Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
Day Break by Amy McQuire & Matt Chun
Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim
Cat Kid Comic Club by Dav Pilkey
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed The World by Elena Favilli
Dark Secret (Wings of Fire Graphix #4) by Tui T Sutherland and Mike Holmes
The Boy From the Mish by Gary Lonesborough
Penguin Bloom by Chris Kunz
Concrete Rose Angie Thomas
Metal Fish, Falling Snow by Cath Moore
This week our top ten includes a number of wonderful local Own-Voices stories! At number three, and published just this week, Rebecca Lim’s Own-Voices, upper-middle grade novel, Tiger Daughter, is a story about a growing up Asian in Australia and the power of perseverance, determination, and challenging cultural conceptions. We are also delighted to be hosting an online event for Tiger Daughter later this week!
Another new release – and already heeding great acclaim – Gary Lonesborough’s, The Boy from the Mish, is an Own-Voices young adult story that explores identity, masculinity, racism, belonging, queerness, art and more. We also see the return of a wonderful 2020 favourite in this week’s top ten with Metal Fish, Falling Snow; winning the prestigious Premier’s Literary Award’s Prize for Young Adult Literature last week, Cath Moore’s warm, Own-Voices coming-of-age road trip about understanding race, identity, grief, and family is a compelling young adult story for all ages.
A fantastic week to read children’s and YA literature.
