Young adult fiction
Follow the Blue
Brigid Lowry
Format: Paperback
A breezy fun story about Bec's 15th summer - when her parents go overseas she discovers love, confusion, and that no one is ordinary.
Snow Pony
Alison Lester
Format: Paperback
Only Dusty can ride the Snow Pony. And no one but Dusty will trust her. A tough and tender novel about a family's struggle to hold together during harsh times, and fourteen-year-old Dusty's faith in a wild horse they said could never be tamed.
Secrets in the Fire
Henning Mankell, translated by Anne Conn
Format: Paperback
The extraordinarily moving story of a young girl who steps on a land mine in Mozambique, and her indomitable will to survive.
Chaucer the Cat and the Animal Pilgrims
Patricia Borlenghi
A procession of animals are going on a pilgrimage to the tomb of St Francis of Assisi. The journey is long and arduous, so one night Chaucer the cat suggests that each animal takes a turn to tell a story, to entertain its companions: these are their tales.
Borrowed Light
Anna Fienberg
Format: Paperback
An intensely honest book, brimming with ideas and emotion. How do you make the most difficult decision in life when your family, friends and lover are more distant than the nearest galaxy?
Touching Earth Lightly
Margo Lanagan
Format: Paperback
A confronting, intensely moving story about the intricate bonds of friendship, the shock of a brutal death, the slow torment of grief, and the seeds of happiness.
The Best Thing
Margo Lanagan
Format: Paperback
A new edition of Margo Lanagan's brave, exhilarating novel about the passion and pain of teenage love, sexuality and childbirth. A book for adult readers as well as young adults.
