Teen Advisory Board
Our Teen Advisory Board's favourite books of 2022
Summer is upon us, the perfect time to devour your way through a stack of addictive YA reads. What better way to get recommendations than to ask the members of the Readings Teen Advisory Board for their favourite reads of 2022?
Fern’s favourite: The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni
The Blood Traitor is the perfect ending to The Prison Healer trilogy, and Noni maintains a high level of action that builds up to an unpredictable yet gratifying conclusion for this…
Our Teen Advisory Board interview Humanity's Moment author Joëlle Gergis
The Readings Teen Advisory Board was thrilled to have the opportunity to engage with Humanity’s Moment author Dr Joëlle gergis. Gergis is an award-winning climate scientist and was recently the United Nations IPCC Sixth Assessment Report lead author. Many of the teens spoke about how deeply her book resonated with them. Below are our their questions and Gergis' fascinating and generous responses.
Emma: While reading, I could definitely feel the passion you had for the topic of climate change. What…
The Teen Advisory Board recommend their favourite reads from The Readings Young Adult Prize shortlist
The Readings Young Adult Prize winner will be revealed in just under two weeks! In preparation, we asked our well-read Teen Advisory Board which of the Prize shortlist books they'd recommend and why.
WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT EACH SHORTLISTED TITLE? EXPLORE THE SHORTLIST HERE.
Ravi and Melissa recommend Sugar Town Queens by Malla Nunn
Ravi: Sugar Town Queens is an important book that people need to read. It explores race, class, friendship and family in order to illustrate what…
Teen Advisory Board: what to read after Heartstopper
by AnanyaWe’ve all read Heartstopper, but what should you read next? Whether we related to the themes, the characters, or just loved the vibes; here are some books that we think you’ll enjoy after you’ve read the popular webcomic turned television series.
Read below for some personal recommendations or browse our full list of suggested reads here.
Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales
Perfect on Paper is the perfect rom-com any YA reader could ask for. It’s also the…
Books so good we wish we could read them again, for the first time
by Bonnie-Mai SmithAs book lovers, we all know the feeling of finishing a new favourite and realising it is now over and feeling devastated. While revisiting a beloved novel is a treat in itself, discovering a new favourite for the first time is unmatched. The Teen Advisory Board has compiled the books we’d give anything to relive it again as if it’s the first time!
The Museum of Broken Things by Lauren Draper
With lots of laughter and tears, this debut perfectly…
A message from the outgoing Teen Advisory Board
Well, that’s a wrap.
It feels anticlimactic for the Teen Advisory Board of 2021/22 to sign off this way, given the incredible highs we’ve had these past few months. From meeting acclaimed authors to attending book launches, there’s been such an amazing array of activities on offer, it scarcely seems possible to identify the highlights.
Our first meeting was a blur, meeting each other for the first time and learning all about everyone’s likes and dislikes, the things that make…
October recommendations from our Teen Advisory Board
Our Teen Advisory Board have been busy reading and letting us know what they’re loving; below, you can read June recommendations from five of our fantastic 2021 board members. You can also browse the favourite books by favourite authors collection – compiled by the entire board – here.
Teen Advisory Board Member Tahlia Malojer is reading Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, The Other Side of Perfect by Mariko Turk, and Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu.
Imagine a world where looks are…
Our Teen Advisory Board's favourite reads of 2021 so far
We asked our Teen Advisory Board members to let us know which book stands out as exceptional amongst everything they’ve read so far this year. Below are the books they’ve loved the most and you can browse our more extensive collection of their favourite reads here.
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
This novel is the book to read! A Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai in the criminal underworld?? Sign me up!
— Aurelia Orr
Yolk…
Reflecting on coming-of-age stories during the pandemic
by David DodsonTeen Advisory Board member David Dodson has been reflecting on coming-of-age stories and how they relate to the world young adults are facing right now.
More than 18 months since the start of the fiery, plague-ridden, nightmare-scape otherwise known as the global pandemic, I think we can all agree that the last few years have been pretty transformative. It’s been a challenging time for many people, although especially for younger Australians, whose rites of passage have been rudely interrupted by…
June recommendations from our Teen Advisory Board
Our Teen Advisory Board have been busy reading and letting us know what they’re loving; below, you can read June recommendations from five of our fantastic 2021 board members. You can also browse the favourite books by favourite authors collection – compiled by the entire board – here.
Claire Heazlewood is reading House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland.
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland: this book was full of writing as smooth and beautiful as the cover art. The…
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