Girls in Boys' Cars by Felicity Castagna
$16.44 AUD
$18.99 (13% off)
Category: 2022 CBCA Shortlist
Rosa was never really trying to kill anyone, no matter what they said in court. But she's ended up in juvenile jail anyway, living her life through books and wondering why her best mate Asheeka disappeared. A page-turning novel about a complicated friendship; a road trip through NSW in a stolen car; the ...Show more
Still Alive - Notes from Australia's Immigration Detention System (graphic) by Safdar Ahmed (Illustrator)
$25.50 AUD
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Category: 2022 CBCA Shortlist
WINNER of 2022 Eve Pownall AwardA graphic novel detailing author Safdar Ahmed's experiences visiting the Villawood Detention Centre in Sydney. Safdar tells the stories of the people seeking asylum in Australia that he meets in Villawood.
Sugar Town Queens by Malla Nunn
$19.99 AUD
Category: 2022 CBCA Shortlist
From the award-winning author of the CBCA shortlisted When the Ground is Hard, comes a stunning portrait of a family divided and an uplifting story of how friendship saves and heals. Fifteen-year-old Amandla's mother has always been strange. For starters, she's a white woman living in Sugar Town, one of ...Show more
How to Repaint a Life (CBCA Honours 2022) by Steven Herrick
$19.99 AUD
Category: 2022 CBCA Shortlist
A powerful prose novel from one of Australia's most awarded authors.Isaac is running from his old life when he steps off the bus in a small town. He doesn't plan on sticking around and has nowhere to stay, but a local cafe owner's kindness offers him a chance to change his story. Then Isaac meets Sophie ...Show more
Terciel and Elinor (Old Kingdom Prequel) by Garth Nix
$24.99 AUD
Category: 2022 CBCA Shortlist | Series: Old Kingdom
Bestselling novelist Garth Nix returns to the Old Kingdom for the never-before-told love story of Sabriel's parents, Terciel and Elinor, and the charter magic that brought them together - and threatened to tear them apart. A long-awaited prequel to a classic fantasy series. In the Old Kingdom, a land o ...Show more
The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough
$8.00 AUD
$19.99 (59% off)
Category: 2022 CBCA Shortlist
It's a hot summer, and life's going all right for Jackson and his family on the Mish. It's almost Christmas, school's out, and he's hanging with his mates, teasing the visiting tourists, avoiding the racist boys in town. Just like every year, Jackson's Aunty and annoying little cousins visit from the ci ...Show more
Blue Flower: CBCA shortlisted picture book 2022 by Sonya Hartnett
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Category: 2022 CBCA Shortlist
A beautifully told picture book about self-esteem, resilience and the discovery that being different can be something wonderful. From award-winning author Sonya Hartnett, with stunning illustrations by Gabriel Evans.A gentle exploration of a child's realisation that it is her individual differences and ...Show more
The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name by Sandhya Parappukkaran
$15.00 AUD
$24.99 (39% off)
Category: 2022 CBCA Shortlist | Reading Level: Age 3 - 99
When Zimdalamashkermishkada starts a new school, he knows he’s got to do something about his long name. When no amount of shrinking, folding or crumpling works, he simply settles for Zim – but deep down, it doesn’t feel right. It’s not until a new friend sees him for who he truly is that Zimdalamashk ...Show more
Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim
$8.00 AUD
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Category: 2022 CBCA Shortlist
What I feel most days is that nothing is ever going to change. That my life won't even start, and that I'll be stuck like this forever. Wen Zhou is the daughter and only child of Chinese immigrants whose move to the lucky country has proven to be not so lucky. Wen and her friend, Henry Xiao - whose mum ...Show more
Dragon Skin by Karen Foxlee
$8.00 AUD
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Category: 2022 CBCA Shortlist
From the bestselling and multi-award-winning author of Lenny's Book of Everything comes a magical tale about a girl who saves a dragon and rescues her family. How to save a dragon: 1) Assemble equipment. Water, Weet-Bix, sugar, syringe, sticky tape, scissors. 2) Believe in everything. Pip never wants to ...Show more
The First Scientists: Deadly Inventions and Innovations from Australia's First Peoples by Corey Tutt
$15.00 AUD
$29.99 (49% off)
Category: 2022 CBCA Shortlist
ABIA 2022 Book of the Year for Younger ChildrenThe First Scientists is the highly anticipated, illustrated science book from Corey Tutt of DeadlyScience. With kids aged 7 to 12 years in mind, this book will nourish readers' love of science and develop their respect for Indigenous knowledge at the same t ...Show more
Winston and the Indoor Cat by Leila Rudge
$15.00 AUD
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Category: 2022 CBCA Shortlist
A story about seeing what life is like on the other side of the window. Two very different cats: Winston, a free-spirited explorer; and The Indoor Cat, lover of leisure; form a friendship and show each other how different their lives could be. Can The Indoor Cat be enticed by outdoor adventure? Will Win ...Show more