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!TABLE OF CONTENTS !!PICTURE BOOKS !Leslie Gibbes and Stephen Michael King, SCARY NIGHT !FICTION !Phillip Gwynne, THE DEBT Catherine Jinks, THE BOGLE TRILOGY Catherine Jinks, SAVING THANEHAVEN Sophie Masson, THE ROMANCE DIARIES Lian Tanner, THE HIDDEN TRILOGY James Moloney, VIKING SONS

!!TEENAGE FICTION !Catherine Jinks, THE FEAR CAGE !!BACKLIST HIGHLIGHTS !!!!!!!!!

LESLIE GIBBES AND STEPHEN MICHAEL KING !Scary Night !A rhythmical, rollicking, read-aloud text full of suspense and surprise. Illustrated by one of Australia’s best loved and most internationally successful illustrators. Stephen Michael King’s nimble and luminous watercolours are a delight Fabulously scary text that combines Where the Wild Things are and We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.

!!Once upon a scary night, three friends set out on a journey. Hare with hat. Cat with a cake and Pig with Parcel. But where were they going in the dead of the night, tip-toe creeping in the pale moonlight? It was a mystery! A scary book to read aloud with a surprise ending. !About the Author and Illustrator !Lesley Gibbes is a drama and dance teacher. She began writing in 2011 and is a member of the Children’s Book Council NSW and the NSW Writers Centre. Scary Night is her first book. She and Stephen are now working on a junior series for Scholastic Australia, Fizz the Police Dog. !Stephen Michael King is renowned worldwide for picture books like The Pocket Dogs and Where Does Thursday Go? Several of his books have been shortlisted by the CBCA, and they frequently appear on children’s voting lists, such as YABBA.

Phillip Gwynne !THE DEBT!

Rights sold in the USA, Germany, France, and Brazil Six book series of thrillers aimed at middle and older readers, sold for a six figure advance to Allen & Unwin Australia. “The action and pacing are good, taking the reader along on a fast moving journey with plenty of twists and unforeseen developments. Readers will care about Dom and look forward to the next installment”. (Aussie Reviews) Visit the website: http://thedebtbooks.com.au/ !

The main character, Dom Silvagni, is a teenaged elite middle distance runner, coached by his grandfather, who dreams of Olympic gold; he lives a privileged life in a gated community on Queensland’s Gold Coast, as his father is a successful businessman, and he and his brother and sister attend prestigious schools. But on his fifteenth birthday Dom’s world is turned upside-down when he learns that he must inherit an ancient family debt, a debt that no amount of money can pay off. Instead, he must perform a series of deeds, nominated

by the family’s mysterious creditor, or else pay, as his one-legged grandfather once did, with “a pound of flesh”. As he tackles each Herculean task, Dom draws on deeper and deeper resources of ingenuity, physical prowess and determination. As Dom uncovers more of his extraordinary family history, he is forced to ask questions about his very identity: who is this family he was born into? And, really, who is he? The final installment changes everything: the stakes are now sky- high , and Dom has a choice: either he complies and turns killer, or he becomes the Silvagni who finally extinguishes The Debt. The strength in this popular series lies in its blend of suspense and contemporary humour. !!About the Author Phillip Gwynne is one of Australia’s leading children’s writers and his work has won many prizes and sold hundreds of thousands of copies across the world. Phillip co-wrote the screenplay for Australian Rules, a film based on his novel Deadly Unna?, and received an AFI Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Rights Sold ANZ (Allen & Unwin), USA (Kane Miller), German (Boje Verlag), French (Casterman), Brazilian Portuguese (Editora Fundamento). !

!CATHERINE JINKS ! The Bogle Trilogy !

