YABBA shortlists 2019

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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Akarnae: The Medoran Chronicles Book 1
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Everything I’ve Never Said
A powerful novel about a subject rarely tackled - young people with disabilities and the families who love and support them.
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In The Dark Spaces
The latest winner of the Ampersand Prize is a genre-smashing hostage drama about 14-year-old Tamara, who's faced with an impossible choice when she falls for her kidnappers.
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Take Three Girls
Rumour is the new truth: feminism, identity and belonging are explored in a spectacular collaboration between three award-winning YA authors.
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The Build-Up Season
From the author of CBCA-shortlisted Yellow comes a powerful exploration of family and identity set against the humid build-up to the wet season in Darwin.
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The Endsister
Unforgettable characters, chaotic family life and an intriguing ghost story combine in this funny, absorbing tale of a family who inherit a mansion on the other side of the world.
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The Girl from Snowy River (The Matilda Saga, #2)
The year is 1919. Thirty years have passed since the man from Snowy River made his famous ride. But World War I still casts its shadow across a valley in the heart of Australia, particularly for orphaned sixteen-year-old Flinty...
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The Sky So Heavy
An exciting and engaging dystopian novel in the vein of John Marsden set in outer Sydney from a brand new voice in Australian YA literature.
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52 Mondays
A new historical novel from Anna Ciddor, in the same beautiful, classic storytelling tradition as The Family With Two Front Doors.
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Fearless Frederic
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Finding Serendipity
Tuesday and her dog Baxterr are swept up into the magical land of story, where they must sail a runaway boat, battle fearsome pirates, and find their way out of the Swamp of Doubt, all in the search for Tuesday's missing mother.
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Funny Kid for President
Meet the funny kid! Because every kid loves to laugh. Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. He's the class clown, the punch line and he's even volunteered his bottom to be the butt of the joke. Max...
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Help Around the House
Ludo helps other people. It's how he was brought up. When Dad is elected to Federal Parliament, Ludo grabs the chance to make Australia an even better place. But he soon discovers it's not the homeless of the national...
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Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow
A breathtaking, enchanting new series by debut Australian author Jessica Townsend, about a cursed girl who escapes death and finds herself in a magical world - but is then tested beyond her wildest imagination.
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So Wrong: Uncensored
From the duo of author Michael Wagner and artist Wayne Bryant comes a naughty and subversive collection of twisted tales, odd ads, questionable life lessons and other forms of laugh-out-loud wrongness. But beware... This book...
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The 104-Storey Treehouse
Andy and Terry's amazing treehouse has 13 new storeys. Prepare for more zany fun and crazy adventures!
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The Forgotten Pearl
When Chloe visits her grandmother, she learns how close the Second World War came to destroying her family. Could the experiences of another time help Chloe to face her own problems? In 1941, Poppy lives in Darwin, a peaceful...
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You Choose 6: Alien Invaders from Beyond the Stars
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The Bad Guys Episode 7: Do-you-think-he-saurus?!
Its time to get your Jurassic on, baby. Its time... for the BAD GUYS EPISODE 7!
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The Bully Buster
There is a bully at Billie's school who is being mean to everyone. What can Billie do about it?
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Popstar Sisters (Ella and Olivia #22)
Ella and Olivias favourite band is performing at school! But when there is a problem with the music, will Ella and Olivia save the show?
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Ella Diaries #1: Double Dare You
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Camping Time! (Hotdog, Book 5)
Hotdog, Lizzie and Kev are going CAMPING! There will be wood-chopping, campfire singalongs and an EPIC biscuit-eating competition. Its going to be awesome! Can Hotdog, Lizzie and Kev learn the skills they need to survive in the...
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Sporty Kids: Little Athletics!
Lucy willed herself to run faster. But the girl was sprinting ahead of her! This can't be happening, she thought. Lucy loves being a champion at Little Athletics. But what if she can't win first place?
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Splashy Weird! (WeirDo Book 11)
The school swimming carnival is on and Weir isnt looking forward to ANY of it! Not the TINY cozzies! Or getting water UP HIS NOSE! And especially not the RACING! Can Weir win for his team? It wont be easy... but it will be...
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The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee
Originally published in 2016 in Australia by Penguin Random House Australia Pty Ltd, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
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Pig the Star
Pig just LOVES attention. In fact, he's a great, bit SHOW-OFF. But when ANOTHER star appears at the photo shoot, Pig doesn't like it. No, Pig doesn't like it at ALL...
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Seriously, Do Not Open This Book
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The Fabulous Friend Machine
Popcorn is, quite simply, the friendliest chicken at Fiddlesticks farm! When she finds a Fabulous Friend Machine in the barn, she sets about making some brand new friends. But behind the screen of the Fabulous Friend Machine,...
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Too Many Cheeky Dogs
A cheeky, cheerful, charming story about naughty camp dogs that is also perfect for literacy development through its use of counting, colours and rhythm, with wonderfully funny naive illustrations.
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When I Grow Up
The new picture book from much-loved duo Andrew Daddo and Jonathan BentleyWhat do you want to be when you grow up? A performer? An astronaut? A secret agent? From the team who brought you FIRST DAY and...
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Mopoke
This is a Mopoke. Mopoke loves peace and quiet. He is about to find out that you can't always get what you want. Visually brilliant, and hysterically funny, Philips pictures tell a thousand words, with the support of some very...
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Crabbing with Dad
Crabbing with Dad is a beautiful children's picture book debut from Darwin-based author and illustrator, Paul Seden. Aimed at a younger audience, children will love reading about the adventures of two small children as they go out...
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