James Moloney

Part of the Aussie Nibbles easy readers series, this lovely little story is written in simple language with soft, fuzzy illustrations in pencil. Moloney's idea of having the narrator talk to the reader, showing them how to make duck sounds on their palm (with a lot of spit!) and then holding them off until the right time is a cute one which will get young children involved in the story and waiting for their moment to participate. Young readers will like Jock's courage while tricking the old show more man, although parents might not like the way in which Jock tricks him (trips him and throws his whistle into the pond, then shows him where he lives in warning). show less

Very entertaining story about Rosie, a fiesty 18 year old, who looks after her grandfather's Mercedes & mobile phone while he is in prison. She soon discovers that as well as running a few shady deals, her grandfather has been acting as a chauffer to lots of old people in the area, and Rosie is expected to fill in for him. She meets all sorts of wonderful eccentric characters in her travels, as well as 2 boys - Todd (the charming yet boring good guy) and Chris ( the gorgeous yet full of show more himself bad boy)and falls for both. But there is also something sinister happening too - her grandfather is accused of having a very expensive missing diamond ring and its up to Rosie and her best friend Glenda ( aka Giselle the stripper) to sort out what is going on. Fun stuff! show less

This is one of those fabulous gritty books that captures you from the first page - I just couldn't put it down. It deals with some heavy issues such as emotional and psychological abuse, and raises the question 'Is murder ever justifiable?" A worthy contender for CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers - it has my vote!

Renton is staying with his father in France when they stumble across drug deal on a remote beach. Renton, unknowingly, takes a photo on his phone of the flash cars the crooks are driving and this photo will show that a corrupt cop is involved. When Renton and his father stop at the next town, his father is kidnapped by the crooks in an attempt to get Renton to hand over his phone. So here is Renton in a strange country, with a language he doesn't speak and where he doesn't know which cops to show more trust! Great fast-paced story that boys will love. show less