Young Adult

A sharp and insightful coming-of-age story about all the ways we find home from an exciting debut author and 2022 black&write! Fellow. When I look back, I realise everything I...

A gripping YA fantasy novel featuring a deadly contest for the crown, a heroine determined to right the wrongs done to her people, and a smouldering love story that could...

Home can be a building, it can be a person, it can be a place. In Sweet Home, 28 students from Ḏawurr Boarding House in Nhulunbuy have written heart-felt stories...

A brilliantly warm-hearted NEW series from Brooke Blurton and Melanie Saward, full of high school longing, friendship, footy matches, and dreams to change the world! It's funny how your life...

A wonderful coming-of-age queer romance from the multi award-winning author of The Boy from the Mish. Jonah is the new kid in a country town. When he joins the local...

A feisty, funny and poignant novel - about being 17; being Indigenous and navigating high school, cultural and personal expectations and responsibility - by proud Ydinji woman Steph Tisdell, writer,...

A gripping YA fantasy novel featuring a deadly contest for the crown, a heroine determined to right the wrongs done to her people, and a smouldering love story that could...

Superman never had this problem. James can fly, though his landings need some work. However, that's the least of his problems when he crash lands into a city in the...

‘There must be payback.’ ‘There must, you are right,’ Grandfather agrees. ‘What can you offer in exchange?’ Grandfather holds up his arms, open, offering himself as a sacrifice. ‘I am...

Calypso Summer is a story told by Calypso, a young Nukunu man, fresh out of high school in Rastafarian guise. After failing to secure employment in sports retail, his dream...

Illustrated by Alyssa Mason Storm Warning is an adventure story for our times. It is a wake-up call to pay attention to what Earth is telling us through unprecedented weather...

The third book from the Stick Mob, Exo Dimensions is a roller coaster of a ride into central Australian Indigenous creation stories woven through family relationships, honour, and sheer adventure.Exo-Dimensions...

'The narrative voice is yarning, chatty and sardonic, but under all the jokes and stories there's a sharp critique of bureaucrats and institutions, and an appreciation of the heroic nature...

Seventeen-year-old Phoebe's life is turned upside down when she moves from the city to the country to live with her dad in this powerful and uplifting story about family breakdowns,...

From the author of the award-winning The Boy from the Mish, comes a compelling coming-of-age YA novel about sixteen-year-old Jamie Langton finding his future and navigating the challenges of racism,...

SHORTLISTED for the 2022 CBCA Book of the Year, Older Readers; 2022 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, Indigenous Writing Prize; 2022 NSW Premier's Literary Award, Indigenous Writers' Prize; 2022 Adelaide Festival...

Winner of the 2023 Victorian Premier’s Prize for Indigenous writing A CAPTIVATING YOUNG ADULT DEBUT FROM A BLACK&WRITE! WRITING FELLOWSHIP WINNER Three misfits. Two warring spirits. One chance to save...

Jono, a city-born Indigenous teenager is trying to figure out who he really is. Life in Brisbane hasn’t exactly made him feel connected to his Country or community. Luckily, he’s...

**Winner of the Daisy Utemorrah Award 2022** Age range 12+ Compulsory reading for early teens and young adults. Based on true events, this gripping thriller sheds light on the brutalities...