Australian young adult books 2019
This Is How We Change The Ending
A gritty, ultimately triumphant novel from one of Australia's most loved YA writers, the author of award-winning Friday Brown
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Monuments
Monuments is the first book in an exciting new duology from YA star, Will Kostakis.
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The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling
A novel about growing up in a migrant Asian family with a mother who is suffering from mental illness from the highly commended author of Freedom Swimmer
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My Father’s Shadow
Jannali Jones has crafted a thrilling story for readers 16 and up which stays on the edge right to the end.
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It Sounded Better in My Head
From a debut Melbourne writer comes the big-hearted romantic comedy of the year, an addictive and joyful celebration of the awkward teen in all of us.
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Take the Shot
A hilarious book about basketball, friendship, growing up, family drama and a rare genetic disorder called Marfan Syndrome, written by debut author and clinical geneticist Sue White.
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Rogue: The Vault Book 2
The thrilling sequel to Hive from award-winning and bestselling author A.J. Betts.
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Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories
A ground-breaking collection of YA short stories by 12 of Australia's finest writers from the LGBTQIA+ community. What does it mean to be queer?
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I Am Change
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Everywhere Everything Everyone
A vivid, captivating contemporary YA novel about the power of resistance, from a stunning Australian debut author. Perfect for fans of The Handmaid's Tale and Z for Zachariah.
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The Last Balfour
Iona Balfour's life is turned upside down when her beloved aunt Grizel is executed for the crime of witchcraft. Before she dies, Grizel appoints Iona as guardian of a precious family bloodstone and tells her she must flee their...
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Graveyard Shift in Ghost Town
Anton Marin and Rani Cross team up again to fight the ghosts that are plaguing the city. And now there's a vicious ghost-hunting faction in town as well. A highly entertaining sequel to the smart, snappy and funny Gap Year in...
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Dev1at3 (Lifel1k3, Book 2)
The explosive sequel to LIFEL1K3 that 'reads like a crazed mash up of Blade Runner, Paradise Lost, X-Men, Mad Max and everything in between' from the author of the Nevernight Chronicles and co-author of the New York Times...
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Impossible Music
In an emotionally compelling tale crackling with originality, when a teen musician goes deaf, his quest to create an entirely new form of music brings him to a deeper understanding of his relationship to the hearing world, of...
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How it Feels to Float
A stunning, profound, deeply hopeful portrayal of living with mental illness and grief, from an exceptional new voice in YA.
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Land Of Fences
The gripping final instalment of the highly acclaimed Winter trilogy from the winner of the Indie Book Award for Young Adults
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When the Ground is Hard
In this stunning and heartrending tale set in a Swaziland boarding school, two girls of different castes bond over a shared copy of Jane Eyre.
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Mindcull
Who can you trust when nothing is as real as virtual reality?
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Devil’s Ballast
A cutthroat and daring new YA release, featuring one of history's greatest anti-heroines.
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Promise Me Happy
I don't know if it's possible for people to change, not really. The way you're made up, the important stuff, I reckon you're born with that...when it matters, when it really matters, we are who we are.
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River Stone
A story of confused love, difficult friendships and clumsy attempts at heroism
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Prisoncorp (Orphancorp Trilogy, Book 3)
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The Secret Runners of New York
A new city, a secret club and the end of the world - the new thriller from no.1 bestselling author Matthew Reilly.
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Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle 1)
From the New York Times and internationally bestselling authors of The Illuminae Files comes a new science fiction epic . . .
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Shauna’s Great Expectations
A fresh and compelling novel about an Aboriginal scholarship student and her surprising final year of school.
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What I Like About Me
Maisie Martin is a clever, shy, funny, confused 16-year-old. She's ready for the summer of her life. Until everything starts going wrong...
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Four Dead Queens
Keralie is the best pickpocket in all of the kingdoms of Quadara, but when she steals a comm disk and realizes a royal murder plot is afoot, she must learn who to trust and fast.
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Making Friends With Alice Dyson
Alice knows exactly how she'll be spending her final year of high school: with her head down, concentrating on textbooks and homework. Until an encounter with the school's most notorious troublemaker derails her plans, turning her...
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Love Lie Repeat
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Underdog: #LoveOZYA Short Stories
#LoveOzYA celebrates the best of new Australian writing for teenage readers. It has grown from a humble hashtag into a movement, reflecting the important role young-adult fiction plays in shaping our current generation of readers....
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Vardaesia
Vardaesia is the final book in the best-selling and critically acclaimed Medoran Chronicles.
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Highway Bodies
Highway Bodies is a unique zombie apocalypse story featuring a range of queer and gender non-conforming teens who have lost their families and friends and can only rely upon each other.
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Misrule
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The Honeyman and the Hunter
A wonderfully compelling tale of belonging and loss, of saltwater and mangroves, of migration and accepting change; a story of decisions that, once made, break through family histories like a cyclone swell.
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Good Selfie: Tips and Tools for Teens to Nail Life
Good Selfie contains simple strategies to help kids and teens build self-confidence, get through hard times and go after massive goals. It's real, straight-talking and funny (if I do say so myself!). I can't wait for you to get...
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The Boy Who Steals Houses
Can two broken boys find their perfect home? By turns heartbreaking and heartwarming, this is a gorgeously told, powerful story.
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Rise: The Sam Thaiday Story (Young Readers' Edition)
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Tilly Maguire and the Royal Wedding Mess
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Growing Up Muslim in Australia
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