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A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove by James Moloney
Category: Young Adult | Series: UQP Young Adult Fiction Ser.
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A New Kind of Dreaming by Anthony Eaton
Category: Young Adult | Series: UQP Young Adult Fiction Ser.
A story of a boy's journey to reveal a dark and buried secret, and of a town too scared to face the future because of its past. Murder and mystery against the backdrop of the bush. For ages 14+.
A Place Like This by Steven Herrick
Category: Young Adult | Series: UQP Young Adult Fiction Ser.
Jack and Annabel have decided to put off university and drive around the country. It all seems wildly romantic, but when their car dies two days into the trip, they end up at George's apple orchard. They figure it's a temporary pit stop--and at first it is. But when Jack recognizes a familiar suffering ...Show more
Alex Jackson: Dropping In by Pat Flynn
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: UQP Children's Fiction Ser.
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Alex Jackson: Swa by Pat Flynn
Category: Young Adult | Series: UQP Young Adult Fiction Ser.
When Alex Jackson joins a group known as Skateboarders with Attitude, he quickly gives into peer pressure and becomes involved in dangerous stunts and illegal activities.
Bloody Liggie by Ken Catran
Category: Young Adult | Series: UQP Young Adult Fiction Ser.
Liggie Tanner, with an axe, Gave her step-mum forty whacks. When she saw what she had done . . . "Bloody" Liggie, the media labelled her. She was locked away but broke out and drowned crossing a river. So . . . was this the end of Liggie? Two years on, there's a new girl in class. Cool and closed . . . ...Show more
Daredevils by Bill Condon
Category: Young Adult | Series: UQP Young Adult Fiction Ser.
Jack's life changes dramatically from the moment the friendly new boy, Tony Thornton, sits next to him in class. Soon Jack is involved in daring deeds such as challenging the school bullies, taking a day of school, and more. Ages 12+.
Fineflour by Gillian Mears
Category: Fiction | Series: UQP Fiction Ser.
The river Fineflour flows though this narrative as it flows through the town, linking time and place, character and event. A source of myth and memory, it brings tragedy as well as comfort. In these interlinked stories, there is an undercurrent of sadness and suspended grief that is balanced by a tender ...Show more
Love Ghosts & Nose Hair by Steven Herrick; Gregory Rogers (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: UQP Young Adult Fiction Ser.
Jack is 16. He's obsessed with the beautiful Annabel, the ghost of his mother and nose hair. This is a bitter-sweet comedy written in verse for young adults.
The Simple Gift by Steven Herrick
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: UQP Young Adult Fiction Ser.
My hand in his stops trembling, for a moment. When the paths of a runaway teenage boy, an old hobo and a rich girl intersect in an abandoned train yard, each carries their own personal baggage. Over early mornings, long walks and cheap coffee they discover, no matter how big or small, it's the simple gi ...Show more
This Taste for Silence by Amanda O'Callaghan
Category: Fiction | Series: UQP Short Fiction Ser.
The balance of power in a marriage shifts, with shocking consequences. An elderly woman recounts a chilling childhood memory on the family farm. A taxi driver with a missing wife reveals unexpected skills. An inherited painting brings an eerily troubling legacy.Subtle, compelling and unsettling, Amanda ...Show more