Avoiding Mr Right by Anita Heiss

Peta has a new high-powered job, but it is in Melbourne – far from her favourite beaches, friends and boyfriend. She is a feisty character, never letting people get away with saying anything about aboriginal people as she is proud of her background. Will she be able to stay faithful to James? Will she be able to stay sane in a city she always said she disliked? And what exactly are the qualities of Mr Right?

When the war began by John Marsden

This is the first in a series about a group of teenagers who are camping in a very isolated bush area when Australia is invaded. There are many in the series. Imagine if you and your friends were the only ones around to help save your country from invaders. Exciting, scary stuff.

This is a trailer for the movie which is to be released later in 2010.

Gracie and the Emperor by Errol Broome

Gracie has always been terrified of Napoleon Bonaparte, the Emperor of the story. But when he is defeated by the English and sent to the island where she lives, St Helena, she is really scared. Even worse, she has to work in a house where he is taken. But Gracie is tough and even comes to think differently of Napoleon as she watches him and hears about him from others.

The Crossing by Mandy Hager

The Crossing

This is Book One of the Blood of the Lamb Trilogy about a future world where girls are taken from their birth mothers and brought up on an island until their first period. Then they are taken to the Holy City where she would serve the Lord. Maryam is the young female antagonist that we follow going through this process – however, unlike others before her, she questions everythihng that is happening. Although rather confronting, this is an interesting vision of a future world where religion is used to maintain power over people.

The event that caused the change in this society is called The Tribulation and this has brought disease to some of the more powerful people. Read the novel to find out what this disease is and how it is treated. There is a love interest and baddies galore. I’m looking forward to Book Two to see what happens next.