books in CBCA Awards 2025 Winners in Fiction

I'm Not Really Here by Gary Lonesborough

SHORTLISTED: 2025 CBCA Book of the Year, Older Readers

SHORTLISTED: 2025 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, Writing for Young Adults

'A moving coming-of-age story with ...

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Into the Mouth of the Wolf by Erin Gough

Part-thriller, part-queer romance, We Were Liars meets Station Eleven in this extraordinary young adult novel about love, grief and climate change from the award-winning author ...

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Birdy by Sharon Kernot

An exquisite young adult verse novel that delves into the pain of loss and trauma and the healing balm of friendship, from the highly acclaimed ...

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