A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale
$29.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary | Reading Level: very good
To find yourself, sometimes you must lose everything. A privileged elder son, and stammeringly shy, Harry Cane has followed convention at every step. Even the beginnings of an illicit, dangerous affair do little to shake the foundations of his muted existence - until the shock of discovery and the threa ...Show more
I Saw a Man by Owen Sheers
$29.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary | Reading Level: good-very good
The event that changed all of their lives happened on a Saturday afternoon in June, just minutes after Michael Turner - thinking the Nelsons' house was empty - stepped through their back door. After the sudden loss of his wife, Michael Turner moves to London and quickly develops a close friendship with ...Show more
The Book of Pearl by Timothee de Fombelle
$19.99 AUD
Category: Fantasy & Magical Realism | Reading Level: 12+
A compelling story of a first love that defines a lifetime; perfect for fans of David Levithan, told with the intricate and beautiful writing style of bestselling author Timothee de Fombelle. Joshua Pearl is from a world that our own no longer believes in. He knows that his great love is waiting for him ...Show more
Bruny by Heather Rose
$32.99 AUD
Category: Chat10Looks3 Recommendations | Reading Level: very good
How far would your government go? A right-wing US president has withdrawn America from the Middle East and the UN. Daesh has a thoroughfare to the sea and China is Australia's newest ally. When a bomb goes off in remote Tasmania, Astrid Coleman agrees to return home to help her brother before an upcomin ...Show more
The Story Thief by Graham Carter
$29.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Olive is a shy girl who prefers reading about adventures to having them herself. But when a mysterious figure steals all of the books in town, Olive decides to set out straight into an adventure of her own. The thief, meanwhile, doesn't quite know what to do with the stories he's stolen. Olive must trac ...Show more
The Outsiders (Puffin Modern Classics) by S. E. Hinton
$19.95 AUD
Category: Young Adult | Series: Puffin Modern Classics
The Outsiders by S E Hinton is a ground-breaking, timeless story by a brilliant writer. '...the hand at the back of my neck was strong. I'm drowning, I thought ...' The Socs' idea of having a good time is beating up Greasers like Ponyboy. Ponyboy knows what to expect and knows he can count on his brothe ...Show more
The Ash Burner by Kari Gislason
$29.95 AUD
Category: Contemporary
Growing up with his father in a small coastal town, all Ted knows about his mother is that she died when he was a boy. His father has brought them halfway across the world to start anew, but her absence defines and haunts their lives. When Ted meets Anthony and Claire, an intense friendship begins, carr ...Show more
Relativity by Antonia Hayes
$32.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
Ethan is a bright young boy obsessed with physics and astronomy who lives with his mother, Claire. Claire has been a wonderful parent to Ethan, but he's becoming increasingly curious about his father's absence in his life, wanting to fill in the gaps. Claire's life is centred on Ethan; she is fiercely ...Show more
Anti Cool Girl by Rosie Waterland
$29.99 AUD
Category: Australian
Brutal, brave, hilarious - a full-frontal memoir about surviving the very worst that life can throw at you. Rosie Waterland has never been cool. Growing up in housing commission, Rosie was cursed with a near perfect, beautiful older sister who dressed like Mariah Carey on a Best & Less budget while ...Show more
LaRose by Louise Erdrich
$32.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
Late summer in North Dakota, 1999: Landreaux Iron stalks a deer along the edge of the property bordering his own. He shoots with easy confidence but only when he staggers closer does he realise he has killed his neighbour's son. Dusty Ravich, the deceased boy, was best friends with Landreaux's five-year ...Show more
Idaho by Emily Ruskovich
$32.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary | Reading Level: very good
One hot August day a family drives to a mountain clearing to collect birch wood. Jenny, the mother, is in charge of lopping any small limbs off the logs with a hatchet. Wade, the father, does the stacking. The two daughters, June and May, aged nine and six, drink lemonade, swat away horseflies, bicker, ...Show more
No! Never! by Libby Hathorn, Lisa Hathorn-Jarman
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
A cautionary tale about a little girl who drives her parents up the wall when she starts answering 'No! Never!' to all their requests - and what happens when the tables are turned on her.There was a child,The sweetest ever,Until she learned these words:'NO! NEVER!'Georgie is a sweet little girl who alwa ...Show more