![]() ![]() I was/am surprised how many of them are available through Amazon US (and especially for Kindle!) There are a few which are not available on Amazon so I linked to Fishpond in those cases, though just a few seem to be sadly out of print. I know several people found some fun books in our Wall of Short YA Books so I hope some of you find one or two new Australian YA books to read from this post. I am almost certainly missing some very important people but it is late and my mind is mush. I'd also love to recommend some other Australian blogs and reviewers that regularly feature Aussie fiction: Vegan YA Nerds, Belle's Bookshelf, Maree's Musings, Inkcrush, Trinity, Reynje, and Emily. I'd like to thank Kat from Cuddlebuggery for helping me add in some of the data. He can handle his infatuation with the beautiful Audrey, spending quality chess-time with his nerdy friend, Noah, even the misadventures of kayaking on a school excursion. ![]() Year 11 has never looked so funny.Darcy can cope with parents, parties and punch-ups. If I've left out your favorite, leave it in the comments and I'll add it in. Welcome to the wonderful world of Steven Herrick. ![]() These aspects of belonging are demonstrated through the free verse novel, ‘The Simple Gift’ by Steven. While I've included over 100 different Aussie YA books in this Wall of Books, there are hundreds more left out. The idea of belonging is a dynamic and an essential aspect of human life which can come through, due to the connections made with the concepts of identity, place, relationships, acceptance and understanding to oneself and other people. While researching that post, I realized how very vast the choices were and how much we had left to explore. Earlier this week, we highlighted some of our favorite Australian young adult authors and books and many that we are excited to try in the future. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |