Young Adult Contemporary

Mementos from her mother's students help a young girl to grieve in a middle-grade novel by award-winning author Amy Hest. Eight-year-old Annie lives in a sunny apartment in Manhattan with...

Sweeping across centuries, PASSION is the third novel in the unforgettably epic and worldwide bestselling FALLEN series. A New York Times bestseller A USA Today bestseller More than 3 million...

Octavia Clairbrook-Cleeve wants just one thing: to be normal. But what chance of that at Darlinham House School - where t'ai chi, feng shui and media studies are the biggest...

When Marvin Johnson's twin, Tyler, goes to a party, Marvin decides to tag along to keep an eye on his brother. But what starts as harmless fun turns into a...

Beautifully illustrated by Desmond Digby, here is a new edition of Australia's most famous song. Beautifully illustrated children's paperback by much loved Australian Poet A.B Paterson . through a light...

RONNIE, FLEUR and CLAUDETTE Are the sharpest, funniest, most switched-on minxes at Blackwell School AIMS: To have fun, snog boys and go to Astlebury Music Festival ACHIEVEMENTS: Not killing their...

"Oso's metaphors illustrate how Black hair tells the story of those who wear it; hair announces its wearer's beauty to the world, be it cornrowed, locked, twisted, or curled...A stellar...

What's better than a truck A truck on top of another truck! Trucks on Trucks hits the highways and the byways while exploring basic concepts such as size, shape, color,...

You have three minutes to save your life. Nessa and her friends attend Boyle College to train for the most dangerous time of their lives - THE CALL. Without warning,...

The book titled Shadowgate by the author Emily Rodda. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

How do you make one of the toughest decisions in life when you're as lonely as a distant planet? Callisto May knows a lot about planets. She could name all...

'Panic. Boa saw what she had been dreading.three massive men, looking dangerously like escaped pirates.' Pirates lolling on the sofa.picking their teeth, licking food off their plates.Pirates taking over the...

Grandpa talks about his war adventures all the time. And Harry loves listening. His father was a soldier too, in a different war. But Harry never knew his dad, and...

Ever since The Darkening, survival has been a struggle. The people of the Field toil on parched earth, trying to forge a life amid dwindling resources. As one of the...

If you could live your life again and again, what would you do differently? After a near-fatal family catastrophe and an unexpected romantic upheaval, Adelaide Buchwald finds herself catapulted into...

When Athelbert Fan is thrown in jail for thievery, his daughter, Penny, is convinced he has been framed. Someone else must have stolen the gold cup from the crabby magistrate's...

Mini's big sister is getting married. Their mom passed away seven years ago and between Dad's new start-up and Vinnie's medical residency, there's no one but Mini to plan the...

Meet Stevie Louise. She is an entrepreneur (that's like a business person), an entertainer (obviously), and an extrovert on the inside (wait, is this a thing?). Stevie has a BRILLIANT...

I'm not running late like I usually am. Maybe that's why I look in the river, maybe that's why I stop when I see it. A dark-coloured raincoat, the arms...

Vanessa Partridge, cello-playing good girl, spends every summer holiday at Shearwater. This year, her brother is bringing his best mate, Darith - the object of many, many fantasies Van will...

There are two things you need to know about me. The first is that I remember life by what I was wearing. The second is that I think too much....

When Amelia's parents decide to reopen the Gateway Hotel, she quickly discovers that there's more to this creepy old building than meets the eye. The guests aren't just visiting from...

When Lady Naomi's long-lost brother appears through the gateway, everyone is stunned. Finally they might learn something about her mysterious past! But in Forgotten Bay, things are never what they...

When some unauthorised guests arrive through the gateway, chaos breaks loose - and threatens to spoil Amelia's birthday! What are they looking for, and can she and Charlie stop them...

When an ancient starship is been discovered in the Egyptian desert, Amelia's dad is whisked away to help. Meanwhile, the first human guests have arrived at the hotel - and...

I'd been warned - in French, no less. By a tram-riding, mermaid-swaying, wolf-eaten, peace-sign flipping friend. I knew she wouldn't be happy if I stayed out here by the pool,...

'Come, Jameela. Stand right here. I need to do something.' I grab hold of his sleeve. 'Where are you going?' His face is twisted. He doesn't look at me. 'Never...

An unmissable novel from the award-winning author of The Story of Tom Brennan. An unmissable novel from the award-winning author of The Story of Tom Brennan. On Damon Styles's eighteenth...

This one time, listening to Mondrian has let me go beyond the prison bars. And if you've escaped once, I reckon, you're always able to break free, one way or...

Before he came to Zarconi's, Gus didn't even know he had grandparents, let alone ones who juggled knives and ate fire. Now he's caught up in their world of magicians,...

The wind felt perilous. Nick didn't bother with the brakes. He let the steep incline carry him down. The dogs were free, barking and running after him. They loved him,...

SHORT-LISTED: CBCA Book of the Year, Older Readers, 2005 'My name is Kate O'Farrell and I am seventeen years old. I am in my last year of school, and when...

Many years ago a slighted fairy placed a curse on a beautiful young princess--a curse that caused her and all her female descendants to turn into mean, ugly witches if...

A boy who's the last in his class to go through puberty tries to fake it till he makes it through a series of cringe-worthy and hilarious events in this...

The book titled Because Everything Is Right But Everything Is Wrong by the author Erin Donohue. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A follow-up to the award-winning THE NAMING OF TISHKIN SILK, this is a gentle, moving novel about friendship, old age, loss, and the power of love. A friend like Layla...

Margaret always knew she and her family were a little strange. With the help of the boy next door she trys to discover the secret of her family's past, and,...

Tasha is desperate to find out about her real mother - the infamous Angie. Returning to the survivalist camp in the bush where she grew up, Tasha finds a metal...

Brilliant Bites for Boys is a collection of four popular Aussie Bites compiled especially for boys. Rattler's Place - When Guy moves to his new house, things are not quite...

From the New York Time s bestselling author of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners , Joanna Ho, comes a fun and festive holiday story about a little girl's enthusiastic...

Welcome to the joyous world of Mina and best friends Reema and Mobeen. Bursting with friendship, family and fun adventures - and perfect for reluctant readers! 'Highly entertaining!' - Guardian...

This third book in K.A. Holt's The Kids Under the Stairs series will appeal to fans of House Arrest, Rhyme Schemer, and Knockout , in addition to fans of Jason...

At precisely 4.23 in the afternoon, my grandma turned into an alien. Correction. At precisely 4.23 in the afternoon, I turned my grandma into an alien. I was not having...

An uplifting story utilising the quirks of backyard chickens to show how the support of an adult can make a difference. Filled with vibrant illustrations that take the reader into...

SHORTLISTED: 2025 CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers SHORTLISTED: 2024 Readings Children's Prize Most kids meet their parents when they're born. All they need to do to impress them...

Alby and his family are new on Pleasant Street. Their house is perfect, with a great tree to climb, and a pool. Their pet, Delia, is still in training, but...