New Releases by Phillip Gwynne

Book One of a high-octane thriller series. Fifteen-year-old Dom is cast out of his comfortable life in the Gold Coast''s Halcyon Grove when he inherits an ancient debt. Now, he has six Herculean tasks to perform... or lose a pound of flesh. Ages 10+.

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Book four of the high-octane thriller series, and this time the challenge is international! Dom has three more Herculean tasks to perform...or lose a pound of flesh. In this instalment he must find and bring home an expert underwater archaeologist from the other side of the world.

Book two of a high-octane thriller series. Dom has five more Herculean tasks to perform ... or lose a pound of flesh. In this instalment Dom has to turn the power off during Earth Hour--for the entire Gold Coast.

Book One of a high-octane thriller series. Fifteen-year-old Dom is cast out of his comfortable life in the Gold Coast''s Halcyon Grove when he inherits an ancient debt. Now, he has six Herculean tasks to perform ... or lose a pound of flesh.

Book three of a high-octane thriller series. Dom has four more Herculean tasks to perform... or lose a pound of flesh. In this instalment he has to find a valuable and mysterious piece of technology.

The Debt was the worst thing to have come into my life. It had almost killed me about a dozen times in a dozen different ways. But here I was wanting, willing, it to contact me. To give me the next instalment.After Rome, Dom has quit running. He''s still training, though. Swimming lap after lap of the pool. And waiting.

What IS wrong with the wobbegong?Anything? Nothing?Who can tell, when he never says a word ...This witty and elegant story, by award-winningauthor Phillip Gwynne and Kate Greenawaymedallist Gregory Rogers, shows what canhappen to people who think too little and talktoo much ...

A charming retelling of ''Ten Green Bottles'' with a cheeky crew of very active geckos... climbing, swimming, eating, walking, surfing, spinning... and the fun is only just beginning! Lloyd Foye''s illustrations are colourful and cute, and certain to capture little people''s imaginations.

This gentle send-up of the new-age dad by Phillip Gwynne is written in his trademark dry style, and illustrated by the ever-witty Andrew Joyner. The neighbors have moved out and now there is no one living next door—no music, no yowling cat, no howls of laughter. Peace and quiet at last, so Dad can do his yoga and be happy. But then Tubby, Ferret, and King Wally Kahuna move in. They love throwing parties and playing air guitar. They have dogs and cats and bad hair. Worst of all, they are ... yobbos! Everyone knows that yobbos and yoga don''t mix—or do they?

A delight for parents to read aloud, and for children to chant along, this gorgeously illustrated picture book will encourage young children to have fun and feel safe in the water. ''Ruby Learns to Swim is a great book. I read it to my kids at bedtime - a well written story that reinforces a strong message about learning to swim, which I believe is a must for kids of all ages.'' Michael Klim.

The Queen is beautiful, clever and popular, but all she can think of is her bottom. It wobbles like raspberry jelly, and the queen doesn''t like it. When she offers a reward for a solution to the royal wobble, hopeful candidates turn up in droves with cures of every kind. But none of them work, and the queen eventually discovers that real beauty comes from within.

Max, Lily, Boaz and Jesse are stuck in Kids'' Club at an island resort, forced to watch endless Pirates of the Caribbean re-runs while their parents relax by the pool. After eight days they decide to break out and let the real fun begin ...

One of the country''s finest young cellists, 16 year-old Hugh Twycross has a very bright future. A future that has been mapped out by his parents, his teachers, by everybody, it seems, except Hugh Twycross. Hugh has a secret, though: he loves cars and he loves car racing. When his newly discovered grandfather, Poppy, asks him to go on a road trip to Uluru in his 1970 Holden HT Monaro, Hugh decides, for once in his life, to do the unexpected. As they embark on a journey into the vast and fierce landscape of the Australian interior, Hugh discovers that Poppy has a secret that will unravel both their lives and take them in a direction they never expected. Visit betweenthelines.com.au - the destination for Young Adult books.

There are ten chooks in the beautiful new chook-house, but Chris''s favourite, Happy Harry, isn''t pulling her weight. Can Chris save Harry when his dad wants to get rid of her? AUSSIE BITES You''ll be hungry for more! START COLLECTING NOW!

For Detective Dusty Buchanon, a female cop in the very male world of the Northern Territory Police Force, it always pays to expect the unexpected.During the stifling pre-monsoon season known as the Build Up, a body is found in a billabong near a Vietnam veterans camp site. To Dusty it''s the chance she''s been looking for: a spectacular case to revive her flagging career.But wherever Dusty goes, trouble tends to follow, and when she''s taken off the case and busted back to uniform it looks like someone''s just gotten away with murder. Can a former detective, with some unlikely help - a good-looking German twitcher, a reluctant rock ''n'' roll black tracker, a pot-bellied pig - solve a case that becomes more complex and more chilling the closer Dusty gets to it?Phillip Gwynne has written a page-turning crime thriller that is also a wonderfully detailed evocation of Darwin: a hustling, exotic melting pot of cultures. And he has created an unforgettable character in Detective Dusty Buchanon. Compelling, tense, yet darkly funny, The Build Up introduces a major new voice to crime writing.

Everyone in Rick Bickworth''s class is good at something, except him. One day, though, Rick discovers that he was born to bake. And there''s nothing average about that-especially when it puts him in competition with his mom at the Royal Show! Our popular series offers a reading buffet for every appetite and skill level. When you dish up just the books kids are ready for, they''ll bite, and grow into voracious readers. The three drool-worthy selections on our menu start with Nibbles, appetizer-sized portions for new readers. Bites give a larger helping of more advanced reading to the kids who are ready for more. Finally, they graduate to full-sized middle grade novels we call Chomps. Dessert, anyone? Each book has a bite taken out of it, indicating its reading level to parents while tipping off kids that they''re in for a real treat. Written by a host of top-notch, award-winning children''s authors!

Rick Bickworth has decided he is average. Not good, not bad, just average. Then makes a discovery - he is born to bake! The problem is, Rick is now in competition with his mum. How can he keep baking and keep the peace?

An hilarious, very quirky novel novel full of charming Australian characters and unique settings. Philip Gwynne brings Hunter - the witty, cynical narrator - and his crumbling bay-side town to life in the tale of sadness, laughter, funeral homes and fishing! Ages 11+.