Jaclyn Moriarty Boeken

Scarlett heeft het zwaar op school: ze is een overijverige leerling en daardoor niet erg geliefd bij haar klasgenoten. In het nieuwe schooljaar neemt ze zich voor om meer vrienden te maken. Die mogelijkheid doet zich voor wanneer ze het nieuwe vak 'VOS' krijgt: Vriendschap, Ontwikkeling en Samenwerking. De docente is nieuw en zit vol gekke ideeën. Scarlett vindt de lessen nogal raar. Gelukkig wordt Finnegan, de nieuwe knappe jongen, aangewezen als haar maatje met wie ze veel opdrachten samen moet doen. Scarletts voornemen dreigt echter te mislukken: ze voelt zich steeds vaker ziek en warrig. Wie wil er nu bevriend zijn met een meisje dat niet in orde lijkt? En hoe houdt ze haar schoolprestaties op peil? Wanneer blijkt dat iemand het op haar gemunt heeft, komt Scarlett voor een moeilijke opgave te staan. Gelukkig heeft ze meer vrienden dan ze denkt...

Drie schoolvriendinnen komen via een correspondentieproject in contact met drie jongens van een andere middelbare school. Vanaf ca. 14 jaar.

The fifth in the Bronte Mettlestone series, Lillian Velvet lives with her unpleasant grandmother when one day she is given a jar of coins that take her through time and space, providing answers to questions she didn't even know about... what exactly is the secret of Lillian Velvet?

Esther Mettlestone-Staranise (cousin to Bronte) is looking forward to another year at Katherine Valley Boarding School. But she arrives to find a number of strange and unsettling changes. Her new teacher is rumoured to be an Ogre. The mountains surrounding the school - usually a delight of glaciers, teashops, lakes and Faeries - are now crowded with wicked Shadow Mages. Meanwhile, on the other side of the kingdom, the little Prince of Cloudburst who was stolen from the seashore by a Water Sprite, has found his way home. The King and Queen are planning the biggest party in their Kingdom's history to welcome him.As secrets and dangers escalate, Esther - who is not talented like her sisters, nor an adventurer like her cousin - must find answers to several puzzles. Why is her teacher behaving so oddly? Which of Esther's classmates is the Spellbinder? And could the Stolen Prince of Cloudburst be connected in some way.?Perhaps Esther is more talented than she thinks as she must battle to save her school, her family, and possibly her whole world. Esther Mettlestone-Staranise (cousin to Bronte) is looking forward to another year at Katherine Valley Boarding School. But she arrives to find a number of strange and unsettling changes. Her new teacher is rumoured to be an Ogre. The mountains surrounding the school - usually a delight of glaciers, teashops, lakes and Faeries - are now crowded with wicked Shadow Mages.

Originally published: Crows Nest NSW Australia: Allen & Unwin Childrens, 2018 under the title, The slightly alarming tale of the whispering wars.

The first middle-grade novel from the acclaimed author of "The Year of Secret Assignments." After her parents are killed, 10-year-old Bronte learns that their will (reinforced with magic) requires her to deliver gifts to her 10 aunts. Bronte suspects there may be more to this journey than the simple delivery of treasure.

A bitter-sweet novel of love, letters, and lemon souffle. Life is pretty complicated for Elizabeth. Her best friend, Celia has disappeared, her absent father has reappeared, and her communication with her mother depends entirely on fridge notes. A funny, poignant novel for young adult readers from a major new Australian writer

A tale of missing persons unfolds as Madeleine and her mother escape their past in Cambridge, while Elliot searches for his father, who vanished after his uncle's death. As they exchange messages across worlds, they confront dangerous "color storms," the myth of the "Butterfly Child," and unexpected romantic developments.

Amelia & Riley have transferred to Ashbury for their final year of school, & everyone is obsessed with them. Glamorous, talented & totally devoted to one another, the two of them drift through school in their own world. But there's more to the couple than meets the eye - they have secrets. But, some secrets are dangerous to share.

'Astonishingly wonderful and magical and moving and uplifting and DIFFERENT.' Marian Keyes