Young Adult Contemporary

The beautiful and heartwarming new romance from Becky Albertalli, best-selling author of Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda . Amelia Applebaum isn't in love with Walter Holland. He just happens...

This sci-fi inspired taxi trip will have kids roaring with laughter. Victor is everyone's favourite extraterrestrial taxi driver, but he has a big problem. His memory is terrible! He can...

This is a beautifully descriptive story of growing up in Sudan as told from the perspective of an observant young girl. Told through the eyes of Farida, as well as...

Our much loved Violet Mackerel is now in paperback! VIOLET MACKEREL is extremely happy when she finds a BEAUTIFUL LOCKET buried in the dirt. But it is hard to be...

HONOUR BOOK: CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers, 2003 No one, living or dead, was ever more polite than Horrendo. In all his eleven years he'd never said a...

There was once a crow that lived in a tree by a waterhole. Each morning, she stared into the water, and saw another crow staring back. Crow thought Crow-in-the-waterhole was...

It's a new term at St Rita's School for Spirited Girls, and there are new mysteries for Emily, Daphne and George to solve! Who has stolen a painting from Pilkington...

Aspiring singer-songwriter Eva has one last chance to enter Triple J Unearthed High and break into the music industry. But after three failed attempts, she needs some help. Cue the...

The highly anticipated third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations series, that began with Amari and the Night Brothers ! Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong...

Heartfelt contemporary storytelling at its best, with vivid historical flashbacks Set in a modern-day small town among the remnants of a Japanese POW camp, this is the story of Charlie....

Jump into the world of Arendelle with sisters Anna and Elsa with five beautiful hardback readers in a collectible boxed set.Disney Adventures in Reading is a delightful series of stories...

From Ampersand Prize-winning author Erin Gough comes this ferociously funny romp through an elite private school, and a brilliant feminist hoax that could change - or ruin - everything. Harriet...

"This beautifully crafted, lively novel captures the good and the bad of female friendship" Bec Kavanagh Books + Publishing, 5 stars. WINNER OF THE CBCA AWARD FOR BOOK OF THE...

Each book includes Notes for Parents in which a child psychologist offers some helpful insights.

Laurence Augustine Rainbow is born into an ordinary family, and seems set for an ordinary life. But as the world changes around him, so does the happiness of his own...

Discover how a young girl gains healing and hope as she processes the loss of a loved one in this beautifully sensitive story. Piper is feeling sad and empty after...

Imagine if you were able to change history. By altering one tiny thing you could start a chain of catastrophic events. Ethan is one of the Named, fated to stop...

Splash, Bubbles, and their friends from The Jim Henson Company's Splash and Bubbles on PBS Kids celebrate all the wonderful things friends do in this extra-special novelty book with tactile...

A colourful tale from the world of The Jim Henson Company's Splash and Bubbles on PBS Kids, complete with fascinating Fin Facts! In this story about appreciating everyone's unique abilities,...

FINALE is the "thrilling and surprising conclusion" ( ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY ) to the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Caraval trilogy It's been two months since the Fates were freed, since...

Moses Aaron, one of Australia's best-known storytellers, has written a powerful new book with a life-affirming message. Joe Hagarsson is seventeen and feels abandoned by his parents. Falling under the...

What will happen when the sheep go trick-or-treating? Could there be wolves lurking in the woods, hoping to catch the sheep as they head home? This lively, funny story is...

Under the sea, a crab follows his heart and his calling, bringing everyone together in the wake of a disaster. Feed your craving for a hilarious, heart-warming story with Crab...

In this humorous tale, a lost duck and a grumpy alligator find connection and companionship where they least expect it. When a duck mysteriously arrives on an alligator's lawn, they...

Perfect for fans of Margaret Wise Brown and Deborah Underwood's The Quiet Book, The Thank You Book explores the many ways of being thankful that can fill a child's day....

Monster proves he's not that great in the great outdoors in this heartwarming tale of camping and friendship by New York Times bestselling author Deborah Underwood. It takes a little...

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,...

From New York Times bestselling YA author Rebecca Mix comes the first book in a breathtaking middle grade fantasy duology about a young fairy who has always lived in her...

Yellowjackets meets One of Us Is Lying in this masterful survival thriller from New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst. "Formidably scary, Durst's survival/horror story is the stuff of...

Everyone has secrets. It's what you do with them that matters. Everyone has secrets. It's what you do with them that matters. Steven Byrd is highly intelligent. He's just not...

Matt had loved Emmy, with her freckled, luminous, magical body; he had loved the way she hadn't given a damn for anything, the way she had climbed onto the roof...

The start to an exciting new middle grade mystery series from Youtube sensation Hayley LeBlanc! When Hayley is cast as the lead in a Nancy Drew like kids TV show,...

A mermaid and a pirate build a friendship through kindness, empathy, and shared adventure in this heartwarming picture book by New York Times bestselling author Tracey Baptiste, with bright, bold...

Discover how a young girl gains healing and hope as she processes the loss of a loved one in this beautifully sensitive story. Piper is feeling sad and empty after...

Pattern is only thirteen, but is already rising through the ranks at Mrs Minchin's Academy of Domestic Servitude and seems destined for a life below stairs. But fate intervenes when...

As soon as Cookiesaurus Rex comes out of the oven, he declares that he is King of All Cookies. He should be frosted before all of the standard-shaped cookies, in...

Two intrepid girls go from ladies-in-waiting to knights-in-action when they rip up the rule book and go searching for adventure! Wondermere is the luckiest kingdom in the land, all thanks...

Discover a world of magical storytelling with Ross Montgomery. SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE MONTH HIVE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE MONTH TOPPSTA CHILDREN'S...

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the second book in Graci Kim's best-selling Gifted Clans trilogy, now in paperback! Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the second book in Graci Kim's best-selling...

Welcome to the Isle of Smile - home of The Mubbles, where the beautiful island runs on SUN, WIND and FLOWER POWER. Like the Wibbles of Wobble mountain, the Earworms...

First there was Bridget Jones. Then there was Georgia Nicolson. Now get ready to meet Patch Simmons . . . The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King is the hilarious...

Anna's goldfish Jaffa has just died and now her Grandma is acting really strange. What is going on? This sensitively written children's book tackles the poignant subject of a child...

TAYSHAS 2014 Reading list Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Books of 2013 It is the summer after Frenchie Garcia's senior year, and she can't come to grips with the death of...

Everyone in Clade City knows the Great Big One is coming--a tsunami guaranteed to decimate the West Coast and sink their small coastal town. If they manage to live that...

Fifteen-year-old Lola lives in a quiet, rural town with her mother, her over-achieving older brother, Daniel, and her annoying but lovable younger brother, Toby. When Lola s mother receives an...

The fifth book in the multi-award-winning and much-loved Kingdom of Silk series Ages 9+ It's almost Christmas in Cameron's Creek and it's a time for wishes, big and small. But...