recommended books for secondary & ya readers · 2018-05-09 · 3 coming in 2017 local titles...
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HarperCollinsChildren’s Books
Recommended Books for
Secondary & YA Readers
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2017 Highlights
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Dear Teachers and Librarians,
HarperCollins Children’s Books aims to inspire and nurture a
lifelong love of reading by publishing the best books for
children of all ages. One of the leading publishers of children’s
books, it is recognised for nurturing new talent as well as
boasting a reputable list of established best-selling authors.
Respected worldwide for its tradition of publishing quality,
award-winning books for young readers, HarperCollins
Children’s Books Australia is home to many of the biggest
names in children’s literature past and present, including May
Gibbs, Norman Lindsay, Ruth Park, C.S. Lewis, Dr. Seuss, David
Walliams, Jackie French, Veronica Roth and John Green.
I have selected fiction, nonfiction, picture and reference titles
that meets the Australian Curriculum criteria, where possible
I have indicated the titles that have supporting resources.
I hope you find the titles that will inspire your students.
For enquiries please contact
Jacqui Barton
Education Manager
HarperCollins Publishers
02 99525416
All books in this catalogue are available from your educational bookseller
Prices and publication dates are subject to change without notice.
Cover illustration and design by the Letterettes
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Coming in 2017
Local Titles
Against a backdrop of whispered secrets in St. James’s Palace, soirees with Lord Byron and morning
calls from Beau Brummell, The Dark Days Club is a delightfully dangerous adventure of self- discovery
and the dark choices of new found adulthood. Ages: 14+
Lady Helen and the Dark Days Pact ISBN 9780732296100 RRP 19.99 Dec 2016
Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club ISBN 9780732296094 RRP 19.99
Remind Me How This Ends by Gabrielle Tozer
ISBN 9781460751688 RRP 17.99
Ages 14+ March 2017
A boy-meets-girl-again story from the award-winning author of The Intern
and Faking It.
Gabrielle has shared her passion for storytelling and creativity at
numerous events, including the Sydney Writers’ Festival’s Children’s
Festival of Moving Stories, Somerset Celebration of Literature, National
Young Writers’ Festival and the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s
National Conference. She has also been featured on Weekend Today,
Triple J’s Breakfast With Matt & Alex, ABC Radio and in various media
publications. An advocate for “paying it forward”, Gabrielle is also the
founder of the web Q&A series. www.gabrielletozer.com
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Miss Lily's Lovely Ladies by Jackie French
ISBN 9781460753583 RRP 29.99
March 2017
When the lives of four debutantes are interrupted by WW1, they
emerge as women determined to change the world.
At the mysterious Miss Lily's secret 'school', young women
selected from Europe's royalty and highest families learn how to
captivate a man - as a husband, or at a dinner party, in a salon or
at a grouse shoot. For in 1914, persuading men is the only true
power a woman has.
Sophie Higgs is not upper crust. She is colonial Australian, the
daughter of a corned beef millionaire. But of all Miss Lily's 'lovely ladies', Sophie may be the only one
to understand Miss Lily's true ambition: to stop the almost inevitable war between the British and
German empires. And only Sophie may have the courage to carry out a desperate plan to block use of
the most terrifying weapon of the war.
Themes: WW1, women’s rights, Australian history, family, identity
Teachers Notes and Resources will be available shortly
Jackie French is the Australian National Children’s Laureate for
2014 and 2015 and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year.
Jackie's writing career spans 25 years, 148 wombats, over 140
books, 36 languages, 3,721 bush rats, and over 60 awards in
Australia and overseas. She is a historian, ecologist, dyslexic and
passionate advocate for the right of all children to read.
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Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology 14+
Edited by Danielle Binks
ISBN 9781460752319 RRP 24.99 April 2017
Harnessing the power of the #LoveOzYA social media
movement, this new anthology will feature short stories from
ten beloved Australian YA authors.
Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology of young adult short stories
will feature new work from Amie Kaufman, Melissa Keil, Will Kostakis,
Ellie Marney, Jaclyn Moriarty, Michael Pryor, Alice Pung, Gabrielle Tozer
and Lili Wilkinson. Youth literature advocate Danielle Binks is
spearheading the project as anthology editor and will also contribute to
the collection.
