The Royal Wombat Chase. When Ross entered the city for the first time he could never guess what would await him. What was a casual family vacation turned into an epic quest involving a young boy, a lumberjack and one very homesick wombat.
Cranbrook School Cranberries Team
wrote The Sting of Love. It's 1850. Bill is a failing blacksmith, Emily is an idealistic park ranger. The gold rush has just begun and both of them are attending the opening of a new mine but little do they know that this seemingly harmless event will bring upon their worst nightmare.
Cranbrook School Illegal Pretzels Team
wrote The Man from the Tip. Keep watching here. The blurb will be posted very soon.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School Bananas
wrote I Think I am in Love. "Order for two pumpkin soups," the boss cried over the steaming gas stove. I was running around the kitchen huffing and puffing trying to keep up with the orders. "Yes boss, coming up." I wasn't made to cook and wash dishes. I'm sixteen, give me a break, I thought as I prepared the soup. My poor manicure is already chipped - it cost weeks worth of pay cheques, but it does feel nice at the end of the day knowing that I've helped so many people.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School Cookies 'n Cream
wrote The Dark Eagle. This is a story of true love and fighting for what you believe in. Never let your hopes die, for, in the end, they're all you're left with.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School Knuckleheads
wrote Weanie and the Time Machine. One day in a deserted town in the year 3008 there was a dog. But he wasn't just any dog. He was a sausage dog and the only dog ever to win a nobel prize for chemistry.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School Coco Pops
wrote The Effects of Project Booster. I was woken by the sounds of explosions from my father's basement laboratory. I bolted upright, unsure of what to do... What was the fate of the giant mutant worm?
Carey Baptist College
wrote If You Make a Reindeer Fly. Borris, the reindeer, never meant to fly into Farmer Jeff's shrubs, instantly killing them all and resulting in Nik being fired from sheep shearing. All Jeff wanted was to grow a successful harvest this year but his dream was shattered by a flying reindeer. Ellie never meant to use magic and favouritism on Borris but Nik made it sound like a life and death situation. And Nik just wanted a normal job for 364 days a year, but like that would ever happen to someone whose job restricted him from doing so as well as keeping the biggest secret he ever could ... Ho! Ho! Ho!
Marian College Year 7 Team
wrote Hope. Cassidy is a girl, a normal girl, who has experienced many dreadful things that other kids haven't. She gets sent to a detention centre and falls into severe depression. Just when she thought there was no hope she discovers the real key to happiness.
Marian College Year 8 Team 3
wrote Ducks. Do you like cleaning windows? Do you like chopping wood? Do you love to surf? Do you like dressing up as a hobo? Do you have a passion for ducks? If so, you'll love this book. If not, you'll love this book. If you aren't sure, then you'll love this book
Marian College Year 8 Team 2
wrote The World is your Imagination. Imagine a world where anything is possible, where giant spiders chase you and evil tree-loppers lurk. Where the world is your imagination and your imagination is your world.
Marian College Year 9 Team
wrote Big Library Trial. The winemaker meets the zookeeper and the story begins ... Ready to read the most epic courtroom novel ever? Read a tale of hunger, thirst, murder, boredom, stupidity and books.
Marian College Year 10 Team
wrote Richard Anthony Nathaniel George Anderson IV. What do you get when you cross a doctor, an anthropologist and an orangutan? The answer: A highly intelligent orangutan who attempts to take over the world with the help of an overweight and unwilling doctor who assumes he knows everything. What could possibly go wrong?
Marian College Year 11 Team
wrote Curiouser and Curiouser. Alison has lived her whole life inside. Day in, Day out, everything is the same. Nothing interesting ever happens. The day Alison meets Lewis everything changes, and before she knows it she's thrown into a wonderland unlike anything she has ever experienced.
Team Smileyface
wrote Didge Magic. When Bridie's 4WD breaks down on a remote abandoned road in the State's North West, she believes someone will soon come to rescue her. But as one day becomes two, and then three, she becomes increasingly scared that no one can find her. If it wasn't for Yuni and his didge, she would certainly have perished as she first runs out of water then food and nearly all hope. If she survives at all it will probably be magic. But then she does not believe in Magic.
Newroc Nomads
wrote What Happened to Vanda. Vanda, the Silver Princess super hero, is having trouble with her powers.
The other super hero kids have been mean and her confidence is at rock bottom. A chance encounter with Mr Scotland leads to adventures in the sheep country around Mukinbudin. The Breaker Brothers cause the crisis that shows Vanda she is a true super hero after all. Suitable for 10-12 year old readers.
A well paced story worthy of the Booker Prize for children’s literature. (Narkle Notes)
A rattling good read as Vanda, the Silver Princess super hero, takes on the Breaker Brothers and in doing so finds her own strengths. (The Gimlet)
This brilliant children’s novel, written by local writers is a must for every child’s bookshelf. (Muka Matters)
TNG Team
wrote Morgan and the Millipede. Ever since he lost his leg to cancer young Morgan has lived a lonely life, ignored by his classmates, absorbed by his scientific studies of millipedes and with a cat named Ginger his only friend. But when a strange accident in the laboratory results in Morgan meeting an extraordinary millipede named Limpy, it appears that he has a new friend. However, things are not as they first seem. After Ginger goes missing, Morgan realises that a terrible monster is on the loose at Pritchard Grammar School. Even with the help of Sally, an amazing visitor from the remarkable planet of Ur, will Morgan be able to win a race against the clock and defeat the danger that confronts him… and the world?
“Quite frankly, this is the best book ever written about a boy named Morgan, a millipede named Limpy, a cat called Ginger and an alien girl from the planet Ur named Sally” – [The Ur Daily Express]. “I’d give my 998th leg for another story this good!” – [Limpy the Millipede].