AustLit

'Frank does not know how to feel when Nick Underbridge rescues her from bullies one afternoon. No one likes Nick. He is big, he is weird and he smells - or so everyone in Frank's class thinks. And yet, there is something nice about Nick's house. There is strange music playing there, and it feels light and good and makes Frank feel happy for the first time in forever. But there is more to Nick and to his house, than meets the eye, and soon Frank realises she is not the only one keeping secrets. Or the only one who needs help. A poignant, darkly comic and deeply moving story about the power of the extraordinary, and finding friendship where you least expect it.' (Source: Publisher's blurb)

'The story of two boys' adventures while trying to find a dog called Brut. The novel raises questions about the nature of fear and intimidation and the possibility of confronting them without resorting to violence.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Mammoth ed.).

'Space Demons is a computer game with a difference - a prototype directly imported from Japan, and designed to lock four unlikely protagonists, Andrew Hayford, Elaine Taylor, Ben Challis and Mario Ferrone, in deadly combat with the sinister forces of its artificial intelligence. As the game draws them into its powerful ambit, Andrew, Elaine, Ben, and Mario must confront the darker sides of their own natures.' (Publication summary)