A Little Spark
By: Barry Jonsberg
4.11
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
From the bestselling multi-award-winning author of My Life as an Alphabet and A Song Only I Can Hea…
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1. Every Breath (Every, #1)
By: Ellie Marney
2.00
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
Rachel Watts has just moved to Melbourne from the country, but the city is the last place she wants… read more
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2. The Lost Twin (Scarlet and Ivy #1)
By: Sophie Cleverly , None
3.50
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
Ivy, I pray that it's you reading this. And if you are, well, I suppose you're the new me... When s… read more
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3. Mr Einstein's Secretary
By: Matthew Reilly
4.22
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A SECRETARY LIKE NO OTHERIN AN EPIC SPANNING 40 YEARSAll Hanna Fischer ever wanted to do was to stu… read more
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"But to hate is cheap. One does not need any money to hate."-Matthew Reilly, Mr Einstein's Secretary
"Every decision comes down to a choice. This is the right choice."-Matthew Reilly, Mr Einstein's Secretary
"Some readers turn up their noses at such books, considering them to be too lowbrow. But not I. One who reads such a book reads it for pleasure, for joy. pg43"-Matthew Reilly, Mr Einstein's Secretary
"I am supposed to be this brilliant man. Well, here is the most important thing I know: retain your inner joy. If you do that, you will live a successful and happy life."-Matthew Reilly, Mr Einstein's Secretary
4. 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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- family
- middle grade
- young adult
- contemporary
5. Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer
By: Amy Doak
3.69
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Eleanor Jones has just started at her ninth high school in less than five years. Since she and her … read more
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- young adult
- contemporary
6. 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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- family
- middle grade
- young adult
- contemporary
7. Twins
By: Varian Johnson
4.09
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Coretta Scott King Honor author Varian Johnson teams up with rising cartoonist Shannon Wright for a… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- contemporary
8. 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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- relationships
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- death
- family
- 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)
9. Royals
By: Tegan Bennett Daylight
3.35
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
Six teenagers. An empty shopping centre. No Wi-Fi. And … a baby? Acclaimed author Tegan Bennett Day… read more
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- relationships
- young adult
- contemporary
10. Let’s Never Speak of This Again
By: Megan Williams
3.80
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Award Winner, Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing, 2022 Ella and I have been best … read more
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- relationships
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- death
- family
- contemporary
11. Grace Notes
By: Karen Comer
4.16
Format: 327 pages, Paperback
, This song has a grace note a tiny note that's there for embellishment but can easily be ignored… read more
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- family
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"Restrictions can't stop our music, can't stop us."-Karen Comer, Grace Notes
"together we weave a set of colours so beautiful that surely every listener's heart expands"-Karen Comer, Grace Notes
"The world has stopped still, yet we can feel our frenzied, uncertain energy spinning the Earth."-Karen Comer, Grace Notes
"Surely traditions have to evolve? Surely daughters can choose their own happiness? Surely our world can handle this new virus?"-Karen Comer, Grace Notes
12. Hamlet is Not OK
By: R.A. Spratt
3.40
Format: 240 pages, ebook
Selby hates homework. She would rather watch daytime television – anything to escape the tedium of … read more
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- humor
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- family
13. Het meisje met de vlechtjes
By: Wilma Geldof
4.02
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Het meisje met de vlechtjes is de nieuwe oorlogsroman van Wilma Geldof. Eerder schreef ze het indru… read more
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- young adult
14. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- humor
- young adult
- family
- contemporary
15. The Greatest Thing
By: Sarah Winifred Searle
3.92
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A 2023 Lambda Literary Award Finalist A 2023 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens A 2023 Children… read more
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- contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
16. Unnecessary Drama
By: Nina Kenwood
3.80
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
From the award-winning author of It Sounded Better in My Head comes a deliciously entertaining enem… read more
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- young adult
- contemporary
17. 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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- relationships
- family
- middle grade
- young adult
18. No Words
By: Maryam Master
4.20
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Hero doesn't feel like a hero, but sometimes she feels as if the universe is asking her to be one. … read more
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- family
- middle grade
- young adult
- contemporary
19. The Museum of Broken Things
By: Lauren Draper
4.00
Format: 394 pages, Mass Market Paperback
I didn’t always live here. Not so long ago I was living in a thriving metropolis with more than one… read more
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- young adult
- contemporary
20. The Killing Code
By: Ellie Marney
3.81
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A historical mystery about a girl who risks everything to track down a vicious serial killer, for f… read more
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- young adult
"I am the code you never broke, and I don't play by the rules."-Ellie Marney, The Killing Code
21. Social Queue
By: Kay Kerr
3.99
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
'I thought I was nobody’s teen crush, but turns out I was just missing the signs.' Zoe Kelly is … read more
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- contemporary
- young adult
- mental health
"It bothers me how people need the truth to be sugar-coated to be palatable. And that it's my job to remember the sugar."-Kay Kerr, Social Queue
"I’ve been trying to motivate myself to have a shower for the last forty-five minutes, but so far all I’ve managed to do is get my underwear out of the drawer and lie back down on the bed. Having a sh…"-Kay Kerr, Social Queue
22. 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
- contemporary
23. 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
- young adult
- death
24. Birds of a Feather: Would you open your heart to fate?
By: Rhianna King
4.01
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Beth doesn't feel like she belongs in her rambunctious, bohemian family. Apart from the special rel… read more
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- contemporary
25. The Goodbye Year
By: Emily Gale
4.36
Format: 256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
It’s the start of 2020 and Harper is filled with anticipation about being in the final year of Rive… read more
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- family
- middle grade
- young adult
- contemporary
26. The Jammer
By: Nova Weetman
4.27
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
Fred has moved around her whole life, one small town after another, and never minded starting over.… read more
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- family
- middle grade
- young adult
- contemporary
27. Evie and Rhino
By: Neridah McMullin
4.35
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
When Evie finds a fully-grown rhinoceros washed up on a beach, she feels an immediate connection an… read more
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- relationships
- middle grade
- family
28. A Little Spark
By: Barry Jonsberg
4.11
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
From the bestselling multi-award-winning author of My Life as an Alphabet and A Song Only I Can Hea… read more
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- relationships
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- humor
- young adult
- death
- mental health
- family
- contemporary
29. Queenie in Seven Moves
By: Zanni Louise
4.27
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
A sensitive, timely story addressing loss and belonging. To Queenie, home is Peachy, the little … read more
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- middle grade
- family
- contemporary
30. Kill Yours, Kill Mine
By: Katherine Kovacic
3.66
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Mia's grief counselling practice, The Pleiades, is named for the seven sisters from Greek mythology… read more
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- contemporary
31. Inkflower
By: Suzy Zail
4.29
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A gritty YA novel about family secrets, hope and healing. Based on a true story.Lisa’s father has s… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
