The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie away to Australia where they must save some animals from a wildfire.

A Michael L. Printz Honor Book
Charlie Bucktin, a bookish thirteen year old, is startled one summer night by an urgent knock on his bedroom window. His visitor is Jasper Jones, an outcast in their small mining town, and he has come to ask for Charlie's help. Terribly afraid but desperate to impress, Charlie follows him into the night.
Jasper takes him to his secret glade, where Charlie witnesses Jasper's horrible discovery. With his secret...

Despite the discouragement of her little brother, Joey, Josephine proves that kangaroos can, indeed, become dancers when she fills in for an injured prima ballerina.

When a thirsty frog drinks up all the water in Australia, the other animals must think of a way to make him give it up.

"Safe in his burrow deep below the ground as Australian bushfires rage above, Wombat opens his home to five animals friends seeking shelter, in this heartwarming story about help in the time of trouble." -- Provided by publisher.

Thea's friends the Thea Sisters travel to Australia where they investigate whey the sheep at Nicky's family's ranch are losing their wool.

"Knowing very little English, eleven-year-old Jingwen feels like an alien when his family immigrates to Australia, but copes with loneliness and the loss of his father by baking elaborate cakes." -- Publisher's description.

"Wen Zhou is a first-generation daughter of Chinese migrant parents. She has high expectations from her parents to succeed in school, especially her father, whose strict rules leave her feeling trapped. She dreams of creating a future for herself more satisfying than the one her parents expect her to lead. Then she befriends a boy named Henry who is also a first generation immigrant. He is the smartest boy at school despite struggling with his English...