May's bestseller list is full of books from authors who appeared at the Melbourne Writers Festival, including Karen Comer's genre-defying verse novel, two of Amy Doak's young adult thrillers and the first volume of Tigest Girma's magical dark academia series.
Other notable young adult books in the list were the hilarious new novel from the authors of Stuck Up and Stupid and Ann Liang's return to the world of her Readings Prize winning debut, If You Could See the Sun. And of course, there are lots of beautiful picture books in the list as well, including the ABIA Book of the Year and our May Picture Book of the Month.
Find all twenty of May's most popular kids' and young adult books below!
1. Once Upon Tomorrow by Karen Comer
2. My Wonderful Disgrace by Angourie Rice & Kate Rice
3. Annie and Maeve Are Definitely Not Friends by Olivia Muscat
4. For the Fans! (K-Pop Demon Hunters) by Angela Song & Golden Books
5. I Could Give You the Moon by Ann Liang
6. Immortal Dark (Immortal Dark Trilogy, Book 1) by Tigest Girma
7. The Seriously Epic Holiday of Lottie Brooks by Katie Kirby
8. Raised by Wolves by Tristan Bancks
9. First Crush (The New Girl: A Graphic Novel #2) by Cassandra Calin
10. Megalomaniacs: The Invasion Begins! by Jamie Smart
11. Once I was a Giant by Zeno Sworder
12. What Have They Done to Liza McLean? by Amy Doak
13. Revenge of the Toxic Space Potato: An Indefatigable EnviroTeens Story by First Dog on the Moon
14. Luna Roo the Kangaroo Baller by Adam Jackson, Adrian Lloyd, illustrated by Jake A. Minton
15. Duck Look Who’s Talking! (Duck, #1) by Matt Stanton
16. My Nonna Loves by Adelle Frittitta, illustrated by Claudia Frittitta
17. Moonlight and Dust by Jasmin McGaughey
18. Oh No! by James Foley
19. The Wild Unknown by Emily Gale
20. Eleanor Jones Is Not a Murderer by Amy Doak
