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Looking for a Contemporary Young Adult Book? Look No Further
Book Review of A Good Kind of Trouble by Brooke Blurton & Melanie Saward Published: January 29th, 2025 by HarperCollins AURating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25 (4.25 Stars)Genres: YA (Young Adult), Coming of Age, LGBTQIA+Series: Book 1 of Unknown CW/TW: Bullying, racism, homophobia, sexism. A Good Kind of Trouble High school is hard for most people, especially in a small town. People get bullied for being queer, they get discriminated against for being Aboriginal and suffer the sexist double standards for being a girl. Jamie is all three. She survives the day-to-day struggles of high school by focusing on footy, her family and her crush on her best friend, Loz. When a new girl…
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A Coming-of-Age Story of a Girl Banished to Earth
Traumatised from being kidnapped and left to die in a forest on Earth at age four, Faunella is left with no memory of the world she comes from. Her only friends are the Fae also stuck on Earth and they raise her as if she were theirs. For Faunella and the fae to stay safe there's one rule they must all follow - stay away from the humans. However, as Faunella grows, she becomes fascinated by the creatures that resemble her so much. She craves connection and friendship. Fate may agree, as it keeps pushing Faunella and Derick together, whilst others keep them apart. Maybe not all humans are the…
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To Know True Love Is To Know Utter Heartbreak
Neveah loves the stars. Her Grandma inspired this passion and Neveah wants to share it with how ever she can. But how? An astronomy club at school. Every school club needs a minimum of four students to sign up. Neveah only has her best friend Fred and herself. But when Neveah hears news of a new student who already loves astronomy, she heads straight for Sol, signing her up for the club. They only need 1 more. And then she sees him. The moon.
