Book two in the Becky Bexley – child genius series Becky Bexley has moved on in her very young life, right in to University where she has been accepted to study a double degree. The first one is Psychology and the second is Media Studies, which is a pretty big...
Something I Said is a wonderful heartwarming story of life as a nerd; Car to his friends is a kid who really lives in what he considers is a perfectly normal universe, but really is a world of his own and his love of English literature, yep, English Lit! He also sees...
Locker 89 is the best kept secret at school until it isn’t, and once the secret is out, even if it is only out by one other person knowing who is behind Locker 89, it is enough to put the life and times of one Darcy Phillips into a complete state of chaos; not at all...
The Edge of Thirteen is a beautiful story of growing-up and one that grown-ups everywhere will very easily relate to, as will tweens who are struggling with self-image, friendship, change and life in general. The end of the long summer holidays is approaching and she...
Being a teenager in the twenty-first century is difficult enough, without being faced with the dilemma of having to balance your life in two diagonally opposed social settings. Author Tobias McCorkell, in his debut novel, “Everything in its Right Place” explores...
Sarah Macdonald suggests that instead of giving baby suits to a new Mum, you give this book instead. The new mother will certainly have a laugh and be able to flick through the book at random. Later when the first “eye roll, or shoulder shrug” happens she may need to...
In Skip the Drama, Practical, Get-Ahead Strategies to Survive Your Daughter’s Teenage Years, Dr Hughes is well qualified to give expert advice. She is a Doctor of Clinical Psychology and has a PhD in child and adolescent anxiety disorders. Sarah is also the founder of...
Helen Razer is no stranger to book writing, with this the fifth humorous, non-fiction book she has written, in which she shares her thoughts on the “Impotence of current debate.” There are certainly many opportunities to chuckle, if not laugh outright as you read this...
Michelle is the Director of Teen Challenge, and has had many years’ experience working with teenage girls and their parents. She understands the challenges faced by Australian teenagers and their families, and has helped many people with her insight and wisdom. The...
Anorexia is a word that strikes fear into the hearts of parents and loved ones. Many people would be confounded and confused if they were faced with a family member with this condition. That is exactly how the author and her husband felt when they heard the diagnosis...
No Virgin should be essential reading for teenagers regardless of their gender, as it highlights social issues that happen all too often, but very seldom see the light of day, when teens feel they are no longer part of the family, that they don’t count. A powerful...
