AustLit

'This book is Dyslexic inclusive; it is printed in a font that everyone can read, including people with dyslexia.

'Iris is a unique and charming little girl whose daily ritual is to live a different color of the rainbow. She only wears clothing of that color, eats food of that shade, and plays with toys or games of that tint.

'But one red day her mum forgets to wash her red clothes, they can't find any red food at the markets and her red book is missing.

'How does Iris handle this out-of-control situation?

'With her mum's help, Iris figures out that she can have rainbow days.

'This story is about how children can become obsessive with objects or activities so as to make sense of them or life, or to feel comfortable and in control. This scenario shows that it's not the end of the world when something goes wrong, it's OK, and with the help from others you can work through it and find other ways to move forward.' (Publication summary)

'Two teens from different sides of the country collide on the other side of the world in a little Italian village. Cynical and mistrusting of their heritage, Nick and Lia are thrust into a foreign world of their ancestors by a chance decision. Unknown to each other they set out on a long journey back to the 'old country' to appease their respective grandparents, only to find themselves involved in a mystery that could tear their individual families apart. Somewhere in the not too recent past, a misguided moment of youthful naivety threatened to crumble the hopes and aspirations of more than just the people involved. Now, with hindsight, and in an effort to know the truth before it's too late, Nick and Lia have to put aside their differences and put right the many past wrongs as they uncover a family secret that bonds them for life. In the process do they reveal their own hidden secrets? Little did they know they have more in common than they realised.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Living in the dark, knowing the sunlight is above. Out of reach. Paulini could feel its warmth beam down on her face, like a lighthouse giving hope to a vessel. She was that vessel. An empty vessel. She is imprisoned in a hellhole, an abode of the damned. She is serving a sentence, her world not her own - no control over her life, no authority over her day, she must abide by the rules – but whose rules are they? And is she really imprisoned? ' (Publication summary)

'Vinnie is getting bullied at school for his lunch, and with the help of his mum, who has chicken-pox, his plan to stop the bully just may work! His plan to save his lunch involves using bits of his mother to infect the bully with chicken-pox. It works, but Vinnie gets it too! Ages 8-12.' (Publication summary)