In the secluded town of Balik Pulau, quirky retired fishing captain Chen Wu relaxes on a creaky porch swing eating green cucumbers, feeling unnerved by an unnatural calm until his grandson Jin arrives to fix an old dragon weathervane—just before a mysterious, jewel-shimmering storm descends upon the coast, transforming their quiet village into a magical, unpredictable new world.
When Eddy moves from the city to a quiet kampung beside Sungai Pinang, he expects boredom, mosquitoes, and endless reminders that he needs to be careful—but everything changes when he spots a brilliant blue kingfisher known by the village children as Raja Biru. Alongside cheeky Hafiz and observant Mei Lin, Eddy begins following the bird through the kampung, eventually discovering that its disappearing food supply and threatened nesting place are connected to the condition of their beloved river. Their small bird-watching adventure grows into a community effort to protect the river, forcing Eddy to discover that courage isn’t about pretending to have no limitations; it is about knowing yourself, accepting help, and finding another way forward. In chasing the kingfisher, Eddy unexpectedly finds friendship, purpose, and a place he can finally call home.
When curious Eddy and his serious elder sister Anna visit a hidden spice farm in Teluk Bahang, Eddy discovers a mysterious green gate, an unexplained scent and an old wooden box containing a brass key, a strange seed and a forgotten map. Their investigation leads them beyond the farm and into an abandoned hut, where they uncover a secret garden containing rare spice plants that someone is determined to steal.
But the real secret isn’t treasure—it is a forgotten piece of the farm’s history that must be protected. As heavy rain approaches and mysterious figures move through the darkness, Eddy and Anna must put aside their differences and work together to save the hidden garden. Along the way, they discover that sometimes the most valuable things aren’t meant to be owned—they are meant to be remembered and cared for.
Eu Jun has always lived in the long, athletic shadow of his older brother, Liam, the undisputed star runner of their dusty outback town. When Jun decides to enter the grueling Junior 10K at the annual Red Center Marathon, he expects to fail. But with the help of his pragmatic friends and his own unique knowledge of the treacherous bushland, Jun realizes that brute force isn’t the only way to conquer the red dirt.
Instead of trying to mimic his brother’s perfect running form, Jun leans into his identity as a “terrain guy,” using his bike-riding skills to navigate the infamous Devil’s Dip and outsmart his arrogant rivals. In a thrilling, dust-choked climax, Jun must push past his physical limits to prove that he doesn’t need to be a carbon copy of his golden-boy brother to be a champion in his own right.
Eleven-year-old Lily Tan discovers that the strange old house she calls home is hiding a secret trapped in time: one Tuesday afternoon from decades ago, when an eleven-year-old boy named Daniel vanished after experimenting with an extraordinary clock. With her fearless friend Mei, Lily follows a trail of unfinished promises, letters, music, and memories into a mysterious version of the past, where she discovers that Daniel has been trapped inside a single minute all these years. To bring him home, Lily must understand something even more powerful than time travel—that growing up means allowing moments to end, while carrying their memories forward.
We spend so much time worrying about what makes us stand out,” Lila concluded, her eyes shining as she looked out at the crowd. “But I’ve learned that our truest magic isn’t in how brightly we shine alone. It’s in how we reflect the light of those around us, and how we help them shine, too.
When sharp-eyed young detective Eddy discovers a rolled-up piece of yellowed paper hidden beneath a floorboard, he and his clever elder sister Anna are drawn into a decades-old neighbourhood mystery involving a stopped clock, a house with blue steps, an old bridge and a secret club of children from the past. As the siblings follow a trail of increasingly puzzling clues, they uncover a forgotten collection of local memories—and discover that the real treasure was never something that could be bought or buried. It was the stories, friendships and everyday moments that make a neighbourhood feel like home.
Eddy, an aquarium volunteer in coastal Malaysia, notices strange glittery particles and off-kilter water readings in the tanks he loves. What begins as quiet curiosity quickly grows into a dangerous discovery: illegal chemical dumping is poisoning the local bay and threatening both the aquarium’s animals and the nearby fishing community.
Together with Siti, a sharp-eyed girl from a fishing village, and her cousin Faiz, Eddy risks late-night stakeouts and careful evidence-gathering to stop the pollution at its source. Along the way he learns that protecting the ocean doesn’t require superpowers — only the courage to pay attention, speak up, and keep showing up for the places and creatures that cannot speak for themselves.
When seventeen-year-old food-loving bookshop assistant Mei-Ling discovers that every dumpling prepared for Hanamura’s biggest festival has mysteriously vanished, she follows a trail of purple flour into a hidden world beneath the city. There she discovers the secretive Doughlings, a forgotten race of magical dumpling-makers who stole the festival food because their ancient recipes had been abandoned. But when the underground Great Steamer begins to break down, Mei-Ling must combine her cooking instincts, an ancient ingredient, and the help of her friends to save both the Doughlings and the festival. Along the way, she learns that the things people forget can sometimes hold the greatest stories—and the tastiest surprises.