by Galax-Arena
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genre Science Fiction · Young Adult
Before The Hunger Games—even before Battle Royale—there was the Galax-Arena, where children are pitted against each other for the benefit of a shadowy audience that feeds on their fear. A Children’s Book Council of Australia Honour Book for Older Readers, Galax-Arena is a dark, uncompromising thriller and a cult classic.
by Foxspell
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genre Young Adult
<em>Foxspell</em> is a fable of shape-shifters and animal spirits, of teenage gangs and schoolyard friends and finding your place in the world—or worlds—all concentrated in a dense, vivid corner of the half-wild Adelaide hills. A Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Older Readers, <em>Foxspell</em> is a mysterious and unforgettable dream.
by Beyond the Labyrinth
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genre Science Fiction · Young Adult
A challenging, mesmerising young adult novel that brings role-playing dice games, the nuclear nightmare, a phantom graffiti artist and a curious alien anthropologist together in a remote beachside town. A Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Older Readers, <em>Beyond the Labyrinth</em> is a devastating exploration of chance, fate, and love.