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Shortlist: Book of the Year: Older Readers

Davina Bell The End of the World is Bigger than Love. Text Publishing 9781922268822

Themes: fantasy - fairy tale - magic realism - post-apocalyptic - love
Links to reviews and teaching notes https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/the-end-of-the-world-is-bigger-than-love
#LoveOzYA Author Q&A With Davina Bell https://loveozya.com.au/love/loveozya-author-qa-with-davina-bell/

Zana Fraillon The Lost Soul Atlas. Hachette Australia 9780734419934

Themes: Memory - Family (Blood and otherwise) - Power - Death, Dying and the Afterlife - Coming of Age, Rite of Passage - Responsibility & Consequences - Maps – Personal / Community History
Characters: Twig - Da - Krruk - Flea - Meeples
Link to Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials series

Jane Godwin When Rain Turns to Snow. Hachette Australia 9780734420053

Themes: coming of age - friendship - adoption - family secrets - divorce and step families - perils of social media
Age: 12+
Teachers notes
Children's Books Daily review https://childrensbooksdaily.com/book_reviews/when-rain-turns-to-snow/
Jane Godwin talks about the book https://www.facebook.com/watch/?extid=SEO----&v=693979441148046

Cath Moore Metal Fish, Falling Snow. Text Publishing 9781922330079

Christie Nieman Where We Begin. Pan Macmillan Australia 9781743535660

Themes: family secrets - teen pregnancy - alcoholism/addiction - domestic violence - generational trauma - poverty - treatment of First Nations peoples - dual narratives and timelines
review in Reading Time https://readingtime.com.au/where-we-begin-by-christine-nieman/

Anna Whateley Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal. Allen & Unwin 9781760525309

Themes: Disability & Neurodiversity - Teens - Romance LGBTQI - Mental Health - Gender Representation
Audience: 13 – 18 yrs old
Characters: Peta Lyre, Jeb and Sam
“Inhale. Exhale. Survive.” is what Peta tells herself.
Normal Rating: 7 / 10