Young Adult Contemporary

It's been raining non-stop at Waverly Academy but the world is all sunshine for Jenny Humphrey. Two weeks have passed since she was almost expelled, and she's the school's new...

Stuff. It's everywhere. In your bedroom, in the kitchen, in the lounge room, everywhere is full of stuff. I'm talking about the ordinary stuff like chairs and carpet and dishwashing...

With fascination, Davie and his friend Geordie watch the arrival of a new boy, Stephen Rose, in their town. He seems to have come from nowhere, and when he arrives...

When Louise Lambert tries on a lavender Grecian gown at the Traveling Vintage Fashion Sale, she feels a familiar tug and falls back in time, arriving at the dusty base...

A novel about how comedy unites and divides us, from the award-winning author of The Shiny Guys and The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher. Have you heard the one about...

DIVERGENT, INSURGENT and ALLEGIANT were major blockbuster movies in 2014, 2015 and 2016. With never-before-seen photos; personal interviews with the directors, actors, and writers; and exclusive extras, this lush, oversize...

The joyful, hilarious, big-hearted debut is now available in a smaller format, featuring an exclusive sneak preview of Nina's new book, Unnecessary Drama When her parents announce their impending separation,...

The famous Grace College, located in a remote valley in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, is an elite school for the highly gifted. But to Julia and her brother, it's a...

This is for the girl with the dodgy sense of humour; for the girl who likes sad songs and blue marbles, the one whose dog got run over by a...

By the world-famous novelist, this fascinating blend of personal memoir, historical anecdote and wry observation offers the indispensable guide and key to contemporary India in the fiftieth year of its...

The evil necromancer DomDaniel has been disposed of, but something Darke is stirring. A Shadow pursues ExtraOrdinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand around, following her every move, growing stronger every day. Septimus...

2499, a strange new city has risen, hot and dusty, dotted with half-built pyramids and ruled over by a dark army. Beneath it all, forgotten statues of ancient gods lie...

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the courage to tell him a terrible secret about life with her mom and...

Rajani LaRocca, recipient of a Newbery Honor and Walter Award for Red, White, and Whole , is back with an evocative novel in verse about identical twin sisters who do...

How far would you go to find yourself? The lyrical, life-affirming novel from the nation's favourite storyteller 'Michael Morpurgo's best book in years' Observer When six-year-old Arthur is shipped to...

A story about friendship, hope and the healing power of nature and art. A new baby sister. A new school. A new town. Jane is sure that she will be...

Which street racer really controls the strip? An award-winning YA novel full of fast cars, burn-offs and an unwritten code of loyalty. Which street racer really controls the strip? An...

A traditional Walrpiri Dreaming narrative, belonging to Molly Tasman Napurrurla from the Tanami Desert. It tells the story of a small boy who decides to ignore his parents' advice and...

From the New York Times bestselling author Simone Elkeles comes an epic love story like no other . . . First in the gripping PERFECT CHEMISTRY series, this is the...

When wild animals stray into the park and get into difficulties, Hassan and his mum are there to help in two heartwarming tales from animal-story maestro Helen Peters. Dapple the...

The flat upstairs from Sav is empty, so who or what is making the strange yowling noises she can hear at night? Could it be a ghost cat?! Sav and...

Meg and her new friend Sam Houseman meet up to take their horses out on a hack, but after a lovely day in thecountryside, Meg gets lost while making her...

Amy May knows about webs of worries - so many people she meets are caught in them, from her own artist dad to newly arrived refugee Rima and her family....

Sometimes bad luck is more than coincidence ... Sometimes bad luck is more than coincidence ... Pen O'Connell is, without a doubt, the unluckiest girl at Callindra Secondary College. Her...

Blow up your inflatable, apply the factor 50 and polish those sunnies... Mira and Dave the naughtiest unicorn are going to the BEACH! Mira can't wait to build a GIANT...

In this queer reimagining of an Arthurian legend, Knights of the Round Table Lancelot and Tristan set out on a quest to find the missing magician Merlin but instead discover...

With his grandmother's new invention, the Anti-Boredom Machine, twelve-year-old Kieran finds that he can speed up time or travel back into the past, but this ability soon creates more problems...

With more than 34 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! In this fourth book of the My Weirdtastic School arc, Ella Mentry School starts...

There is a bad seed. A baaaaaaaad seed. How bad Do you really want to know He lies about pointless stuff. He cuts in line. Every time. And he does...

A romantic and exhilarating historical adventure about a girl who must unlock the secrets within Paradise Lost to save her father--perfect for fans of Revolution and Code Name Verity --from...

A heart-lifting story of hope and courage in a time of war, set in the South of France 'The storytelling is, as always, irresistible and the characters clasp your heart'...

Join the naughtiest unicorn for magic and mayhem in this hilarious series for 6+ fans of Pamela Butchart, Rabbit and Bear, The Worst Witch and UNICORNS! Mira, her UBFF (Unicorn...

Theo Leo is a normal boy uaexcept he eats worms, and collects twigs and feathers, and hops around on his one bare foot. He's quite happy being different, if only...

HONOUR BOOK: CBCA Book of the Year, Older Readers, 2003 In the world of Tremaris, magic is fading away. From the ice Wall of Antaris to the hostile streets of...

My name is Georgia. I live in a town called Anywhere that has too many shopping malls and not enough skate parks. I like to think of myself as a...

Billy never misses an opportunity to throw a tantrum-until one day, his constant crying creates a river of tears that floods the house! Billy never misses an opportunity to throw...

In this whimsical follow-up to How to Mash Monsters, My Mega Monsterpedia helps kids to identify and banish even the craftiest of creatures-and have fun while doing it! Learn all...

Jed must confront the revelation of his true identity: he is the alchemist Fulcanelli who discovered the elixir of life and used it to become young again. He must take...

When Jenny finds an arrowhead flint in the garden, it makes her think about the Indians who must have lived there before her. And in a dream that night she...

Let's read comics! I Can Read Comics is an early reader line that familiarizes children with the world of graphic novel storytelling and encourages visual literacy in emerging readers. Blink...

A scary story spooks Pete the Cat in this Level 1 I Can Read from New York Times bestselling creators Kimberly and James Dean. When Bob tells Pete the Cat...

A thrilling collection of myths, legends and ghost stories from War Horse author and Britain's best-loved storyteller Michael Morpurgo. Since the beginning of time, strange and mysterious things have happened...

Billy has just been picked to play for Chelsea when WWII breaks out . . . Master storyteller Michael Morpurgo weaves a powerful tale of triumph and tragedy on the...