Collection: Young Adult Fiction

SUMMARY: Erica Yurken was never in any doubt about her superiority until Alison turned up at Barringa East Primary school. Alison was beautiful, rich, clever and as well-behaved as an angel, and posed a serious threat to Erica's excellence.

Living in a perfect world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade.

A collection of thirteen interconnected stories that give old fairy tales a new twist.

The fire and hemlock photograph above Polly's bed sparks memories in her that don't seem to exist anymore. Halloween nine years ago. An exciting magical adventure story. 10 yrs+

YA. Detective and mystery stories. When Stanley Yelnats is sent to Camp Green Lake detention centre for a crime he did not commit, life becomes much more of a challenge. First of all he has to dig a hole a day - as deep as a man - in the baking Texas heat, looking for who knows what. Then he has ...

Imagine that your house has been destroyed by bombs, your friends have fled or been killed, your mother, sister and little brother are missing, and today you buried your father... This is the reality for Parvana, who sets out alone to walk across war-torn Afghanistan in search of her family. Pa...

YA. Third in popular series. Recommended. 10 yrs+

YA. Complexities facing a 15 year old when she finds she is pregnant.

YA. Futuristic tale about a post-apocalyptic underground world where resources are running out. 11 yrs+.

In Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic and power, peopled with dragons, elves and monsters.

As a kid, Monkey D. Luffy vowed to become King of the Pirates and find the legendary treasure called the "One Piece." The enchanted Gum-Gum fruit has given Luffy the power to stretch like rubber -- and his new crewmate, the infamous pirate hunter Roronoa Zoro, strikes fear into the hearts of othe...

From the Aust'n author of Looking for Alibrandi. Francesca is at the beginning of her second term in Year Eleven at an all boys school that has just begun accepting girls. She still misses her friends and to make things worse her mother has had a breakdown.

YA. Mina, child of Sarastro, Mage of the day, and Pamina, Queen of the night, was a child of the dark. When her father takes her away from shadow and brings her into sunlight, her mother retaliates by luring a prince into a deadly agreement : free Mina and he can claim her for his bride. But befo...

YA. After successfully evading an Urgals ambush, Eragon is adopted into the Ingeitum clan and sent to finish his training so he can further help the Varden in their struggle against the Empire. 12 yrs+

Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash.

Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel -- a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

Having escaped to the Unknown Regions, Lina and the others seek help from the village people of Sparks.

The King's magus believes he knows the site of an ancient treasure - Hamiathe's Gift. To attain it, he needs a skill anyone's guess. A likeable rogue, Gen endures the difficult trek with much complaining and little grace, but shows his cracking twist at the end which surprises both the magus and ...

FICTION. AUSTRALIAN. It is a time of profound change for Ellie Linton. Enemies are everywhere. Some come crawling over the hills; others drive in and knock on the front door. Sometimes her friends are there and sometimes they are not. Ellie fights every inch of the way. But when courage and imagi...

Sean Murphy is looking forward to coming home after work. He's tired and wants to relax with a good book. But when Mr Murphy gets home there is so much noise that he can't relax. So he decides to ask Linda McCormack to help him.

The story of one boy seeking a treasure that has been lost for over a century. During the gold rush in Cape York, an Aboriginal boy had fashioned a kangaroo from gold, which then mysteriously vanished.

David dreams of becoming a great detective like David Delgado, the hero of his stories. When thieves take Jack's bike David decides to help him find it. Can David find it and be a great detective like David Delgado?

YA FICTION. At the end of Specials, the conclusion to the Uglies trilogy, things in Tally's futuristic world had stabilised. The walls between the social classes - the uglies, pretties and specials - had been torn down. So Tally took off to live on her own in the wild. Tally discovers another bra...

Chief Wise Owl's people always tell the truth. But Chief Strong Buffalo doesn't believe him. He thinks of a plan to get Dark Eyes, the Indian who looks after all of the tribe's horses, to tell a lie. Can Dark Eyes win the test or is Chief Strong Buffalo right?

YA FICTION. On the run from the redcoats, the two young highwaymen, Will and Bess, find themselves in Galloway, Scotland, blamed for a murder they did not commit. Here they are captured by smugglers and become embroiled in a story of hatred and revenge that goes back for generations, to the days ...

This year Tom is really excited about Christmas. He is going to spend the holidays with his friend Mahir in the Kingdom of the Snow Leopard. He even has a special invitation from Mahir?s father, the King. But someone is following the boys on their journey and Tom is worried that he wants to hurt ...

YA. Mystery fiction. The British underworld is controlled by gangs. When two of them start a turf war, violence explodes on to the streets. The police need information fast, and James Adams has the contacts to infiltrate the most dangerous gang of all. He works for Cherub. Cherubs are trained pro...

The exhilarating third novel in James Patterson's exciting adventure series for 9-15 year olds.You're about to join the adventures of Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy, and Angel, six extraordinary kids who have powers like no other: they can fly, and they're being chased - no, hunted - across Americ...

Don and Mike are best friends. They both live in the sleepy town of Saltley and they both love birdwatching. Their lives suddenly become exciting when Mike spots a pair of ospreys at a nearby lake. The boys decide to protect the birds so that they can make a nest. But, when Mr Roberts takes an in...

The dreadful secret that Torak carries with him at the close of SOUL EATER is revealed and he is cast out from the clans. It's his fourteenth summer. He's alone, cut off even from Wolf and Renn. Hunted and on the run he takes refuge in unknown territory - the haunted reedbeds of Lake Axehead, whe...