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YOUNG ADULT
BREATHING UNDER WATER
Sophie Hardcastle RRP $ 19.99
Ben and Grace Walker are twins . At seventeen , Ben is a rising surf star , the golden son and popular with the girls . Beside him , Grace feels like she is a mere reflection of his light . Then the unthinkable happens . Breathing Under Water is an emotionally powerful novel about life , death and learning to breathe in between .
BLACK
Fleur Ferris RRP $ 19.99
Everyone says Black Marshall is cursed . Three of her best friends have died in tragic accidents . But when her date for the formal ends up in intensive care , something in quiet little Dainsfield starts to stir . Old secrets are revealed and terrifying new dangers emerge . If only Black could put all the pieces together , she could work out who her real enemies are . Should she run for her life , or stay and fight ?
DUE 1ST SEPTEMBER
THE BAD DECISIONS PLAYLIST
Michael Rubens RRP $ 19.99
Austin Methume ’ s father , a musician rolls into town just when Austin is going through a bad time . Maybe his father will help him turn his life around and realise his musical dream . Austin is a wickedly funny tour guide to his own bad decisions and their consequences as he is dragged , kicking and screaming , toward adulthood .
SONGS THAT SOUND LIKE BLOOD
Jared Thomas RRP $ 14.99
Roxy May Reddings has got music in her soul and songs in her blood . When she gets the chance to study music in the big city , she takes it . But then her crush on Ana forces her to steer her way through a complex maze of emotions as Roxy takes a confronting journey to find out who the hell she is .
FORGETTING FOSTER
Dianne Touchell RRP $ 19.99
This is a powerful story of a young boy whose father develops Alzheimer ’ s disease . No one is too worried at first but then it gets worse . Forgetting Foster is the heartbreaking story about what it means to forget and to be forgotten .
THE MOONLIGHT DREAMERS
Siobhan Curham RRP $ 16.99
The Moonlight Dreamers is an unforgettable story of friendship , self-belief and love . Amber , Maali , Sky and Rose are not like everyone else and they don ’ t want to be . Becoming friends gives them the courage to be themselves .
THE CALL
Peadar O ’ Guilin RRP $ 19.99
What if you had only three minutes to save your life and the clock is already counting down . Suddenly , a hand grabs your wrist and it ' s more painful than anything you have experienced . Time ' s up . Could you survive The Call ?
THE ROAD TO WINTER
Mark Smith RRP $ 19.99
Mark Smith ’ s The Road to Winter tells a story of courage and survival in the Australian wilderness . Finn lives alone on the coast , hunting and fishing until one day Rose appears . She is an asylum seeker who has escaped from a man who enslaved her and her sister , Kas . She is desperate , ill and needs Finn ’ s help . Kas is still missing somewhere out in the bush …
THE MEMORY BOOK
Lara Avery RRP $ 17.99
When Samantha McCoy discovers that a rare disease is going to take away her memory , the future she ’ d planned so perfectly is derailed before it ’ s started . Realising that her life won ’ t wait to be lived , Sam sets out on a summer of firsts .
FIRE BOY
Sami Shah RRP $ 19.99
Fire Boy is an urban fantasy set in modern-day Pakistan , where djinns roam the streets alongside corrupt cops , hustling beggars , and creatures from the darkest corners of Islamic mythology . This book is filled with supernatural entities and highpaced action , but it also gives the reader a vivid insight into life in Pakistan .
ONE STEP
Andrew Daddo RRP $ 19.99
Dylan is struggling to survive with all the pressures that come with adolescence . But when his English teacher reads out Dylan ’ s creative writing piece , revealing him as a sensitive writer , it sets off a chain of events and sends Dylan on a roller coaster of emotions culminating in a revelation that could make or break his survival .