M. T Anderson

JF AND

Looking forward to a vacation, Katie, Lily, and Jasper attach their flying Gyroscopic Sky Suite to the Moose Tongue Lodge and Resort, where they mingle with other child heroes found in books, and where they become embroiled in a mystery involving lederhosen-clothed quintuplets and a screaming ventriloquist.

Pierdomenico Baccalario

JF BAC

After moving from London to an old mansion on the English coast, eleven-year-old twins Jason and Julia discover that their new home has twisting tunnels, strange artifacts from around the world, and a mysterious, locked door.

Luc Besson

JF BES

Do the Minimoys really exist? Arthur has read all about the African tribe in his grandfather's notebooks, but he can hardly believe they are less than an inch tall. Until one day he discovers a secret message and a map to the land of the Minimoys, hidden by his vanished grandfather, which sets him on a wild adventure. Arthur has three days to discover the Minimoys, recover stolen treasure, fight a force of mosquito-riding warriors, defeat an evil wizard and return to save the family home.

Enid Blyton

JF BLY

The Famous Five are camping near an old ruined cottage. But is the cottage really abandoned? Anne hears strange noises at night, but the others don't believe her. Then they see the ghostly lights.

S. V. (Sharlene Vanessa) Bodle

NZ JF BOD

A crippling poison has left Ladek's body in a life-threatening coma. Trapped in mental darkness, he fears for his friends and worries about the danger they will face. Racing against time, Ladek must learn to manipulate energy and harness the power of the stolen scripts which hold a secret so powerful that the Tanyaksa will stop at nothing to capture them.

Elise Broach

JF BRO

After Marvin, a beetle, makes a miniature drawing as an eleventh birthday gift for James, a human with whom he shares a house, the two new friends work together to help recover a Durer drawing stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Julie Campbell

JF CAM

Not long after her family becomes wealthy, Diana Lynch's long-lost uncle appears and starts ruining her social life, causing Trixie Belden to investigate whether Uncle Monty is an imposter out to steal the Lynch fortune.

Joe Craig

JF CRA

Jimmy Coates seems like an ordinary boy, but he's not. He's genetically engineered to grow into the perfect government assassin. Speed, strength and deadly instinct, it's all in the blood. He has to fight not to kill, while his government fights to kill him.

Terry Deary

JF DEA

Mayor Twistle is one of the richest men in Wildpool. But when it comes to helping the poor, his hands are kept firmly in his pockets. On the other side of town, Smiff Smith is enrolling at the world's first Crime Academy. He's knows his life will never be the same again, but he has no idea what adventures lie in store for him - or the danger he's about to face.. -- Publisher

Joan De Hamel

NZ JF DEH

Cop the pilot is badly injured when their helicopter crashes on a secret mission. Peter, Louise and Ross have to try and make their way across the unchartered bush to find the mysterious X.

Siobhan Dowd

JF DOW

When Ted and Kat watched their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye, he turned and waved before getting on. But after half an hour it landed and everyone trooped off - but no Salim. Where could he have gone? How on earth could he have disappeared into thin air? So Ted and his older sister, Kat, become sleuthing partners, since the police are having no luck. Despite their prickly relationship, they overcome their differences to follow a trail of clues across London in a desperate bid to find their cousin. And ultimately it comes down to Ted, whose brain works in its own very unique way, to find the key to the mystery.

Grace Cavendish

JF CAV

One suitor dead with a knife in his back, and another under suspicion, can Lady Grace, Queen Elizabeth's favourite Maid of Honour, solve the mystery and bring order back to the Queen's Court?

Kate Forsyth

JF FOR

Hannah Rose was not quite 13 years old when she discovered her family was cursed. The arrival of a mysterious letter changes Hannah's life forever. One day she is an ordinary teenage girl, the next day she discovers she is heir to a castle in the Scottish highlands.

Shannon Gilligan

JF GIL

Your Uncle Gilroy has found something exciting during an archaeological dig in the Australian desert. You rush to join him, but learn quickly that the find has unlocked an ancient mystery and greedy strangers are on the same trail! They will do anything to stop people who are in their way! -- Back cover.

Anthony Horowitz

JF HOR

Still reeling from the discovery he made about his father, teenage M16 superspy Alex Rider is determined to find out more. He travels to Italy where he manages to infiltrate the world of the beautiful Claudia Rothman - a member of the crime organization, Scorpia.

Des Hunt

NZ JF HUN

When Tyler Matthews wins a national competition for a week-long Nature South Eco Tour, he has no idea how much his life will change. After he travels to the bottom of the South Island to join the tour, he meets two other winners, Hine and ... Mandy - and soon finds himself caught in a maze of mystery and adventure. Someone is rustling cattle, and when Tyler finds the mummified remains of a Moa Hunter in a secret cave he also finds an ancient mystery. Who was the dead boy and how did he die - and what is the significance of his stone pendant?

Ian Irvine

JF IRV

The world is in crisis, for power is disappearing from Earth's power s stations as soon as it is made and the best scientists in the world don't know why. Only two people know the truth - Runcible Jones and Mariam Orpiment...

Carolyn Keene

JF KEE

When a gang that uses parties as a cover for robberies targets a masquerade party Nancy is attending, the teenage detective switches identity with her girlfriend to solve the case.

Marybeth Kelsey

JF KEL

An unsupervised goose, missing family heirlooms, and some suspicious characters turn the annual cucumber festival into a robbery investigation for three sixth-grade friends.

Kathryn Kenny

JF KEN

While vacationing at her uncle's sheep ranch, Trixie and the Bob-Whites track down the thieves who are behind the mysterious disappearance of several sheep.

Gabrielle Lord

JF LOR

When Gusty and her friends kidnap an ill-treated bull terrier from a bikie gang, they believe they are doing the right thing. But right soon turns extremely wrong. Gusty and her friends find themselves at the centre of an international smuggling ring - with nowhere to run.

Graham Marks

JF MAR

Trey can't wait to go on a grand tour of Europe with his father - until he realizes it involves dusty museums and boring business meetings. Then, out of the blue, everything changes and they're boarding the Orient Express, destination: Constantinople. And he's sure they're being followed by a sinister man with a pencil mustache. Who is this shadowy stranger? -- Back cover.

Jill Marshall

JF MAR

When Jane Blonde becomes a sky-diving sensation she is on cloud nine! But her flying skills are put to the test when a flock of freaky creatures takes to the air. Can Blonde bring down the enemy before she is blasted out of the skies.

Kierin Meehan

JF MEE

We always knew we'd be awesome private detectives. Problem was, Boris and me live in this small country town, and we couldn't find anything to detect. But then, last month, a horse-riding ghost appeared, and a whole lot of creepy bats flew into town . . . So how did we end up on the trail of a bushranger's hidden treasure? And how did we end up working with Julia Kelly, the most annoying girl in town, the world and probably the universe?

Rick Riordan

JF RIO

What would happen if you discovered that your family was one of the most powerful in human history? What if you were told that the source of the family's power was hidden around the world in the form of 39 clues? What if you were given a choice - take a million dollars and walk away...or get the first clue and begin the search? At the reading of their grandmother's will, Dan and Amy are given this choice - and they take the clue. Immediately, they are caught in a dangerous race against their own family members. The hunt is on...

Donald J. Sobol

JF SOB

A ripped-off rattlesnake ... A guard dog that has a nervous breakdown ...A tiger without head ... A pickpocket with a pet kangaroo ... and a red-haired red herring. Encyclopedia Brown, brilliant fifth-grade amateur detective, solves ten crimes. The reader may match solutions with those at the end of the book.