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The cursed rose / Leslie Vedder.

With Prince Briar Rose's life on the line as he slowly turns into a monster at the hands of the Spindle Witch, treasure hunter Fi must escape from a tower to rescue him. Meanwhile, her axe-wielding partner Shane is on the hunt for a mysterious weapon that holds the key to the Spindle Witch's demise. But Shane must also protect her lover, the beautiful witch Red, from the Spindle Witch's executioner. As tensions rise and partnerships crumble, Fi and Shane need to work together again, putting their treasure hunting skills to the test at the greatest lost ruin of them all - the tomb of the Witch Queen Aurora. Will they finally unravel the thread that ties them all together and defeat the Spindle Witch and her twisted creatures once and for all? Packed with kick-ass fight scenes and featuring two romantic storylines, this retelling of Sleeping Beauty is the spectacular finale to The Bone Spindle.
Author: Vedder, Leslie
Published: London : Hodder Children's Books, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
386 pages ; 20 cm.
Bone spindle (Series) ; 3.

Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - JF VED - Available - 31111086598164

All this twisted glory / Tahereh Mafi.

As the long-lost heir to the Jinn throne, Alizeh has finally found her people -- and she might've found her crown. Cyrus, the mercurial ruler of Tulan, has offered her his kingdom in a twisted exchange: one that would begin with their marriage and end with his murder. Cyrus's dark reputation precedes him. Killing him should be easy. But despite their best efforts to despise each other, Alizeh and Cyrus are drawn together over and over with an all-consuming thirst that threatens to destroy them both. And then, Prince Kamran arrive in Tulan, ready to exact revenge...
Author: Mafi, Tahereh
Published: London : Electric Monkey, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
397 pages ; 20 cm.
This woven kingdom (Series) ; 3.

Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - On Order - On order (Set: 26 Apr 2024)
Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - JF MAF - Onloan - Due: 11 May 2024 - 31111090825918

The getaway list / Emma Lord.

The day of her high school graduation, Riley realizes two things: One, that she has spent the last four years trying so hard to be a Good Kid for her mom that she has no idea who she really is anymore, and two, she has no idea what she wants because of it. The solution? Pack her bags and move to New York for the summer, where her childhood best friend Tom and co-creator of The Getaway List -- a list of all the adventures they've wanted to do together since he moved away -- will hopefully help her get in touch with her old adventurous self, and pave the road to a new future. Riley isn't sure what to expect from Tom, who has been distant since his famous mom's scriptwriting career pulled him away. But when Riley arrives in the city, their reconnection is as effortless as it was when they were young -- except with one, unexpected complication that will pull Riley's feelings in a direction she didn't know they could take. As she, Tom, and their newfound friends work their way through the delightfully chaotic items on The Getaway List, Riley learns that sometimes the biggest adventure is not one you take, but one you feel in your heart.
Author: Lord, Emma
First edition.
Published: New York : Wednesday Books, 2024.
Published: ©2023.
310 pages ; 22 cm.

Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - JF LOR - Onloan - Due: 16 Apr 2024 - 31111086590716

The demon spirit / R.A. Salvatore.

In book two of the DemonWars Saga, Elbryan and Pony fervently hope that the tide of darkness is at last receding from the land of Corona - but if evil is on the retreat why are hordes of goblins and bloody-capped powries slashing their way ever deeper into civilised lands? A sinister threat now looms over Corona for the power of the demon dactyl was not entirely vanquished by the sacrifice of the monk Avelyn Desbris. Instead, its darkness has infiltrated the most sacred of places - as a once-admired spiritual leader re-dedicates his life to the most vicious, most insidious revenge against the forces of good. There may be no stopping the spread of malignant evil.
Author: Salvatore, R. A., 1959-
First Saga Press trade paperback edition.
Published: New York : Saga Press, 2024.
Published: ©1998.
x, 622 pages : map ; 23 cm.
DemonWars ; bk. 2.

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The demon awakens / R.A. Salvatore.

A great evil has awakened in the land of Corona, a terrible demon determined to spread death and misery. His goblin armies and fearsome giants ravage the settlements of the frontier, and in the small village of Dundallis, their merciless attack leaves behind two shattered orphans: Pony and her lifelong friend, the youth Elbryan Wyndon. Taken in by elves, Elbryan is raised to become a formidable ranger - a fateful role that will lead him into harrowing confrontations. Meanwhile, on a far-off island, a shower of gemstones will fall onto the black-sand shores. These heaven-sent stones carry within them an incredible power - the key to all that is good in the world and all that is evil, and it is up to one young monk to liberate them from the corrupt monastery that harvests them. Pray they don't fall into the wrong clawed hands.
Author: Salvatore, R. A., 1959-
Saga Press trade paperback edition.
Published: New York : Saga Press, 2024.
Published: ©1996.
xi, 684 pages : map ; 23 cm.
DemonWars ; bk. 1.

Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - F SAL - Onloan - Due: 01 May 2024 - 31111090772300

So let them burn / Kamilah Cole.

After her sister Elara forms an unbreakable bond with an enemy dragon, seventeen-year-old Faron, who once wielded the magic of the gods to save her island from those same dragon-riding colonisers, must find a way to save her sister and the fate of their world in the face of impossible odds.
Author: Cole, Kamilah
First edition.
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
391 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Sisterbound

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Into the sunken city / Dinesh Thiru.

In the slowly sinking city of Coconino, Arizona, the days are long, the money is tight, and the rain never stops. For Jin Haldar, this life is nothing new -- ever since her father died in a diving accident, she's barely made ends meet for her and her younger sister, Thara. Enter Bhili: a drifter who offers Jin and Thara the score of a lifetime -- a massive stash of gold hidden in the sunken ruins of Las Vegas. Jin knows it's too dangerous. She stopped diving after her father's accident. But when her sister decides to go, Jin's left with only one choice: to go with her. A ragtag crew is assembled -- including Jin's annoyingly hot ex-boyfriend. From there, a high-stakes heist ensues that's beyond even Jin's wildest fears. Crumbling ruins, sea beasts, corsairs, and a mysterious figure named Joao Silva all lie in wait. To survive, Jin will have to do what she promised herself she'd never do again: dive.
Author: Thiru, Dinesh
First edition.
Published: New York, : HarperTeen, [2024]
Published: ©2024.
347 pages : map ; 22 cm.

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Escaping Mr. Rochester / L.L. McKinney.

In this empowering Black queer romance reimagining of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel, Jane Eyre, the new governess at Thornfield Hall discovers her cruel employer has locked away his wife as revenge for withholding her inheritance and, as his dark plan unfolds, must find a way to save this woman she's come to love.
Author: McKinney, L. L. (Leatrice L.)
First edition.
Published: New York, NY : HarperTeen, [2024]
Published: ©2024.
337 pages ; 22 cm.

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Destroy the day / by Brigid Kemmerer.

Corrick, Tessa and Harristan battle seemingly insurmountable odds to find their way back to each other and save their kingdom.
Author: Kemmerer, Brigid
Published: New York, NY : Bloomsbury YA, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
547 pages : 1 illustration ; 24 cm.
Defy the night (Series) ; 3.

Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - F KEM - Onloan - Due: 20 Apr 2024 - 31111090779453

Blood circus / Camila Victoire.

At the end of the twenty-first century, climate change and famine almost ended humanity -- until the discovery of the Klujns, a barbaric, humanoid species with strangely colored eyes and even stranger abilities. Their crystal claws and bones fertilize barren soil, and their tender meat is a super-protein. Klujns are both humans' saviors and natural-born enemies, meant to be hunted and used. When sixteen-year-old Ava finds herself on the wrong side of a military fence erected to protect the North American Territory, she's captured by Klujns and made to participate in the Blood Race, a macabre tradition where young human hostages compete to the death for Klujn amusement. At first, she is terrified, but as Ava observes Klujn behavior that contradicts what she's learned, she begins to wonder: Are Klujns as different as she was led to believe? And, as she fights for her life, does it matter?
Author: Victoire, Camila
First paperback edition.
Published: Ashland, OR : Blackstone Publishing, 2024.
Published: ©2023.
416 pages : 1 map ; 22 cm.

Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - F VIC - Onloan - Due: 01 May 2024 - 31111090731660

You wouldn't catch me dead / Tess James-Mackey.

Keely planned to keep her head down at her new school, she isn't there to make friends or memories, she just wants to be left alone. When she is roped into a programme that involves camping in mountains with five over-keen try-hards, all she has to do is get through the next few days. But Keely is running from something. Something that drove her family out of their home and to this quiet town. And when her fellow explorers start disappearing and the bodies begin to pile up, she has to ask herself: did she run far enough?
Author: James-Mackey, Tess
Published: London : Hodder Children's Books, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
299 pages ; 20 cm.

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The prisoner's throne / Holly Black.

An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame. Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen, he must rely on charm and calculation to survive. With High King Cardan and High Queen Jude ready to use any means necessary to retrieve their stolen heir, should Oak attempt to regain the trust of the girl he's always loved, or remain loyal to Elfhame and hand over the means to end her reign, even if it means ending Wren, too... With war looming and treachery lurking in every corner, neither Oak's guile nor his wit will be enough to keep everyone he loves alive. He will have some terrible choices to make.
Author: Black, Holly
Published: London : Hot Key Books, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Folk of the Air
Novels of Elfhame ; 2.
Stolen heir ; 2.
1 reserve

Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - JF BLA - Onloan - Due: 15 May 2024 - 31111090917509

Defy the storm / Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland.

One year after the fall of Starlight Beacon, the galaxy is in chaos. An anarchistic group known as the Nihil has taken over a section of space now known as the Occlusion Zone. Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh and scientist Avon Starros team up in an attempt to find a way through the Nihil Stormwall to save those on the other side. But what are the Nihils real plans? And what of the nameless creatures that can destroy the Jedi Order? The battle has just begun...
Author: Gratton, Tessa
Published: Wurundjeri Country ; Richmond, Victoria : Hardie Grant Children's Publishing, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
464 pages ; 21 cm.
Star Wars: the high Republic

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The Crimson Moth / Kristen Ciccarelli.

On the night Rune's life changed forever, blood ran in the streets. Now, in the aftermath of a devastating revolution, witches have been diminished from powerful rulers to outcasts ruthlessly hunted due to their waning magic, and Rune must hide what she is. Spending her days pretending to be nothing more than a vapid young socialite, Rune spends her nights as the Crimson Moth, a witch vigilante who rescues her kind from being purged. When a rescue goes wrong, Rune decides to throw the witch hunters off her scent and gain the intel she desperately needs by courting the handsome Gideon Sharpe. Except Gideon is a notorious and unforgiving witch hunter loyal to the revolution. And falling for him would be deadly...
Author: Ciccarelli, Kristen
Published: London : Magpie, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
406 pages ; 24 cm.
Crimson moth ; 1.

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The girls I've been / Tess Sharpe.

When seventeen-year-old Nora O'Malley, the daughter of a con artist, is taken hostage in a bank heist, every secret she is keeping close begins to unravel.
Author: Sharpe, Tess
First paperback edition.
Published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2024.
Published: ©2021
356 pages ; 21 cm

Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - JF SHA - Available - L10302576228

The encanto's daughter / Melissa de la Cruz ; [map illustration by K.M. Alexander].

A young woman claims the throne of a realm inspired by Filipino mythology in this YA romantic fantasy, the first in an enchanting new duet by #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz. MJ Rodriguez has spent her life hiding in the human world and guarding a heavy secret- She is half-encanto, a fairy from a hidden realm, and as the only child of King Vivencio, she's also next in line for the throne. Now, upon her father's sudden death, MJ must take her place as the king's rightful heir. In wondrous Biringan, the road to the throne is paved with thorns. MJ has to navigate a backstabbing council that objects to a half-human ruler. And when an ancient curse starts wiping out creatures across the land, she must find and stop the sorceress behind this merciless magic. To succeed, MJ forges an unlikely alliance with the dashing Sir Lucas of the feared Sigbin Court, and soon, she starts falling deeply for the mysterious knight. But with peril looming over the kingdom, the princess must decide if she can open her heart to love-and prove she can carry the weight of the crown.
Author: De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-
International edition.
Published: New York : G. P. PUtnam's Sons, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
302 pages : map ; 21 cm.
Encanto's daughter ; 1.

Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - F DEL - Available - 31111090735679

One of us is back / Karen M. McManus.

Life hasn't been easy for the Bayview Crew. First they had to prove they weren't killers. Then a new generation had to outwit a vengeful copycat. Now, it's beginning again. At first the mysterious billboard seems like a bad joke- Time for a new game, Bayview. But when a member of the crew disappears, it's clear this 'game' just got serious - and no-one understands the rules. Everyone's a target. And now that someone unexpected has returned to Bayview, things are starting to get deadly. Simon was right about secrets - they all come out in the end.
Author: McManus, Karen M.
Published: London : Penguin Books, 2024.
Published: ©2023.
358 pages ; 20 cm.
One of us is lying (Series) ; 3.

Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - JF MCM - Available - 31111090715762

Katie goes to KL / Su-May Tan.

KATIE CHEN, 16, lives in the unremarkable suburb of Narre Warren in Australia with her somewhat reclusive Malaysian father. Coming to Australia when she was 5 and losing her mother at 7, she has always struggled with issues of identity. One day, she goes back to Malaysia for her grandmother's funeral and discovers that her mother - long-thought-dead - is alive. Set in a fictionalised Kuala Lumpur (KL), Katie struggles to reconnect with her mother whom she discovers is Malay. Navigating KL's underground music scene and the underlying tensions of a country she doesn't understand, how far is Katie willing to go to find a place to belong?
Author: Tan, Su-May
Published: Singapore : Penguin Books, 2023.
Published: ©2024.
233 pages ; 22 cm.

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I hope this doesn't find you / Ann Liang.

"Sadie Wen is perfect on paper- school captain, valedictorian, and a "pleasure to have in class." It's not easy, but she has a trick to keep her model-student smile plastered on her face at all times- she channels all her frustrations into her email drafts. She'd never send them of course - she'd rather die than hurt anyone's feelings - but it's a relief to let loose on her power-hungry English teacher or a freeloading classmate taking credit for Sadie's work. All her most vehemently worded emails are directed at her infuriating cocaptain, Julius Gong, whose arrogance and competitive streak have irked Sadie since they were kids. "You're attention starved and self-obsessed and unbearably vain . . . I really hope your comb breaks and you run out of whatever expensive hair products you've been using to make your hair appear deceptively soft . . ." Sadie doesn't have to hold back in her emails, because nobody will ever read them . . . that is, until they're accidentally sent out. Overnight, Sadie's carefully crafted, conflict-free life is turned upside down. It's her worst nightmare - now everyone at school knows what she really thinks of them, and they're not afraid to tell her what they really think of her either. But amidst the chaos, there's one person growing to appreciate the "real" Sadie - Julius, the only boy she's sworn to hate . . ."-- Provided by publisher.
Author: Liang, Ann (Young adult author)
Published: [Southbank, VIC] : Penguin Books, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
320 pages ; 24 cm.

Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - JF LIA - Onloan - Due: 22 Apr 2024 - 31111091177145

The invocations / Krystal Sutherland.

Zara Jones believes in magic because the alternative is too painful to bear - that her sister was murdered by a serial killer and there is precisely nothing she can do to change it. If there's anything Zara cannot stand it's feeling powerless, so she decides she will do whatever it takes - even if that means partaking in the occult - to bring her sister back from the dead. Jude Wolf might be the daughter of a billionaire, but she is also undeniably cursed. After a deal with a demon went horribly wrong, her soul is now slowly turning necrotic. Flowers and insects die in her wake and monstrous things come to taunt her at night. If Jude can't find the right someone to fix her mistake, she fears she'll die very soon. Enter Emer Bryne: the solution to both Zara's and Jude's predicaments. The daughter of a witch, Emer sells spells to women in desperate situations willing to sacrifice a part of their soul in exchange for a bit of power, a bit of magic to change their lives. But Emer has a dark past all her own - and as her former clients are murdered one-by-one, she knows it's followed her all the way to London. As Zara and Jude enter Emer's orbit, they'll have to team up to stop the killer - before they each end up next on his list.
Author: Sutherland, Krystal
Published: New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
390 pages ; 22 cm.

