Woodslane Press: 55 books

"Yet behind closed doors, the laughter faded and the fear came back..." At thirteen years of age Cassandra Romanelli's world had turned out to be everything she hated! Cassie lived in a big Italian family with lots of complex relationships. Dealing not only with the rules and regulations...

In this ground-breaking book, Professor Tracey McDonald, RSL LifeCare Chair of Ageing at the Australian Catholic University, explores some of the many issues arising from an ageing population, ageing veterans and community health. Many of the projects presented in the book have been awarded Better...

A boy with one arm who dreams of becoming a great knight. His mother, dying from a mysterious illness, is the only one who believes in him. An evil king hungry for power at any cost. Two servants of the king, in love but torn apart. Evil invisible monsters that kill for fun. A magic flower that will...

A boy with one arm who dreams of becoming a great knight. His arch-enemy, determined not to let that happen. An old man with a tragic past and slight drinking problem. Zombie knights, risen from their graves. There are triumphs. There are tragedies. There are funny names. Did I mention there are ZOMBIE...

A boy with one arm who dreams of becoming a great knight. His mother, back from the dead, is safe at last... or is she? Two villains so evil they make every other villain look as evil as a cute baby chicken. There's a wedding. There's a FOREST OF DEATH. There's friendship, teamwork, and life-changing...

Containing beautiful illustrations by Heath McKenzie this book in a fun way teaches children about the joys of 'sharing'. The Share-a-Not is greedy, stealing all the rocks he can get his hands on - from everyone! Finally he steals from a young four-eyed lad, whose father decides enough is enough, and he works out a plan to show the Share-a-Not he's got it all wrong...BUT WILL THE PLAN WORK?

I'm not going to lie to you. This book is so gross, the grossness has been grossonified. Yes, not only does it contain grossness at a level similar to that in Better Out Than In, it goes even further. It's like, if the grossness level in Better Out Than In was, say, as tall as a baby, then the grossness...

An awesomely gross book by Bestselling children's author, Adam Wallace! Better Out Than In is full of funny rhyming little tales like "Valerie's Vomit", "Peter's Pimple" and "Nancy's Nose"! This little gem covers all the profound dinner party conversations...

An exciting read, this book is an action-packed yarn: adventure, mystery, magic, suspense, spiritualism, Aboriginal and Australian culture, with a cast of interesting characters including a wombat and a German Shepherd. A book about loyalty, trust and true friendship. Jacinta Kelly (Jars),...

Several things happen on the eve of the long weekend: Jars Kelly and her cousin Snook are accused of stealing some valuable gem stones from the local jewellers; strange lights are seen hovering above their town, Cray Bay; and the bumbling Quenton Quigley stumbles across a riddle that could lead them...

A Rhotosaurus, a phantom kid, a ghost mountain and a "Bushman Extraordinaire" called Reginald Blowhard, all come together to form David Laing's latest tale, "Forest Secrets" the third book of his trilogy for young adults. The protagonist is a young Aboriginal girl called...

The year is 1618 and the beginning of the brutal Thirty Years' War. Lieutenant Jack Channing's life is about to be immutably altered by two events. He falls in love with a beautiful countess and witnesses an attempt on the Polish King Sigismund's life. News reaches the court that assassination attempts...

Blue Seal is the second book in this exciting new series. Young readers will greet with excitement the return of Bobby, David and the professor. The two heroes are thrown into the world of time travel once again, but what do they find? Their Garden of Eden island appears to be in chaos and their beloved...

When Bobby's grandmother was thirteen, she and seven friends disappeared for a period of six days. No-one in town ever talks about this mystery but Bobby wants to know what happened then and if it was the reason why her grandmother always had a sad, faraway look in her eyes. Red-haired, hot-tempered...