Best Selling Books by Wendy Orr

A warm and wonderful adventure with a touch of fantasy. Honey and her family seek the quiet comfort of a magical valley so they can escape the troubles of the wide world. A beautifully restorative novel from the award-winning author of the bestselling Nim''s Island stories.

When Andrew encounters a space alien in a tiny spaceship, he thinks that Ysdran will be his own personal space pet, especially when she teaches him to move things with his mind, but Ysdran thinks she is training a new slave who will help her people mine the Earth.

Six tail-wagging, melt-your-heart stories of loyal, lost, playful and cuddly pets from the author of Nim''s Island.

Raven is first to reach the mountain top. Her sister and step - dad are still climbing the trail below. She is alone on top of the world. So she dances - a crazy, jumping, spinning dance...because if you can climb a mountain you can do anything! But then there is a rumble and the earth shakes. Rocks are falling, and so is Raven, in a terrible tumble down the side of the mountain. When she comes to, no one answers her calls. The rockfall is covering the trail where she last saw Lily and Scott ... Wendy Orr tells the dramatic story of a girl who goes beyond her limits to save her family - and on the way, discovers a mysterious bond with a family of bears and a raven.

Linda''s class are off visiting old people. She is assigned to visit Mrs Pugh who she finds to be fascinating.

All three Nim novels - Nim''s Island, Nim at Sea and Rescue on Nim''s Island - collected in one edition to celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the original publication of Nim''s Island.

If she had stayed to load the kiln as she should have, she''d never have seen the ship. Mama said the ship still would have been there, so everything had to happen the way it did. But that''s not true. Clio saw it, and the world changed. When a raiders'' ship appears off the coast, the goddess demands an unthinkable price to save the town - and Clio''s grandmother creates a sacred statue to save Clio''s life. But Clio is torn between the demands of guarding the statue and caring for her beloved horses. Disabled in an accident, she must try to put aside her own grief at no longer being able to ride - and in the process, save a friend''s life and stop a war. Rippling with emotion and drama, war and resistance, fear and determination, this novel is a brilliant companion to the highly acclaimed Dragonfly Song and Swallow''s Dance.

When a storm washes away Grandpa''s replica of the Arabella, a beautiful sailing ship that brings Grandpa good luck, Matthew climbs aboard a real boat and faces a raging sea to save Grandpa''s pride and joy.

Science fiction story for young teenagers. Andrew''s mind is linked with that of an alien as her spacecraft approaches earth. But what are her motives in teaching Andrew amazing ways to manipulate matter?.

Dylan wanted a puppy more than anything in the world, he didn''t care what sort of puppy it was, he just wanted a dog. But his parents say that he is too young. So when Dylan finds a puppy hiding in a tin can at the tip, Dylan takes the puppy home and hides it.

Izzy, Talia and Roland may have to sell their new home. Roland decides to enter a competition to make a video showing Why Paradise is the Best Place in the World Although he doesn''t win the prize, there is a wonderful surprise in store for all the family.

Even though there are many other animals on her parents'' farm, Amanda wishes she had a dinosaur, and when she discovers an egg in an old log, she is certain that it must be a dinosaur ready to hatch.

Simon is busy inventing machines to do his chores for him! Australian.

Micki and Daniel are complete opposites, but they have been best friends since babyhood. When they are together strange things happen, and often afterwards people are never quite the same. Brief chapters include in-text illustrations (half in colour) for readers of 8 - 11.