Coolbellup Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - F SUT - New item - borrow or reserve (Set: 28 Mar 2024) - Onloan - Due: 17 May 2024 - 31111090731710

Look me in the eye / Jane Godwin.

running late drop it off without me. I type drop what off? I don't know what Mish is talking about. While I'm typing, another message appears... don't tell Bella. But I am Bella. Best friends Bella and Connie live on the outskirts of the city in an area that was once full of open fields and paddocks but is changing as the suburbs creep closer. And now there is Mish, Connie's cousin, who has to be included even though she is unfriendly and unpredictable. The pandemic lockdowns have lifted and the three teens are eager to explore their newfound independence. But with the world opening up, there has been a rise in surveillance, from apps that track their movements to voice recorders and hidden cameras. It feels like everyone is watching them. But when does 'watching' become 'watching over'? Do we have a right to know everything about those we love? This is a gripping tale of young teens navigating freedom and trust-building, privacy and secrets, in an era of parental surveillance.
Author: Godwin, Jane, 1964-
Published: Sydney, NSW : Lothian, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
247 pages ; 20 cm.

Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Graphic Novels - YA - JF GOD - Onloan - Due: 19 Apr 2024 - 31111091173441
Success Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - JF GOD - Available - 31111091173474

Last violent call / Chloe Gong.

In A Foul Thing, Roma and Juliette have established themselves as the heads of an underground weapons ring in Zhouzhuang, making a living the way they do best while remaining anonymous in their peaceful, quiet life. But when they hear about several Russian girls showing up dead in nearby towns, they decide to investigate -- and ultimately discover that this mystery is much closer to home than they ever imagined.
In This Foul Murder, Benedikt and Marshall have been summoned by Roma to find the elusive scientist, Lourens, and bring him to Zhouzhuang. Time is of the essence aboard the week-long Trans-Siberian Express, but when someone is murdered on board, Benedikt and Marshall convince the officer in charge not to stop the train so that they aren't thrown off-schedule. Instead, they pretend that they are investigators and promise they can solve the murder, but as they dig deeper, they realize that the murder might having surprising ties to their own mission.
Author: Gong, Chloe
Published: London : Hodderscape, 2024.
Published: ©2023.
229 pages ; 20 cm.
Foul lady fortune
These violent delights

Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - F GON - Available - 31111091172419
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A tempest of tea / Hafsah Faizal.

"On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a criminal mastermind and collector of secrets. Her prestigious tearoom transforms into an illegal bloodhouse by dark, catering to the vampires feared by society. But when her establishment is threatened, Arthie is forced to strike an unlikely deal with an alluring adversary to save it-and she can't do the job alone. Calling on some of the city's most skilled outcasts, Arthie hatches a plan to infiltrate the dark and glittering vampire society known as the Athereum. But not everyone in her ragtag crew is on her side, and as the truth behind the heist unfolds, Arthie finds herself in the midst of a conspiracy that will threaten the world as she knows it."-- Provided by publisher.
Author: Faizal, Hafsah
Published: London : Macmillan Children's Books, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
335 pages : maps ; 20 cm.
Blood and tea ; 1.

Success Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - F FAI - Onloan - Due: 16 May 2024 - 31111090713585

Don't call me Ishmael! / Michael Gerard Bauer.

There's no easy way to put this, so I'll say it straight out. It's time I faced up to the truth. I'm fourteen years old and I have Ishmael Leseur's Syndrome. There is no cure. But that won't stop Ishmael and his intrepid band of misfits from taking on bullies, bugs, babes, the Beatles, debating, and the great white whale in the toughest, the weirdest, the most humiliatingly awful and the best year of their lives.
Author: Bauer, Michael Gerard, 1955-
Published: Gordon, NSW : Scholastic Australia, 2024.
Published: ©2006.
277 pages ; 21 cm.
Ishmael ; 1.

