Hawk (Maximum Ride #10) by James Patterson

$21.99 AUD

Category: Young Adult

Where is Maximum Ride? Ten years ago a girl with wings fought to save the world. But then she disappeared. Now she's just a fading legend, remembered only in stories. Hawk doesn't know her real name. She doesn't know who her family was, or where they went. The only thing she remembers is that she was t old to wait on a specific street corner, at a specific time, until her parents came back for her. She stays under the radar to survive...until a destiny that's perilously close to Maximum Ride's forces her to take flight. Someone is coming for her. But it's not a rescue mission. It's an execution. ...Show more

Rogue Princess by R, B

$26.99 AUD

Category: Young Adult

Stars Like Us by Frances Chapman

$19.99 AUD

Category: Young Adult

From the winner of the Ampersand Prize comes this smart, swoony LGBTQ YA novel about a teenage band on the way to the top - so long as they can hold it together.   Liliana's hitting all the wrong notes. She's a sixteen-year-old exchange student with a secret crush on Carter, her new band's smo king hot guitarist - but she's also got a girlfriend back home.   So when she writes a song about him and it lands the band a record deal, she quickly realises she's in hot water.   Soon, Liliana will have to choose - between an alluring boy and the girl she left behind, between love and lust, and between the fame that beckons and staying true to the music that's in her heart.   With shades of hit TV series Nashville, the musical passion of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and the band drama of Fleetwood Mac, this brilliant own-voices YA debut is perfect for music lovers everywhere.     ...Show more

Metal Fish, Falling Snow by Cath Moore

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Category: Young Adult

Fourteen-year-old Dylan has always been troubled by her black skin, the legacy of her absent father. She lives with her French mother, and together they dream of one day sailing across the water to France. But when her mother dies in a freak accident, Dylan finds herself on a very different journey- a r oad trip in the care of her mother's grieving boyfriend, Pat. As they travel through outback towns further and further from the water than Dylan craves to take her to France to her mother's spirit, she and Pat form an unlikely bond. One that will be broken when he delivers her to the family she has never known. A warm, funny and highly original portrait of a young girl's struggle to deal with grief, Metal Fish, Falling Snow explores the complex and confronting dynamic between colour and identity that people of mixed race must often reconcile within themselves. Through families lost and found, this Own Voices story celebrates the resilience of the human heart and the need to know who we truly are. ...Show more

Amal Unbound: A Novel by Aisha Saeed

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Category: Young Adult

Life is quiet and ordinary in Amal's Pakistani village, but she had no complaints, and besides, she's busy pursuing her dream of becoming a teacher one day. Her dreams are temporarily dashed when--as the eldest daughter--she must stay home from school to take care of her siblings. Amal is upset, but she doesn't lose hope and finds ways to continue learning. Then the unimaginable happens--after an accidental run-in with the son of her village's corrupt landlord, Amal must work as his family's servant to pay off her own family's debt. Life at the opulent Khan estate is full of heartbreak and struggle for Amal--especially when she inadvertently makes an enemy of a girl named Nabila. Most troubling, though, is Amal's growing awareness of the Khans' nefarious dealings. When it becomes clear just how far they will go to protect their interests, Amal realizes she will have to find a way to work with others if they are ever to exact change in a cruel status quo, and if Amal is ever to achieve her dreams. Aisha Saeedis a Pakistani-American writer, teacher and attorney. She has been featured on MTV, the Huffington Post, NBC and the BBC, and, as one of the founding members of the much talked about 'We Need Diverse Books' campaign, she is helping change the conversation about diverse books. Aisha lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and sons. 'A Pakistani girl's dreams of an education dissolve when she is forced into indentured servitude...Amal narrates, her passion for learning, love for her family, and despair at her circumstance evoked with sympathy and clarity, as is the setting. Inspired by Malala Yousafzai and countless unknown girls like her, Saeed's timely and stirring middle-grade debut is a celebration of resistance and justice.' Kirkus Reviews, starred review 'Readers will find that a little perseverance and a heart filled with hope can eventually surmount a harsh reality. Saeed fills her prose with lush descriptions of Pakistani life, while still managing to connect with readers whose surroundings and experience will be starkly different. Hand to any reader who struggles with definitive gender roles, norms, and expectations held in place by societal structures.' Booklist 'Saeed's eloquent, suspenseful, eye-opening tale offers a window into the contemporary practice of indentured servitude and makes a compelling case for the power of girls' education to transform systemic injustice.' Publishers Weekly, starred review 'Full of character and interest and written with a lovely balanced clarity, it celebrates the power of the gutsy individual.' Magpies Magazine 'Raw, honest, funny, charming and hopeful. A reminder of how people with privilege should never underestimate the courage and strength of young people fighting for their rights. Girls and boys everywhere can learn so much from a young girl like Amal.' Randa Abdel-Fattah 'A wonderfully uplifting tale of courage and the fight for justice. Saeed has created a compelling story that shines a light on a part of our world that has been ignored for far too long.' Zana Fraillon 'A beautiful and moving story about indentured servitude, economic class, family, resistance and ultimately--freedom. Amal's story and the many people we meet in it are so thoughtfully and deeply rendered, I remain haunted by their struggles and changed by their journeys.' Jacqueline Woodson 'This heroic story about a girl's struggle to become educated against overwhelming odds will open readers' eyes and hearts. A gorgeous and compelling read.' Laurie Halse Anderson 'A beautifully written and extraordinary narrative of one young girl and her determination to invoke change. Essential reading.' Diva Booknerd ...Show more

