Dragon Skin
By: Karen Foxlee
4.24
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
How to save a dragon: 1) Assemble equipment. Water, Weet-Bix, sugar, syringe, sticky tape, scissor…
Want to Read"He was dangerous. Dangerous like water. He could seem calm and glassy on top but underneath he was all dark silt and weed."-Karen Foxlee, Dragon Skin
"[Pip] was wondering if the dragon was still alive in the little hoodie nest. It had been after the world’s fastest shower. She’d peeked into the wardrobe and seen its little belly rising and falling, heard its ever so small rasping breath. The sorrowful swelling in her chest almost lifted her off the ground. She was wondering how to save a dragon."-Karen Foxlee, Dragon Skin
"Mika belIeved in Magic. One hundred per cent without a doubt. She learned that fast when he arrived. He knew the Dewey decimal 130s like the back of his hand and they went to the town library often to sit in front of them.The 130s were bottom shelf; Occult and Paranormal. He ran his fingertips along those spines muttering to himself. ‘This is nowhere near as good as the Oxley Library, Pip."-Karen Foxlee, Dragon Skin
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1. How to Bee
By: Bren MacDibble
4.11
Format: None pages, Paperback
For 8-12 year olds - and all those who love middle grade fiction. Peony lives with her sister and g… read more
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- family
- middle grade
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2. Runt
By: Craig Silvey
4.46
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
A heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author … read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- family
- contemporary
- audiobook
3. Girls in Boys' Cars
By: Felicity Castagna
3.42
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
A complicated friendship. A roadtrip in a stolen car. The stories that define us. And two … read more
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- audiobook
- family
- young adult
- contemporary
"I was still thinking we'd gone halfway to another world but here we were again under the same McDonald's sky."-Felicity Castagna, Girls in Boys' Cars
"Most stories don't really go ahead in straight lines. They get jumbled up and you have to untangle them again (just like life, I suppose)."-Felicity Castagna, Girls in Boys' Cars
"A woman I met told me something that made me think of you, she said when you tell a story you are trying to walk with someone else to understand who they are while listening to your own heartbeat."-Felicity Castagna, Girls in Boys' Cars
4. Scar Town
By: Tristan Bancks
4.04
Format: 188 pages, Kindle Edition
Twelve-year-old Will Haddon and his twin friends, Dar and Juno, find a safe full of money and human… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- family
- contemporary
- audiobook
5. Completely Normal (and other lies)
By: Biffy James
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Love has rules. So does grief. And Stella Wilde’s about to break them all. Stella Wilde is secre… read more
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- audiobook
- family
- young adult
- contemporary
"This isn't all on you. But god forbid we blame the dude. Fucking patriarchy."-Biffy James, Completely Normal (and other lies)
"I considered letting my own meltdown come to the surface, but I had no way of knowing how long it would last once I let it, so I didn't. I put it in the black well instead, backing away so I wouldn't…"-Biffy James, Completely Normal (and other lies)
"Maybe it was better to accept that when someone died there were some things that were never going to happen, and this was just another one of them. Because death left things unfinished. Unsaid. Unsew…"-Biffy James, Completely Normal (and other lies)
6. We Are Wolves
By: Katrina Nannestad
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Sometimes it's good to be wild. Sometimes you have to be wild. When the Russian Army marches … read more
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- family
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
"Books are treasure."-Katrina Nannestad, We Are Wolves
"How do you thank someone for saving your sister?"-Katrina Nannestad, We Are Wolves
"I don't want to stop because when the songs and rhymes and stories and all the German words are gone, I will be gone. Liesl Anna Wolf will be no more."-Katrina Nannestad, We Are Wolves
7. Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief
By: Katrina Nannestad
4.51
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning writer Katrina Nannestad transports us to Russia and the Great Patriotic War and into… read more
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- family
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
8. Silver Linings
By: Katrina Nannestad
4.32
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
A new heartwarming novel set in 1950s Australia from bestselling author Katrina Nannestad Nettie… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- family
"How can anyone eat now that Billy is gone? How can we even breathe?"-Katrina Nannestad, Silver Linings
9. Tiger Daughter
By: Rebecca Lim
4.07
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
IBBY Honour List 2024 A Kirkus, Booklist, She Reads and Amazon Best Book of 2023 Winner, People's… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- family
- contemporary
- audiobook
"It's aiming for the peaks,' I tell him, 'and swimming through the troughs so that there are moments where you can just float under the sun and see how far you've come."-Rebecca Lim, Tiger Daughter
10. The Grandest Bookshop in the World (The Grandest Bookshop in the World #1)
By: Amelia Mellor
3.86
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Pearl and Vally Cole live in a bookshop. And not just any bookshop. In 1893, Cole’s Book Arcade in … read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- magic
