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Rosemary Clement-Moore
Expect a supernatural mystery with spring-break travel, stranded characters, unexplained cattle deaths, a stalking predator and an increasing body count. The story also follows Maggie’s psychic abilities and her attempts to understand what is happening.
James Goodhand
This is a high-stakes school thriller centred on a student’s planned revenge with an explosive device. Its central appeal is likely suspense, while its subject matter invites reflection on bullying and changed identity.
Roberto Piumini
Expect a quiet, imaginative story in which painted scenes become a route into experiences Madurer cannot have outside. Its emotional centre is the growing creative partnership between a confined child and the artist who works for him.
John Schu
This offers a poetic, character-led account of a young person facing anorexia and other mental-health difficulties, with attention to treatment, relationships, bullying and the possibility of accepting help.
Sarah Lippett and Ziggy Hanaor
A vivid, music-centred coming-of-age story for readers interested in identity, friendship and emotional overload. Its energetic visual form may feel immersive, but the rapid, interrupted presentation can require sustained attention.
Sally Christie
A school mystery gives Alex and David a route into an uneasy friendship. The story looks closely at how fear, peer pressure and self-protection shape choices, while using the Icarus idea to frame risk, hope and possible escape.
Polly Ho-Yen
A tense, emotionally serious survival story follows Ade through a collapsing city while his mother withdraws and neighbours become an unexpected support network. Its strongest offering is a child-centred exploration of vulnerability, responsibility and collective care.
Maz Evans
This is a lively Greek-myth fantasy where comic gods and a young goddess accompany Elliott through danger. Its emotional centre is a child trying to care for his unwell mother while protecting his family’s home.
S. R. Savell
This is an emotionally intense contemporary teen novel about a fiercely angry, isolated girl whose connection with Nate opens a possibility of hope before serious harm tests that possibility.
Maureen Wartski
This is a serious story about grief, starting over and noticing possible harm in another family. Its central tension comes from Randy’s uncertainty about what she has seen and what, if anything, she can do.
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