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In the era of social media, communication feels both more anxiety-producing, and more inescapable, than ever before. This clever, comforting picture book debut explores the challenges and joys of self-expression...

What if you could write your dreams into reality with the stroke of a pen? Sixth grade is off to a difficult start for Josephine Rose Silver. Her best friend,...

In an abandoned city lot, Cat lives alone in a cardboard box. He leaves only to find food. One day, Cat discovers an unbroken egg too beautiful to eat. Soon,...

Cooper is one of the footy boys. When his former-rugby-champion grandfather dies, Cooper has trouble dealing with it. To make matters worse, the funeral falls on the first day of...

In her award-winning debut novel for young adults, Rebecca Higgie takes us into the secret lives of history's mischief-makers - the philosophers and tyrants, the shapeshifters and dragons. Narrator Jessie...

A chilling new novel about a girl who must delve into her past if she wants to live long enough to have a future, when a series of murders that...

Basically all I did in junior high was text, straighten my hair, add to my Benedict Cumberbatch shrine, and worry about how to be more popular. Thinking about it makes...

When a Russian billionaire robs the Norwegian Gold Reserve and melts the last remaining gold bar into the Premier Soccer League trophy, it's up to Doctor Proctor, Nilly and Lisa...

Visual hijinks abound as a nervous witch gets swept away with trying to tidy up before company comes-only to discover that being with friends is what really matters. Tick, tock!...

Don Schmidt knows his name has changed from Stanley, and he believes he had a sister and she died of scarlet fever when she was fifteen but these and other...

Teachers are all around us -- it's time to give them a gold star! The new bestseller from the creators of IF I WAS PRIME MINISTER. School teachers teach us...

Consumption of alcohol: Illegal. Football and other "violent" sports: Illegal. Ownership of guns, chain saws, and/or large dogs: Illegal. Body piercings, tattoos: Illegal. Its late in the twenty-first century, and...

From National Book Award Finalist Eliot Schrefer comes the compelling tale of a girl who must save a group of bonobos -- and herself -- from a violent coup. Congo...

Where does a firstborn girl fit in a world dominated by men When Tiadone was born, her parents had two choices: leave their daughter outside the community to die in...

In this enthralling and emotional palindrome picture book by Daniel Nayeri and Matt Rockefeller, a young boy grieving the loss of his mother embarks on a lushly fantastical adventure that...

It's time to go out, so let's get dressed: tug snug, wriggle jiggle into socks, t-shirt, shoes and finally, all wrapped up in a big coat. Page by page, child...

Eighteen-year-old Cayenne barely remembers her mother, who died of breast cancer when Cayenne was four. The women in her family have a history of dying young. Cayenne figures she'll meet...

The competition is on! Ever since La Ion transferred to a new school, the school's robot soccer club has been begging him to join. As the school's battle robot team...

This smart and whimsical portrait of the inhabitants of a town reveals the joys of discovering what makes each person unique and extraordinary. Nico lives in a small coastal town,...

Fred is a dreamer who likes to give the teacher answers the teacher does not expect. Fred even points out where he thinks the teacher gets it wrong. To make...

In 2018, seventeen-year-old Sunny and Toby are on the run after zombies have destroyed most of the adults in their world. Cut to 2034 when Sunny is being held in...

At seventeen, Jacklin Bates is all grown up. She's dropped out of school. She's living with her runaway sister, Trudy, and she's in secret, obsessive love with Luke, who doesn't...

For the past five years Hayley Kincain and her father, Andy, have been on the road, never staying long in one place as he struggles to escape the demons that...

A black comedy that begins at a funeral. Max has a plan. A plan to help out his favourite uncle one last time. Even if Dad grounds him. Even if...

A moving and triumphant illustrated verse novel about the importance of friendship. "Toppling" is a fantastic new verse novel from Sally Murphy and a fitting partner title with her first...

'UTTERLY,' the waves were whispering, 'UTTERLY...' It was always at sundown they were seen. In that twilight hour, when the walls between the worlds grew thin, strange things might slip...

A glorious sequel to Good Dog McTavish, this endearing story is packed with Meg Rosoff's quirky humour and astute eye for both the details of canine-human dynamics and the oddities...

Two things that are true and one that is a lie: I think my mother is dead and alive. I think if I work hard I will be very good...

Ollie has a mystery to solve, and Bea suspects FOWL play! Ollie is OWL grown up and doesn't play with stuffed toys - but then where did Bea's toy go?...

The shark was pale, shiny grey and quite magnificent. Hypnotised by the creature's eyes, like large black discs, he was hardly aware of other people gathering tightly around him.It's the...

Part thriller, part queer romance, Into the Mouth of the Wolf is a stunning, CBCA Notable YA novel from the award-winning author of Amelia Westlake . SHORTLISTED for Children's Book...

Louis's best mates, Singo and Hassan, are into basketball and skateboarding, and his dad is into arm-wrestling. Dad wants to build Louis up with wrestling moves like the Walls of...

'ADVENTUROUS AND OUTLANDISH, WHIMSY AND WOE WILL HOOK KIDS IN FROM THE FIRST PAGE.' -- Books+Publishing , four stars After being abandoned by their thespian parents, Whimsy and Woe Mordaunt...

Super Heroes are people, too, just like us. In this brand-new series, Hello!Lucky shows us how the Avengers would act in relatable, hilarious situations that even the strongest hero would...

In the depths of a reservoir lives a monstrous creature. Its existence is unknown to anyone except the teenage boy who feeds it. Six years ago it was a vicious...

A gently lyrical story about discovering Country and the importance of family, friendship and the magic of the bush, from an emerging Indigenous talent and winner of a black&write! Fellowship....

A powerful story about a young girl, Mina, and how she copes when her family take in a refugee boy and give away what was meant to be her first...

A thrilling, resonant and inspiring novel about justice, privilege and the power of the young to strive for change. Set in a world where Adam and Leila and their friend...

The Stunningly original new YA novel from renowned spoken-word poet Steven Camden, AKA PolarBear Marcie is real. With real problems. For years she has been hitching a ride on the...

Christmas Eve is transformed from the ordinary into the magical in this much-loved classis Christmas story with an Australian twist. From the illustrator of The Australian 12 Days of Christmas...

A New York Times bestseller! Melody faces her fears to follow her passion in this stunning sequel to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling middle grade novel Out of My...

Debuting on the New York stage, Zara is unprepared - for Eli, the girl who makes the world glow; for Leopold, the director who wants perfection; or for death in...

A heartfelt, visually stunning picture book from Caldecott Honor and Robert F. Sibert Medal winner Juana Martinez-Neal illuminates a young girl's day of play and adventure in the lush rain...

An exuberant and relatable picture book about sibling rivalry, ballet, and finding your free-form self. Confidence goes a long way, and so does practice-but the support of a loving family...

Sometimes when the sun shines, it scorches. Third time's the charm as Mara, Eliza, and Jacqui head back to the Hamptons. This summer the au pairs are doing it right:...