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Miss Muriel Matters by Robert Wainwright
ISBN 9780733333736 RRP 32.99
March 2017
In 1909 a young Australian actress made headlines around the world when she took to the sky over
the British Houses of Parliament in an air balloon emblazoned with the slogan 'Votes for Women'.
When prevailing winds forced her to sail around London instead, she succeeded in dropping leaflets
all over the city.
A year earlier, Muriel Matters, who became known as 'that daring Australian girl', had chained herself
to an iron grille in the British House of Commons to protest against women being segregated in
Parliament, thus becoming the first woman to speak in the House. She was sent to Holloway Prison
for her crime, and on her release she added prison reform to her list of campaigns. She went on to
become an avid suffragette, touring England in a horse-drawn caravan to promote her cause, and
using street art to spread the word.
So why has Muriel Matters remained a relative unknown in both Britain and her home country? In
MURIEL MATTERS, bestselling writer Robert Wainwright discovers an extraordinary woman full of
intelligence, passion and bravery who fought for women's rights in a world far from equal.
Robert Wainwright has been a journalist for 25 years, rising from the grassroots of country journalism
in Western Australia to a senior writer with the The Sydney Morning Herald. His career has ranged
from politics to crime, always focussing on the people behind the major news of the day. He is the
author of Rose: The unauthorised biography of Rose Hancock Porteous(2002), The Brilliant Outsider
(2017)and Maverick Mountaineer (2015)
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2017 International Titles
In A Tragic Kind of Wonderful, Eric Lindstrom, author of the critically acclaimed Not If I See
You First, examines the fear that keeps us from exposing our true selves, and the courage it
takes to be loved for who we really are.
A Tragic Kind of Wonderful by Eric Lindstrom
ISBN 9780008183011
Ages 14+
January 2017
For sixteen-year-old Mel Hannigan, bipolar disorder makes
life unpredictable. Her latest struggle is balancing her
growing feelings in a new relationship with her instinct to
conceal her diagnosis by keeping everyone at arm’s length.
But when a former friend confronts Mel with the truth about
the way their relationship ended, deeply buried secrets
threaten to come out and upend her shaky equilibrium.
Readers Notes Available
Not If I See You First
ISBN 9780008146344 14+
Parker Grant doesn’t need 20/20 vision to see right through you. That’s why she created the Rules:
Don’t treat her any differently just because she’s blind, and never take advantage. There will be no
second chances. Just ask Scott Kilpatrick, the boy who broke her heart.
Readers Notes Available
Wayfarer by Alexandra Braken
ISBN 9781460752050 RRP 19.99
February 2017 13+
As Etta and Nicholas fight to make their way back to one
another, from Imperial Russia to the Vatican catacombs,
time is rapidly shifting and changing into
something unrecognizable ... and might just run
out on both of them.
Passenger & Wayfarer
This time travel duology focuses on the journey
of Etta Spencer, a modern Manhattan teen, and
Nicholas Carter, of 18th century Manhattan, as
they race against time itself to find an object of untold value and save Etta's future.
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The Darkest Minds series
The Darkest Minds series is comprised of three novels and a collection of three
novellas found in Through the Dark. My recommended reading order is: The
Darkest Minds, In Time (novella), Never Fade, Sparks Rise (novella), In the
Afterlight, and, finally, Beyond the Night (novella).
The Darkest Minds ISBN 9780732294588 RRP 19.99
The Darkest Minds Never Fade ISBN 9780732294595 RRP 19.99
In The Afterlight ISBN 9780732294601 RRP 19.99
Alexandra Bracken was born and raised in Arizona. The daughter of a Star Wars collector, she
grew up going to an endless string of Star Wars conventions and toy fairs, which helped spark
her imagination and a deep love of reading.
Haunting. . . Bracken creates a gripping and terrifying dystopian world.
