July 2024

Haere mai, welcome to our newsletter for people from ages 13 to 24. Take a look at some fresh new books and check out what's on.

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Young Adult Fiction Award 2024

See the 2024 shortlist, and previous winners & shortlisted titles in the YA Fiction Award (NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults).

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Top Picks

Where the heart should be by Sarah Crossan

As hunger and disease run rampant all around them, a spark of life and hope catches light when Nell and Johnny find each other. This is a love story, and the story of a people being torn apart.

Of jade and dragons by Amber Chen

A thrilling silkpunk fantasy about a girl who must disguise herself as a boy and enter the famed and dangerous Engineer's Guild trials to unravel the mystery of her father's murder.

Deep dark by Molly Ostertag

Mags has a secret, which pulls her into the basement each night, drains her of energy, and leaves her bleeding. But when the darkness starts to close in on Mags and her friend Nessa will she have to drag her secret into the daylight and choose between risking everything ... or having nothing left to lose.