Thursday, 3 March 2016
Seventeen-year-old Fern Marlow always thought she was one of the lucky ones—not just lucky, but special. She’s a Lotto Girl: before she was born, her parents won the chance to...

Thursday, 3 March 2016
Michael Gerard Bauer returns to writing for young adults with a story about the rollercoaster nature of life that every individual experiences—the moments of happiness and sadness, the unexpected surprises...

Thursday, 3 March 2016
Eleven-year-old Clem Timmins never thought her life could change so suddenly. After a house fire destroyed all her possessions and took her mother’s life, Clem and her dad have moved...

Wednesday, 2 March 2016
Four teens are prisoners on an Amish-style estate, forced to discard their true identities to play the roles that keep their online viewers fascinated. Their captor, the mysterious he, monitors...

Thursday, 4 February 2016
The word ‘sloth’ is unlikely to be paired with the adjective ‘energetic’, but that’s exactly what author—illustrator Heath McKenzie does in his latest picture book. McKenzie, who’s had success with...

Thursday, 4 February 2016
Dance, Bilby, Dance by author-illustrator and environmentalist Tricia Oktober is an energetic tale for pre-schoolers about a resourceful bilby who is determined to find his groove. At first a stumbling...

Thursday, 4 February 2016
Both author and illustrator have brought the tempestuous story of William Bligh to life in this superb history book, which informs, intrigues and involves the reader by asking questions and...

Thursday, 4 February 2016
Romeo Makhlouf knows he should be playing by the rules but the problem is the rules of being a bro aren’t the same as the rules laid down by his...

Thursday, 4 February 2016
Will has a new job collecting trolleys at a dingy suburban shopping centre. His work partner, rough, tattooed Westie Julian, realises something is up: Will says he lives in a...

Thursday, 4 February 2016
Five very different Year 12 students find themselves on the Yearbook Committee for their prestigious private school. Some are loners and some are popular, but all are facing their own...

Thursday, 4 February 2016
Yellow is a surprising and engaging story from debut author Megan Jacobsen. Fourteen-year-old Kirra has a rocky home life: her father has left the family for another woman and her...

Thursday, 4 February 2016
Raewyn Caisley’s first book with illustrator Karen Blair, Hello from Nowhere, took readers to the Australian Nullarbor to reveal the benefits of living in the middle of a desert. In...