Sold at auction in the USA for six figures “The book, which is part Great Expectations, part Ghostbusters and a little bit Vindication of the Rights of Woman, mixes monster murder with work ethics and the importance of a girl being able to make a living for herself . . . For all its grime, Jinks’s world is rich.” The New York Times “A Very Unusual Pursuit has a Dickensian feel to it . . . and dark shades of Lemony Snicket and Philip Pullman. The first in a series, it’s an unusually vivid historical adventure.” The Sydney Morning Herald “With period detail, Dickensian charm, a brave heroine and lots of suspense, this novel could make fantasy lovers out of historical fiction fans, and vice versa.” The Huffington Post Book One named as winner of the 2014 Adelaide Festival Prize, and selected by The New York Public Library List 2013, by The American Library Association Top Thirty for 2013, and by The American Library Association for Children as a Notable Book !

This award-winning, action-packed series pits a small group of bright and feisty children against a whole range of enemies, from child-eating monsters to bloodthirsty butchers. !In 'A Very Unusual Pursuit' we meet Alfred Bunce, the bogler, whose job is to kill the ancient monsters still living in the chimneys and sewers and cesspits of Victorian London. But he can't do it without his singing apprentice, Birdie, whose job is to lure the bogles out of their lairs

by acting as bait. Birdie can cope with any number of monsters - but she's less sure of herself when it comes to some of the human enemies ranged against them. !In 'A Very Peculiar Plague', Alfred and his new apprentice, Jem, discover that one small part of London is infested with bogles - and that Jem's old nemesis is behind this sudden plague. !In 'A Very Singular Guild', Ned takes up where Birdie and Jem left off, as a committee is formed by the London Sewers Office to tackle (in a scientific way) the problem of the city's biggest, darkest vermin. But Ned is already beginning to realise that the era of the traditional bogler is drawing to a close … !About the Author Catherine Jinks is the author of over thirty books for adults and children, including the Evil Genius trilogy and The Reformed Vampire Support Group. She is a three-time winner of the Children’s Book Council Book of the Year Award. Her books have been published all over the world, and have won numerous awards. !Rights Sold ANZ (Allen and Unwin) USA and Canada (Harcourt)

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CATHERINE JINKS !Saving Thanehaven !

“Jinks … serves up a genuinely funny tale, filled with sprightly (or is that spritely?) characters, unpredictable twists, and a veritable roman a clef of half-familiar video game scenarios. Games should adore this book.” Publishers Weekly “Award-winning Australian author Jinks delivers neatly crafted middle-grade storytelling, effortlessly blending social commentary into the omniscient narration. Clever thought-provoking fun for all – especially for technology geeks and those who love them.” Kirkus Reviews

!What’s really going on inside your computer? !It’s no fun being Noble the Slayer, perpetually fighting bloodthirsty monsters in a quest to rescue Princess Lorellina from the Fortress of Bone. But it never occurs to Noble that he could do anything else…until a stranger called Rufus appears, and changes everything. !Rufus has his own ideas about how to live life. He persuades Noble that rules

are made to be broken - just as long as you’re willing to take some risks. But as his world comes crashing down, Noble begins to question his new friend’s motives. Could it be true that Rufus is actually a computer virus, and that he’s slowly destroying the computer that happens to contain Noble’s entire world. !This smart, funny, action-packed fantasy pushes the boundaries of space and time.

About the Author Catherine Jinks is the author of over thirty books for adults and children, including the Evil Genius trilogy and The Reformed Vampire Support Group. She is a three-time winner of the Children’s Book Council Book of the Year Award. Her books have been published all over the world, and have won numerous awards. !Rights Sold ANZ (Allen and Unwin) USA (Egmont) !!

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SOPHIE MASSON !The Romance Diaries !

“The Romance Diaries was a fun and interesting romance story. It was thrilling and captured you right away because of the mysterious emails the main character Ruby kept getting. It was captivating. I couldn’t put it down.I liked the fact that a character mentioned at the start of the book came back to surprise everyone! I highly rate this book as one for teenage girls, like me, who love romance stories. It portrays

teenage social Dramas and the funny events that every teenage girl experiences. I just loved this book. I would give it an eleven out of ten! And I can’t wait for the next Romance

Diary!” Reader review !The Romance Diaries: Ruby The Romance Diaries: Stella !Why do people make mistakes in love? Because they think they’re in one story, when really they’re in another. !

