Best young adult books of 2018

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A Winter’s Promise (The Mirror Visitor, Book One)

Christelle Dabos, Hildegarde Serle (trans.)

The absorbing first instalment in the bestselling French fantasy series The Mirror Visitor Quartet

$22.99

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Stone Girl

Eleni Hale

A heartbreaking novel of raw survival and hope, and the children society likes to forget. A stunning and unforgettable debut YA. 

$19.99

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I Am Out With Lanterns

Emily Gale

A beautiful novel about friendship, first love and the power of art to change lives.

$19.99

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The Things That Will Not Stand

Michael Gerard Bauer

Sebastian is at a university open day with his best friend Tolly when he meets a girl. Her name is Frida, and she’s edgy, caustic and funny. She’s also a…

$18.99

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After the Lights Go Out

Lili Wilkinson

What happens when the lights go off after what might truly be an end-of-the-world event? How do you stay alive? Who do you trust? How much do you have to…

$22.99

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Between Us

Clare Atkins

Winner of the CBCA Book of the Year Award for Older Readers 2019. Ana’s in a detention centre and Jono’s life is spiralling out of control. Can their growing romance…

$24.99

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Children of Blood and Bone

Tomi Adeyemi

Magic can burn, turn tides, light the darkness and bring back the dead. But magic is gone. And only one girl can bring it back.

$18.99

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Catching Teller Crow

Ambelin Kwaymullina,Ezekiel Kwaymullina

Winner of the Prize for Young Adult Writing at the 2019 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards.  Told in two unforgettable voices, this gripping novel interweaves themes of grief, colonial history, violence…

$19.99

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Amelia Westlake

Erin Gough

From Ampersand Prize-winning author Erin Gough comes this ferociously funny romp through an elite private school, and a brilliant feminist hoax that could change - or ruin - everything.   

$21.99

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