Lower Secondary Fiction 2024

OCTOBER

The Secret of the Stone

By Kathryn Lefroy

An exciting new adventure story from the author of Alex and the Alpacas Save the World and Alex and ... Read More

The Graveyard Gift

By Fern Forgettable

Hold your breath, make the choice, and step into Fern’s School for Wayward Fae—where students are pa ... Read More

SEPTEMBER

Max: Through My Eyes

By Prue Mason & Edited by Lyn White

A suspenseful story of survival and resilience inspired by the 2022 Brisbane floods. The kayak rolle ... Read More

Clamory

By Sue-Ellen Pashley

Adeline Black cannot have magic. Magic is frivolous and dangerous and outlawed. And yet, when she fi ... Read More

Laughter is the Best Ending

By Maryam Master

Zee is a loner. She likes to read Oscar Wilde and watch documentaries all day which, according to he ... Read More

How to Free a Jinn

By Raidah Shah Idil

Fast-paced middle fiction fantasy featuring a curious girl discovering a big family secret. Full of ... Read More

Out of Bounds

By Katherine Collette

When you're 12 years old and 6 foot tall, people ask the most annoying questions. The #1 Most Annoyi ... Read More

AUGUST

The Tempus Imperium

By Juliet A. Paine

The end justifies the means The many over the few Time travel has rules as seventeen-year-old Charli ... Read More

Oscar vs the Grand Old Dude Named York

By Ross Curnow

A hilarious, fast-paced tale about a boy, a necklace, his crush and how the booby traps set by his m ... Read More

Something Somewhere

By Richard Yaxley

Malt’s life is turned upside down when his mother announces they are moving yet again. But this time ... Read More

JULY

My Brother, Finch

By Kate Gordon

Finch and Wren were as close as a brother and sister can be. When he vanished, when they were nine y ... Read More

Roswell Johnson Saves the World!

By Chris Colfer

The bestselling author of The Land of Stories and A Tale of Magic returns with a funny, heartfelt, a ... Read More

The Vanishing

By Mark Greenwood

Are we alone in the universe? The History Hunter examines an unexplained disappearance to find out. ... Read More

The Other Shadow

By Tania Ingram

Life has not been easy for Thomas since his dad died. His mother is acting strangely, he needs to ca ... Read More

The Captive’s Song

By Amanda Deed

Freedom is a pipe dream. At least, that’s what Olivia Cruikshank believes. Transported to Van Diemen ... Read More

Marion and the Forty Thieves

By Sarah Luke

A smirking boy shuffled past the door, and Marion, hands shaking, quickly turned the key in the lock ... Read More

JUNE

The Wrong Shoes

By Tom Percival

A beautiful and sensitive exploration of the experience of child poverty from leading author/illustr ... Read More

Mawson in Antarctica

By Joanna Grochowicz

Douglas Mawson is a national hero and Antarctic explorer, famous for one of the most extraordinary f ... Read More

Transcendent

By Patrick Gallagher

JOIN THE TEAM. SAVE THE WORLD. Twin geniuses Jacob and Kira are recruited to take part in a high-tec ... Read More

The Girl Who Dreamed in Magic

By Maria Kuzniar

From the acclaimed writer of Ship of Shadows comes a brand-new fantasy following the magical journey ... Read More

MAY

The Battle for Victoria Street

By Gabiann Marin

Victoria Street is a crossroads, like in those old stories of bushrangers and highwaymen. It’s a pla ... Read More

APRIL

The Cave

By Victor Kelleher

Irian, Ulana and their Clan have made the cave their home ever since they used fire to drive off the ... Read More

Courage Be My Friend

By Jenny Davis

A moving tale of friendship, survival, and the remarkable strength and resilience of women during Wo ... Read More

The Night War

By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

A castle, a bridge, and dangerous secrets - in this page-turning story, set in Nazi-occupied France, ... Read More

The Boy Who Fell From the Sky

By Benjamin Dean

Combining the warmth and heart of Ross Welford’s The 1,000 Year Old Boy with the epic adventure and ... Read More

Tuckshop Terrors

By Leo Baker

At his new school, Kip can’t get to the irresistible food at the canteen without defying his parents ... Read More

MARCH

Esme in the Limelight

By Kate Gordon

Esme doesn’t like the girl she sees in the mirror. Not pretty enough. Not thin enough. Not smart eno ... Read More

To and Fro

By Anton Clifford-Motopi

Most kids meet their parents when they're born. All they need to do to impress them is poop, sleep a ... Read More

FEBRUARY

Andromache Between Worlds

By Gabriel Bergmoser

All fourteen-year-old Andromache Peters wants is a normal life. But normal is pretty near impossible ... Read More

The Swifts

By Beth Lincoln
Illustrated by Claire Powell

A hilarious mystery adventure perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and Lemony Snicket.On the day they a ... Read More