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  • They Both Die at the End

    TikTok made me buy it! The international No.1 bestseller

    by Adam Silvera ...
    A love story with a difference - an unforgettable tale of life, loss and making each day count in the INTERNATIONAL NO. 1 BESTSELLING book of TIKTOK fame, clocking up 60 million views and counting!On September 5th, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: they're going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD

  • Date Me, Bryson Keller

    TikTok made me buy it!

    by Kevin van Whye ...
    'One of the most adorable, big-hearted, charming books in existence' - Becky Albertalli, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs the Homo Sapiens AgendaEveryone at Fairvale Academy knows Bryson Keller, the super-hot soccer captain who doesn't believe in high-school relationships. They also know about the dare Bryson accepted - each week he has to date the first person who asks him out.A ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

  • Here's To Us

    by Adam Silvera, Becky Albertalli ...
    **In the follow-up to their charming NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, What If It’s Us, best friends Adam Silvera (They Both Die At The End) and Becky Albertalli (Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda) reunite to give Arthur and Ben another shot at true love.From the creator of 13 Reasons Why, What If It’s Us is soon to be a feature film!**Ben has spent his first year of college working on his fantasy ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD

  • Itch Rocks

    by Simon Mayo ...
    series ITCH #2
    After almost poisoning his whole class with arsenic gas, going on the run from a psychotic science teacher and nearly dying of radiation poisoning, life is getting back to normal for Itchingham Lofte - at least, as normal as it can be when you have a round-the-clock detail of government security guards watching your every move.But sinister forces are still hunting for Element 126 and will stop at ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD

  • The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

    by John Boyne ...
    'Some things are just sitting there, minding their own business, waiting to be discovered. Like America. And other things are probably better off left alone'Nine-year-old Bruno has a lot of things on his mind. Who is the 'Fury'? Why did he make them leave their nice home in Berlin to go to 'Out-With' ? And who are all the sad people in striped pyjamas on the other side of the fence? The grown-ups ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • My Brother's Name is Jessica

    by John Boyne ...
    '...this poignant and disarming story is full of heart and its crescendo will give you tingles' Attitude Magazine'Outstanding' Irish ExaminerSam has known his sister Jessica all his life. Tonight is the first time they're going to meet.Sam Waver has always been a loner: bullied, struggling at school, with parents who have very little time for him. The one person he has always been able to rely on ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD

  • Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!

    by David Walliams ...
    Illustrated by Tony Ross ...
    ‘Walliams balances high comedy with an emotional message’ Daily Mail‘Walliams does comedy with profound, genuine heart’ GuardianThe new children’s book from No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams – an extraordinarily brilliant and rollicking mystery adventure illustrated by artistic genius, Tony Ross, and the sequel to the much-loved and bestselling Gangsta Granny.Ben is getting used to l... ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

  • Death Sets Sail

    by Robin Stevens ...
    series A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery #9
    *The number one bestseller!*The ninth and final novel in the bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series.Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are in Egypt, where they are taking a cruise along the Nile. They are hoping to see some ancient temples and a mummy or two; what they get, instead, is murder.Also travelling on the SS Hatshepsut is a mysterious society called the Breath of Life: a group ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD

  • The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air)

    by Holly Black ...
    series The Folk of the Air #1
    "Lush, dangerous, a dark jewel of a book . . . intoxicating" - Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Six of CrowsOf course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly ... Read more

    $8.79 AUD

  • I am an Aspie Girl

    A book for young girls with autism spectrum conditions

    by Danuta Bulhak-Paterson, Dr Anthony Attwood ...
    Illustrated by Teresa Ferguson ...
    Lizzie is an Aspie Girl - she has Asperger's Syndrome, which means that her brain works differently to her friends, and even to boys with Asperger Syndrome. In this book, Lizzie explains what it's like to be an Aspie Girl, including how she has a special talent for blending in with her friends, how she gets really tired after being at school all day, how she worries about making mistakes, and how ... Read more

    $19.46 AUD

  • Welcome to Your Period

    Your easy, no-dumb-questions guide to handling it like a boss

    by Yumi Stynes, Dr. Melissa Kang ...
    series The Welcome Collection
    A frank, funny, age-appropriate guide for pre-teens about getting your period, from Dr Melissa Kang (a former Dolly Doctor) and Yumi Stynes (all-round excellent woman).Getting your period for the first time can be mortifying, weird and messy – and asking questions about it can feel even worse.But it doesn’t have to be like that!This little book is packed with honest advice on all the things you ... Read more

    $8.79 AUD

  • Hitler's Daughter

    by Jackie French ...
    Winner of the CBCA Book of the Year for Young ReadersDid Hitler's daughter, Heidi, really exist? - What if she did?The bombs were falling and the smoke rising from the concentration camps, but all Hitler's daughter knew was the world of lessons with Fraulein Gelber and the hedgehogs she rescued from the cold. Was it just a story or did Hitler's daughter really exist? And i you were Hitler's ... Read more

