All posts tagged "young adult fiction"
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Scar Town, by Tristan Bancks
FICTION: A missing father. A drowned town. A buried secret. Three friends on a dangerous mission to uncover the truth.
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797Books & LiteratureBook Review: Hamlet Is Not OK, by R.A. Spratt
YOUNG ADULT: Funny, shocking and brilliant: from bestselling author R. A. Spratt, a whip-smart take on Shakespearean moral dilemmas.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Gwen and Art Are Not in Love, by Lex Croucher
YA: Gwen, the quick-witted Princess of England, and Arthur, future lord and general gadabout, have been betrothed since birth. Unfortunately, the only thing they can agree on is that they hate each other.
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938Books & LiteratureBook Review: Forestfall, by Lyndall Clipstone
YA FANTASY: The curse that haunted Lakesedge Estate has been broken - but at great cost. Violeta Graceling has sacrificed herself to the Lord Under in exchange for the end of the Corruption.
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854Books & LiteratureBook Review: Love is for Losers, by Wibke Brueggemann
YOUNG ADULT: A laugh-out-loud look at first love, loss and trying to avoid the girl of your dreams when 15 year old Phoebe tries to navigate the months leading up to her 16th birthday.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Break, by Phillip Gwynne
YOUNG ADULT: A teenager breaks his father out of death row in a Balinese prison and goes on the run to find a way back to Australia.
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1.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Grace back on Court, by Maddy Proud
YOUNG ADULT: Grace back on Court is the second book in netballer Maddy Proud's Grace series but can be read as a stand-alone novel.
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1.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Dear Greta, by Yvette Poshoglian
YA FICTION: When everything seems to be going wrong, sometimes you just have to stand up for what you believe in, even if it's just in your own little corner of the world ...
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998Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Gilded Cage, by Lynette Noni
YOUNG ADULT: #1 bestselling Australian YA author Lynette Noni is back with the second book in the breathtaking Prison Healer trilogy!
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2.0KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: What We All Saw, by Mike Lucas
YA FICTION: Witches only exist in stories. Everyone knows that. But what if the stories are real?
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Only a Monster, by Vanessa Len
YA FANTASY: Every family has its secrets, but the summer Joan Chang-Hunt goes to stay with her Gran in London, she learns hers is bigger than most. Joan is half-monster. And her summer crush Nick isn't just a cute boy - he's hiding a secret that places Joan in terrible danger.
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978Books & LiteratureBook Review: Skin of the Sea, by Natasha Bowen
YA FANTASY: A powerful YA debut infused with west African mythological creatures and Gods, perfect for fans of The Gilded Ones.
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1.9KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Medusa, by Jessie Burton, illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill
YA: A dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist, stunningly illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill.
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767Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Lady of Caladan, by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson
FANTASY: From Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, Dune: The Lady of Caladan is a brand new novel in the internationally bestselling Dune series.
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782Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Right Way To Rock by Nat Amoore
YOUNG ADULT: The rockin' story of two new friends, one arts fiasco and a whole lot of music.
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916Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Lanternist, by Stephen Orr
YA FICTION: A Lanternist's son is left to fend for himself in Adelaide 1901 after his mother leaves them and his father goes looking for her.
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584Books & LiteratureThe Woods Are Always Watching, by Stephanie Perkins
YA THRILLER: Two girls go backpacking in the woods. And then things go very wrong.
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517Books & LiteratureBook Review: Kissing Emma, by Shappi Khorsandi
YA: From widely acclaimed comedian and author, Shappi Khorsandi, comes a modern fable about the rise and fall of a beautiful, but vulnerable, young woman in a world obsessed with money, status and looks.
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745Books & LiteratureInterview: Adelaide Author Lyndall Clipstone on Her New YA Fantasy Lakesedge
We sat down with Lakesedge Lyndall Clistone to talk writing inspirations, the author’s journey, and the YA scene in Adelaide.
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1.0KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Defy the Night, by Brigid Kemmerer
YA: From New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer comes a brand-new blockbuster fantasy series about a corrupt kingdom, a star-crossed romance and a girl who will do anything for justice.
