University of Queensland

A special reissue of an Australian classic ten years since first published.  To live here, you have to learn that life is a balance between being a wanderer and being a lost one.  Jamie Riley has hit rock bottom. Busted for stealing cars, he's been shipped off to serve time in Port Barren, a stinking hot town stuck between...

A special reissue of an Australian classic ten years since first published.  To live here, you have to learn that life is a balance between being a wanderer and being a lost one.  Jamie Riley has hit rock bottom. Busted for stealing cars, he's been shipped off to serve time in Port Barren, a stinking hot town stuck between...

Does your imagination ever run wild?   Charli is at riding camp, where her dream is about to come true - she will finally learn to ride a real, live horse.   But when show-off Mikaela picks the horse Charli wants, her heart bungees to her toes. Instead of the beautiful palomino Razz, Charli's stuck riding the massive...

"e;I hate that wall Everytime I go for a bike-ride Mum says, "e;Stay within the walls"e;. So I ride around in circles, Like a circus animal. It's a prison. A prison for kids."e; Dumb things become important when you're old. At least that's what Tom reckons like living in a guarded gate community, filling the three...

A vivid, new collection of poetry from one of Tasmania's premier talents, each of the poems in this work are influenced by Kathryn Lomer's considerable skills as a storyteller and convey sensuality, fresh imagery, and tension between the grounded and the whimsical. The volume, which is divided into five interconnecting sections, begins...

A high-speed school musical, an internet scandal, an abusive meat-headed roommate and a pair of shoes that cause more trouble than they're worth  could this be Starrphyre Jones' perfect summer?  All Starrphyre wants is one date with his dream girl, Candace McAllister. Or at least a meaningful conversation. But how can he...