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2015: The Year Ahead in Youth Literature
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Jandy NelsonJune 2015
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Jo KnowlesJune 2015
also byJo Knowles
The Rest of Us Just Live Here
Patrick NessAugust 2015
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Leslye WaltonApril 2015
Teresa TotenMay 2015
Non PrattAugust 2015
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a helping hand for teachers and librarians
A devastating, compelling novel that will get everyone talking, from the author of Creepy and Maud.
A SMALL MADNESS
Dianne TouchellFebruary 2015
The unforgettable story of a young woman finding the courage to escape her present, face her past and embrace her future, from the bestselling author of The Convent.
STAY WITH MEMaureen McCarthyMay 2015
A snappy, witty adventure caper about art, love, death and everything in between.From the author of the highly acclaimed Beatle Meets Destiny.
THE GUY, THE GIRL, THE ARTIST & HIS EX
Gabrielle WilliamsApril 2015
‘Pandora digs for answers with
vehemence and readers will follow
her at the same furious pace. Page after page, Barry
Jonsberg maintains the suspense.’ Bookseller &
Publisher
• RECKONING - May 2015
• Deception – October 2014• Admission – May 2014
A unique and alluring art book from the incomparable Shaun Tan,
featuring seventy-five extraordinary sculptures based on the compelling fairytales of the Brothers Grimm.
Photo: Inari Kiuru
THE SINGING BONES
Shaun Tan
OCTOBER 2015
Humour
Post-apocalyptic
Rip your heart out
Romance
Authentic Australian voices
Coming-of-age story
Dual points of view
Heavy themes (mental illness, death, war)
Strong female characters
Unfamiliar settings
August 2014 (shhh!) May 2015 July 2015
The Protected by Claire Zorn
Just a Queen by Jane Caro
Talk Under Waterby Kathryn Lomer
An honest and searing portrayal of loss and grief that conveys the repercussions of bullying to the
modern-day teenager.
A gripping YA novel about one of history’s most powerful women – the
companion to Just a Girl .
An original YA novel about finding yourself, finding love, and making
your way in the world.
Author of the acclaimedThe Sky So Heavy –
CBCA Honour Book & Shortlisted for the Aurealis & Inky Awards
Author is a well-known media personality and social commentator
Will and Summer meet online by chance and strike up a friendship. But
Summer is hiding a secret – she is deaf.
‘Move over John Marsden: Claire Zorn has arrived.’
Good Reading ‘5-star review’
‘A powerful retelling of history.’ Georgia Blain, author of
Closed for Winter
Award-winning author of The Spare Room (2004 CBCA Notable
Book) & What Now Tilda B? (2011 Tasmanian Book Prize)
ABOUT FRANKIE & JOELYA magnetic young adult novel about friendship, rivalry and the heartache of new love.
Frankie and Joely are best friends. At the age of fifteen they share the things most teenage girls share. Until now …
Staying with Joely’s relatives in the small town of Payne for their summer holiday, Frankie and Joely have grand plans. Frankie dreams of flirting with Joely’s cute cousins and working on her tan. Joely wants to escape her controlling mother and finally introduce Frankie to the people she loves. Neither of them expects to meet a boy who has plans of his own …
Catch your breath on this novel from an unflinchingly honest Australian voice.
ABOUT NOVA WEETMANNova Weetman is the author of the young adult novel, The Haunting of Lily Frost, an atmospheric and chilling ghost story set in a small town. She lives with her partner, a playwright, and their two children in a falling-down house in Melbourne. www.novaweetman.com.au | @NovaWeetman
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Easy access to teaching notes, themes and suggested reading agewww.textpublishing.com.au/kids-and-teens
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Party!We will announce the 2015 Text Prize winner at an event in May 2015, come along!
For an invite email [email protected] with Text Prize Party in the subject
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Martine MurrayMOLLY AND PIMAND THE MILLIONSOF STARSJuly 2015
David LevithanHOLD ME CLOSERApril 2015
ANOTHER DAYSeptember 2015
Rebecca Stead
GOODBYESTRANGERSeptember 2015
Paula Weston
BURNThe Rephaim IVJuly 2015
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2015Text is publishing more YA and children’s books in 2015 than in any previous year.
Two more great books
ADRIFT by Paul Griffin (US),August 2015Gripping, terrifying and completely unforgettable. The
story of five teenagers, friends and strangers, stuck out at sea. From the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of TEN MILE RIVER, STAY WITH ME and BURNING BLUE.
WE ARE THE REBELS by Clare Wright, May 2015A young adult edition of the 2014 Stella Prize-winning FORGOTTEN REBELS OF EUREKA, adapted specifically for schools and educators. Important and timely.Teaching notes tailored to the Australian curriculum will be available.
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The Text Prize for Young Adult & Children’s Writing
• Text Prize 2015 open for submissions 2 March to 2 AprilEntry form available now at www.textpublishing.com.au/text-prize
• 2014 Winner HOW TO BE HAPPY by David Burton out September
• WAER by Meg Caddy, shortlisted in 2013, out in November
TEXT PUBLISHING 2015
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HAVOC by Jane HigginsThe ceasefire is barely holding. Southside waits, with a kind of hope that feels like defeat.
Then Cityside blows up the bridge.Amid the chaos and rubble Nik and Lanya are drawn into a complex web of power, fear and betrayal.
