Best Selling Books by Gillian Rubinstein

Peter, Joella, and Lianne are forced onto a spaceship and taken to the planet Vexa where they are made to perform death-defying stunts for their alien captors. Joella has never been a good gymnast and now she faces the unspeakable alternative--becoming a Vexan''s pet. Then she discovers the hair-raising truth--they''ve never left Earth! Who''s behind this elaborate hoax and why? Young Adult.

In the second book of the Galax-Arena duology, the children try to put their lives back together as they uncover the deeper secrets of Project Genesis Five. The long-awaited sequel to the Galax-Arena, the dark, uncompromising thriller and a cult classic.

Twelve-year-old Tod''s mystical links with a spirit, half man and half fox, and with the natural world surrounding his grandmother''s house in the Australian countryside challenge his attempt to adjust to the real world.

When Kel decides to borrow the magnificent bull terrier Brut he soon regrets his decision-but returning Brut is not as simple as acquiring him in the first place. He and his friends are led into increasing danger requiring courage they never knew they had and exposing the fears and frailties of the adults around them.

Winner of the 1989 Children''s Book of the Year Award for older readers.

Twelve-year-old Andrew, bored with life, becomes obsessed with a mysterious new computer game, which has the power to zap him and his friends into a dangerous world of menacing space warriors.

''Its general meaning is nerve, or the nervous system. But originally it meant the channel of the gods, the divine pathway... It was to be the name of the new game.''

Jai and his friends at a boarding school join forces with shape-shifters in their attempt to defeat the headmaster who steals the souls and futures of the students.

When Tania takes a beautiful little pair of wings from the garden, she makes someone very unhappy. Tania thinks it''s a fairy, but Troy insists that there is no such thing as fairies. Who owns the wings then? And is someone trying to leave messages for Tania? A surprising and magical tale from the creators of the award winning The Giant''s Tooth and The Pirate''s Ship.

SUMMARY: When Antony and his pony Flash run into the famous film-star Tasman True, amazing adventures begin for them both as they are drawn in to the glamorous, colourful, dangerous world of the movies.

Dear Toof Ferry, this is my first toof. . . During their summer holidays, Try and Tania find what looks like a giant pearly-white tooth on the beach. Beside it, scrawled in the sand, is a mysterious message to the tooth fairy. Troy and Tania are determined to help, but first they need to find some gold. . . and deal with a giant tantrum! Shortlisted in the 1994 Children''s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards for Younger Readers "The illustrations are full of vitality. . . the writing touched with a sense of wonder. Not to be missed.

Lizzie would love to have a horse more than anything in the world. But her dad says it''s all too expensive, so Lizzie can only watch and dream. Then, a chance meeting with a woman called Moya and a little horse called Spud gives Lizzie''s riding hopes an unexpected spur.

If you were Sharon or Jase what would you do? They never seem to have enough room in their house but everyone wants to come and live with them anyway. You''ll laugh (and groan) at all the changes they have to make, and you''ll read their story aloud so many times that your own family will want to build on a special room - just for you!

Novel for older children. Ken, an aspiring young country-bred athlete, is daunted at his own lacklustre performance when he joins a city swimming squad. A visit from his Japanese Aunt Maya and her recounting of the story of the Whale''s Child has an eerie effect on Ken''s dreams and swimming skills. He is compelled to explore his own cultural heritage and travel to his family''s traditional home in Japan. Author''s other works include ''After Dark'', ''Space Demons'' and ''Answers to Brut''.