Ruby May thinks she’s discovered the secret formula that will make the love lives of her friends and family run smooth at last. But when she tries to apply her formula to real life, the results aren’t quite what she expected. And in trying to make other people’s romantic dreams come true, will the young matchmaker miss her own chance at happiness? !On the surface, young heiress Stella Fletcher has a dream life, hanging out with celebrities, helping to run her mother’s media empire instead of going to school, going to fashion shoots. But Stella’s lonely and a little lost since her mother died and in trying to cope with things, she makes people think that she’s proud and difficult. When handsome young intern Alex Dudek starts work at Fletcher Media, he makes it clear he shares that impression, and Stella gives him the cold shoulder. Will he overcome his prejudice long enough to see Stella as she really is? And will Stella swallow her pride long enough to change her own life? !Inspired by the timeless novels of Jane Austen, and told in lively diary form in the engaging voices of their young heroines, Ruby and Stella, these touching, funny, entertaining novels are perfect for readers aged 10-13. !About the Author Born in Indonesia of French parents, Sophie Masson spent her childhood moving back and forth between France and Australia. Now the author of more than fifty books for young people, Sophie is published in many different countries. She lives in rural New South Wales with her husband, and has three adult children. !Rights Sold ANZ (ABC Books/ Harper Collins)

! !LIAN TANNER !The Hidden Trilogy !

Fully-realized characters you can’t help but care for, incredibly imaginative world, adventure with an emotional core, and striking originality and timelessness, giving it the feel of a classic. Shortlisted for the 2013 Aurealis Award Rights in Lian Tanner’s award-winning previous trilogy, The Keepers, have sold to the USA (Delacorte), India (Hachette), German (Arena), Brazilian Portuguese (DCL), Spanish (Anaya), Polish (Foksal), Chinese Complex (Spring), Bulgarian (Riva), Thai (TDCM), Bahasa Indonesian (Edelweiss), and Turkish (Artemis) !

Twelve-year-old Petrel is an outcast, the lowest of the low on an ancient ship that has been following the same course for three hundred years. Over time the ship’s crew has forgotten its original purpose and broken into three warring tribes—the Cooks, the Officers and the Engineers. Everyone has a tribe… except for Petrel, whose parents committed such a terrible crime that they were thrown overboard, their daughter left ostracized. But Petrel is a survivor. She lives in the dark corners of the ship, trusting no one, speaking to no one, except for two large grey rats, Mister Smoke and Missus Slink. That is, until the strange boy is discovered, frozen on an iceberg, and brought onto the ship. No one knows where he has come from, and when he recovers consciousness he claims to have forgotten even his name. The tribes don’t trust strangers; they haven’t seen one for three hundred years. When Chief Engineer Albie decides to throw the boy back onto the ice, Petrel saves him and hides him away in the forgotten corners of the ship,

naming him “Fin” and hoping he will be her friend. What she doesn’t know is that for the last three hundred years, the ship has been guarding a secret.  A secret that could change the world.  In Books 2 and 3, readers are pulled deeper into the ship’s secret and purpose, which extends far beyond the Oyster’s decks. On the other side of the world there exists the Claw, a small isolated submersible that is protecting valuable old knowledge and writings, fending off the same dark enemies who threaten the Oyster. In this world of darkness and “anti-machinists,” six fugitive children and a pair of mechanical rats will find each other to start a revolution, setting knowledge against ignorance and love against hatred, as they learn perhaps the most valuable lesson of all: While it’s sometimes important to hide, it’s sometimes even more important to step out into the light. !About the Author Lian Tanner is a children’s author and playwright, and her best-selling series, The Keepers, has been published to acclaim around the world. She lives by the beach in southern Tasmania. !Rights Sold ANZ (Allen and Unwin) USA (Fiewel and Friends) ANZ Pub Date: Book 1 -  October,  2013, Book 2 - October, 2014, Book 3 - October 2015 !!!!!

