Recent literary prize winners for kids and teens

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A Hunger of Thorns

Lili Wilkinson

Be swept up in this brilliant witchy tale about forbidden magic and missing girls who don't need handsome princes to rescue them.

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Ghost Book

Remy Lai

Inspired by Chinese mythology, this resoundingly hopeful tale about friendship, sacrifice and the unseen world of ghosts is a dazzling heir to beloved Studio Ghibli classics.

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No Words

Maryam Master

A uniquely narrated, moving story about a young refugee trying to find his place in the world - from the author of Exit Through the Gift Shop.

$16.99

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Completely Normal (and Other Lies)

Biffy James

Love has rules. So does grief. And Stella Wilde’s about to break them all.

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The Upwelling

Lystra Rose

‘A deeply immersive Young Adult fantasy and an enthralling debut. It’s a privilege to walk this new path into the oldest of stories’ AMIE KAUFMAN, New York Times-bestselling author

$19.99

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We Who Hunt the Hollow

Kate Murray

A firecracker urban fantasy about the youngest daughter of a family of women warriors, and the power she wishes she had …  

$22.99

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The Sugarcane Kids and the Red-bottomed Boat

Charlie Archbold

Middle-grade readers can join the Sugarcane kids as they collect clues and try to solve a mystery in this bright, fun and captivating Australian adventure

$14.99

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Underground: Marsupial Outlaws and Other Rebels of Australia’s War in Vietnam

Mirranda Burton

Led by an unconscientiously objecting wombat registered for military service during Australia’s war in Vietnam, Underground digs tunnels through a chapter of Australian history that many have attempted to bury.

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Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief

Katrina Nannestad

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…

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Girls in Boys’ Cars

Felicity Castagna

A complicated friendship. A roadtrip in a stolen car. The stories that define us. And two funny, sharp, adventurous young women who refuse to be held back any longer.

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We Are Wolves

Katrina Nannestad

Sometimes it’s good to be wild. Sometimes you have to be wild.

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My Brother Ben

Peter Carnavas

A timeless story of brothers, boats and birds, from an award-winning storyteller.

$14.99

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The Gaps

Leanne Hall

A tribute to friendship in all its guises, The Gaps is a moving examination of vulnerability and strength, safety and danger, and the particular uncertainty of being a young woman…

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October, October

Katya Balen

Written in Katya Balen’s heart-stoppingly beautiful style, this book is a feast for the senses, filled with the woodsmoke smell of crisp autumn mornings and the sound of wellies squelching…

$16.99

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Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

Jason Reynolds

The award-winning, bestselling verse novel is now a stunning graphic novel with illustrations by Danica Novgorodoff.

$34.99

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Still Alive

Safdar Ahmed

An intensely personal indictment of Australia’s refugee detention policies and procedures.

$33.00

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A Glasshouse of Stars

Shirley Marr

An exquisite, heartbreakingly beautiful gem of a novel for anyone who loved Wonder, Lenny’s Book of Everything, A Monster Calls or When You Reach Me.

$16.99

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Tiger Daughter

Rebecca Lim

Wen Zhou is determined to create a future for herself that is more satisfying than the life her parents expect her to lead. Equal parts heartbreaking and hopeful, Tiger Daughter…

$17.99

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Iceberg

Claire Saxby

In the final freeze of an Antarctic winter, green tails wave across a star-full sky, as if to farewell endless nights. If this world looks empty, look closer…

$24.99

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