Young Adult

Born to rule. Raised to deceive. The plot: overthrow a kingdom. The goal: world domination. The plan: marriage. Empress Margaraux has had plans for her daughters since the day they...

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...

''We don't pick and choose what to be afraid of. Our fears pick us.'' Tash Carmody has been traumatised since childhood, when she witnessed her gruesome imaginary friend Sparrow lure...

Once I escaped from an orphanage to find my Mum and Dad. Once I saved a girl called Zelda from a burning house. Once I made a Nazi with toothache...

Bittersweet love through the ages. Before Bella & Edward, before Katniss & Peeta, before Luce & Daniel, there was Romeo & Juliet, Orpheus & Eurydice, Heathcliff & Cathy. Discover the...

Bold and daring adventures of boy hero Oolaf in the world of Vikings! Viking Adventures are thrilling stories mixing that perfect match of fantasty and history. Boy hero Oolaf is...

'A fantastic debut - an edge of the seat thriller that keeps you turning the pages' Patrice Lawrence, award-winning author of Eight Pieces of Silva An abandoned prison. A deadly...

This is a thrill-ride of an adventure, with illustrations by Ben Mantle bringing Boot's world to life. Fans of Toy Story and Charlie Changes into a Chicken will love this...

X-Men meets Beast Quest at the school for superheroes! An epic new adventure series from bestselling author Adam Blade - with amazing comic-book style illustrations. Follow Team Hero through a...

Millie Von Trapp has always been too much. Talks too much. Fidgets too much. Daydreams too much. Maybe that's why she doesn't really have any friends. But when she discovers...

The ancient war between dragons and wolves is about to begin again. As a young wolf learning to hunt, Rana is teased for being a daydreamer, while Fenn, her brother,...

In this charming story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Jack has to make an important decision! In The Class Party, Jack's class is voting on what to do for their...

In this charming story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Jack and Billie bake a cake! In The Big Mess, Jack's filming a cooking show with his best friend Billie. But...

In this charming story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Jack decides he'd like to be a firefighter when he grows up! In The Fire Truck, Jack's going to visit a...

From master storyteller Garth Nix comes the thrilling tale of a strange object with the potential to destroy the world, and what happens when it falls into the wrong hands....

In this charming story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Jack learns about butterflies! In The Backyard Mystery, Jack has found some insect eggs in his backyard. He can't wait for...

30 dangerous paths. 1 brave reader. 30 minutes to escape. YOU CHOOSE THE PATH TO SURVIVE! You are strapped tightly into your seat on the bullet train. The mountain track...

Hi! I'm Paris. I write in my travel journal as I explore the world! Paris is off on a new adventure in the city that never sleeps ... New York!...

Hi! I'm Paris. I write in my travel journal as I explore the world! Paris is 10 years old and is off to visit her favourite city, PARIS! While she...

A very funny and fraught 'enemies-to-will-they-won't-they' romance between family friends Jamila and Billy. Jamila Dakhoul wants to escape her life. Forget everything. Forget that her only friends are strangers on...

The year is 2088. Eleven-year-old Nash now lives full-time on Misty Space Station with his father, Orson. His best friends on the holiday spaceship are Raj and KC. When a...

Spellbinding middle-grade fantasy adventure of loyalty, courage, and being careful what you wish for . . . The same evening Josh Underhill went missing, the black horse appeared on the...

One puzzling mystery. Several slippery suspects. Endless possibilities! Welcome to Haventry, a town where the ordinary and extraordinary collide! With ghosts, werewolves and zombies living side by side, trouble is...

Amelia and her family are walking their two dogs when disaster strikes and Poppet the puppy disappears during a game of fetch. After searching high and low, Amelia discovers that...

What happens when the World's #1 Cat Video Star gets accused of a crime she didn't commit? She becomes a Cat on the Run, that's what. But how do you...

An exciting adventure novel for contemporary kids with a fairytale setting, a daring hero and message that you're never too young and powerless to stand up to tyrants!

A fifteen-year-old reaches for stardom as he slides into psychosis. Francesca - known to everyone as Frankie - has scored the part of Princess Fiona in the forthcoming musical production....

A sweetly moving story about friendship and finding happiness, for readers who loved Wonder and Lenny's Book of Everything. Frances is in a new house in a new neighbourhood and...

A powerful new historical novel from one of New Zealand's best-loved YA authors. In September 1840, two ships arrive on the shores of the Waitemata Harbour to establish Auckland, the...

Another fantastically imaginative detective story for readers looking for an interactive adventure. Welcome to Haventry, a town where the ordinary and extraordinary collide! With ghosts, werewolves and zombies living side...

There's a reason families usually live together - to contain the horror and not inflict it on others. A family holiday is a really, really bad idea! After a super...

A fantastically imaginative detective story for readers looking for an interactive adventure. Welcome to Haventry, a town where the ordinary and extraordinary collide! With ghosts, werewolves and zombies living side...

Meet Hotdog, the sausage dog, and his friends! There's Kev, the goofy cat, who's always dressed up in some silly costume, and Lizzie, the gutsy lizard, who eats bug burgers...

It's Kev's birthday, so Hotdog and Lizzie are throwing him a surprise party! There'll be cake, games and magic tricks! But will a rude rooster and a cranky donkey ruin...

Billie's party is going to be the best ever. She has lots of fun games planned! But what if Billie's friends don't like her party? Or worse ... what if...

Billie wants to play soccer, but the boys at school won't let her. How can Billie prove that girls can play soccer, too?

Billie has started ballet classes. She is sure she'll be a great dancer! But is Billie really cut out to be a ballerina?

A story of adventure, ball control and hope. Jamal and Bibi have a dream. To lead Australia to soccer glory in the next World Cup. But first they must face...

Award-winning writer Katrina Nannestad transports us to Russia and the Great Patriotic War and into the life of Sasha, a soldier at only six years old ... Wood splinters and...

Joan Chang-Hunt has no idea she's part monster until she's thrust into a battle between the boy she has a crush on and one of the most ruthless monster families...

Would you want to know what awaits you? Would you want to be in control of your life . . . and death? What would you do for love? 'Sooner...

From the author of the award-winning His Name was Walter comes another magical mystery story that will delight Emily Rodda fans. Buttons three, attend to me! Take me where I...

A funny, poignant novella, written especially for Australia Reads, from the author of What I like about me and You were made for me. It was a new level of...

Today is Pearl's ninth birthday, and she is planning a sea-sational day with her best friends. But when Pearl takes a shortcut on the way to merschool and sees a...

An achingly beautiful story about family, belonging and living a life in tune with the environment, from one of Australia's best-loved authors, Tim Winton. Abel Jackson has lived by the...

NIM'S ISLAND Now a major movie starring Abigail BRESLIN, Jodie FOSTER and Gerard BUTLER Nim lives on an island in the middle of the wide blue sea with her father,...

Mr Mosely isn't a pedigreed dog, but he is just the dog Corey and his family want: he is loyal, protective and loving. And he is much more than that....

A gorgeous book ... it's timeless and beautiful and it deserves to be read by people of all ages.' MELINA MARCHETTA One extraordinary year will change them all... Sorrento, Victoria,...