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Holden Sheppard
An emotional tale of identity, sexuality and suicide derived from personal experience about three teenage boys who struggle to come to terms with their homosexuality in a small Western Australian…
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Leah Nicole Whitcomb
A charming romance about an autistic teenager who feels misunderstood in her small Southern town until a golden boy finds his way into her orbit. With forced proximity, Black spirituality…
Okemaru, Saba
Wataru Sajou, who is deeply in love with his beautiful classmate Aika Natsukawa, approaches her without getting discouraged while having dreams about their mutual love. However, one day, he woke…
Stephen Mccranie
Caught!
Cassie finds herself in deep trouble with the police, after her journey down the rabbit hole of trying to find Amy puts her on legally shaky ground.
Cassie…
Stephen McCranie
A terrible truth about the Wanderer is revealed!
Zeph finally has a potential lead to Amy's kidnapping: Jemmah-the last person Amy called on homecoming night. Meanwhile, Qiana and Amy venture…
Thomas Flintham
Join Sunny as he and Super Rabbit Boy take on the world, one move at a time!
Martin Nash
In Boys Don't Cry, Girls Can't Throw, Martin Nash delves into how athletes influenced his mental health journey, how they are constantly challenging the media's portrayal of mental health, and…
Compiled by Barbour Staff
Here is the complete Bible in the easy-reading New Life(TM) Version, plus 80 colorful bonus pages explaining and illustrating key people, places, things, events, and ideas.
Gus Worland
This boy is having a REALLY bad day-
But no matter what happens, he will not, should not, CAN NOT cry!
Or can he?
A funny, rip-roaring picture book from…
Doogie Horner
"Stanley and Gene develop a new plan to be superheroes"--
Chihaya Katagiri has always been the first trumpet in her school's brass band- until Hibiki Aikawa transfers from a prestigious school and takes the spot. Despite initial suspicions, the two…
The Oxford Handbook of W. E. B. Du Bois is a work detailing the life and works of the twentieth century scholar and activist, W. E. B. Du Bois. It…
Katherine Garbera
A tea shop owner good girl and a reformed microbrewer bad boy reunite in this wonderfully wicked love story. Sometimes the second sip is sweetest.
In the cozy town of…
Richard Torrey, Jonny Trunk
120 vivid "exquisite corpse" drawings made by the outrageous artist, performer, and designer Leigh Bowery with friends and collaborators during the 1980s and 1990s.
In the wild years of the…
Bridget Jones returns - the laugh-out-loud No.1 bestseller behind the hit new film starring Renee Zellweger and Leo Woodall.
Is it morally wrong to have a blow-dry when one of…
Ketsuyuki Tamon
Black Tiger is a party of five up-and-coming prodigy adventurers known as the Miracle Children. Among these big names, Sol Rock was the only black sheep--mocked as a useless support…
Ii Oshikawa
A fairytale about a young prince and the forest creature who saved his life is twisted by tragedy into a bittersweet palace mystery in this new josei manga from the…
Preston Lauterbach, The Blind Boys of Alabama
An insider history of the Blind Boys of Alabama, the longest running group in American music, and the untold story of their world, written with band members and key musical…
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Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl's canon of family stories and poetry with collectable new covers featuring Quentin Blake's iconic illustrations and archive material provided by the Roald Dahl Museum.
We all have our…
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Barry Nicholls
Set during Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket revolution, this book tells the story of the Australian Test cricketers plucked from the backwaters of the domestic game to take on full-strength…
Airana Ngarewa
From the bestselling author of The Bone Tree comes a lively and playful bilingual collection of stories about growing up in Patea.
Neil Gaiman
A special hardback edition of Neil Gaiman's internationally bestselling novel with stunning new contemporary artwork by Monet Alyssa.
Michael Morpurgo
The extraordinary sequel to War Horse from the master storyteller
Caryl Lewis
A lyrical and emotional story about overcoming adversity and being proud to be seen by the creators of The Boy Who Dreamed Dragons
A magical tale of finding your voice…
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David Almond
One long, hot summer, Joff's life changes for ever. He's always believed the Falling Boy is just a story, told to make the kids do what they're told. But this…
Dave Roman
UNICORN BOY is the first in a colourful, hilarious and heartwarming graphic novel series about a shy kid who unwillingly sprouts a unicorn horn and uses his newfound magical powers…
Patrick Ness
A poignant and moving LGBTQ+ story that explores sexuality and masculinity with a touch of humour, by twice Carnegie Medal-winner and bestselling author Patrick Ness. Ant Stevenson has many questions…
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Catherine Bruton
From the multi-award-winning author of No Ballet Shoes in Syria, comes a story of migration, conservation, healing and hope as a grieving boy forms an unbreakable bond with an injured…
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Regina Linke
A young boy, an ox, and a rabbit thoughtfully navigate love, loss, and connection, learning how to live happily in an often stormy world.
Colson Whitehead
A devastating, driven narrative by a great American novelist whose work is essential to understanding the current reality of the United States.
Bradley Christmas
Heartfelt and poignant, this coming of age story explores father-son relationships, against a backdrop of small town rivalries, buried truths, with themes of sustainability, preserving the past and environmental care.
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Max Decharne
The story of Britain's first youth counterculture
Felice Arena
Life has never been easy for Antonio, but since the war began there are German soldiers on every corner, fearsome gangsters and the fascist police everywhere, and no one ever…
Dominic Gordon
A wild ride through a disaffected youth by a gifted writer. Dominic Gordon explores his memories in tight prose bursting with insight, audacious ideas and dark humour.
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Ryo Hazakura
A dream-come-true scenario quickly becomes a nightmare when a yuri fanboy discovers that he's been reincarnated into one of his favorite yuri games--as Hiiro, an annoying male character whose only…
Clementine Ford
The incendiary new book about toxic masculinity and misogyny from Clementine Ford, author of the best-selling feminist manifesto, Fight Like A Girl.
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Margaret Wappler
An artful and contemplative tribute to the late actor famed for his role as Dylan McKay in Beverly Hills, 90210.
Nicholas John Turner
Two former students of an elite sporting high school - a diligent officer and a wayward journalist - reunite over a strange traffic incident; a giant found asleep at the…
Troy Hunter
Gus Green has always felt out of place. He’s overweight, gay, his injured mum's primary carer, and he only has two friends. Gus's life is flipped on its head when…
Tim Winton
‘Being a copper’s son, I’ve always got one eye out for trouble. I can’t help it. But I don’t go looking for it anymore.’
In Tim Winton’s fiction, chaos shapes…
Jenny Ireland
The second book from commercial YA writer, Jenny Ireland. This is a friends to enemies to lovers romance that is perfect for YA readers of Emily Henry.
Jackie French
It is 1915. War is being fought on an horrific scale in the trenches in France, but it might as well be a world away from sixteen-year-old Midge MacPherson, who…
On his first day at a new school, Stanley wishes he could disappear. Then, after a big spill at the science fair, Poof! Stanley is invisible! It's awesome! He can…
Gary Lonesborough
A funny and heart-warming queer Indigenous YA novel, set in a rural Australian community, about seventeen-year-old Jackson finding the courage to explore who he is, even if it scares him.
Anne Booth
A touching picture book about the power of art and the imagination, brought to life by David Litchfield's art
Mac Park
Kai Masters is a border guard charged with keeping Earth safe from the beasts of Beastium. Kai and his dogbot battle buddy, B.C., must battle hard if they are to…