JAMES MOLONEY !The Young Vikings !

A gripping, fast-paced historical thriller about Vikings in the style of Game of Thrones or the Hunger Games, from one of Australia’s best-loved authors. Over a million copies of his titles sold in Australia. In a career spanning two decades James Moloney has secured both a wide readership and the praise of literary judges. Two of his novels have won Book of the Year from the Children’s Book Council of Australia and he has been shortlisted on seven other occasions. James has also achieved outstanding success with his middle-grade adventure stories, especially his best-selling fantasy trilogy The Book of Lies. Another fantasy, Silvermay, won the 2011 Gold Inky, the most sought after children’s choice award in Australia. !

'The blade found its mark and the fury behind it did the rest. Larsson's head dropped cleanly from his neck and lay staring at the world with the puzzled look of a man who doesn't know he's dead.' !A gruesome scene from a famous age. Welcome to the life of the Vikings, as James Moloney takes middle-grade readers into a world where courage and force of arms are the hallmarks of survival. When the fathers of Moberg are cut down by Agnor Larsson's killers, Magnus is among the sons and daughters honour-bound to fight back. Bloody revenge is a Viking imperative and for these Young Vikings  it becomes a rite of passage. But first they must train themselves for battle and in the war games that follow leaders

emerge. Magnus is one of them and so is his rival, Harald, a brutal fighter too brave for his own good. Who will lead them when they are forced into an all-or-nothing raid to win back their longship, The Sea Wolf and what role will young women like Thora play in their victory?  The second book, 'The Sea Wolf Raiders' takes them to Saxon England to plunder what their desperate families need to last out the winter. A third story will see Magnus's cousin, Torsten, fight for his life in Mercia after he is cruelly left behind and ina fourth, skillful  navigator Njal will guide the Young Vikings to a hostile land in the west in search of answers to an ancient mystery. Moloney had designed to series to seed new adventures and introduce new characters in each story to challenge and enhance the role Magnus and others who provide narrative continuity as the Young Vikings of Moberg grow towards aduLthood through the hard worlds of battle and seamanship. Four books are written or exist in outline. The series remains open-ended. !About the Author James Moloney is one of Australia’s best-known children’s authors. He has twice won the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award, and his titles have sold over a million copies in Australia. He lives in Brisbane with his wife, and has three adult children.

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CATHERINE JINKS !The Fear Cage !fear cage: A confined area with very high electromagnetic frequency readings, which often elicits feelings of anxiety, paranoia or uncontrollable fear. !Scores of convicts were buried on Dead Island in the 1830s, many of them murder victims. That's why a team of paranormal investigators is dropped there to record evidence of ghostly activity for a TV documentary. !Among the investigators is sixteen-year-old Melanie Howland, who the ability to pick up psychic echoes of traumatic past events. The trip to Dead Island is a last-ditch attempt to find ways of managing her condition. But terrible things have happened on Dead Island – as Melanie soon realises. Stranded in the dark, miles from anywhere, without a boat or a working phone, the investigators find themselves stalked like animals. Then the first death occurs, as Melanie and her

new-found friend Declan – an eighteen-year-old camera assistant – struggle to keep their own destructive fears at bay.

!About the Author Catherine Jinks is the author of over thirty books for adults and children, including the Evil Genius trilogy and The Reformed Vampire Support Group. She is a three-time winner of the Children’s Book Council Book of the Year Award. Her books have been published all over the world, and have won numerous awards. !Rights Sold ANZ to Allen and Unwin for publication in April 2015

BACKLIST HIGHLIGHTS

A Bear and a Tree, Stephen Michael King Pom Pom, Natalie Jane Prior and Cheryl Orsini

The Reformed Vampire Support Group and The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group, Catherine Jinks

The Paradise Trap, Catherine Jinks

The Genius trilogy, Catherine Jinks