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On the Jellicoe Road by Melina MarchettaThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakSaving Francesca by Melina MarchettaTomorrow, When the War Began by John MarsdenGraffiti Moon by Cath Crowley
Favourite Aussie YA books
576 books — 963 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakTomorrow, When the War Began by John MarsdenOn the Jellicoe Road by Melina MarchettaSaving Francesca by Melina MarchettaLooking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
Best Australian YA Books
366 books — 517 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakTomorrow, When the War Began by John MarsdenLooking for Alibrandi by Melina MarchettaOn the Jellicoe Road by Melina MarchettaLife in Outer Space by Melissa Keil
LoveOzYA
492 books — 214 voters
Possum Magic by Mem FoxAnimalia by Graeme BaseDiary of a Wombat by Jackie FrenchWhere Is the Green Sheep? by Mem FoxWhere the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker
Australian Children's Literature
416 books — 200 voters

Life in Outer Space by Melissa KeilThe Whole of My World by Nicole HayesFairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse NearHaze by Paula WestonThese Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman
Aussie YA Releases 2013
50 books — 123 voters
Summer Skin by Kirsty EagarThe Sidekicks by Will KostakisWords in Deep Blue by Cath CrowleyFrankie by Shivaun PlozzaLady Helen and the Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman
LoveOzYA 2016
72 books — 122 voters

Halo by Alexandra AdornettoEmbrace by Jessica ShirvingtonHades by Alexandra AdornettoEnticed by Jessica ShirvingtonFinnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
Aussie YA Paranormal and Fantasy
76 books — 119 voters
White Walls by H.M.C.Ibil by Adeerus GhayanBehind the Scenes by Kathryn WhiteFall For Me by K.A. LastFriend-Zoned by Belle Aurora
Aussie/New Zealand authors group
159 books — 95 voters

Draekora by Lynette NoniBegin, End, Begin by Danielle BinksBallad for a Mad Girl by Vikki WakefieldThe Secret Science of Magic by Melissa KeilFrogkisser! by Garth Nix
#LoveOzYA 2017
61 books — 93 voters
Shimmer by Paula WestonEvery Word by Ellie MarneyDisruption by Jessica ShirvingtonThis Shattered World by Amie KaufmanEvery Move by Ellie Marney
2014 Aussie YA Releases
54 books — 83 voters

Illuminae by Amie KaufmanSabriel by Garth NixThe Blood Within The Stone by T.R. ThompsonShe Who Rose From Ashes by Sita BennettThe Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan
Australian Speculative Fiction
259 books — 74 voters
Obsidio by Amie KaufmanAmelia Westlake by Erin GoughSmall Spaces by Sarah EpsteinThe Brightsiders by Jen WildeStone Girl by Eleni Hale
#LoveOzYA 2018
54 books — 69 voters

Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan LindsayOscar and Lucinda by Peter CareyMr Wigg by Inga SimpsonCloudstreet by Tim WintonRemembering Babylon by David Malouf
Best Australian Literary Fiction and Poetry
186 books — 63 voters
Playing It Safe by Amy AndrewsRed Dirt Heart by N.R. WalkerTigers and Devils by Sean KennedyRed Dirt Heart 3 by N.R. WalkerRed Dirt Heart 2 by N.R. Walker
M/M Romance set in Australia or New Zealand
127 books — 52 voters

The Flywheel by Erin GoughPoints of Departure by Emily O’BeirneThe Sidekicks by Will KostakisTwo Weeks with the Queen by Morris GleitzmanNight Swimming by Steph Bowe
Best Australian LGBTQIA YA
201 books — 51 voters
Chasing the Valley by Skye Melki-WegnerEvery Breath by Ellie MarneySkyfire by Skye Melki-WegnerBorderlands by Skye Melki-WegnerThe Hush by Skye Melki-Wegner
#OzYAChat Master List
147 books — 46 voters

Song Bird by Christine M. KnightLife Song by Christine M. KnightIn and Out of Step by Christine M. KnightLetters from the Light by Shel CalopaShantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Best Australian authors
66 books — 27 voters
The Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionBreath by Tim WintonThe Dry by Jane HarperAll the Birds, Singing by Evie WyldEucalyptus by Murray Bail
Contemporary Australian Novels
190 books — 20 voters

The Puzzle Ring by Kate ForsythFor No Mortal Creature by Keshe ChowThe Museum of Mary Child by Cassandra GoldsCaptivate by Vanessa GardenFairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near
YA & Middle Grade Australian Fantasy
122 books — 15 voters
Laurinda by Alice PungSmall Bamboo by Tracy VoMeet Me at the Intersection by Rebecca LimA Ghost in My Suitcase by Gabrielle WangRuins by Rajith Savanadasa
#readasianoz
143 books — 15 voters

Hydrosphere Rising by Philip J. RutherfordEarthsong by Victor KelleherParkland by Victor KelleherScatterlings by Isobelle CarmodyGalax-Arena by Gillian Rubinstein
Australian Science Fiction for Children and Young Adults
187 books — 14 voters
Some Shall Break by Ellie MarneyGrace Notes by Karen ComerThe Quiet and the Loud by Helena FoxWe Could Be Something by Will KostakisA Hunger of Thorns by Lili Wilkinson
#LoveOzYA 2023
44 books — 11 voters

Unforgettable You by Georgina PenneyIrrepressible You by Georgina PenneyFairway to Heaven by Lily MaloneHindsight by Sarah BelleA Basic Renovation by Sandra Antonelli
Best Australian Chick Lit Authors
50 books — 10 voters
Christmas Wombat by Jackie FrenchWombat Divine by Mem FoxTea and Sugar Christmas by Jane JollyEmily's Bush Christmas by Jackie FrenchLittle Dog and the Christmas Wish by Corinne Fenton
Australian Christmas!
30 books — 7 voters

Carpentaria by Alexis WrightThe White Girl by Tony BirchJinki, Dingo of the Snows by Elyne MitchellJackey Jackey by Margaret PaiceToo Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko
Aboriginal Australia Fiction
31 books — 4 voters
Can the Real JR Stand Up, Please? by Nadia L. KingWhen We Were Two by Robert NewtonCatching Teller Crow by Ambelin KwaymullinaMorrison & Mr Moore by Michael HydeToo Flash by Melissa Lucashenko
Australian YA Novellas Under 200 Pages
111 books — 2 voters

Drylands by Thea AstleyIt's Raining in Mango by Thea AstleyTrue History of the Kelly Gang by Peter CareyOscar and Lucinda by Peter CareyThe Drowner by Robert Drewe
Australian Novels on the ATAR Literature Prescribed Text List in Western Australia from 2021
55 books — 2 voters
The Removalists by David WilliamsonThe Shifting Heart by Richard BeynonHoly Day by Andrew BovellSpeaking in Tongues by Andrew BovellBran Nue Dae by Jimmy Chi
Australian Plays on the ATAR Literature Prescribed Text List in Western Australia from 2021
36 books — 2 voters

Specky Magee by Felice ArenaDeadly, Unna? by Phillip GwynneNips XI by Ruth StarkeGracey by James Moloney
YA Australian Sport Fiction
4 books — 1 voter
Cryptid Classics #1 by Jeffrey B. MileyBunyip by A.J. LlewellynBunyips & bigfoots by Malcolm SmithEvangeline and the Bunyip by Madeleine D'EsteBunyips and Billabongs by Amy Hopkins
Australian Monsters in Adult Horror and Fiction
12 books — 1 voter

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