*Whatever happens at high school, I know what I don't want to happen. I never want to be a loner or a loser or a dork ever again!*It's the first day of Kaitlin's first year in high school. Everything's different, but her old friends from primary school are in her class, so at least she's got someone to sit with. Trouble is, they're both boys, and Kaitlin's pretty sure it's dorky to have boys for best friends – specially one who's in the chess club. The cool girls sure seem to think so, and...

'Jeez, Mum,' I yell, 'you could have warned me before you decided to ruin my life!'When Kaitlin's mum tells her they're going to live in America for three months, Kaitlin is furious. She finally has a group of friends at school – real friends she can trust – and now she's going to move a million kilometres away. But when they get to Iowa, even Kaitlin has to admit it's not a total disaster. Amy and Jazz her eighth grade class seem extra friendly. But what's with that weird kid Leo...

Two girls with two very different lives come together in this beautiful and moving story of friendship and family, by a major new voice in girls’ fiction.Meet Maya. She has a cosy, comfy life with her slightly hippy mum and dad by the sea in Cornwall. But as an only child, Maya feels smothered by her parents’ love and longs to be a given more freedom and independence; but what Maya wants more than anything is a sister.Meet Cat. She’s never known her dad and her mum’s an alc...

Gabriella Midwinter used to have a home. She wasn’t invisible back then…For fans of Cathy Cassidy and Jacqueline Wilson, a stunning new novel from the author of SHINE, GLITTER, SEA OF STARS and A MILLION ANGELS.“What’s strange is that the day it actually happened, everything seemed so normal.”Caught between arguing parents and moving house, twelve-year-old Gabriella somehow slips through the cracks. Now she’s more alone than ever before. The city streets are no plac...

Perfection. That's the key aim in Eva's life. She works hard to be the girl all the other girls wish they could be: pretty, popular, smart and the queen of her gymnastics clique, the 'Jimmies'. She seems to have it all.But the arrival of new girl Patty threatens Eva's perfect life and soon her mother's in rehab, her father's absent and her best friend seems more interested in snogging her brother than spending time with Eva. With her life quickly unravelling Eva clings to the one t...

STORIES WITH THE LOT!Save ten lives with a paperclip… discover how a big banana can ruin your sister's holiday… make a new friend with a garbage bin… develop a taste for sheep's spleen and chips… bounce on a vampire's bed… rescue your dad from a dog and a spider… use a toilet roll to get justice… upset the neighbours with a pickaxe… eat a pizza that makes you fearless... imagine a world where teachers...

From one of Australia's most popular writers for young adultsLast time you met Lisa in 'Fat Chance', she thought she was a beached whale.Well she's back and she's hot, heading for teen supermodel of the year. So hot in fact that the agency's given her a new name, Rebel, and a whole new look to go with it. Okay, she got the job all her friend dreamed about, and she got the fairy godmother. But she got the ugly sisters too, there's a wolf lurking behind every camera and she's...

‘I tried to be forgettable. That’s how I survived.’The shadow girl never imagined she'd live on the streets. After her parents disappear, life with her aunt and uncle takes a sinister turn. Terrified that the authorities will believe her uncle over her, she flees. She tricks her way into a new school and pretends to have a loving family. No one knows she sleeps in rail yards, sand dunes and abandoned houses. At school she meets the author she will call on years later. Toge...

I blow her a kiss. She catches it and puts it in her pocket for later like she always does. And then it happens. Why doesn't she look? Why doesn't the bus brake? Why is my body frozen? When 16-and-a-half-year-old Clementine Footner witnesses the tragic death of her eccentric aunt Stella, she feels as thought her world will never be the same again. Clementine idolised her aunt, and their intimate bond was something she treasured deeply. But after finding and reading Stella's diaries, she le...

Flick loves to play Would you Rather? with her friends: Daddy or chips? Boyfriend or career? Snog or marry? Life is all about the choices you make, and all around her Flick watches her family grapple with life-altering decisions.When Flick's dad discovers that he's adopted, so begins a mystery that leads him to a long lost secret at the very heart of their family - one that leads back to a choice that was made many years ago, and once uncovered, will rock Flick's ...

"Australia's king of young adult fiction" The AustralianLisa Morris could be the girl next door. She could be your cousin. She could be sitting behind you in class. She could be you.But Lisa, cool and beautiful Lisa, remote and private Lisa, has more going on in her life than anyone imagines.Only her journal knows the truth about her life. Only her journal - and you.Fans of Veronica Roth, Suzanne Collins and John Flanaga...

Jake is so stressed out!The two biggest and meanest girls in his class have a nasty surprise waiting for him at school. If only he could switch his life with someone who doesn't have his problems.But not his dog!