Ghost Bird by Lisa Fuller

$19.95 AUD

Category: Young Adult | Reading Level: Teen

Remember daughter, the world is a lot bigger than anyone knows. There are things that science may never explain. Maybe some things that shouldn't be explained. Stacey and Laney are twins - mirror images of each other - and yet they're as different as the sun and moon. Stacey works hard at school, determ ined to get out of their small town. Laney skips school and sneaks out of the house to meet her boyfriend. But when Laney disappears one night, Stacey can't believe she's just run off without telling her. As the days pass and Laney doesn't return, Stacey starts dreaming of her twin. The dreams are dark and terrifying, difficult to understand and hard to shake, but at least they tell Stacey one key thing - Laney is alive. It's hard for Stacey to know what's real and what's imagined and even harder to know who to trust. All she knows for sure is that Laney needs her help. Stacey is the only one who can find her sister. Will she find her in time? ...Show more

We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra

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Category: Young Adult

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe meets I'll Give You the Sun in an exhilarating and emotional novel about the growing relationship between two teens boys, told through the letters they write to one another. Jonathan Hopkirk and Adam Kurl Kurlansky are partnered in English class, writing letters to one another in a weekly pen pal assignment. With each letter, the two begin to develop a friendship that eventually grows into love. But with homophobia, bullying, and devastating family secrets, Jonathan and Kurl struggle to overcome their conflicts and hold onto their relationship...and each other.This rare and special novel celebrates love and life with engaging characters and stunning language, making it perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson, Nina LaCour, and David Levithan. ...Show more

When It Drops by Alex Dyson

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Category: Young Adult

Caleb Clifford has earbuds, not real buds. And he prefers it that way. 1. They always give him what he wants to hear. 2. He can adjust the volume.  3. If things get tangled, it's relatively easy to straighten them out again ... Sixteen-year-old songwriter and aspiring social outcast Caleb Clifford& nbsp;fills his world with music, but - like most things - keeps his songs to himself. That is until his little brother leaks Caleb's most personal track online; a track that's quite obviously about his secret crush. Having his innermost feelings (accompanied by a funky bassline) go viral is not Caleb's idea of a good time. But is this the end of everything, or the start?  A hilarious and touching coming-of-age debut novel from ARIA award-winning triple j host Alex Dyson about family, friends, fame, and the importance of never leaving your computer unattended.   ...Show more

A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti

$19.99 AUD

Category: Young Adult

"This is one for the ages." --Gayle Forman, author of the #1 bestseller If I Stay "A book everyone should read right now." --The New York Times Book Review "A vital and heartbreaking story that brings together the #MeToo movement, the effects of gun violence, and the struggle of building oneself up agai n after crisis." --Elle "Equal parts heartbreaking and hopeful." --BookPage A Printz Honor Book Each step in Annabelle's 2,700-mile cross-country run brings her closer to facing a trauma from her past in National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti's novel about the heart, all the ways it breaks, and its journey to healing. Because sometimes against our will, against all odds, we go forward. Then... Annabelle's life wasn't perfect, but it was full--full of friends, family, love. And a boy...whose attention Anabelle found flattering and unsettling all at once. Until that attention intensified.N Now... Annabelle is running. Running from the pain and the tragedy from the past year. With only Grandpa Ed and the journal she fills with words she can't speak out loud, Anabelle runs from Seattle to Washington, DC and toward a destination she doesn't understand but is determined to reach. With every beat of her heart, every stride of her feet, Anabelle steps closer to healing--and the strength she discovers within herself to let love and hope back into her life. Annabelle's journey is the ultimate testament to the human heart, and how it goes on after being broken. ...Show more

Burning for Revenge (The Tomorrow Series #5) by John Marsden

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Category: Young Adult | Series: Tomorrow, when the war began series

From Hell to Stratton isn't an easy trip, especially when the enemy's headquarters lies somewhere in between. And that's exactly where Ellie and her friends unwillingly find themselves--smack in the middle of the Wirrawee airfield. With only five of them against hundreds of armed soldiers, escape seem s like a suicide mission. The odds aren't good, and Kevin's nervous breakdown isn't helping matters. Ellie and her compatriots are back, battling to stay alive and struggling to stay together in John Marsden's latest book in the TOMORROW, WHEN THE WAR BEGAN series. High-speed truck chases, unexpected river journeys, and treachery by one of their own are just a few of the problems these Australian teens face in this gritty tale of war and survival. ...Show more

Darkness Be My Friend (The Tomorrow Series #4) by John Marsden

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Category: Young Adult | Series: TOMORROW SERIES BK 4 | Reading Level: From 12 To 17

Book 4 of the Tomorrow, When the War Began series.

The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead

$16.99 AUD

Category: Young Adult

Mom and Dad told me about the divorce at a 'family meeting'. I sat on the couch, between them. They didn't look happy, and I suddenly got worried that something was wrong with our cat, Red. That they were going to tell me he was dying. But that wasn't it. When Bea's parents got divorced, there were big changes for Bea, and also lots of things that stayed the same. But it's not always easy living in two separate apartments. When her dad announces that he and his boyfriend, Jesse, are getting married, Bea is excited that Jesse's daughter will become the sister she's always wanted. But as the wedding approaches, Bea's joy is clouded by a terrible secret she has kept hidden since last summer. Rebecca Stead's delightful middle-grade novel about family and friendship will be loved by young readers.   Rebecca Stead is the author of First Light, When You Reach Me(a New York Timesbestseller and Newbery Medal winner), Liar & Spy(GuardianChildren's Fiction Prize winner and New York Timesbestseller) and Goodbye Stranger(a New York Timesnotable book). She lives in New York City with her family. Visit her online at rebeccasteadbooks.comand on Twitter @rebstead. 'A beautiful reminder of the importance of making mistakes, feeling feelings, and forgiving yourself.' Carly Nugent '[Rebecca Stead] can see into the souls of young people.' Shelf Awareness ...Show more