• March 2015
• Themes: friendship, loyalty, power (use & abuse), adventure, belonging, conflict
• Teaching notes tailored to Australian curriculum available on publication(Available now for THE BRIDGE)
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• Jane Higgins is a social researcher, specialising in projects with teenagers and human rights campaigns
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2015: The Year Ahead in Youth Literature
• You’re the Voice
• Writers in Residence
• International AIDS conference
• Regular book and storytelling news
InsideaDog
Inside a Dog
‘More than half of all online teens who go online create content for the internet. Among internet-using teens,
57%…are what might be called Content Creators.
- Pew Research (US)
August – September 2015
Shift Alt Story
18 March Longlist announcement Somerset
19 March Teen judge applications open
6 April Teen judge applications close
24 August Shortlist announcement& voting openMelbourne Writers Festival
13 October Winners AnnouncementState Library of Victoria
13 October Winners CelebrationTBC
Inky Awards
Conference 29-30 May 2015
Arts Centre
Early bird closes 31 January 2015
Student Program 28 May 2015
State Library of Victoria
Bookings open 3 February 2015
Program Launch3 February 2015
Reading Matters
2015: The (Awesome!) Year Ahead
www.randomhouse.com.au/teachers
Find us at @welovekidsbooks
Enter a breathtaking world where music is magic . . . but the echoes can kill you.
From the Melbourne author of the Chasing the Valley trilogy
MARCH 2015
THE HUSHSkye Melki-
Wegner
THE PAUSEJohn Larkin
One moment. One pause. A whole new life.
An important novel from the author of The Shadow Girl, Winner of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards Prize
for Writing for Young Adults
APRIL 2015
ONE TRUE THING
Nicole HayesWhen you’re the daughter of the Victorian
Premier, there’s no such thing as privacy . . .
From the Melbourne author of The Whole of My World
MAY 2015
RISKFleur Ferris
‘Gripping, devastating and terrifying. The scariest thing is that everything that
happens in Risk is all too possible.’ Rebecca James, author of Beautiful Malice
‘This suspenseful story is a thrilling read from beginning to end.’ Nora, age 14
‘Great book. Hits you pretty hard and is really impactful.’ Catherine, age 16
JULY 2015
Fleur Ferris
Hysterically funny,
heartwarming and offbeat
‘A sexy love triangle and
madcap mystery’ Jennifer Echols
An achingly beautiful story of courage, loss
and friendship
JANUARY FEBRUARY JULY
YES, it’s Sophie Kinsella’s first
YA novel, Finding Audrey!
JUNE
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2015: The (Awesome!) Year Ahead
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The year ahead …
5 minutes …
3 remarkable YA authors …
Erin Gough Thalia Kalkipsakis Melissa Keil
• the laugh-out-loud, heart-warming and sob-worthy YA debut from Erin Gough
• winner of HGE’s The Ampersand Project 2013
The Flywheel
Seventeen-year-old Delilah is grappling with some curly questions:
Is it OK to break the law to help a friend?
How can a girl tell another girl she likes her without it ending in humiliation and heartbreak?
And, is it ever truly possible to dance in public without falling over?
An exciting new voice in Aussie YA … Erin Gough writes lightning on the page, her words leaving a resounding thunderclap in the heart!
It reads like a progress in Aussie YA diversity, a move away from coming-out stories to explorations of the perils and pleasures that come when you are finally true to yourself, but still dealing with the small minds of others.
Gough’s book being about a girl falling in love with another girl shouldn’t be praised for that alone (or at all) – instead, let’s celebrate this tremendous story about falling in love and finding your feet
The Flywheel
– Danielle Binks, Kill Your Darlings
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Publishing February 2015
The Flywheel by Erin Gough
• a thrilling new trilogy of epic proportions from best-selling children’s author Thalia Kalkipsakis
• a fresh take on the time-tripping genre, Lifespan of Starlight is Gattaca meets The Time Traveler’s Wife
Lifespan of Starlight
Publishing April 2015
Lifespan of Starlight by Thalia Kalkipsakis
Feb 2013Melissa’s YA debut and the first Ampersand Project winner is published to critical and commercial acclaim
• Prime Minister’s Literary Awards Shortlist 2014
• Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards 2014
• Ena Noel Award 2014• CBCA Book of the Year (Older
Readers) Shortlist 2014• YALSA Awards for Best Fiction for
Young Adults 2014• Gold Inky Award Nominee 2013
Melissa Keil: book 1
Sept 2014
“Keil’s new book a total hit” Junior B&P
“TIACG has cemented Melissa Keil onto my favourite author list” Lily Reads Books
“I could not put this book down – it hooked me from the get go” Rachael Craw, Spark
“Exceptionally engrossing” Read Plus “Had me laughing out loud … funny and endearing”
Kids’ Book Review “A feel-good story with … one very adorable,swoon-worthy boy” Tales Compendium
Melissa Keil: book 2
Melissa Keil: book 3
? Publishing TBC
black dog booksYoung Adult 2015
Sue LawsonJuly 2015
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also bySue Lawson
“Knowledge empowers people with our most powerful tool: the ability to think and decide. There is no power for change greater
than a child discovering what he or she cares about.”
– Seymour Simon in a speech about Global Warming for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, 2010.
also byCarole
Wilkinson
Carole WilkinsonAugust 2015
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