Reading age 14+ years (Young Adult)

At seventeen, Sophie is a mess. Her best friend is dead and her boyfriend has gone. She's dropped out of school, sleeps through the day, eats all night and refuses to see anyone. Her family has had enough. But Sophie is about to embark on the strangest journey of her life. It will take her back into her family's past, back to the origins of the bitter rift between her mother and her Aunt Fran, to her...

Published: 01/11/1999

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140281538

RRP: $22.95

Darkfall: Book One of the Legendsong

By Isobelle Carmody

Darkfall marks the beginning of a stunning trilogy from one of Australia's leading writers of fantasy. This powerful, compelling saga, book one of The Legendsong is set in a mysterious, uncertain world that only Carmody could create. After the death of her parents and her beloved instructor, Wind, Glynn devotes herself to the care of her sick twin sister, feeling her own life to be unimportant. One...

Published: 01/07/1998

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140278484

RRP: $24.95

Stony Heart Country

By David Metzenthen

'You see, out here in the country,' Bernie Tolliver tells Aaron Knott, 'things are complicated.'

Dangerously complicated, Aaron discovers – and that's before he's met Rose, the haunted young woman wandering the wild paddocks. Aaron's father is a city consultant brought in to sack country workers. Aaron Knott is the city kid taken along for the ride. And the ride in the Rocky Rises is always rough...

'You see, out here in the country,' Bernie Tolliver tells Aaron Knott, 'things are complicated.'

Dangerously complicated, Aaron discovers – and that's before he's met Rose, the haunted young woman...

Published: 01/10/1999

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140279085

RRP: $19.95

Ashling: The Obernewtyn Chronicles Volume 3

By Isobelle Carmody

The powerful farseeker Elspeth Gordie is sent to Sutrium, seat of the totalitarian council that rules the Land, to seal an alliance between the secret Misfit community at Obernewtyn and rebel forces. The journey takes her far beyond the borders of the Land, across the sea and into the heart of the mysterious desert region of Sador, where she seeks help to destroy the weaponmachines. But before her...

Published: 23/10/1997

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140271515

RRP: $22.95

Obernewtyn: The Obernewtyn Chronicles Volume 1

By Isobelle Carmody

In a world struggling back from the brink of apocalypse, life is harsh. But for Elspeth Gordie, born with enhanced mental abilities that would see her sterilised or burned if discovered, it is also dangerous.

Published: 01/06/1993

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140178548

RRP: $22.95

The Farseekers: The Obernewtyn Chronicles Volume 2

By Isobelle Carmody

Since their takeover of Obernewtyn, the secret community of Misfits has flourished, protected by their remoteness. Led by Elspeth Gordie, whose extraordinary powers set her apart even among her Misfit friends, an expedition sets out to rescue a powerful Misfit in a distant part of the Land. Only she knows the enormity of their task. But for her is yet another challenge as she must fulfil her vow to...

Published: 27/09/1997

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140134056

RRP: $22.95

Boy: Tales of Childhood

By Roald Dahl

Funny, irreverent and sometimes sad, here is the story of the early life of one of the world's best-loved authors. From the evocation of an enchanted boyhood spent in Wales and Norway to his unhappy experiences at an English public school, these sparkling memoirs are filled with wit, high spirits and more than a touch of the macabre. 'A shimmering fabric of his yesterdays, the magic and the hurt' –...

Published: 01/12/1986

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140089172

RRP: $19.95

Frostbite: Vampire Academy Graphic Novel Book 2

By Emma Vieceli & Richelle Mead

The drama and romance continue in this 144-page full-color graphic novel adaptation of the second Vampire Academy novel, Frostbite, which was overseen by Richelle Mead and features beautiful art by acclaimed British illustrator Emma Vieceli.

