Grace Dalfinch is a talented violinist who longs to play contemporary music in bars, but her mum forbids her. James Crux is an aspiring street artist who promised his dad he wouldn't paint in public until he's finished school. When Crux witnesses Grace's impromptu performance on a deserted tram, he's inspired to paint her and her violin; and when Grace stumbles across her portrait in a Melbourne alley by an anonymous street artist, she sets out to find its creator.
Gary Lonesborough is an Yuin writer who grew up on the Far South coast of NSW. His books have been shortlisted for numerous awards and in 2024 ‘We Didn’t Think This Through’ won the Readings Young Adult Prize.
We didn't think tt through by Gary Lonesborough answers questions about 'The boy from the mish.'
John Green Answers Your John Green Questions
The fault in our stars by 
Paper towns by 
Turtles all the way down by 
An abundance of Katherines by 
Looking for Alaska by Contemporary YA: novels in this genre often contain themes of growing up, or the confronting of personal or social problems. Characters are often portrayed coming to understand themselves and others. Some novels are light-hearted or they can be intense and mature reads. They are set in a contemporary time period and in recognisable, realistic settings. This genre includes school stories, family stories, and stories about overcoming adversity.
The other side of tomorrow by 
Completely Normal (and other lies) by 
Exit through the gift shop by 
The Boy Who Steals Houses by 
Jasper Jones by 
Wonder by 
The hate u give by The fault in our stars by Netflix trailer for Geek Girl series (2024).
An epic, emotional, breathtaking story of love and loss set amid the Syrian revolution. Burning with the fires of hope and possibility, As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow, will sweep you up and never let you go.
As long as the lemon trees grow by 
Meet me at the intersection by 
Unlimited futures: speculative, visionary Blak and Black Fiction by 
I am the mau and other stories by 
Kindred: 12 queer #loveozya stories by Irish writer Sarah Crossan is the author of the wonderful verse novels Toffee, The weight of Water and One.
This is the story of Mark, his friend Jessie and his dog Beau. Mark dreams of one day of climbing Mt Rainier and a diagnosis of cancer isn’t going to stop him. A wonderful story but you might need the tissues!
"No-one escapes thirteen unscathed - not even the best looking, most popular people with straight white teeth. The best you can do is be true to yourself, even when everything's changing." (Goodreads)
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