Posts Tagged ‘YA for tweens’
Looking for books for teens for Christmas? 33 great #LoveOzYA ideas to help you out
As regular readers will know, I am a member of the #LoveOzYA Committee, which is a group of volunteers who work together to help promote YA books written by Australian authors. You can read all about the committee and it’s work here. I also write guest book reviews for Megan Daley at Children’s Books Daily,…
Read MoreBig news: I’m joining the #LoveOzYA committee
I’m really excited to share the news that I’ve joined the #LoveOzYA committee as its first teen member. #LoveOzYA is a movement aimed at promoting YA fiction by Australian authors to Australian readers. You can find out more about #LoveOzYA here. The committee is a group of volunteers who do their best to help spread…
Read MoreReview: Every Breath
Title: Every Breath Author: Ellie Marney Publisher: Allen & Unwin About the book James Mycroft is an eccentric genius with a passion for forensics. Rachel Watts has just moved to Melbourne from the country. When Mycroft needs help investigating a murder, Rachel finds herself drawn closer to him and unable to resist him. What I…
Read MoreWhat I’m reading this school holidays
The school holidays are finally here and I can’t wait to get some reading in! I’m going to take a break for the next few weeks, but thought I would leave you with a list of what’s on my To Be Read pile in the holidays. As you will see below, I jump around a…
Read MoreFind a new book: what to try next
I thought I might try something a bit different this week. Sometimes it’s hard to find your next read, so I’ve made a list of related books – if you like the first one, you might like the second one. I’ve linked to reviews where I have them, or the link on each title will…
Read MoreReview: Bro
Title: Bro Author: Helen Chebatte Publisher: Hardie Grant Egmont About the book: In a school divided into racial gangs, there are three unspoken rules: Stick with your own kind Don’t dob on your mates (or your enemies) Respect the family. But fight clubs, violence and racial prejudice get in the way of these rules. Romeo Makhlouf…
Read MoreReview: The Yearbook Committee
Title: The Yearbook Committee Author: Sarah Ayoub Publisher: HarperCollins Australia About the book: Five teenagers from different walks of life are thrown together in their final year of high school to work on the school yearbook. There’s Matty, a loner; Ryan, the school captain; Tammi, the popular girl by association; Charlie, the newcomer; and Gillian,…
Read MoreReview: Paper Towns
Title: Paper Towns Author: John Green Publisher: HarperCollins Australia About the book: Quentin is a nerd in his last year of high school. Nine years ago, he and his friend Margo discovered a dead body together, but since then have drifted apart. Now she is edgy and cool and he is not. When Margo takes Quentin…
Read MoreReview: Everything is Changed
Title: Everything Is Changed Author: Nova Weetman Publisher: UQP About the book: Alex and Jake, both teenagers, do something terrible one night and have to try to conceal it. This book is told in reverse, starting at the end, and leading up towards the climax, which is where the reader finds out exactly what the boys…
Read MoreReview: The 5th Wave
Title: The 5th Wave Author: Rick Yancey Publisher: Penguin Books About the book: Sixteen-year-old Cassie is living through an alien invasion. So far there have been four waves of attacks, killing over four billion people. Now she’s on her own, and facing the fifth wave. What I thought: This book sucked me in from the…
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