Alex as Well
Melbourne
:
Text Publishing
,
2013
Z1908619
2013
single work
novel
young adult
(taught in 1 units)
'What do you do when everybody says you're someone you're not?
'Alex wants change. Massive change. More radical than you could imagine.
'Her mother is not happy, in fact she's imploding. Her dad walked out.
'Alex has turned vegetarian, ditched one school, enrolled in another, thrown out her clothes. And created a new identity. An identity that changes her world.
'And Alex—the other Alex—has a lot to say about it.
'Alex As Well is a confronting and heartfelt story of adolescent experience—of questioning identity, discovering sexuality, navigating friendships and finding a place to belong. Alex is a strong, vulnerable, confident, shy and determined character, one you will never forget.
'With the same tenderness and insight as YA stars such as John Green and David Levithan, Alyssa Brugman has crafted a knockout story about identity, sexuality and family that speaks effortlessly to a universal teen experience.' (Publisher's blurb)
In Ecstasy
North Fremantle
:
Fremantle Press
,
2008
Z1484658
2008
single work
novel
young adult
(taught in 1 units)
'Mia and Sophie have been best friends forever — but that’s all about to change. Experimenting with alcohol, flirting with boys, and dabbling in drugs, their lives quickly spiral out of control. There is little currently available for young readers — and their parents — that accurately reflects both the appeal and the consequences of drug use from a teenage perspective, making this an important and valuable novel.' (Publication summary)
Tomorrow, When the War Began
When the War Began
Chippendale
:
Pan Macmillan Australia
,
1993
Z796506
1993
single work
novel
young adult
(taught in 1 units)
Seven Australian teenagers return from a camping trip in the bush to discover that their country has been invaded and they must hide to stay alive. (Source: Trove)
Destroying Avalon
Fremantle
:
Fremantle Press
,
2006
Z1317087
2006
single work
novel
young adult
(taught in 1 units)
'When Avalon moves to the city her life is turned upside down. Starting at a new high school, she finds herself at the centre of a brutal cyber-bullying campaign. She is inundated with obscene text messages, and subject to increasingly vicious web site postings, as things spiral out of control. Miserable and isolated, Avalon relies on a small group of new friends. But as the threats escalate, is anyone safe?' - back cover
Sabriel
Sydney
:
HarperCollins Australia
,
1995
Z822173
1995
single work
novel
young adult
fantasy
(taught in 2 units)
Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.
The Outsiders - Hinton
Uglies - Westerfield
The Hunger Games - Collins
Two Boys Kissing - Levithan
Before I Die - Downham
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian - Alexie
The Princess Diaries - Cabot
The Catcher in the Rye - Salinger
Thirteen Reasons Why - Asher
Chanda's Secrets - Stratton
To extend students' knowledge of a representative sample of novels published expressly for young adult readers and to assess the significance of the material as a literary sub-category.
