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YA Literature

A slightly amorphous category but for the sake of classification, we'll say these are books for teens. Stories here span all genres and are told with a punch. 

Oh, even though we say young adult, it'll be perfectly okay for grown-ups to dip their toes into the stories here too. You'll probably recognise yourself in them. 
  • 90 Packets of Instant Noodles

    $19.50

    Written by Deb Fitzpatrickpaperback Joel and Craggs are in it together. They drink booze together, they flirt with petty theft together and, when C...

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    $19.50
  • All's Faire in Middle School

    $22.40

    Written and Illustrated by Victoria Jamiesonpaperback Calling all Raina Telgemeier fans! The Newbery Honor-winning author of Roller Girl is back wi...

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    $22.40
  • In Ecstasy

    $16.50

    Written by Kate McCaffreypaperbackMia and Sophie have been best friends forever — but that’s all about to change. Experimenting with alcohol, flir...

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    $16.50
  • Have You Seen Ally Queen?

    $18.50

    Written by Deb Fitzpatrickpaperback Ally Queen, aged fifteen, is the new kid in a very small town. Life is tough when your closest friend is miles...

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    $18.50
  • Dress Rehearsal

    $16.50

    Written by Zoe ThurnerpaperbackLara Pearlman has an appetite for life. She loves acting, vintage clothes and her best friend Oggy. She flirts wit...

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    $16.50
  • Creepy and Maud

    $18.50

    Written by Dianne TouchellpaperbackHilarious and heartbreaking, Creepy & Maud charts the relationship between two social misfits, played out in...

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    $18.50
  • Shimmer

    $13.50

    Written by Jennifer McBride and Lynda Nixonpaperback Kora is a powerful genie sent away against her will. Her homeland is threatened and she’s been...

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    $13.50
  • Pet

    $16.00

    Written by Akwaeke EmezipaperbackHow do you save the world from monsters if no one will admit they exist?There are no more monsters anymore, or so ...

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    $16.00
  • Elatsoe

    $32.60

    Written by Darcie Little Badger  |  Illustrated by Rovina CaihardcoverA magical YA story that blends genres.Imagine an America very similar to ou...

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    $32.60
  • The Bodyguard Unit: Edith Garrud, Women's Suffrage, and Jujitsu

    $27.00

    Written by Clément Xavier, Lisa Lugrin and Albertine Ralenti  |  Translated by Edward Gauvinpaperback In the early twentieth century, women in Engl...

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    $27.00
  • The 9:09 Project

    $27.00

    Written by Mark H. Parsonshardcover A thoughtful exploration about finding oneself, learning to hope after loss, and recognising the role that fami...

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    $27.00
  • The Edelweiss Pirates

    $16.00

    Written by Dirk Reinhardt  |  Translated by Rachel Wardpaperback When sixteen-year-old Daniel befriends Josef Gerlach, he feels the old man is haun...

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    $16.00
  • The Erasure Initiative

    $20.20

    Written by Lili WilkinsonpaperbackA brilliant psychological thriller from one of Australia's finest YA authors.I wake up, and for a few precious se...

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    $20.20
  • Wing of the Locust

    $11.00

    Written by Joel Donato ChingpaperbackAs Tuan delves deeper into the craft of a mambabarang and its applications in espionage, sabotage and assassin...

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    $11.00
  • The Henna Start-Up

    $23.00

    Written by Andaleeb WajidpaperbackAbir Maqsood is angry. She has things to do: a career to carve, money to earn, and, in the small stuff, a dining ...

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    $23.00
  • Everything We Never Had

    $22.00

    Written by Randy Ribaypaperback From the author of the National Book Award finalist Patron Saints of Nothing comes an emotionally charged, moving n...

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    $22.00
  • Darker by Four

    $20.00

    Written by June CL Tanpaperback A vengeful girl. A hollow boy. A missing god. Rui has one goal in mind—honing her magic to avenge her mother’s deat...

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    $20.00
  • In the Shadow of Stalin: The Story of Mr. Jones

    $35.00

    Written by Andrea Chalupa  |  Illustrated by Ivan Rodrigueshardcover Can the unrelenting power of truth expose one of Stalin’s greatest crimes to a...

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    $35.00
  • The Book of Denial

    $35.00

    Written by Ricardo Chávez Castañeda  |  Illustrated by Alejandro MagallanesTranslated from the Spanish by Lawrence SchimelhardcoverFrom award-winni...

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    $35.00
  • Flying Through Water

    $27.00

    Written by Mamle WolohardcoverFor fans of A Long Walk to Water and Hatchet, this boy’s gripping journey from poverty to empowerment transports read...

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    $27.00
  • Two Can Play That Game

    $19.00

    Written by Leanne Yongpaperback Sam Khoo has one goal in life: create cool indie games. She's willing to do anything to make her dream come true – ...

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    $19.00
  • The Dividing Sky

    $21.00

    Written by Jill Tewpaperback In 2364, eighteen-year-old Liv Newman dreams of a future beyond her lower-class life in the Metro. As a Proxy, she use...

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    $21.00
  • Afterlife: The Boy Next Realm

    $26.90

    Written by Gina Chew  |  Illustrated by Nadhir NorpaperbackKyra’s younger brother is stricken with an ailment that has no cure. The last thing she ...

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    $26.90
  • Queen of the Tiles

    $22.30

    Written by Hanna AlkafpaperbackThey Wish They Were Us meets The Queen’s Gambit in the world of competitive Scrabble when a teen girl is forced to i...

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    $22.30