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City by James Roy | Book Trailer

City by James Roy | Book Trailer | Y.A. Australian Books for Boys | Scoop.it

"Like Town, this is another collection of short stories. But as well as being set in a different kind of environment, the ways in which the characters connect in City are different too.
The thing is that in a country town, everyone thinks they know everyone else, whereas people who live in cities will happily drive for an hour to have coffee with a friend, but won’t know the name of the lady who lives upstairs.
"And since 90 percent of us live in cities, I thought that this idea was worth thinking about." JAMES ROY


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MIND MELD: Science Fiction / Fantasy Book Recommendations for Teens 13-16

MIND MELD: Science Fiction / Fantasy Book Recommendations for Teens 13-16 | Y.A. Australian Books for Boys | Scoop.it

A great list of YA/MG science fiction and fantasy books for reluctant (and not so reluctant) readers selected by panelists, including popular YA authors.


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Ask Lorna: thrillers to satisfy teenage boys - Telegraph

Ask Lorna: thrillers to satisfy teenage boys - Telegraph | Y.A. Australian Books for Boys | Scoop.it

"As a schoolteacher friend told me this week, no matter how much you might try to promote stand-alone books, it’s the series novels that really inspire devotion, whether Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider, Joe Craig’s genetically modified assassin Jimmy Coates or Michael Grant’s Gone, the latest craze, set in a world in which the adults have mysteriously vanished – surely the ultimate teenage fantasy."


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Heather Stapleton's curator insight, January 21, 9:40 PM

Series books are very popular with boys and often continue to be when they are adults, eg recent post in The Gadsden Times - "David Murdock: Reading series books a pleasure, fiction or non-fiction."  http://bit.ly/VlFkiR

Lorna Bradbury also recommends recent solo thrillers.