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Book Review: Two New Young Adult Reads From Aotearoa

Lucy Black reviews some YA that cover some hard-hitting themes in Draw Me a Hero and The Dark Quest of Countess X: A Call to the World’s Youth. Whether you are finding yourself or smashing the patriarchy, they have all…

Book Awards: Young Adult Finalists

There are some cracking YA reads in the NZCYA finalists this year; there’s realness, drama, history, fantasy and just some downright good storytelling. We love hearing about the process, characters and inspiration, so we have asked our finalists some probing…