Penguin Books Australia

Gabrielle Wang's stunning and magical novel with a brand-new cover!

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.

Follow Poppy on her adventure in the second of four series about a Gold Rush girl who dreams of a better life.

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 1808 . . . and Grace loves caring for baby Alice and working with her mistress, Beth, on the property at Rose Hill. 

It's 1901 . . . and even the death of Queen Victoria can't stop the growing excitement as Melbourne gets ready to celebrate Federation – on Rose's birthday! 

It's 1841 . . . and Letty must leave her job on the sheep-run because drought has brought hard times.  Together, she and the Grey family set out over the Blue Mountains.

Meet Grace and join her adventure in the first of four exciting stories about a convict girl who is given a second chance.

Follow Grace on her adventure in the second of four exciting stories about a convict girl who is given another chance.

It's 1808 . . . and Grace has arrived at a bark hut on the edge of a river to start her life as a servant.  But even though she tries hard, nothing she does for her new master ever seems right – especially if it involves Glory, his beloved horse.

Meet Rose and join her adventure in the first of four stories about a Federation girl who's determined to do things her way!

Follow Rose on her adventure in the second of four stories about a Federation girl who's determined to do things her way!

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.