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Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories by Michael Earp

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What does it mean to be queer? What does it mean to be human? In this powerful #OwnVoices collection, twelve of Australia’s finest queer writers explore the stories of family, friends, lovers and strangers – the connections that form us. Compelling queer short fiction by bestsellers, award ...Show more

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Peta Lyre's Rating Normal by Anna Whateley

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Category: #LoveOzYA

At sixteen, neurodivergent Peta Lyre is the success story of social training. That is, until she finds herself on a school ski trip - and falling in love with the new girl. Peta will need to decide which rules to keep, and which rules to break... I'm Peta Lyre,' I mumble. Look people in the eye if ...Show more

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This One Is Ours by Kate O'Donnell

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Category: #LoveOzYA

Sixteen-year-old Sofie is a dreamer, an artist and a romantic. So when she goes on exchange to Paris, she is expecting magnificent adventures of the heart and mind. Yet France isn't what she imagined. It's cold and grey, and speaking another language is exhausting. Sofie's more homesick than lovesick. B ...Show more

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Meet Me at the Intersection by Ezekiel Kwaymullina; Graham Akhurst; Jessica Walton; Ambelin Kwaymullina; Rebecca Lim; Amra Pajalic; Kelly Gardiner; Alice Pung; Omar Sakr; Jordi Kerr; Ellen van Neerven

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Category: #LoveOzYA

With works by Ellen van Neerven, Graham Akhurst, Kyle Lynch, Ezekiel Kwaymullina, Olivia Muscat, Mimi Lee, Jessica Walton, Kelly Gardiner, Rafeif Ismail, Yvette Walker, Amra Pajalic, Omar Sakr, Wendy Chen, Jordi Kerr, Rebecca Lim, Michelle Aung Thin and Alice Pung, this anthology is designed to challeng ...Show more

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Love, Creekwood: A Novella by Becky Albertalli

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Category: A Touch of Romance

A gorgeously romantic new novella set in the world of Becky Albertalli's bestselling and beloved Simonverse novels- Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, The Upside of Unrequited, and Leah on the Offbeat. IIt's been more than a year since Simon and Blue turned their anonymous online flirtation into an IRL ...Show more

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I Am Out With Lanterns by Emily Gale

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Category: #LoveOzYA

One of us is in the dark. One of us is a bully. One of us wants to be understood. One of us loves a girl who loves another. One of us remembers the past as if it just happened. One of us believes they've drawn the future. But we're all on the same map, looking for the same thing. Year Ten begins with a ...Show more

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The F Team by Rawah Arja

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Category: #LoveOzYA

Age range 14+ Meet Tariq Nader, leader of 'The Wolf Pack' at Punchbowl High, who has been commanded by the new principal to join a football competition with his mates in order to rehabilitate the public image of their school. When the team is formed, Tariq learns there's a major catch – half ...Show more

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You Were Made for Me by Jenna Guillaume

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Category: A Touch of Romance

The day I created a boy started out like any other. Katie didn't mean to create a boy. A boy like a long-lost Hemsworth brother: six-foot tall with floppy hair and eyes like the sky on a clear summer's day; whose lips taste like cookie dough and whose skin smells like springtime. A boy who is completel ...Show more

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All of Us with Wings by Michelle Ruiz Keil

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Category: Contemporary Realism

Michelle Ruiz Keil's YA fantasy debut about love, found family, and healing is an ode to post-punk San Francisco through the eyes of a Mexican-American girl. Seventeen-year-old Xochi is alone in San Francisco, running from her painful past: the mother who abandoned her, the man who betrayed her. ...Show more

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Clementine and Rudy by Siobhan Curham

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Category: Contemporary Realism

Their poetry and art will change the world. Rudy is a street artist; Clementine is a poet. The day after Rudy sneaks out late one night and posts her first piece of artwork, Clem discovers it, awestruck. She takes a photo, writes a poem in response and posts them together on Instagram. Soon the two fi ...Show more

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It Sounded Better in My Head by Nina Kenwood

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Category: #LoveOzYA

When her parents announce their impending separation, Natalie can't understand why no one is fighting or at least mildly upset. Then Zach and Lucy, her two best friends, hook up, leaving her feeling slightly miffed and decidedly awkward. She'd always imagined she would end up with Zach one day - in the ...Show more

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The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed

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Category: Contemporary Realism

"Infused with honesty, heart, and humor, The Black Kids is a true love letter to Los Angeles, highlighting the beauty and flaws of the city, and the people who call it home." --Brandy Colbert, award-winning author of Little & Lion Perfect for fans of The Hate U Give, this unforgettable comi ...Show more

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Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories by Michael Earp

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Peta Lyre's Rating Normal by Anna Whateley