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Lisa Graff
A thoughtful story about a child whose precautions cannot protect her from grief. Its emotional movement comes through relationships, humour and community support rather than adventure or danger-solving.
Chris Ryan
Choose this for a young reader who enjoys brisk adventure, teamwork and high-stakes missions. Its central appeal is action: a television project becomes a dangerous situation involving a terrorist, hostages and a bushfire.
Michael Thomas Ford
This is an introspective recovery story about a teenager forced to reconsider his view of himself and other young people. Its centre is the gradual development of connections in hospital, alongside questions of identity, mental health, love, friendship and family.
Tim Green
A sports-centred family crisis story: Josh hopes exceptional baseball performance will win a house and help his family after his father’s departure and their move to a smaller home.
Chris Cerasi
An accessible Angry Birds story centres on four characters who feel out of place and meet through an anger-management class.
Coleen Murtagh Paratore
This is a hopeful story about a girl whose ambitions are obstructed by family problems and caring responsibilities. Her appeal for change grows into a community project, while the seriousness of her father’s drinking remains part of the emotional backdrop.
Cathy Hapka
This is a horse-centred mystery about coping with a deeply embarrassing setback. Nina’s uncertainty about a possible ghost creates a spooky thread, while her friends’ support may keep the story grounded in companionship.
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