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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Aussie August YA Releases


Here are the Aussie Young Adult Titles that are being released in August.  So many good ones.

Cargo by Jessica Au 
A beautiful contemporary tale about three teens set in an Aussie beach side town 1992.
You can check out my review for it here.
Available 1st August, 2011



Described as "A cautionary dystopian tale set in a walled, futuristic Sydney that has been devastated by global warming"
Stayed tuned next week for my review.
1st August, 2011



Two girls, two worlds.  Alternate universes.
1st August, 2011



Contemporary tale about a deaf teenager girl.
1st August 2011



Another Dystopian novel described as a "future world where fear of outsiders pervades everything".
This is also 2010 Text Prize winner.
1st August, 2011


Also don't forget you now can get FREE SHIPPING on Aussie books at 
fishpondworld.com
so all those books not released internationally yet you can get them from there!
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17 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 4, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    Looking forward to reading Days Like This and The Bridge :)

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  2. Abbey August 4, 2011 at 5:49 PM

    ohh i'm really liking the look of Whisper and Cargo. Such pretty covers as well!
    thanks for sharing these i'm adding these to my goodreads list :)

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  3. EmilyAugust 4, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    Thanks for the update Nic! Lots of good ones :)

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  4. Jan von HarzAugust 4, 2011 at 6:37 PM

    Would love to read Whispers and the Bridge sounds awesome too. Thanks for the info about fishpondworld.com will definitely be checking it out as I am always wishing I could get my hands on the Aussie titles after reading both your reviews and Nomes'.

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  5. Jess - The Tales CompendiumAugust 4, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    I can't wait to start Days Like These and The Bridge. I didn't know about Whisper so thanks Nic!

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  6. UnknownAugust 4, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    Thanks for this post. I hadn't heard of any of these books.

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  7. MistyAugust 4, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    I've never heard of fishpondworld. I will have to check it out. :) thanks

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  8. Leanna ElleAugust 4, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    Only Ever Always sounds very interesting - must check it out! Loved your review of Cargo. I'll have to check that one out too. :)

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  9. AnonymousAugust 4, 2011 at 11:47 PM

    I love that cover to The Bridge...cant wait to see your review on it...

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  10. AnonymousAugust 5, 2011 at 12:32 AM

    ^adds books to list*

    I'm trying out the service at Fishpond, so I'm not ready to order more books yet, but I definitely buy some of this if it all works out :D

    :D Thanks for the heads up about these.

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  11. JennyAugust 5, 2011 at 12:35 AM

    Awesome! I want to read more Aussie titles, the ones I've gotten to read have been AMAZING. Thanks so much for the link to fishpondworld too, nice to know there's someplace we can order them!

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  12. BaileyAugust 5, 2011 at 12:56 AM

    All these Aussie YA books look so good! Thanks for rounding them up. =)

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  13. SavannahAugust 5, 2011 at 1:03 AM

    OMG! Horray! I can't wait to get these!!

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  14. Alyssa KirkAugust 5, 2011 at 4:20 AM

    Wow, the Aussies are on it!

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  15. Melissa (Books and Things)August 5, 2011 at 4:23 AM

    Oh after RomCon, I'm going to have to see what I have left over and buy me some Aussie reads! After your reviews, I know I'll be wanting a ton! :)

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  16. Missie, The Unread ReaderAugust 5, 2011 at 4:28 AM

    I just tried finding Cargo on Amazon for my Kindle and didn't have any luck. Where do you go to get Kindle books?

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  17. AnonymousAugust 7, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    Ooh I want to read Days Like These! It looks great
    Jayne

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