AustLit

'The Swimmer.

The Rebel.

The Nerd.

'All Ryan, Harley and Miles had in common was Isaac. They lived different lives, had different interests and kept different secrets. But they shared the same best friend. They were sidekicks. And now that Isaac's gone, what does that make them?

'Will Kostakis, award-winning author of The First Third, perfectly depicts the pain and pleasure of this teenage world, piecing together three points of view with intricate splendour.' (Publication summary)

'Seventeen-year-old Kath McKenny has a date to the end-of-term party with her since-forever crush. He publicly messaged her to confirm, but there's been a recent status update: he's taking the new girl—giggly, pretty, well-developed Lana Elliot—instead. After being thoroughly humiliated in front of half the school, best friend Chay talks Kath into revenge: a scheme to create the perfect—and very fake—online guy for Lana. Once she falls for him, they'll show her what it's like to get brutally dumped.

'Everything is going to plan until Kath starts spending more-than-just-friends time with the other new kid in town—Lana's dreamy older brother, Sebastian. Kath finds herself getting in deep—in love and drowning in guilt, she tries to put an end to her prank, but it's taken on an unstoppable momentum of its own, with very real consequences.

'As her plotting begins to unravel, so do the people Kath thought she knew:

'Her mother has a secret online life.

'Her father has a whole new family.

'Her best friend is barely recognizable.

'Her boyfriend has a disturbing hidden past.

'And her enemy is more familiar than she knew.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When Miranda Sun returns to Marin on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, this time of her own free will, she quickly learns that her worst fears have been realised. The glittering underwater city is not as she had left it, nor too is Marko, the young king who has dominated her thoughts and heart for the last twelve months since leaving Marin.

'Miranda, however, has not made the journey to Marin alone, and now must contend with not only Marko’s evil brother Damir but more surprisingly her sister Lauren who has an agenda of her own. Marko’s power begins to wane and with cracks beginning to show in the domed Utopian city, and veiled danger lurking everywhere, she quickly learns that in this dazzling city full of beautiful people she can trust no-one but herself.

'If Miranda wants to survive, she must decide between the hardened sensibilities in her head and the hungers of her heart. Will her decision cause more heartache or can she help to save Marko’s throne?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Alexander Reade is 157 years dead, with secrets darker than the lake surrounding Grange Hall and a lifelike presence that draws Chloe more strongly than any ghost before. But the bond between them awakens the vengeful spirit of Alexander's past love, Isobel. And she will stop at nothing to destroy anyone who threatens to take him from her.' (Publisher's summary)

'Love vs Life. Good vs Evil. War vs Warfare. Which would you choose?

'After a solar flare wipes out most of the world’s inhabitants, it leaves behind nothing but a desolate earth and a desperate population. Existence is no longer a certainty. And with factions now fighting for the power to rule, people start to become reckless with their lives. The world has become a dangerous place.

'Amongst the ensuing chaos, Nate and Hermia — two victims of the new world order — are taken against their will to The Compound. Joined by eight other teenagers all chosen for a specific reason, Nate and Hermia are forced to train as assassins to overthrow the current president and make way for a new leader of the free world. Here, they learn to plan, fight, and most importantly... to survive.

'Except, despite the casual cruelty of their new existence, both Nate and Hermia — two very strong but very different people — begin to form fragile bonds within the group. But they soon realize their happiness is short lived...because their training is just the beginning.' (Publication summary)

'For the twelve months since her parents' death, seventeen-year-old Miranda Sun has harboured a dark secret - a secret that has strained the close relationship she once shared with her older sister, Lauren. In an effort to repair this broken bond, Miranda's grandparents whisk the siblings away on a secluded beach holiday. But before Miranda gets a chance to confess her life-changing secret, she's dragged underwater by a mysterious stranger while taking a midnight swim.

'Awakening days later, Miranda discovers that she's being held captive in a dazzling underwater city by an arrogant young man named Marko...the King of this underwater civilisation.

'Nineteen-year-old Marko intends to marry Miranda in order to keep his crown from falling into the sinister clutches of his half-brother, Damir. There's only one problem: Miranda is desperate to return home to right things with her sister and she wants nothing to do with Marko. Trying to secure her freedom, Miranda quickly forms an alliance with Robbie - Marko's personal guard. However, she soon discovers that even underwater, people are hiding dangerous secrets... ' (Publisher's blurb)

'When 17 year old Alyssa Wood sees a murdered body she recognises in her boyfriend’s music clip, closely followed by frequent spine-chilling reminders of a sordid past she escaped, she has one week to save her enemy, save her spirit and save her sanity.

'Alyssa Woods’ past holds nothing but bad memories.

'After her ex boyfriend Noah commits suicide and her mom’s alcoholism sparks yet another psychotic episode, she flees Broadwater and heads to New York City to stay with her bohemian aunt, a Wicca High Priestess.

'Alyssa revels in the anonymity of a big city and her new life. Her grades climb, she has a new best friend, and a new guy, the sexy geek Ronan, a saxophonist who prefers jazz to pop.

'Her newfound peace is shattered when she sees a dead body in one of Ronan’s music clips - and she’s the only one who can see it.

'Worse, she recognizes the body. Murdered a week forward.

'Despite her family’s Wicca background, Alyssa doesn’t believe in the supernatural, but she’ll do whatever it takes to save her enemy, save her spirit and save her soul.' (Source: http://www.nicolamarsh.com/banish.html )