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Wrong answers only / Tobias Madden.

Marco's always done the right thing. But now it's time for wrong answers only. Marco should be at university, studying biomedicine. Instead, he's been sent to live on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean with his estranged uncle, all because of a 'blip' everyone else is convinced was a panic attack. (Which it most definitely was not.) And even though Marco's trip is supposed to provide answers - about himself, about his family - all he finds on board the Ocean Melody are more and more questions. But then his best friend CeCe proposes a new plan- for someone who has always done the right thing, in every possible way, it's time for Marco to get a few things wrong. And hooking up with a hot dancer from the ship is only the beginning . . .
Author: Madden, Tobias
Published: [Southbank, VIC] : Penguin Books, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
374 pages ; 20 cm.

Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - F MAD - Onloan - Due: 22 May 2024 - 31111090854272

On silver tides / Sylvia Bishop.

Kelda and her family are silvermen, a hidden people who have the ability to swim like fish and breathe through their skin. Yet Kelda's little sister is born different. The family must protect her from the suspicions of their community -- for her very existence is forbidden and the whole family is in danger. When betrayal comes, the girls escape on a desperate journey across Britain's waterways. To save her sister, Kelda must brave monstrous creatures at every turn, and delve into the darkest depths of her kind's secret history...
Author: Bishop, Sylvia
Published: London : Andersen Press, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
304 pages : 1 map ; 20 cm.

Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - JF BIS - Available - 31111090881259

Electric life / Rachel Delahaye.

Estrella is the 'perfect' society: an immaculate, sanitised, hyper-connected environment where everything is channelled through the digital medium. There is no dirt, no pain, no disease and no natural world. Feelings like boredom are frowned upon and discouraged. Alara is dropped down to London Under and into a new-old world that bewilders and disorientates her. How will she survive in a society where noise, dirt and sometimes pain are everyday experiences, and where food is not synthetic and tastes real? Will she accomplish her mission? Who can she trust? How will she get back to her family and her worry-free life in Estrella?
Author: Delahaye, Rachel
Published: Gosford, NSW : Scholastic Australia, 2024.
Published: ©2023.
336 pages ; 20 cm.

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The reappearance of Rachel Price / Holly Jackson.

18-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mum's mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness. Rachel is gone, presumed dead. The case is dragged up from the past when the Price family agree to a true crime documentary. Bel can't wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal. But then Rachel Price reappears, and life will never be normal again . . .
Author: Jackson, Holly, 1992-
Published: London : Farshore, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
429 pages : genealogical table ; 20 cm.
1 reserve

Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - F JAC - Onloan - Due: 22 May 2024 - 31111090883867
Success Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - On Order - On order (Set: 12 Mar 2024)

A mind full of murder / Derek Landy.

A murder. A mystery. Two murders, actually. Well, three, if you're counting. Oh, look, here comes a fourth . . . So much murder that skeleton detective Skulduggery Pleasant must annoy Valkyrie Cain, the infamous Destroyer of Worlds, with his incredible deduction abilities at every available opportunity. As Valkyrie's irritation grows, the detectives sink deeper into a hidden world of dark motivations, festering hatred and unimaginable pain. And a teensy bit more murder.
Author: Landy, Derek
Published: London : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
408 pages ; 21 cm.
Skulduggery Pleasant ; 16.

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If only I had told her / Laura Nowlin.

Finn has always loved Autumn. She's not just the girl next door or his mother's best friend's daughter, she is his everything. But she's not his girlfriend. That's Sylvie, and Finn would never hurt her, so there's no way Autumn could know how he truly feels. Jack, Finn's best friend, isn't so sure. He's seen Finn and Autumn together. How could she not know? And how is he supposed to support and protect Finn when heartache seems inevitable? Autumn surrounds herself with books and wants to write her own destiny-but one doesn't always get a new chapter and fate can be cruel to those in love.
Author: Nowlin, Laura
Published: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Fire, [2024]
Published: ©2024.
396 pages ; 21 cm.
1 reserve

Success Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - YA F NOW - Onloan - Due: 17 May 2024 - L1030263807X