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Aurealis Awards
The Aurealis awards comprise of five categories: science fiction, fantasy, horror, young adult, and children's fiction. All works are written by Australians.
Carnegie Award U.K.
The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals are the UK’s oldest and best-loved children’s book awards, recognising outstanding reading experiences created through writing and illustration in books for children and young people.
John Newberry Award 2021
American Library Association award presented each year.
Stella prize
The Stella Prize is an annual literary award celebrating Australian women’s writing. Stella drives significant cultural change by elevating the work of Australian women writers – cis, trans, and non-binary inclusive. We promote greater access to, and participation in, the world of books and writing to combat gender bias in society.
The Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award
This award from the United States is for a book that exemplifies literary excellence, widespread appeal, and a positive approach to life in young adult literature.

Book Links
Here are lists of recommended reading arranged alphabetically under headings that you will find useful when looking for books on particular topics.
Read it! Love it!
Helping boys and girls aged 10+
consistently find great books
to read and love
Bookopolis
Get book recommendations and tips to inspire readers
Epic Reads
Young adult books are for the young and the forever young-at-heart and here at Epic Reads, we love YA books just as much as you…possibly even more. What can we say? We’re a little obsessed. Browse through our YA books below, see what’s publishing soon, or search for something specific using our book filter. Happy reading!
Young Adult Library Services Association
Search 4,000+ books, audiobooks, and films from YALSA's book awards and book lists.

While these books have been selected for teens from 12 to 18 years of age, the award-winning titles and the titles on YALSA's selected lists span a broad range of reading and maturity levels.
THE YA DISABILITY DATABASE (YADDB)
YADDB is meant to function as a curated list of YA books featuring disability representation, some titles are written by those with a disability.

Author - Alison Croggon
A series of online in-conversations with authors and illustrators, hosted by writer, reader and sometimes-bookseller Kate O'Donnell. This episode features Author and Critic, Alison Croggon.

IBBY Australia has produced booklists for each of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

polandbananasBOOKS
My name's Christine Riccio! I love comedy and reading fantastic books. I make what I like to think are funny videos every Tuesday and other days of the week too...I usually upload more than once a week - about books and book related pop culture stuff!
Jess the reader
I'm a BOOK WARRIOR, here to have fun & share my love for books
BOOKTOPIA BLOG: The most anticipated young adult books of 2021!

abookolive - Youtuber recommending non fiction books. Try pairing a movie with a book

LoveOzYA
#LoveOzYA is for teachers, writers and readers of Australian youth-lit. See what we’re about, read the latest news, download handy resources, submit your own content and don’t miss the latest events.

Read your student magazine online, Scoop

Teens from Olympus High put their spin on ‘Heartless,’ a book about the Queen of Hearts by Marissa Meyer, with the author’s blessing. April 2022

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audio books video
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Listening offline to audiobooks
Step by step instructions to ensure that listening to an audiobook doesn't use your mobile data.