CBCA Older Readers Notables 2021

When It Drops
A hilarious and touching coming-of-age debut novel from ARIA award-winning triple j host Alex Dyson about family, friends, fame, and the importance of never leaving your computer unattended.
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Deep Water
A gripping mystery about a missing boy and a group of teenagers, one of whom knows something but isn't telling, from the award-winning author of Small Spaces.
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The Lost Soul Atlas
A powerful story of hope and friendship, from the author of The Bone Sparrow.
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When Rain Turns to Snow
A runaway boy, a baby and a whole lot of questions...
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Catch Me If I Fall
A brilliant and timely middle-grade novel from the bestselling author of My Life As An Alphabet and A Song Only I Can Hear.
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Please Don’t Hug Me
A funny-serious own-voices story about what happens when you stop trying to be the person other people expect you to be and give yourself a go.
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Metal Fish, Falling Snow
A road trip with unlikely companions, a girl with a unique way of seeing the world, a great loss and a struggle of identity; Metal Fish, Falling Snow is an Own Voices YA debut that packs a punch.
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Before the Beginning
Schoolies week: that strange in-between time when teenagers move from school into the adult world. It's a week when anything is possible, and everything can change.
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Where We Begin
A runaway. A mystery. A secret from the past. A deeply compelling novel from acclaimed author Christie Nieman.
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The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
A girl's quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World of England when it intrudes on the modern world. From the bestselling master of fantasy, Garth...
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At sixteen, neurodivergent Peta Lyre is the success story of social training. That is, until she finds herself on a school ski trip - and falling in love with the new girl. Peta will need to decide which rules to keep, and which...
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Loner
A sharp and unlikely coming-of-age debut novel from Australia's Sally Rooney.
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