Young Adult Contemporary

A New York Times bestseller! "An inspiring tale of compassion and perseverance." - Booklist (starred review) Rescue thought he'd grow up to be a Seeing Eye dog, but when he...

Forced to flee his home to uncover the secrets hidden in a coded book, sheltered orphan Gabe discovers a world of danger, intrigue, adventure and unexpected friendship. What's the secret...

How do you throw the world's best tantrum? Here are ten ways to help little ones navigate big feelings using fun, calming exercises. Your hands turn into iron fists. Your...

Follow-up to the New York Times Bestselling Raymie Nightingale , from an internationally revered author, twice winner of the Newbery Medal. When Louisiana Elefante's granny wakes her up in the...

When teenager Nick Gautier was saved from almost-certain death by a mysterious warrior, he had a feeling his life was set to change. Fighting the undead has taken the place...

Thirteen-year-old Ava loves to surf and to sing. Singing and reading Rumi poems settle her mild OCD, and catching waves with her best friend, Phoenix, lets her fit in-her olive...

A picture book about the places we go to create, inspired by Virginia Woolf and her noted essaySometimes Virginia Woolf wrote her stories in a garden shed. Sometimes she wrote...

Howdy, y'all! Let's go explore! The Lone Star State has fun in store! Big friendly smiles, big Texas cheer . . . Our great big road trip starts right here!...

Today's a bright and sunny day! Come on, let's go explore LA! From the Hollywood Bowl to Santa Monica Pier, there's something for everyone in the bright and bustling city...

A sweet playful story of animal friendship and adventure that will ultimately help young readers overcome their fear of the unknown and being afraid of the dark. One evening, Barnaby...

Once upon a time there were two neighbors, Hare and Tortoise. Although they lived side by side, they did things very differently. Hare did everything quickly and energetically. But she...

Now that Clara is almost in third grade, she's finally old enough to spend her first summer away from home visiting her grandma, Unci, and her cousin at their home...

A thrilling Christmas board book adventure with pages to peek through and gatefolds to open! From Christopher Franceschelli, creator of the Abrams Block Book series, comes the Abrams Trail Tale...

In the world of fairies are an older race of people who walk the line between life and death, reality and magic. As orphaned Ash grows up, a servant in...

Carnegie Medal-winning author Tanya Landman returns with a brilliantly realised and truly accessible retelling of the book described as Dickens' "most perfect" novel. My story is a long one with...

In this not-so-scary ghost story from Jacqueline Davies, bestselling author of the Lemonade War series, quirky, tool-wielding Alice Cannoli-Potchnik begins to repair the dilapidated mansion next door-only to discover the...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR: YOUNGER READERS 2023 SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 MARGARET AND COLIN RODERICK LITERARY AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE YABBA AWARDS 2024 WINNER CBCA SHADOW...

Middle-grade superstar author Alex Gino returns to the world they began with Melissa and Rick with Green, the story of a non-binary middle-schooler named Green who comes into their own...

After Riz and her friends successfully led the Counterfeit Bust, Riz has discovered her passion for forensic science. Riz Chester loves mysteries, and with an interest in forensics she keeps...

When Eddy the goldfish takes a leap of faith to be closer to his new friends, his perspective of the world widens in unexpected ways. A funny story about building...

The next LGBTQ+ young adult rom-com from New York Times bestselling author Jason June (author of Jay's Gay Agenda and Out of the Blue). Femme, gay teen podcaster Riley Weaver...

From bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Clements, a quirky, imaginative tale about creative thought and the power of language that will have readers inventing their own words - n ow...

"This book is epic." - Cosmopolitan "A hopeful and moving love story." - Publishers Weekly Fangirl meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this "sensitive and complex" ( BCCB...

A New York Times Bestseller From the New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies , this "entertaining" ( Publishers Weekly ) rom-com in the vein of She's...

The first book in the internationally bestselling Keepers of the Lost Cities series reimagined in stunning graphic novel format! Perfect for readers aged 9+ and fans of Harry Potter, Rick...

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the international bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles with the fifth instalment in the adventures of the Grace children. Bruised and battered, having narrowly escaped the clutches of...

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the international bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles with the fourth instalment in the adventures of the Grace children. First a pack of vile, smelly goblins snatch Simon...

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the international bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles with the third instalment in the adventures of the Grace children. Things at the Spiderwick estate are out of control....

Being BAD has never felt so GOOD! The second book in the villainously funny, highly illustrated young middle-grade series from author-illustrator Ryan Hammond. For fans of Amelia Fang , Dog...

Spinning off HarperCollins's beloved I Can Read series, I Can Read Comics is an early reader line that familiarizes children with the world of graphic novel storytelling and encourages visual...

An exuberant and affirming picture book about self-expression, allyship, and celebrating differences. Daniel is obsessed with his favorite pop star Fabulina and can't wait to show off his signature shimmy-kick...

The seventh and final book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Field Party series-a Southern soap opera filled with football, cute boys, and pick-up trucks-from USA TODAY bestselling author...

Hi! My name is Lily. Nothing exciting ever happens to me. Right now, I have a potato in my schoolbag because it was the most interesting thing I could find...

Imagine an Australian children's classic. Imagine yourself deep in the jungle, under the sea, in a land of ice and snow, on a farm, in the moonlit bush, on an...

Boy is the story of Roald Dahl's very own boyhood, including tales of sweet-shops and chocolate, mean old ladies and a Great Mouse Plot - the inspiration for some of...

Kip, Annie, Grace, David, Ted. Five different people, one terrible night. There's a storm at Point Nepean, and the ocean has swept into the bay. Kip is in the wrong...

This gutsy novel, set in a small coastal town in South Australia is a rites-of-passage story about two boys confronting the depth of racism that exists all around them. 'Deadly,...

When sixteen-year-old Yin Mitchell is abducted, the news reverberates through the whole Year Ten class at Balmoral Ladies College. As the hours tick by, the girls know the chance of...

A timely story of queer love and survival set against the backdrop of a climate change apocalypse, this book is Station Eleven and The Last of Us meets All that's...

The biggest YA debut of the year - Never Let Me Go meets The Handmaid's Tale for the 21st Century On her seventeenth birthday, Cassia meets her Match. Society dictates...

Magic, mystery and darkness - a gripping fantasy adventure for lovers of Philip Pullman's Northern Lights. In this page-turning debut, one girl must figure out why she is the key...

An addictive fantasy-romance set in modern-day Seoul. An addictive fantasy-romance set in modern-day Seoul. Eighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung has a secret--she's a gumiho, a nine-tailed fox who must devour the energy...

Move over, Matilda, and step aside, Madeline, there's a new charming miniature heroine about to make her mark. Can one tiny girl change a very big school? Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones is...

A funny and moving story about letting go (and not drowning). 'What I need,' said Pearl, as she started to slide off the roof, 'is a grandmother.' But where do...

From the muddy swamp that brought you Toad Rage, Toad Heaven and Toad Away comes Limpy, Charm and Goliath's fourth hilarious adventure. 'Hilarious, but with a lot of heart' Better...

Another hilarious wart-tingling story from Morris Gleitzman! 'Hilarious, but with a lot of heart' Better Reading Winner - Animal Welfare Award 2004 Winner - KANGA Children's Choice Awards 2004 Shortlisted...

In the sequel to Morris Gleitzman's Toad Rage, the story of Limpy and his family continues as they set out on a journey to find a new home where cane...