Young Adult posts
Beginner’s guide to Neal Shusterman
I will never stop recommending Scythe. The story is so unique and captivating from the very first pa…
Our children’s and YA top 10 bestsellers of the week
Heartstopper: Volume 1 by Alice Oseman
Heartstopper: Volume 3 by Alice Oseman
Heartstopper: Volume 4 by Alice Oseman
Until the End: Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
World’s Worst Pets by David Walliams
Heartstopper: Volume 2 by Alice Oseman
How to Tackle Your Dreams by Fiona Hardy
Real Pigeons Duck Trouble by Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood
Lightfall: Shadow of the Bird by Tim Probert
Highlights of the MWF Schools Program
The Melbourne Writers Festival is on from 1-9 September this year and their schools program encompasses incredible day-long outings for students to attend! The program includes four sessions across the day that each feature a different author and focus.
Below, we spotlight just four of the wonderful author sessions being featured this year, but you can find out more about the full program here.…
Recommended YA books and news for May
Our children’s and YA top 10 bestsellers of the week
Heartstopper: Volume 1 by Alice Oseman
Libby Lawrence is Good at Pretending by Jodi McAllister
Miimi Marraal, Mother Earth by Melissa Greenwood
The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon
World’s Worst Pets by David Walliams
Real Pigeons Duck Trouble by Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood
How to Tackle Your Dreams by Fiona Hardy
All the Little Tricky Things by Karys McEwen
Our children’s and YA top 10 bestsellers of the week
All the Little Tricky Things by Karys McEwen
How to Tackle Your Dreams by Fiona Hardy
Heartstopper: Volume 1 by Alice Oseman
World’s Worst Pets by David Walliams
Bad Guys 15: Open Up and Say Arrrgh! by Aaron Blabey
Real Pigeons Duck Trouble by Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood
The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon
Heartstopper 1: Netflix Tie-in edition by Alice Oseman
Cat Kid Comic Club 3: On Purpose by Dav …
Top picks for Kids and YA book clubs
Maku has just started at a new school. It’s tricky fitting in, but Maku always tries his best. When his grandparents take him out on country he finds inspiration to make a superhero movie and impress his classmates.
Themes include:
First Nations culture friendship family …Our children’s and YA top 10 bestsellers of the week
Heartstopper: Volume 1 by Alice Oseman
Heartstopper: Volume 2 by Alice Oseman
Heartstopper: Volume 3 by Alice Oseman
Heartstopper: Volume 4 by Alice Oseman
Bad Guys 15: Open Up and Say Arrrgh! by Aaron Blabey
My People: Eddies Lil' Homies by Eddie Betts
Cat Kid Comic Club 3: On Purpose by Dav Pilkey
How to Tackle Your Dreams by Fiona Hardy
Treehouse Tales by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
Support challenged and banned books for young people
The recent controversy in the United States around year eight students reading Maus caused such a flurry of interest publishers ran out of stock for several months (it’s finally back in stock now).
It has gotten us thinking about other titles that have been challenged for one reason or another. Here we present a collection of some of our children’s and young adult favourites that have a histor…
Contemporary YA based on classic novels
There are some classic stories that we can never forget reading when we were young. Authors too become inspired (or even obsessed!) by their favourite books, to the extent that they sometimes write homages to them, which may have some elements of the classic but have also been radically re-imagined. Here are some of our favourite contemporary YA stories and the classic teen novels that inspired t…
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