Young Adult Contemporary

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

Set in a Northern town, where right-wingers are determined to stir up hatred and racial prejudice, CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE is about six teenagers whose lives are woven together by...

Sam Palmer hates living in the country - he doesn't have any friends and life is dull. Until a bizarre bicycle crash leaves his body in a coma. Now he...

Things unravel so fast. One day Sam is a kid with a straightforward life, next moment he's sucked into a time warp and flung back a hundred years. Meeting Flea,...

Young Jane - or Jenny, as she was known - is a girl with a head full of questions that no one seems able to answer. But the sudden arrival...

Mum and Cara are haunted by the past in more ways than one. Mum and Cara are back in the 21st century and with them is Steven Plumtree, the blacksmith's...

HONOUR BOOK: CBCA Book of the Year, Older Readers, 2005 Louisa never stops working. Adam has only just started. Jared and Dylan are out of control. Chloe dreams of being...

It's the first day of the December school holidays and Martine has lots of fun planned for the next few weeks, not least spending time with Jemmy, her beloved white...

Subtitled 'The Pillow Book of Cordella Kenn' this is the story of Cordella from the time she is 15 until she is 20. She is pregnant and plans to give...

"I think of chocolate and hamburgers. I think of a thousand dollars. A thousand dollars! All my debts paid off! Money in the bank! Pigging out!" When Danny Thompson gets...

ABA Indies Introduce Book ALA Notable Book "This is a splendid novel that I read in one sitting. . . . You will cheer when this kid embraces 'Do your...

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...

Archie Fusillo gives his characters life against the backdrop of his Italian heritage and the experiences of coming from a strong cultural heritage in a different landscape. David Martinesi is...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Shortlisted for the 2024 R.E.A.L. Awards Shortlisted for the 2024 Yabba Awards, Fiction for Younger Readers Australian Matildas and World Cup superstar Sam Kerr teams up with Aki Fukuoka to...

Aaron's father has been sent to a small country town to downsize Rex Walker's Quality Fashion Garments, the lifeblood of Koorac. But Aaron is nervous about the reception he's going...

Clara is in Washington. Washington D.C. is meant to be all glamour, politics and great conversations but what do you do when you don't have the words to join in?...

Two sisters in Paris in love with the same boy? Twelve-year-old Pet and her gorgeous, golden thirteen-year-old sister Ava don't agree on much, but they do agree on this. Neither...

Two terrifying tales from the award-winning Pete Johnson The Ghost Dog aniel s story about a bloodthirsty dog goes down well at a spooky party. But then somehow his imagination...

Prepare to be utterly amazed by the latest instalment of Charlie Small s incredible yet 100% true adventures. On his way to Jakeman's factory, Charlie is grabbed by Tristram Twitch,...

"I wish my mum and dad had been less famous, 'cause then maybe their divorce wouldn't have made the world's headlines. I wish I was still at my friend Rupert's...