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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?
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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.