Young Adult reviews
What the Woods Keep by Katya de Becerra
When Hayden was eight her mother, Ella, disappeared in the woods near their small-town home of Promise. Not long after, Hayden was expelled from school due to an incident, and her physicist dad was f…
A Curse of Ash and Embers by Jo Spurrier
Elodie has an iron will – with a stepfather who loathes her and a mother who does nothing to defend her, it’s the only way she’s been able to survive her hard upbringing. When she receives word that …
The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
Felicity Montague is determined to study medicine. Unfortunately, eighteenth-century society has other ideas about what a woman is supposed to do with her life (i.e. marry the kind baker and bear chi…
Girl in the Window by Penny Joelson
Kasia is mostly stuck in her room after a case of tonsillitis leaves her with the debilitating condition myalgic encephalomyelitis (chronic fatigue). Too weak to attend school, she watches life passi…
And the Ocean Was Our Sky by Patrick Ness & Rovina Cai
What if Moby Dick were told from the perspective of the whale? This is the question that inspired And The Ocean Was Our Sky, but it doesn’t nearly begin to sum it up. The story is told through the ey…
Catching Teller Crow by Ambelin Kwaymullina & Ezekiel Kwaymullina
Catching Teller Crow is a story told through two unique voices, both belonging to young Aboriginal women. Beth Teller has died in a tragic accident but she stays with her father, who is aware of her …
Meet Me at the Intersection by Rebecca Lim & Ambelin Kwaymullina
Masterminded by authors Rebecca Lim and Ambelin Kwaymullina, Meet Me at the Intersection is a highly successful and much-needed anthology of Australian Own Voices writing – stories about marginalised…
The Things That Will Not Stand by Michael Gerard Bauer
You meet a girl, oh the perfect girl, and then you meet the wrong girl and life gets really interesting!
The day starts simply for Sebastian and his best mate, Tolly. They are at an open day at uni…
I Am Out With Lanterns by Emily Gale
The title of Emily Gale’s latest young adult novel is inspired by an Emily Dickinson quote: ‘I am out with lanterns, looking for myself’. This simple yet evocative metaphor sets the focus for this wo…
The Survival Game by Nicky Singer
Mhairi is 14 and on a journey toward her grandmother’s home in Scotland. It’s the not-so-distant future. The ice-caps no longer form and countries have euthanasia policies in place for population con…
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