BEST BOOKS FOR Young Adults
Mature themes ahead!
It is so very hard to choose the perfect gift for a teen. While a book may not seem the obvious choice, I think it sends a clear message about the value you place on books and reading and, when chosen with care, it also lets the receiver know that you’ve carefully thought about the right book for them.
Teens are busy balancing social lives, academic pursuits, sports and other extracurricular activities and social media/gaming/the online world in general. I firmly believe that it’s all about balance, and we need to make books and time for reading part of the equation. Reading is a time of quiet and there is no multi-tasking to be done when reading…there is also the chance that your teen will fall deeply into a story and spend some time inside the world of a book.
*NB: Please check theme and age suitability for your individual reader.
See also, 'Best Books for Middle Grade Readers' and 'Best Books for Adults'.
'Catch Me If I Fall'
by Barry Jonsberg
'Future Girl'
by Asphyxia
'The F Team'
by Rawah Arja
'This One Is Ours'
by Kate O'Donnell
'You Were Made For Me'
by Jenna Guillaume
'The Black Kids'
by Christina Hammonds Reed
'The Protected'
by Claire Zorn
'The Man in the Water'
by David Burton
'The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling'
by Wai Chim
'White Night'
by Ellie Marney
'How It Feels to Float'
by Helena Fox
'Ghost Bird'
by Lisa Fuller
'One Would Think the Deep'
by Claire Zorn
'It Sounded Better in My Head'
by Nina Kenwood
'Invisible Boys'
by Holden Sheppard
'The Bogan Mondrian'
by Steven Herrick
'Girl Running, Boy Falling'
by Kate Gordon
'This Is How We Change the Ending'
by Vikki Wakefield
'The Sky So Heavy'
by Claire Zorn
'Take the Shot'
by Susan White
'After the Lights Go Out'
by Lili Wilkinson
'Small Spaces'
by Sarah Epstein
'The Road To Winter'
by Mark Smith
'Hive'
by A.J. Betts
'In the Dark Spaces'
by Cally Black
'Whisper'
by Lynette Noni
'I am out with lanterns'
by Emily Gale
'Changing Gear'
by Scot Gardner
'Stone Girl'
by Eleni Hale
'The Things We Can’t Undo'
by Gabrielle Reid
'Untidy Towns'
by Kate O’Donnell
'Catching Teller Crow'
by Ambelin Kwaymullina & Ezekiel Kwaymullina
'The Centre Of My Everything'
by Allayne L. Webster
'The Things That Will Not Stand'
by Michael Gerard Bauer
'Amelia Westlake'
by Erin Gough
'Between Us'
by Clare Atkins
'Growing up Aboriginal in Australia'
Edited by Anita Heiss
'Meet me at the Intersection'
Edited by Rebecca Lim & Ambelin Kwaymullina