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In five hours, Andy Blunden will take you through Hegel’s Logic, the book on philosophy which has been most influential amongst radicals and revolutionaries and all those who stray from the well-trodden path of conventional, bourgeois thinking. The book begins with an explanation of social conditions in early nineteenth century Germany and then walks through the text of the Logic paragraph by paragraph. This reading stands out from all others in its clarity of explanation and in Andy’s ability to make Hegel’s Logic relevant to social and political problems of today.

It is wintertime. Bev and Felix, two brothers, are gathered around the farmhouse fireplace with Felicity, Dan, Cecily, and of course, the Story Girl, Sara Stanley. It is then that Bev reveals a new scheme, imagined up by the Story Girl and destined to keep the young friends entertained all winter.

Twelve-year-old Annabel Wood is sure of one thing: magic doesn’t exist. She’s already lost her mother, and now a war is tearing her family apart. When Annabel and her little sister, Lottie, are sent to live with their uncle at mysterious Morven Manor, Annabel wants nothing more than to return to her old life. But the sleepy village of Little Morven hides secrets. What are the strange standing stones lurking on the outskirts of the village, and why does Lottie insist she hears singing there?

Now a sharp and adept time-skipper, Scout jumps years ahead to find the world transformed. Technology has accelerated and the people she knows have grown up, or disappeared. Most pressing, the government that she was trying to escape has used the time to prepare for the return of the time skippers. Caught between finding the mother she left behind and time-skipping ahead with Mason, a series of events lead Scout deeper into the tunnel than ever before.

I dream about the world my parents described, where music and song are allowed. I was happiest when they sang with me. But now they are gone. And my brother has no voice. Who will sing with me now? When twelve-year-old Garlan and his mute brother Cadell are forced to run from their abusive guardians, they plan to find the land beyond their own, a place where they’re allowed to sing, unlike the laws that banish all forms of music in their home in Elatha.

When gorgeous new student Carter struts into Year 10, Harley knows it’s time to reinvent herself. Before long, she’s shedding not only weight but her friends, her family, and the person she used to be. Spiraling deeper into a world where nothing is as it seems, Harley is desperate to find her way back. But first, she must figure out why her dead grandmother is messaging her. Why her father is never home. Why the voice keeps making her do things she doesn’t want to do. Why everyone she loves is out of reach.

At the outbreak of World War I, eleven-year-old Elsie Clarke is sent to a mysterious school in the woods for only the most talented children. But fewer still, the Gifted, are invited to the other side–a sentient forest called Elsewhere with a magical secret.

In 2084, three teenagers discover the secret to time travel. At first their jumps cover only a few seconds, but soon they master the technique and combat their fear of jumping into the unknown. It’s dangerous. It’s illegal. And it’s utterly worth it for the full-body bliss of each return. As their ability to time jump grows into days and weeks, the group begins to push beyond their limits, with terrifying consequences. Could they travel as far as ten years, to escape the authorities? They are desperate enough to find out.

In 2002, twenty-one-year-old Taekwondo champion Kim Dalton was living her dream of becoming an Australian champion and running a Taekwondo school with Rob. But by early 2003, a persistent pain in her side turned out to be a rare and aggressive cancer called adrenocortical carcinoma. Kim called the tumor “Fred the Freak.” Life changed forever, and the real fight had just begun. In this very personal Australian story, Kim takes you on her journey through the maze of doctors, specialists, scans, and operations.

Nick isn’t a warrior. He knows some basic karate, but that’s it. So when an assassin turns up to settle a blood debt, Nick narrowly escapes with his life. In his haste, he unwittingly flees to Korelios, a place he thought existed only in his eccentric aunt’s ancient legends. All too soon, he finds himself caught in the middle of a war, and he must make an impossible choice: do his duty or follow his heart. His choice will decide the fate of an entire civilisation.

Being born on the last day of the year has never done Eve Anderson any favors, but this year her birthday set off a series of rolling explosions rather than fireworks. An affair with a married man just crashed and burned, her career is in tatters, and now there’s a phone call from her mother that she can’t ignore. Eve is forced to slink back to the outback town she ditched at 18 and face the family she’s actively ignored since, the teenage love she never forgot, and the pub (or is that “family home”?—you say potato, I say “po-taa-to”!) that holds too many of her secrets.

When Steff can’t find Jay’s birthday present in her very messy room, strange creatures called clutterbugs come to the rescue, helping her discover the most meaningful gift of all. Join the fun in this action-packed tale about waste reduction, repurposing, responsibility, and the true spirit of giving.

What does it mean to become real? That’s what the velveteen rabbit wants to know. Having been gifted to a small boy, the velveteen rabbit becomes a beloved toy. But he is troubled, for he cannot hop like the rabbits outside. When his young owner becomes sick with scarlet fever, the velveteen rabbit faces an even greater question: Will he escape the fate of the other toys and books in the germ-ridden nursery? Or will he somehow get away and discover a new kind of life?

Blinky Bill is a mischievous koala who lives in the Australian bush. Keen for adventure, he sets off to see the world. On his journeys, he makes trouble in Miss Pimm’s shop, meets Old Wombo (Mr. Wombat), joins a Frog Choir and gets invited to a Rabbit’s Birthday Party. Blinky Bill was written by Dorothy Wall, a New-Zealand born Australian author and has been adapted for television and cinemas. This is the first book of three in The Complete Adventures of Blinky Bill series.

At the outbreak of World War I, eleven-year-old Elsie Clarke is sent to a mysterious school in the woods for only the most talented children. But fewer still, the Gifted, are invited to the other side—a sentient forest called Elsewhere with a magical secret. Elsie’s world is transformed by the knowledge of Gifts—special talents born from their traits, desires and fears. Talents they will need when the formidable headmistress reveals that she’ll do whatever it takes to win the war, robbing the students of their childhood.

When Bobby the pony comes into her life, Annie’s dream has finally come true. But who knew there would be so much to learn, and that keeping a horse would be so expensive? How will she ever keep up with the other kids at pony club?

When Charlie’s grandmother is murdered, she is plunged into the world of the Temporal Sinistrum. A secretive organisation of time travellers tasked with maintaining the historical timeline. Her grandmother was once one of their star agents, and Charlie must step into her footsteps and solve the mystery of her death, in an adventure that takes her from Australia in 1966 to the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Los Angeles in 2120.

Cassie and her friends get to do exactly that—until they find their lives spiraling into a web of secrets, deception, and danger. Past suspicions are renewed, blurring the truth, and they are left struggling to protect one another from the outside world that threatens to take away their new-found freedom.

Annie Boyd’s world is turned inside out when she has to leave her friends in the city and move to the small country town of Ridgeview. Annie’s only hope is to finally fulfil her life-long dream for a pony of her own. But Annie’s dad has other ideas. To make matters worse, it seems that the best place to make friends is the local pony club—where everyone else already has a pony! If Annie can’t change her father’s mind, how will she ever truly belong in her new home?

Harper Wells finally gets a room of her own, away from her annoying big brother. But on the first night in her brand-new bed, she wakes up in the past and meets a young girl named Edie. Has what Harper said to her changed the course of Australia’s history? And who does her strange time-travelling bed really belong to? Harper is thrown into a world of time-travelling spies and puts her life in danger as she tries to find a missing girl before time runs out.