Aussie Kids Books

This beautifully written own voices young adult novel is narrated by Anna Chui, who is in Year 11 at school. Anna’s teachers are telling her to put more effort and thought into her studies and what she wants to do after school, but they don’t know that at home, Anna is left to assume responsibility for her two younger siblings, while her father works long hours at the family restaurant, and Ma stays in bed for long periods of time. Anna is looking for signs in the shadows and

This is a compelling story of friendship between two unlikely characters. Angie is undoubtedly one of the most unforgettable and enduring characters you will encounter in YA fiction. We view her through the eyes of 13-year-old Seymour, who is lonely and bored and quickly becomes captivated by Angie – who is all confidence and sparkle, with her silver lace and satin and a little flying horse tattooed on one shoulder. In Seymour’s eyes, it seems possible that she could “reach h

If you enjoy a fast-paced read, set against the background of a beautifully constructed world, then you will love this young adult novel! The reader is immediately drawn into a future landscape, where global warming and flooding has forced the population to construct islands to live on, and to scavenge flooded cities under the sea just to survive. The most compelling feature of this future world is that the dead can be revived for 24 hours, and our protagonist, seventeen-year