Eleanor is unhappy about the family's move from their home in the cool mountain region to the western plains. There is a new school and new friends to make and there is also the discovery of the schoolhouse. This building on the family farm is where her grandmother did her lessons and hidden there she finds her grandmother's diary.

Awards:
Winner Angus and Robertson Writers for the Young Fellowship
Highly Commended Australian CBC Awards, 1985
Short listed South Australian Literature Award, 1985

Susie is devastated when her friend Kim leaves Sydney to go to Melbourneto live. An old woman who spends most of her time in the Newtown cemetery moves into Kim's old house and Susie spies on her from her position high in the Moreton Bay fig tree. She finally discovers the truth about the Blue Lady on the night of Sonya's party when everyone has to play 'the game.'

Awards:
Honour Book, Australian CBC Awards,1988
Short listed Victorian Premier's Award, 1988

Review:
'.. is shimmering and virtually flawless · Libby Gleeson is a marvelous observer, her characters have such individuality that they seem to have been coaxed into the book from life.' Sally McInerny, Sydney Morning Herald

Mick is in year 8 at a high school on the edge of the city. When the new history teacher, Penny, casts him as the Artful Dodger in the production of Oliver, he's unsure of what everyone will think. His Nan, who he lives with, will come but what about his Dad, a long distance truck driver?Told from Mick's point of view in a straight narrative and through Penny's letters to a friend.

Awards:
Winner Australian Children's Literature Peace Prize 1991
IBBY (International Board of Books for Young People) Award

Review:
'Gleeson's sure touch with characterization, setting and dialogue makes Dodger compulsive and moving reading.' Agnes Nieuwenhuizen, The Age

Crushes, love at first sight, friendship that may become something more all these ideas are explored in this collection of nine stories. There are ten individuals, all students in year 8, whose stories are woven together to create something more than a simple collection. From loving self to loving another person, all are struggling with growing emotions.

Awards: Short listed Australian CBC Awards, Older Readers Category

Review:
'Libby Gleeson's insight and her respect for young people's lives and emotions make Love Me, Love Me Not a particularly intense and involving journey into and out of childhood.' Agnes Nieuwenhuizen

Andrew is in year 9, obsessed with paleontology and hoping to develop his friendship with Kim. Anna, his sister, is at University, getting involved with causes and trying to draw Andrew in to assist her. The Church is developing a plan to hide asylum seekers from East Timor and Anna feels that their big house is just the place that no one will think to look ·

Review:
'Refuge is beautifully written and engaging. It is no easy task to motivate compassion, as Gleeson illustrates, but in Refuge individual actions can and do make a difference.' Ingrid Fitzgerald, CBC Newsletter