Overlooked YA Books of 2010
Big River, Little Fish
$19.95 – Paperback book / Univ Queensland Pr
The compelling and cinematic second novel from Belinda Jeffrey, author of Brown Skin Blue.
Big River, Little Fish is the highly anticipated second novel from Belinda Jeffrey. Set in South Australia during the 1956 Murray... Buy or find out more →
Quillblade: Voyages Of The Flying Dragon Book One
$17.95 – Paperback book / Random House
Philip Pullman meets Michael Scott in this thrilling ride aboard a stolen airship on a quest to save the world!
Twin brother and sister, Lenis and Missy, are slaves aboard the powerful airship the Hiryu - but when the ai... Buy or find out more →
A Girl Like Me
$19.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
Their lives couldn't be more different, but Emmie can't help liking Bertha Schippan. She's funny and knowing and wild, and she distracts Emmie from the monotony of farm life in their tiny, isolated community. But, as Emm... Buy or find out more →
A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend
$19.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
Cassie is in grief over the death of her best friend, Julia, who died behind the wheel in a road accident. She had unrequited romantic feelings for her friend, and now she is determined to cycle from Illinois to Californ... Buy or find out more →
The Glass Demon
$17.95 – Paperback book / Puffin
The first death: Seventeen-year-old Lin Fox finds a body in an orchard. As she backs away in horror, she steps on broken glass. The second death: Then blood appears on her doorstep – blood, and broken glass.The third dea... Buy or find out more →
Graffiti Moon
$16.99 – Paperback book / Pan Macmillan
Winner of the 2011 Prime Minister's Award for Young Adult Fiction.
Lucy is in love with Shadow, a mysterious graffiti artist.
Ed thought he was in love with Lucy, until she broke his nose.
Dylan loves Daisy, but throwing... Buy or find out more →
Solace and Grief
$19.95 – Paperback book / Ford Street Publishing
Solace Morgan was born a vampire. Raised in foster care, she has always tried to keep her abilities secret, until an eerie encounter with a faceless man prompts her to run away.
Finding others with similar gifts, Solace ... Buy or find out more →
The Life Of A Teenage Body-Snatcher
$17.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
Thomas Timewell is sixteen and a gentleman. When he meets a body-snatcher called Plenitude, his whole life changes. He is pursued by cutthroats, a gypsy with a meat cleaver, and even the Grim Reaper. More disturbing stil... Buy or find out more →
The Cardturner
$24.99$19.95 – Hardcover book / Bloomsbury
A 17-year-old boy, a rich blind uncle, an attractive girl and a mother who is looking forward to an inheritance create a heady and exciting cocktail of opportunity. A truly original romance, coming of age and mystery nov... Buy or find out more →
Guardian Of The Dead
$19.99 – Paperback book / Allen & Unwin
'In less than a day I had been harassed, enchanted, shouted at, cried on, and clawed. I'd been cold, scared, dirty, exhausted, hungry, and miserable. And up until now, I'd been mildly impressed with my ability to cope.' Buy or find out more →