- young adult
- fantasy
11. Are You There, Buddha?
By: Pip Harry
4.27
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
A fresh, funny and very contemporary take on puberty, first periods and relationships from the CBCA… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- family
- contemporary
12. Until The Road Ends
By: Phil Earle
4.26
Format: None pages, Paperback
Until the Road Ends is the eagerly awaited new novel from the bestselling author of When the Sky T… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
13. Exit Through the Gift Shop
By: Maryam Master
4.10
Format: None pages, ebook
Anahita Rosalind Ghorban-Galaszczuk (yes, that really is her name but you can call her Ana) is disc… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- contemporary
- audiobook
14. A Glasshouse of Stars
By: Shirley Marr
3.98
Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Meixing Lim and her family have arrived at the New House in the New Land, inherited from First Uncl… read more
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- magical realism
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- family
- fantasy
"It is then you understand that Kevin isn't angry at the world; he's angry at himself."-Shirley Marr, A Glasshouse of Stars
"The promise touches your face softly and wraps itself gently around you, planting a seed of hope in your heart."-Shirley Marr, A Glasshouse of Stars
"Are you scared of the darkness?" Kevin asks you. "No," you say. With your answer, the black sky is at once filled with a million galaxies. It is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen. "No," you…"-Shirley Marr, A Glasshouse of Stars
15. Waiting for the Storks
By: Katrina Nannestad
4.59
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The powerful new novel from master storyteller Katrina Nannestad. I don't want to remember the … read more
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- family
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
16. Huda and Me
By: H. Hayek
4.03
Format: 142 pages, Kindle Edition
Huda's sitting in the airport lounge, fiddling with our tickets. I can tell she's excited because s… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- family
- contemporary
17. Dragon Skin
By: Karen Foxlee
4.24
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
How to save a dragon: 1) Assemble equipment. Water, Weet-Bix, sugar, syringe, sticky tape, scissor… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Karen Foxlee's Dragon Skin book and Karen Foxlee's Dragon Skin
- magical realism
- childrens
- dragons
- middle grade
- magic
- young adult
- family
- contemporary
- fantasy
- audiobook
"He was dangerous. Dangerous like water. He could seem calm and glassy on top but underneath he was all dark silt and weed."-Karen Foxlee, Dragon Skin
"[Pip] was wondering if the dragon was still alive in the little hoodie nest. It had been after the world’s fastest shower. She’d peeked into the wardrobe and seen its little belly rising and falling,…"-Karen Foxlee, Dragon Skin
"Mika belIeved in Magic. One hundred per cent without a doubt. She learned that fast when he arrived. He knew the Dewey decimal 130s like the back of his hand and they went to the town library often t…"-Karen Foxlee, Dragon Skin
18. August and Jones
By: Pip Harry
4.33
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
Eleven-year-old Jones Kirby has just moved to Sydney from her farm in country New South Wales. She'… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- contemporary
19. The Way of Dog
By: Zana Fraillon
4.42
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A fiercely original verse novel from the ABIA and CBCA award-winning author of The Bone Sparrow. … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- family
" Be strong. Be fierce. Life is more than a concrete floor. "-Zana Fraillon, The Way of Dog
20. The Raven's Song
By: Zana Fraillon
3.96
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
A wonderful children's novel by two stellar writers featuring Shelby and Phoenix, living 100 years … read more
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- family
- middle grade
- fantasy
- young adult
21. The Detective’s Guide to Ocean Travel
By: Nicki Greenberg
3.88
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
For as long as she can remember, Pepper Stark has wanted one thing: to join her father, the Captain… read more
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- childrens
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