    $13.99 AUD

  • Sisters: A Graphic Novel

    by Raina Telgemeier ...
    Illustrated by Raina Telgemeier ...
    Raina Telgemeier’s #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning companion to Smile!Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years, but when a baby brother enters the picture and ... Read more

    $13.19 AUD

  • The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air #2)

    by Holly Black ...
    series The Folk of the Air #2
    Second in the bestselling Folk of the Air trilogy. This novel and the sequel The Queen of Nothing - are the winners of/won the Goodreads YA Best Fantasy in 2019 and 2020.An intoxicating and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Cruel Prince., nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019.'Holly Black is the Faerie Queen' - Victoria AveyardI have heard... ... Read more

    $8.79 AUD

  • Looking for Alibrandi

    by Melina Marchetta ...
    Melina Marchetta's stunning debut novel Looking for Alibrandi is one girl's story of her final year at school, a year she sets herself free. Josephine Alibrandi is seventeen and in her final year at a wealthy girls' school. This is the year she meets her father, the year she falls in love, the year she searches for Alibrandi and finds the real truth about her family – and the identity she has been ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World

    The highly anticipated sequel to the multi-award-winning international bestseller Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

    by Benjamin Alire Sáenz ...
    The highly anticipated sequel to the beloved cult classic about family, friendship and first love, from award-winning author Benjamin Alire Sáenz. This lyrical novel will enrapture readers of John Green, Love, Simon and Call me by your Name.A love story like no other.In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys fell in love. Now they must discover what it means to stay in ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD

  • Smile: A Graphic Novel

    by Raina Telgemeier ...
    Illustrated by Raina Telgemeier ...
    Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir based on her childhood!Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth ... Read more

    $15.61 AUD

  • The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

    by John Boyne ...
    Lines may divide us, but hope will unite us.Nine year old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust.He’s oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country.All he knows is that he has moved from Berlin to a desolate area where he has no one to play with.Until he meets Shmuel.Shmuel lives in a strange parallel existence on the other side of ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD

  • The Boy At the Back of the Class

    by Onjali Q. Rauf ...
    Illustrated by Pippa Curnick ...
    A World Book Day 2020 AuthorWINNER OF THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD 2019WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2019SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2019Told with heart and humour, The Boy at the Back of the Class is a child's perspective on the refugee crisis, highlighting the importance of friendship and kindness in a world that doesn't always make sense.There us... ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

  • Bomb

    by Sarah Mussi ...
    I'm Genesis Wainwright. I'm a sixth-form student. I come from Somerset. My mum is the best mum in the world. I play the guitar (badly). My best friend is Holly. I'm searching for answers to the Meaning of Life. I believe in True Love. AND I'M IN LOVE WITH NAZ. I want to be a performance poet. And I'm crazy about motorbikes.I can remember everything.Except last night.When Genesis goes on a blind ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

  • Legendborn

    TikTok made me buy it! The New York Times bestseller

    by Tracy Deonn ...
    series The Legendborn Cycle
    SOME LEGACIES ARE MEANT TO BE BROKEN."I love the feeling of a magical world existing just beneath the surface of our own and this story gave me everything I wanted: incredible characters, ancient lore and secret societies – all grounded in our very real, very flawed world . . ." –Leigh Bardugo, author of Shadow and BoneAn explosive fantasy debut that is taking TikTok by storm. Perfect for fans of ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD

  • All of the Above

    by Juno Dawson ...
    A funny and moving love story about friends, first loves and self-discovery by the Queen of Teen 2014.When sixteen-year-old Toria Bland arrives at her new school she needs to work out who her friends are, all in a crazy whirl of worry, exam pressure and anxiety over fitting in. Things start looking up when Toria meets the funny and foul-mouthed Polly, who's the coolest girl Toria has ever seen. ... Read more

    $11.54 AUD

  • Guts: A Graphic Novel

    by Raina Telgemeier ...
    A true story from Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Timesbestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile**,** Sisters**,** Drama**, and** Ghosts**!**Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think ... Read more

    $15.61 AUD

  • We Hunt the Flame

    by Hafsah Faizal ...
    *An instant New York Times bestseller**A BuzzFeed pick for 'YA Books You Absolutely Must Read This Spring'**A Bustle's Most Anticipated 2019 YA Release**Paste Magazine's Top 10 Most Anticipated YA Novels of 2019*People lived because she killed. People died because he lived.Zafira is the Hunter. Forced to disguise herself as a man, she risks everything to provide for her people.Nasir is the Prince ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD