Young adult
Borderland by Graham Akhurst
The debut thriller by First Nations author Graham Akhurst is an engaging coming-of-age tale about a young Indigenous Australian man discovering who he is and what he stands for. When studying at performing arts school, Jono and his best friend…
Thieves’ Gambit by Kayvion Lewis
Ross Quest isn’t a regular teenager. Already a master thief by the age of 17, she spends her days planning escape routes for fun and pulling elaborate heists with her elegant, but also manipulative, mother.
It’s an exhilarating lifestyle, but…
When Ghosts Call Us Home by Katya de Becerra
The third novel by Melbourne-based author Katya de Becerra is a spine-tingling haunted house story. Sophia Galich and her family once lived in a mansion called Cashore House, which was rumoured to be haunted. When she was 12 years old…
Everything Under the Moon: Fairytales in a Queerer Light by Michael Earp (ed.) & Kit Fox (illus.)
Everything Under the Moon is the latest queer anthology edited by Michael Earp, who gave us Kindred: 12 Queer #loveOzYA Stories. For this new anthology, Earp has brought together another incredible line-up of some of Australia’s YA royalty including Lili…
Unholy Terrors by Lyndall Clipstone
Everline Blackthorn is a sworn member of the wardens, a sect of holy warriors who protect the wall of bones surrounding the kingdom from the demons known as ‘the vespertine’, which terrorise the land. Unlike her companions, however, Everline cannot…
Let's Never Speak of This Again by Megan Williams
Megan Williams’ debut novel, which won the 2022 Text Prize, is an authentic, gorgeously written story about friendship, teen angst, grief, and discovering one’s identity and independence.
Abby’s life is good. No, she may not be popular, and her best…
Goddess Crown by Shade Lapite
Goddess Crown is a fantasy debut featuring lush imagery, immersive language, worldbuilding, and a captivating, fast-paced plot. A distant goddess rules the Kingdom of Galla, her teachings long since warped and appropriated by a kingdom of four regions. The southern…
Eleanor Jones Is Not a Murderer by Amy Doak
A fast-paced murder mystery, Eleanor Jones Is Not a Murderer takes the YA murder-mystery genre and humanises it, placing friendship and self-discovery at its core.
Eleanor Jones has spent her whole life moving from town to town. As a result…
The Life and Times of Gracie Faltrain by Cath Crowley
Gracie is a soccer superstar, and she knows it. She never misses a goal and she’s on her way to get everything she’s ever wanted. The team is going to the national championships, her dream guy has started noticing her…
The Spider and Her Demons by sydney khoo
When 15-year-old Zhi Leong Yao accidentally kills and eats a man in front of the most popular girl in school, her already precarious life as a half-human, half-spider-demon starts to splinter. What follows is a rollicking but down-to-earth urban fantasy…
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