Read the World: Australia

Books by authors from Australia or set in/about Australia.

Updated February 19, 2024
Drag items up and down to your preferred order then select the "Save Order" button.
True history of the Kelly Gang
Carey, Peter
Paper Book
With Ned Kelly as narrator, this is the heart-rending story of a young boy growing up in the grinding poverty of colonial Victoria and of a young man defiantly resisting the wealth and power of those who wish to destroy him. Undoubtedly Australia's most potent legend, this mythic hero and outlaw...
Possum magic
Fox, Mem
Paper Book
Blabber mouth
Gleitzman, Morris
Paper Book
"Two hours ago, when I walked into this school for the first time, the sun was shining, the birds were singing and, apart from a knot in my guts the size of Tasmania, life was great. Now, here I am, locked in the stationery cupboard."Rowena wants to be friends but the other kids don't. Is it because...
What Alice forgot
Moriarty, Liane
Paper Book
FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BIG LITTLE LIES AND HERE ONE MOMENT A "cheerfully engaging"(Kirkus Reviews) novel for anyone who's ever asked herself, "How did I get here?" Alice Love is twenty-nine, crazy about...
Big little lies
Moriarty, Liane
Paper Book
From the author of Here One Moment and The Husband's Secret comes the #1 New York Times bestselling novel about the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive. THE INSPIRATION FOR THE AWARD-WINNING HBO® SERIES STARRING REESE...
The husband's secret
Moriarty, Liane
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller -- Imagine that your husband wrote you a letter to be opened after his death. Imagine, too, that the letter contains his darkest secret -- something with the potential to destroy the life you built together, and the lives of others as well. Imagine, then, that you stumble...
Nine perfect strangers
Moriarty, Liane
Paper Book
#1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorEditor's Choice #2 TitleNine people gather at a remote health resort -- some to lose weight, some to reboot their life, some for reasons they can't even admit to themselves. Amidst the luxury and pampering, mindfulness and meditation, they know it might involve...
Mister Monday
Nix, Garth
Paper Book
Breathtaking new magical adventure series from the author of Sabriel. Seven days. Seven keys. Seven virtues. Seven sins. One mysterious house is the doorway to a very mysterious world - where one boy is about to venture and unlock a number of fantastical secrets. Arthur Penhaligon is not supposed to...
Playing Beatie Bow
Park, Ruth
Paper Book
A thrilling adventure story for children and young adults by Park Ruth, Playing Beatie Bow follows Abigail as she suddenly finds herself in the Sydney of a hundred years ago as the result of a scary game.
The book thief
Zusak, Markus.
Paper Book
Bridge of clay
Zusak, Markus
Paper Book
From the author of the no.1 New York Times bestselling novel The Book Thief."An amazing talent in Australian literature" Sunday Telegraph The Dunbar boys bring each other up in a house run by their own rules. A family of ramshackle tragedy - their mother is dead, their father has fled - they love...

Library staff! You can create and contribute to lists. Contact your catalog administrator or log in here.