Jaclyn Moriarty, whose latest (MG) novel, is The Astonishing Chronicles of Oscar from Elsewhere His latest is a centenary collection of new Ginger Meggs stories (illustrated by Jason Chatfield and published by Penguin) – the character created 100 years ago this month by his Great Great Uncle Jimmy BancksĪmie Kaufman, whose latest book (with Jay Kristoff) is Aurora’s End.

Tristan Bancks, writes for both YA audiences ( Detention, Two Wolves) and younger kids (eg T om Weekly: My Life and Other Stuff I made Up). She is also currently writer-in-residence in a school library Her latest MG novel is Elsewhere Girls, co-written with Nova Weetman her latest YA novel is I Am Out with Lanterns. Keep scrolling for a list of all the books mentioned on the program: also, on social media search for #LoveOzYA and #LoveOzMG for more suggestionsĪdalya Nash Hussein, Editor, Voiceworks (literary journal for under 25 year olds), and one of the judges of the Books That Made Us Youth Fiction PrizeĮmily Gale, writer and editor, specialising in Young Adult (YA) and Middle Grade (MG) fiction.

The ten winners of the Youth Fiction Prize will be announced via Voiceworks But first they have to stay alive and untangle the secrets behind the nation’s four dead queens.Īn enthralling fast-paced mystery where competing agendas collide with deadly consequences, Four Dead Queens heralds the arrival of an exciting new YA talent.Reading recommendations from writers Emily Gale and Tristan Bancks (both of whom write for both teens and younger readers) and the Books That Made Us Youth Fiction Prize. When their reluctant partnership blooms into a tenuous romance, they must overcome their own dark secrets in hopes of a future together that seemed impossible just days before. With no other choices and on the run from Keralie’s former employer, the two decide to join forces, endeavoring to discover who has killed the queens and save their own lives in the process. When Varin attempts to retrieve the package, he and Keralie both find themselves entangled in a conspiracy that leaves all four of Quadara’s queens dead. He runs afoul of Keralie when she steals a package from him, putting his life in danger. Varin, on the other hand, is an honest, upstanding citizen of Quadara’s most enlightened region, Eonia. Seventeen-year-old Keralie Corrington may seem harmless, but she’s, in fact, one of Quadara’s most skilled thieves and a liar.

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