The Garden of Empress Cassia

Author: Gabrielle Wang

Mimi laid the box in the bench and opened it carefully. Inside were rows and rows of coloured pastels that shimmered in the light. She rolled them under her fingertips and her imagination began to fill with amazing pictures.

When Mimi is given a box of magical pastels, she discovers that she can draw the Garden of Empress Cassia – a drawing so beautiful and real that people are transported inside it. But the pastels are ancient, mysterious and powerful, and in the wrong hands can be very dangerous . . .

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Book Cover: The Hidden Monastery
Gabrielle Wang's stunning and magical novel with a brand-new cover!
Gabrielle Wang's stunning and magical novel with a brand-new cover!
Published: 05/06/2006
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143302681
RRP: $16.95
Book Cover:  Our Australian Girl: Poppy Comes Home (Book 4)
It's 1864 . . . and Poppy, disguised as a lost princess from India, has joined a travelling medicine show. Join Poppy in the final of four exciting stories about a Gold Rush girl who dreams of a better life.
It's 1864 . . . and Poppy, disguised as a lost princess from India, has joined a travelling medicine show. Join Poppy in the final of four exciting stories about a Gold Rush girl who dreams of a better life.
Published: 03/10/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143305354
RRP: $14.95
Book Cover:  Our Australian Girl: Meet Poppy (Book 1)
Meet Poppy and join her adventure in the first of four stories about a Gold Rush girl who dream of a better life.
Meet Poppy and join her adventure in the first of four stories about a Gold Rush girl who dream of a better life.
Published: 31/01/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143305323
RRP: $14.95
Book Cover:  Our Australian Girl: Poppy at Summerhill (Book 2)
Follow Poppy on her adventure in the second of four series about a Gold Rush girl who dreams of a better life.
Follow Poppy on her adventure in the second of four series about a Gold Rush girl who dreams of a better life.
Published: 02/05/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143305330
RRP: $14.95
Book Cover:  Our Australian Girl: Poppy and the Thief (Book 3)
It's 1864 . . . and Poppy is on the road again, heading to the town of Wahgunyah.  On the way she meets a stranger who seems to know something about her past, and her special letter with the red tiger seal.
It's 1864 . . . and Poppy is on the road again, heading to the town of Wahgunyah.  On the way she meets a stranger who seems to know something about her past, and her special letter with the red tiger seal.
Published: 27/06/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143305347
RRP: $14.95
Book Cover:  Our Australian Girl: Poppy Comes Home (Book 4)
Published: 28/09/2011
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742534114
Book Cover:  Our Australian Girl: Poppy and the Thief (Book 3)
Published: 27/06/2011
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742533599
Book Cover:  Our Australian Girl: Poppy at Summerhill (Book 2)
Published: 27/04/2011
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742533322

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Book Cover:  Our Australian Girl: Meet Poppy (Book 1)
Published: 27/01/2011
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742531953
Book Cover:  Little Paradise
Published: 01/03/2010
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742530437
Book Cover:  Little Paradise

As Mirabel watched him, she could not bear the thoughts creeping up on her.  JJ was in the Chinese army and his mission in Australia would one day be over.  Then she would be just like the others, a girl left behind in the wake of war.  'I'm afraid,' she whispered. 'When the war ends . . . what's going to happen to us?'

He put his arm around her and stroked her face.  She knew he...

As Mirabel watched him, she could not bear the thoughts creeping up on her.  JJ was in the Chinese army and his mission in Australia would one day be over.  Then she would be just like the others...

Published: 01/03/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143011477
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover: A Ghost in my Suitcase
Published: 02/02/2009
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742285078
Book Cover: A Ghost In My Suitcase

The flute music stops, and my breath catches in my throat.  Silence falls like a veil.  Then I hear something - no, I feel it in my chest.  'Steady yourself,' Por Por whispers.  'It's here . . . '

When Celeste travels to China to visit her grandmother, she uncovers an incredible family secret.  And with this secret comes danger and adventure.

If Celeste is to save her family...

The flute music stops, and my breath catches in my throat.  Silence falls like a veil.  Then I hear something - no, I feel it in my chest.  'Steady yourself,' Por Por whispers.  'It's...

Published: 02/02/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143303794
RRP: $16.95
Book Cover: The Pearl of Tiger Bay
Suddenly, Annie felt a cold flutter touch the back of her neck. Someone was watching her, she was sure of it. She glanced up at the limestone cliff behind her. It was then she noticed a creepy old house with blank staring eyes, its outline barely visible against the thin cover of clouds.

When Annie moves with her family to the seaside town of Tiger Bay, she finds a place full of secrets, mystery and...

Suddenly, Annie felt a cold flutter touch the back of her neck. Someone was watching her, she was sure of it. She glanced up at the limestone cliff behind her. It was then she noticed a creepy old house...
Published: 05/04/2004
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143300830
RRP: $16.95
Book Cover:  Hidden Monastery

The Abbot said, 'Peng is so powerful he can fill up the whole sky, and yet shrink so small he can sit on a blade of grass without it bending under his weight.'

'No creature on earth can do that!' said Jax.

'But Peng is not from this world,' the Abbot replied.

The Abbot said, 'Peng is so powerful he can fill up the whole sky, and yet shrink so small he can sit on a blade of grass without it bending under his weight.'

'No creature on earth can do that!' said...

Published: 05/06/2006
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742281469

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25 May 2012
Australian Society of Authors 2012 Barbara Jefferis Award - winner

All That I Am by Anna Funder has won the Barbara Jefferis Award.

The award is offered annually for “the best novel written by an Australian author that depicts women and girls in a positive way or otherwise empowers the status of women and girls in society”.

Anna beat fellow Miles Franklin contenders Foal's Bread and Cold Light.

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