Young Adult Contemporary

Akimbo loves his life in Africa and the animals that live there. In this newest Akimbo story, Akimbo finds out all about baboons, and comes closer than he would like...

Starting high school is every bit as exciting, and challenging, as Alice had hoped, and feared, it would be. Classes are more interesting, though Patrick isn't in all the same...

Fourteen-year-old Erin Vincent was living a happy, carefree life on a cul-de-sac in the southern Sydney suburb of Beverly Hills (a far cry from the 90210 version) when tragedy struck....

Schneider Family Book Award, Best Teen Honor Book 2020 Contemporary fiction fans will find it hard to put down The Silence Between Us -a YA novel that doesn't shy away...

Sophie LaCroix is a creative soul with a desire to become a great film director someday, and she definitely has a flair for drama! Her overactive imagination frequently lands her...

A new edition to mark the 60th anniversary of this classic adventure - the tale of Barney and his unlikely friendship with stone-age Stig. Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of...

A brand new adventure involving Mr Majeika - everyone's favourite wizard! When Class Three and Mr Majeika go to the circus, it's definitely not as fun as they imagined. Everyone's...

In this hilarious story from the best-selling first-reader series, Luna learns how to use her voice! No-one likes to be left out This makes Luna scream and shout! Luna's a...

Two heads are always better than one isn t that how the saying goes? Well that s not how Richard feels, when he wakes up to discover he s grown...

The Little Princess wants to have two birthdays! Very well, says the prime minister. Of course, when the princess sees how much fun two birthdays are, she must have three....

Nate, Dan, Chuck, Serena, and Blair are back from college for a holiday break in the city. Has college changed anyone? What kind of hookups and breakups were going on...

The inhabitants of the Popcorn Islands lead a peaceful and comfortable existence - that is, until pirates attack Captain Foster's ship on its way to America and steal half the...

The heroes receive dire news: prior to their original capture, Core Hunter, Voltix, XT4, and Thornaxx stole four components of what is said to be a devastating super-weapon called 'The...

Electra's totally out of her depth. Everyone's giving her the third degree! Freak Boy's dad wants to know whether he's being bullied. Sorrel's interrogating Electra about Lucy's private life. Even...

Lucy is a feisty, precocious tomboy who questions everything-including God. Understandably, especially after an accident killed her mother, blinded her father, and turned her life upside down. It will take...

A modern tale of truth and lies woven with a story from the past. Luke lives in modern-day Australia with his mother and stepfather, Sam. He is burdened by a...

With starry Texas nights, red candy suckers, Dolly Parton songs and a wildly unforgettable heroine - Dumplin' is guaranteed to steal your heart. And send you out to buy that...

'I'll always look after you,' Karem says to the little elephant. But will Karem be able to keep his promise? Young readers will love these mouthwatering, bite-sized stories from their...

A retelling of the Chinese folktale "The Chuang Brocade" The Weaving of a Dream is the story of a widow who provides for her sons by creating intricate brocades. One...

Sequel to the highly-acclaimed Troll Fell, this is just as exciting, dramatic and atmospheric. But watch out! You never know what sneaky creatures are lurking in the shadows of Troll...

Collected into one volume are four of Dr Seuss's best-loved stories: McElligot's Pool, The Zax, The Lorax and Scrambled Eggs Super. They are stories for parents and children to share.

A teen at boarding school grapples with life, love, and rugby in a heartbreakingly funny novel. Ryan Dean West is a fourteen-year-old junior at a boarding school for rich kids....

Luke and Eve are heading off on their first holiday together. But they're staying with Eve's dad in his Spanish hotel and things aren't going to go to plan... Eve's...

See that girl, the one with the bright red hair, overstuffed backpack, and aura of grumpiness? That's Charlotte Mielswetzski. And something extra-ordinary is about to happen to her. Oh, it's...

When his guardian dies in suspicious circumstances, Alex Rider goes from schoolboy to superspy within days as his world is turned upside down. Forcibly recruited into MI6, Alex has to...

The battle for control over the Order of Alhazred mounts as Nicodemus's only heir, Cassandra, is challenged over her right to be grandmaster. But then Timothy discovers that the evil...

After learning how his powerlessness can be used as a weapon in the world of magic and defeating Nicodemus's plan to overthrow the government, Timothy travels to a war-torn dimension...

Peter is a young boy, living on a farm. One day, whilst out doing chores for his father, he comes across a strange white stick floating in the stream. He...

Olly Christie and Josh Welles are travelling the world with Olly's father, Professor Christie, on a search for the precious Talismans of the Moon. But danger lurks in the shadows....

Meet The Minivers. They're rich. They're famous. They're glamorous. Now they're on the run...And they're only two feet tall! Rosamund and Emily Miniver live a fairytale existence. Worshipped by adoring...

Jennings and Gleitzman have reunited to bring younger readers another tantalising 6 part serial adventure. The series introduces new characters, Amy and Sprocket. The location is a weird nudist colony....

Jennings and Gleitzman have reunited to bring young readers another tantalising 6 part serial adventure. The series introduces new characters, Amy and Sprocket. The location is a weird nudist colony....

This is a tale of how eight-year-old Bella's mistake is still haunting her three years later. With realism the story tells of Bella's compulsion to steal her English grandfather's leather...

Meet Gossie in this My First I Can Read book about friendship and sharing, from the world of Olivier Dunrea's Gossie & Friends. Gossie is a small yellow gosling who...

From New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer comes an exuberant YA historical coming-of-age novel about a rising star French pianist, navigating his way into high society as he explores...

In this queer retelling of the classic novel and third book in Tirzah Price's Jane Austen Murder Mystery series, Mansfield Park is the center of a deadly accident (or is...

For as long as Alice can remember, she has dreamed of Max. Every night since they were kids, they've met in their dreams, traveled the world, and fallen deliriously, hopelessly...