— Kirkus Reviews
Haunted by Alexandra Adornetto
ISBN 9780732299347 RRP 19.99
June 2017
In the sequel to the page-turning GHOST HOUSE, Alexander Reade turns
up at Sycamore High not remembering how he got there. But worse, he
doesn’t remember Chloe Kennedy and believes he has come back to
search for his lost love Isobel.
Alexandra Emily Adornetto was born in
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Sequel to Ghost House
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Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth
ISBN 9780008159481 RRP 24.99
January 2017 14+
Fans of Star Wars and Divergent will revel in internationally bestselling author
Veronica Roth’s stunning new science-fiction fantasy series.
On a planet where violence and vengeance rule, in a galaxy where some are
favoured by fate, everyone develops a currentgift, a unique power meant to
shape the future. While most benefit from their currentgifts, Akos and Cyra do
not – their gifts make them vulnerable to others’ control. Can they reclaim their
gifts, their fates, and their lives, and reset the balance of power in this world?
Cyra is the sister of the brutal tyrant who rules the Shotet people. Cyra’s
currentgift gives her pain and power – something her brother exploits, using
her to torture his enemies. But Cyra is much more than just a blade in her
brother’s hand: she is resilient, quick on her feet, and smarter than he knows. Akos is from the peace-
loving nation of Thuvhe, and his loyalty to his family is limitless. Though protected by his unusual
currentgift, once Akos and his brother are captured by enemy Shotet soldiers, Akos is desperate to get
his brother out alive – no matter what the cost. When Akos is thrust into Cyra’s world, the enmity
between their countries and families seems insurmountable. They must decide to help each other to
survive – or to destroy one another.
Themes: Dystopian
Teachers Discussion Guides can be found on the HarperCollins Website
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Queen of Hearts 2 – Blood of Wonderland by Colleen Oakes
ISBN 9780008175429 RRP 19.99
March 2017 14+
Dorothy Must Die meets Alice in Wonderland! Heroes become villains in the
twisted YA sequel to Queen of Hearts…Perfect for young adult fans of Tim
Burton’s Through the Looking Glass.
Geek Girl – Forever Geek by Holly Smale
ISBN 9780007574667 RRP 14.99
March 2017 Ages 11+
My name is Harriet Manners and I'll be a geek forever…The FINAL
book in the bestselling, award-winning GEEK GIRL series is here!
Skulduggery Pleasant Book 10
Derek Landy
ISBN 9780008219574 RRP 14.99
JUNE 2016 11+
The skeleton detective is coming back to life… again! It’s the tenth, triumphant novel in the
Skulduggery Pleasant series, and it will rearrange your world
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2016 Highlights
If I was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
ISBN 9781474923835 14+ RRP 17.99
Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends
and fit in. But Amanda is keeping a secret, and she's determined not to get too close to
anyone.But when she meets sweet, easy going Grant, Amanda can't help but start to let
him into her life. As they spend more time together, she realizes just how much she is
losing by guarding her heart. She finds herself yearning to share with Grant everything
about herself, including her past. But Amanda's terrified that once she tells him the truth,
he won't be able to see past it.Because the secret that Amanda's
been keeping? It's that at her old school, she used to be
Andrew.
Themes: Transgender
Readers Notes Available
Girl In Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow
ISBN 9781460751053 15+ RRP19.99
October 2016
Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At eighteen she's already lost more than most people lose in a lifetime.
But she's learned how to forget it. The thick glass of a mason jar cuts deep and the pain washes out
the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don't have to think about your father and the bridge.
Your best friend who is gone forever. Or your mother who has nothing left to give you.
Every new scar hardens Charlie's heart just a little more, yet it still hurts so much. It hurts enough to
not care anymore, which is sometimes what has to happen to find your way back from the edge.
Themes: Mental Illness
Made You Up by Francesca Zappia
ISBN 9780062670328 RRP 17.99
Reality, it turns out, is often not what you perceive it to be—
sometimes, there really is someone out to get you. For fans of Silver
Linings Playbook and Liar, this thought-provoking debut tells the
story of Alex, a high school senior—and the ultimate unreliable
narrator—unable to tell the difference between real life and
delusion.
