Best Selling Books by Paul Collins

Josh has always dreamed of finding a lamp with a genie in it. His three wishes are simple enough to receive an endless supply of lollies, to be the most popular kid in school and to be the toughest. So what goes wrong when his wishes are granted? Suggested level: primary.

Collection of 17 science fiction short stories, by the editor of ''Metaworlds'' and ''Metafantasy'', and author of the ''Void'' series of magazines and books. Ten of the stories have previously been published in other anthologies and magazines such as ''Omega'' and ''PC User''.

A haunted house, trouble at the zoo, a girl who gets zapped into a computer game, homework-stealing aliens, a pirate war, the loudest kid alive, a princess under a magic spell, racing snails, a family of monsters and much, much more in this collection of seven-minute stories.

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When Jaq Colbin befriends an earth magician he ends up in an adventure he couldn''t have imagine.

Daniel is jealous of his sister Katrina''s slumber party, so he decides to scare them.

?But on the last night of that Three Day Dark, some said they saw a shape in the starry sky. A black void, where no star shone. A void in the shape of a rat ?? Is this sign a foreboding of fantastical events to befall Quentaris? What part do the rat children, Lucien and Zoe, play in this horror? Is this the final calamity that will destroy the mighty city?

Novel for young readers in the Takeaway series. While preparing for the ferret race, Kazuo''s beloved ferret Ferbie meets his end. His worried parents give him two new ferrets, Ruff and Tumble, and Kazuo begins training them for the race. Kazuo has always been the nerd of the school and now he is under pressure to cheat on the day of the race. Author is a prolific children''s writer of fantasy and science fiction. Previous books include ''The Dog King''.

Winston is in trouble. He has incurred the wrath of the Magic Guild and his master the Wizard. Only the dragon can help him find the missing dish he needs on his quest for the lost spell of Yoal.

Story in the Supa Dazzler series of readers for middle and late primary school students. The series consists of 21 books, written as seven separate trilogies. A Teacher''s Book is also available. This story is the second in the Cyberkids trilogy. Dominic steals his sister''s virtualgram playstation on the night of her science project presentation so he can challenge the Chinese Dragon to a bout of kung fu.