Published: 26/04/2012

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781921518973

RRP: $16.95

No More Borders for Josef

By Diana Chase

Orphaned in the brutal Balkans conflict, thirteen year old Josef is forced to flee dramatically through the forest to the border. Frightened, angry and deeply traumatised he then suffers the uncertainty and boredom of a refugee camp before finally being plucked to safety in Australia by an uncle he never knew existed.

Cast adrift from everything familiar to him, Josef must battle with a new culture...

Published: 03/07/2006

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781921064371

RRP: $16.95

Mama's Trippin

By Katy Watson-Kell

Von s mum, Charlene, has been gone for ten years when, out of the blue, she asks him to visit her in New Zealand. Charlene s a dancer at Endorphin, a Wellington nightclub, her partner is running from the cops, and she s struggling to keep her two-year-old daughter Stella.

Trapped in his mother s chaotic world, Von spends every night at home playing parent to Stella. Some holiday. Still, it s not too...

Published: 03/04/2006

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781921064074

RRP: $17.95

Tev On Home Turf

By Brendan Murray

Published: 03/09/2004

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781920731335

RRP: $14.95

The Fur

By Nathan Hobby

Published: 05/07/2004

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781920731014

RRP: $17.95

The Light House Kids

By Diana Chase

Published: 02/06/2003

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781863683463

RRP: $14.95

Different Voices

By Warren Flynn

Kim had to save the forest and the lake before they were gone forever. She'd lost too much already. At times it felt like she was drowning, and there was no one to hold on to, not even Gary.

Published: 03/04/2000

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781863682992

RRP: $13.95

Storm Callers

By Duncan Mackay

In the last long summer before high school, everything changes . . .

In tiny Miller's Flat, Mike is stuck at the caravan park helping his mum when he meets feisty, city girl Kirsty. Together they escape their boredom and create their own world on a remote beach. There, they invoke the power of Poseidon, God of the Sea. but Poseidon delivers more than they bargained for, and it will take all their courage...

In the last long summer before high school, everything changes . . .

In tiny Miller's Flat, Mike is stuck at the caravan park helping his mum when he meets feisty, city girl Kirsty. Together they escape...

Published: 31/07/2007

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781863682763

RRP: $16.95

Escaping Paradise

By Warren Flynn

A tropical holiday turns into a nightmare for Nicki when she is kidnapped by freedom fighters and held to ransom. But, it's not her the kidnappers want. They think she's the daughter of an oil magnate, whose money can pay for the weapons they need. When they discover she isn't, things can only go from bad to worse.

Published: 05/02/2001

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781863682800

RRP: $14.95

The Graves Of The Roti Men

By Geoff Havel

Aaron is an average Australian teenage boy who hasn't seen much of his Dad since the divorce but now he is going to spend a whole month with him in Pepala in the Indonesian Isles. Suddenly he finds himself having the time of his life. Not only does he make friends with some local Pepala boys but he finds himself plunged into a pulse racing adventure from which he is lucky to come out of alive.

Published: 06/01/2003

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781863682923

RRP: $14.95

Watersky

By Terry Whitebeach

The first time I saw Jana I thought she was a crazy arrogant bitch. I'm outa here, I told myself, but for some reason it didn't work out that way...

In fact, from the time Brodie McPherson meets Jana he can't seem to escape her. Everything in his life changes. Some things for the better, and some things for the worse, the very worst. Manslaughter charges, the psychiatric ward – it's like a different...

The first time I saw Jana I thought she was a crazy arrogant bitch. I'm outa here, I told myself, but for some reason it didn't work out that way...

In fact, from the time Brodie McPherson meets Jana he...

Published: 01/10/1998

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781863682138

RRP: $13.95

The Big Game

By Wendy Jenkins

The leap Greg took was quicker and higher than any he'd made going for a mark. If he'd taken air in a game, this time he took ozone. It was the most important jump he'd ever make. It saved his life. In this sequel to Killer Boots , footie is more than just a game, and the stakes are as high as they get.

Published: 01/04/1998

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781863681834

RRP: $13.95