Themes: Mental illness
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Rain Stones 25th Anniversary Edition
ISBN 9781460753170 RRP 16.99
'Rain Stones' and the other stories in this collection reveal that the country is
a magical place, that there is an extra dimension to be found by those whose
minds and hearts are open to the possibility. Michael knows that the hills
around Canberra are sleeping dinosaurs waiting for darkness to fall to begin
their nightly dance. Jacob is blind, but he can show his friends things they
never dreamt existed. And Helen is hoping that the rain stones will bring rain
to the parched land where everything is dying.
Powerful, imaginative and moving, this collection of short stories reveal the
extraordinary early talent of this remarkable writer.
Teacher Resources Available
Themes; Environment, Indigenous
The Diary of William Shakespeare are, Gentleman
ISBN9781460750575 RRP16.99
THE DIARY OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, GENT is part comedy, part love story, the threads of Shakespeare's life drawn from his plays
Could the world's greatest writer truly put down his pen forever to become a gentleman?
He was a boy who escaped small town life to be the most acclaimed playwright of the land. A lover whose sonnets still sing 400 years later; a glover's apprentice who became a gentleman.
But was he happy with his new riches? Who was the woman he truly loved?
The world knows the name of William Shakespeare. This book reveals the man - lover, son and poet .
Themes: William Shakespeare
CLASSIC FAIRY TALES REINVENTED
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Personal and Social Capabilities
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The Impossible Story of Olive In Love
by Tonya Alexandra ISBN 9781489220479
April 2017
A break-out quirky novel that will appeal to readers of Rainbow Rowell.
I get that I’m impossible. I get that I’m mad and rude — perhaps even a drama queen at times. But you’d be impossible if you lived my life ... You’d be impossible if you were invisible. Shakespeare was an idiot. Love is not blind. Love is being seen.
Plagued by a gypsy curse that she’ll be invisible to all but her true love, seventeen-year-old Olive is understandably bitter. Her mother is dead; her father has taken off. Her sister, Rose, is insufferably perfect. Her one friend, Felix, is blind and thinks she’s making it all up for attention.
Olive spends her days writing articles for her gossip column and stalking her childhood friend, Jordan, whom she had to abandon when she was ten because Jordan’s parents would no longer tolerate an ‘imaginary friend’. Nobody has seen her — until she meets Tom: the poster boy for normal and
the absolute opposite of Olive.
But how do you date a boy who doesn’t know you’re invisible? Worse still, what happens when Mr Right feels wrong? Has destiny screwed up? In typical Olive fashion, the course is set for destruction. And because we’re talking Olive here, the ride is funny, passionate and way, way, way, way dramatic.
This story is for anyone who’s ever felt invisible.
This story is for anyone who sees the possible in the impossible.
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Fantasy/ Dystopian
Supernatural Thrillers
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Futuristic
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Historical
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Intercultural Understanding
Hate is Such a Strong Word by Sarah Ayoub
ISBN 9780732296841 RRP 19.99
The story of a seventeen-year-old girl caught between two cultures,
Lebanese and Anglo Australian. Seventeen-year-old Sophie hates
Monday mornings, socks worn with sandals, and having to strategise
like she's a battle sergeant every time she asks her parents if she can go
out. But she especially hates being stereotyped because she's Lebanese
Teachers Notes Available
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Culture
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History
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Poetry
Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life by Jonathan Bate
ISBN 9780008118211 RRP 24.99
Described by Andrew Motion as, alongside Larkin, 'one of the two great poets of
the last half of the last century', Ted Hughes towers among figures of recent world
literature. A creative force of rare power and grace, Hughes's poetry engages with
the mythical and natural worlds to reflect on the strength, vulnerability and
beauty of being
Collected Poems by Judith Wright
ISBN 9781460752364 RRP 24.99
A new edition of the Collected Poems of Judith Wright, one of Australia's best-
loved poets. This definitive collection represents the impressive poetic
achievement of one of Australia's best loved and most highly respected poets.
Judith Wright's Collected Poems comprises her work from 1942 to 1985 and is a
fitting tribute to an outstanding poet
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Angus and Robertson Australian Classics
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Collins Classics
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