Young Adult posts
Must-read YA for the second half of 2021
Layla Karimi is sort of Australian and sort of Lebanese: a ‘halfie’ who doesn’t really fit into either world. So when all hell breaks loose at a beach party, Layla finds herself caught between her fri…
Our children’s & YA top 10 bestsellers of the week
Future Girl by Asphyxia
The Story of Australia by Don Watson
Story Doctors by Boori Monty Pryor & Rita Sinclair
Pig the Monster by Aaron Blabey
When Days Tilt by Karen Ginnane
Are You There, Buddha? by Pip Harry
Henry Hamlet’s Heart by Rhiannon Wilde
The Supreme Lie by Geraldine McCaughrean
Grandfather Emu, and How the Kangaroo got her Pouch by Rhonda Collard-Spratt & Jacki Ferro
Beginner’s guide to Sarah J Maas
It is an understatement in saying that Sarah J. Maas is an author you will never forget. My immense love for reading can always be linked back to when I discovered her in 2016. She immediately became my favourite author, and five years later she still holds that title.
Fair warning: Maas’s books will teach you the true meaning of love and friendship, whilst twisting and breaking your heart into…
Strong women in YA
Strong protagonists written by authors like Jane Austen, Sarah J. Maas, Nicola Yoon and Suzanne Collins are inspirational figures for young people everywhere, as they show us that you can do anything – regardless of the limitations and expectations placed on you by soci…
Our children’s & YA top 10 bestsellers of the week
A Weekend with Oscar by Robyn Bavati
As Fast As I Can by Penny Tangey
The Story of Australia by Don Watson
Across the Sea (Wolf Girl, Book 5) by Anh Do
Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell
The Boy Who Stepped Through Time by Anna Ciddor
Pig the Monster by Aaron Blabey
Story Doctors by Boori Monty Pryor & Rita Sinclair
Pawcasso by Remy Lai
Twitch by M. G. Leonard
Award-winning Australian au…
Asphyxia wins the Readings Young Adult Book Prize 2021
We are beyond delighted to announce Future Girl by Asphyxia as the winner of the 2021 Readings Young Adult (YA) Book Prize. An immersive story that is informed by Asphyxia’s experience as a Deaf person, Future Girl tells the story of Piper, a Deaf girl living in near-future Melbourne; The novel format invites the reader into Piper’s vivid art journal, where every page is adorned with full-colour…
Our children’s & YA top 10 bestsellers of the week
The Story of Australia by Don Watson
Story Doctors by Boori Monty Pryor & Rita Sinclair
Across the Sea (Wolf Girl, Book 5) by Anh Do
Megamonster by David Walliams
Pig the Monster by Aaron Blabey
Fart and Burp are Superstinkers by Zoe Foster Blake & Adam Nickel
Wilam: A Birrarung Story by Aunty Joy Murphy, Andrew Kelly & Lisa Kennedy
The Boy Who Stepped Through Time by Anna Ciddor
A spotlight on Where We Begin by Christie Nieman
Five kids & YA reads from First Nations writers
This year, NAIDOC week is running from 4 – 11 July and focuses the theme of Heal Country. Put succinctly, Heal Country ‘calls for stronger measures to recognise, protect, and maintain all aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage’; we recommend reading the full explanation behind the 2021 focus (and exploring how you can become more involved this NAIDOC week) here.
Th…
Recommended YA books & news for July
Henry Hamlet doesn’t know what he wants after school ends. It’s his last semeste…
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