In ancient China, the Great Wall is crumbling on the edge of the Han Empire. In the wall's shadow, twelve-year-old Hu is starving. On the other side of the wall, China's enemies are gathering strength. When an imperial battalion comes to town, Hu mee...
Imagine you're made king at the age of twelve. You have plenty of enemies. You have a million soldiers armed with all kinds of awesome weapons, you have tons of gold and a network of spies. What would you do with all that power? It happened to a re...
It's 1841 . . . and Letty is on the docks in England, farewelling her bossy older sister who is about to take a long sea voyage to Australia. But then there is a mix-up,and before she knows it Letty finds herself on the ship too, travelling to New S...
IT'S 1841. and Letty and her sister Lavinia have arrived in Sydney town. It's a dangerous place for two girls on their own. When Lavinia gets a job, poor Letty is left feeling useless and alone. Then she meets Mary, a strange woman with a sec...
It's1841 . . . and if Letty wants to keep her job she must travel with her mistress to a sheep farm in the Blue Mountains, leaving her sister Lavinia behind in Sydney. Letty has heard that the bush is a wild place, full of strange beasts and dangers...
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. When disaster strikes, Letty needs to be stronger than she could have imagined ....
In China's wild north-west, a mob ofbandits challenge the Emperor's rule. At stake are hundreds of priceless war horses and the ruleof the mighty Chinese empire. Even best friends Hu and Ren find themselves on opposite sides, torn apart by family l...
Do you dare confront a bully? Steal to protect someone? Hide a bushranger?
When Jem comes across a well-dressed bushranger in the hills behind his home, at first he’s afraid. But William Westwood is no ordinary thief, and he’s ...
For the first time, read all four Letty stories in one beautiful hardback edition.It's 1841 ...Letty's older sister Lavina is leaving England for Australia by ship. But Letty ends up stuck on board too, much to her sister's dismay. Can Letty cope ...