Tao is learning to be a dragonkeeper. With no one to teach him it is not easy. He must keep Kai safe but there is danger at every turn – a gang of murderous nomads, a giant seven-headed snake and, most terrifying of all, a ghost who can turn blood into ice. Tao knows he must prove he is truly worthy of the name dragonkeeper. But the road west is never straight and nothing for Tao and Kai is what it seems.Shadow Sister is the fifth novel in the internationally bestselling and award-winning Dragonkeeper series from Australian author Carole Wilkinson. This gripping junior fiction fantasy is the perfect read for secondary school age children. Continue the story with the other books in the series: Dragonkeeper (Book 1), Garden of the Purple Dragon (Book 2), Dragon Moon (Book 3) and Blood Brothers (Book 4). Carole can be found online at: carolewilkinson.com.au

Ancient Egypt. While desperately searching for his friend, Prince Ramose is captured by rebels. He has never felt more alone. It seems everyone has turned against him. After all, someone is still trying to kill him. Has Prince Ramose angered the gods? Or is the threat closer to home? How will he escape the wrath of Ra?Ramose: Wrath of Ra is the fourth and final novel in an exciting historical junior fiction series from bestselling and award-winning Australian author Carole Wilkinson. To discover how this action–adventure mystery started, read Ramose: Prince in Exile (Book 1), Ramose and the Tomb Robbers (Book 2) and Ramose: Sting of the Scorpion (Book 3). Carole can be found online at carolewilkinson.com.au

Prince Ramose must expose those who tried to murder him and regain his position as Pharaoh's rightful heir. But he has been kidnapped by tomb robbers. He will need more than the luck of the gods to get out of this one.Ramose and the Tomb Robbers is the second novel in an exciting historical junior fiction series from bestselling and award-winning Australian author Carole Wilkinson. Set in ancient Egypt, this action–adventure mystery was a Notable Book at the 2002 Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Awards. Continue the story with Ramose: Prince in Exile (Book 1), Ramose: Sting of the Scorpion (Book 3) and Ramose: Wrath of Ra (Book 4). Read more at carolewilkinson.com.au

Velvet S Pye used to have it all – private school, luxury holidays, loads of friends – but then her world fell apart, sending her crashing to grubby, sports-mad Yarrabank High.Could things get any worse?Sure they could. Velvet meets her cultural studies class. A musical version of a Shakespearian tragedy? They must be kidding.Hailed as Summer Heights High meets Glee, Stagefright is internationally bestselling and award-winning Australian author Carole Wilkinson's funniest novel. Reissued with brand-new content, this book is sure to have young adult fiction readers busting at the seams with its hilarious prose and endearing characters. Carole can be found online at: carolewilkinson.com.au

For more than a year, Prince Ramose has been living in disguise, travelling without rest to get back to the royal palace where he can regain his place as heir to the throne of Egypt. But his journey is not over yet. There is no going back once you have felt the sting of the scorpion.Ramose: Sting of the Scorpion is the third novel in an exciting historical junior fiction series from bestselling and award-winning Australian author Carole Wilkinson. Set in ancient Egypt, this action–adventure mystery continues with Ramose: Prince in Exile (Book 1), Ramose and the Tomb Robbers (Book 2) and Ramose: Wrath of Ra (Book 4). Read more at carolewilkinson.com.au

Ancient China, Han Dynasty. Ping and Kai have travelled far, but their journey is not yet over. Danger stalks them. Ping must find Kai a safe home. But how? When a hidden message from Danzi makes the way clear, Ping knows that once again the journey of a thousand li begins with a single step.Dragon Moon is the third novel in the internationally bestselling and award-winning Dragonkeeper series from Australian author Carole Wilkinson. This gripping junior fiction fantasy is the perfect read for secondary school age children. Continue the story with the other books in the series: Dragonkeeper (Book 1), Garden of the Purple Dragon (Book 2) and Blood Brothers (Book 4). Carole can be found online at: carolewilkinson.com.au

Someone is trying to kill Prince Ramose. If they think he is dead, he will be safe. Pampered, selfish and very much alive, Prince Ramose lives in disguise in the Valley of the Tombs. How will this spoilt prince survive such a brutal place? Can he outwit those who want him dead?Ramose: Prince in Exile is the first novel in an exciting historical junior fiction series from bestselling and award-winning Australian author Carole Wilkinson. Set in ancient Egypt, this action–adventure mystery was short-listed for the 2002 West Australian Young Book Readers Award (WAYBRA). Continue the story with Ramose and the Tomb Robbers (Book 2), Ramose: Sting of the Scorpion (Book 3) and Ramose: Wrath of Ra (Book 4). Read more at carolewilkinson.com.au

Ancient China, Han Dynasty. A slave girl saves the life of an ageing dragon and escapes her brutal master. Pursued by a ruthless dragon hunter, the girl and the dragon begin an epic journey across China. They carry with them a mysterious stone that must be protected. Dragonkeeper is the story of a girl who believes she is not worthy even of a name, but finds within herself the strength and courage to make this perilous journey – and do what must be done.Dragonkeeper is the first novel in the internationally bestselling and award-winning Dragonkeeper series from Australian author Carole Wilkinson. This gripping junior fiction fantasy is the perfect read for secondary school age children. Continue the story with the other books in the series: Garden of the Purple Dragon (Book 2), Dragon Moon (Book 3) and Blood Brothers (Book 4). Carole can be found online at: carolewilkinson.com.au

Ned Kelly was a thief, a bank robber and a murderer. He was in trouble with the law from the age of 12. Yet, when Ned was sentenced to death, thousands of people rallied to save his life. He stood up to the authorities and fought for what he believed in. He defended the rights of people who had no power. Was he a villain? Or a hero?Black Snake is a non-fiction book for young adult readers by award-winning Australian author Carole Wilkinson. Part of the history series The Drum, it was an Honour Book at the 2003 Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Awards. Carole is most well-known for the internationally bestselling series Dragonkeeper. Her other novels include Stagefright, Sugar Sugar and the junior fiction Ramose series. Carole can be found online at: carolewilkinson.com.au