Hill of Content Summer Catalogue 2016/17 | Page 29

A Most Magical Girl
Karen Foxlee

Furthermore
Tahereh Mafi

The Song from Somewhere Else
A. F. Harrold, illustrated by
Levi Pinfold

HB $19.99
Annabel Grey has been brought up to
be a very proper Victorian young lady.
But being 'proper' isn't always easy—
especially when you can sometimes
see marvellous (as well as terrifying)
things in puddles. But parlour tricks
such as these are nothing compared
to the world that Annabel is about to
enter. This sparkling and enchanting
story is sure to bewitch you, so
prepare to be swept away...

PB $19.99
There are only three things that
matter to twelve-year-old Alice—
Mother, who wouldn't miss her; magic
and colour, which seem to elude her;
and Father, who always loved her. It's
been almost three years since Father
disappeared, and Alice is determined
to find him. To do so, she'll have to
travel through the dangerous land of
Furthermore, where down can be up,
paper is alive, and left can be both
right and very, very wrong.

Escape to the Moon Islands
Mardi McConnochie

Cogheart
Peter Bunzl

The Secret Keepers
Trenton Lee Stewart

PB $14.99
When Will and Annalie's father
disappears, they set out on a perilous
sea voyage to find him. The crew of
runaways put their faith in each other,
and in a small sailing boat called the
Sunfish as they face off against pirates,
storms, and the fearsome Admiralty,
the navy that rules the oceans of the
world. The Admiralty are meant to be
the good guys, but the deeper the
Sunfish voyages into the Moon
Islands, the more they realise that
nothing is what it seems.

PB $14.99
When 13-year-old Lily's inventor
father vanishes after a Zeppelin crash,
Lily's determined to hunt down the
truth behind his disappearance,
helped by Robert, the local
clockmaker's son, and her wily
mechanical fox Malkin. But shadowy
figures are closing in and treachery
lurks among the smoky spires of
London—along with a life-changing
secret. Be swept away by this wildly
imaginative debut, bursting with
invention and adventure.

HB $29.99
Eleven-year-old Reuben spends his
days exploring, hiding, and practising
parkour among the abandoned
buildings of the Lower Downs as a
way to escape the rough times that
have befallen him and his mum—but
his discovery of an extraordinary
antique pocket watch that can turn
him invisible changes everything. This
compelling adventure story from the
author of The Mysterious Benedict
Society series will enthral old and new
fans alike.

HB $24.99
Frank doesn't know how to feel when
Nick rescues her from bullies one
afternoon. No one likes Nick. And yet
Nick's house makes Frank feel happy
for the first time in forever. But there's
more to Nick than meets the eye, and
soon Frank realises she isn't the only
one keeping secrets. Or the only one
who needs help. From the author of
The Imaginary comes a darkly comic
and deeply moving story about finding
friendship where you least expect it.