CBCA Older Readers Notables 2019
The Happiness Quest
Tillie Bassett is sad, and she doesn't understand why. Her parents and friends suggest very different, allegedly helpful, remedies. But it is the suggestion of her counsellor, Gilbert the Goldfish, that the answer may lie in...
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After the Lights Go Out
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 sacrifice?
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Tales from the Inner City
The visionary Shaun Tan returns to show us the soul-opening work he's been doing for the past five years.
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Liberty
In 1472, Jeanne's father has arranged her marriage to the French Lieutenant Lagoy against her wishes, but armed forces are swelling outside the stone walls and so Jeanne risks her life to rally the city's women to protect the...
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White Night
In Bo Mitchell's country town, a 'White Night' light-show event has the potential to raise vital funds to save the skate park. And out of town, a girl from a secretive off-the-grid community called Garden of Eden has the potential...
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Inside the Tiger
It's not because Bel's mother was murdered. It's not because her father is a politician. Bel writes to a Death Row prisoner as an easy way out of an assignment. But now he's written back.
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Catching Teller Crow
Winner of the Prize for Young Adult Writing at the 2019 Victorian Premier's Literary AwardsNothing's been the same for Beth Teller since she died. Her dad, a detective, is the only one...
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The Art of Taxidermy
A lyrical verse novel exploring love and grief and the strange and wonderful art of taxidermy.
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A Song Only I Can Hear
Rob has a huge crush on the new girl at school. But Rob is painfully shy and suffers severe panic attacks. How is her heart to be won? Another wonderful and heart-warming comedy drama from the award-winning author of My Life as an...
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The Bogan Mondrian
A powerful and heart-stopping young adult novel from a master storyteller. This is Steven Herrick at his best.
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P is for Pearl
From the talented author of the celebrated novels In the Quiet and Ache comes a poignant and moving book that explores the stories we tell ourselves about our families, and what it means to belong.
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The Finder
Two misfits embark on a road trip of a lifetime in this gentle and funny contemporary YA novel
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Amelia Westlake
Winner of the Readings Young Adult Book Prize 2018From Ampersand Prize-winning author Erin Gough comes this ferociously funny romp through an elite private school, and a brilliant feminist hoax that...
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Girl Running, Boy Falling
Do you ever look at the sky and think that's where we belong? Like maybe the world is the wrong way around and we're meant to be up there, floating? Girl Running, Boy Falling is a raw read about a girl and boy-who are beautifully...
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The Things That Will Not Stand
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 storyteller, but the stories she tells about herself don't ring true, and as...
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Changing Gear
The vivid story of a teenage boy and the road trip that clears his head and his heart.
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Lenny’s Book of Everything
Winner of the 2019 Indie Book Award for children's booksLenny, small and sharp, has a younger brother Davey who won't stop growing - and at seven is as tall as a man. Raised by their single mother, who...
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Small Spaces
Small Spaces is a gripping YA thriller from debut Australian author Sarah Epstein, perfect for fans of Fleur Ferris.
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Hive
A compelling and immersive alternate-world story from the award-winning and bestselling author of Zac & Mia.
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Between Us
Ana's in a detention centre and Jono's life is spiralling out of control. Can their growing romance overcome the borders between them?
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