Will this really be Polly's worst birthday ever?

In 1949, seventeen-year-old pitching phenom Mickey Tussler is back with the rejuvenated minor league Brewers. Despite Mickey's proclamation that he will never play baseball again after last season's violent conclusion, manager and now surrogate father Arthur Murphy cajoles the emotionally fragile autistic boy into giving it another shot.

A girl is sent across the world to discover her destiny in the dark tunnels of the Metro. Another seeks a lost sister in a park where winter lasts forever. A young man fulfils a dying wish. A mother works magic to summon a true princess for her son. A man seeks an ending to his story. An old man goes in search of his shadow.

Jack has found a lost puppy! It is so cute. But can he convince his mum and dad to let him keep it?

Miss Llewellyn-Jones takes Teddy shopping - with disastrous results. Teddy takes off on an adventure of his own, and it takes all his ingenuity to find his way home. A delightfully rhythmic text with gorgeous, quirky illustrations.

Black Jack Anderson was a fascinating and complex man in his own right, but this is also the story of the diverse and desperate personalities who surrounded him including the two Aboriginal women he kidnapped, the young Irish woman who became his lover and the deranged and malnourished young man he saved. Age 14+. (SA: Year 6 - Year 9).

Miss Llewellyn-Jones has a lot of trouble keeping her washing on the line. She loses jeans, tops, socks, knickers ... but when she hangs out Teddy, things take a surprising turn. A delightfully rhythmic text and gorgeous, quirky illustrations make this book to read again and again. Ages 3+. (SA: Reception - Year 2).

There's tension at Eden Glassie, with Tori torn between spending time with Morgan on the new four-wheeler bike that Uncle Ian has bought for the vineyard, and spending time with Bronte and the horses. Then a series of strange and unpredictable grass fires begin springing up around the property. This book is for children aged 10 and above.