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“We stop at the door. I’m still smiling. ‘Well, bye,’ Noah says. ‘Don’t call us! We’ll call you!’ I say to Noah. And I shoot the air with cowboy guns. Noah blinks.”

Book:Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology

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Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology

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Jaclyn Moriarty

Jaclyn Moriarty is an Australian novelist born in 1968. Her works are known for their unique narrative style and rich imagination, covering a variety of literary genres, including fantasy, mystery, and young adult literature. Moriarty's books are beloved by readers and have won multiple Australian literary awards. more

“Desperately, I looked in all directions. What struck me immediately was the violence. Everything seemed to be choking something else: Creepers twisted around brambles, brambles around vines, vines around trees. Every plant vied for space and the thin shafts of light that pushed through the greenery overhead. But there wasn’t enough space for all of them. “Mel,” I screamed again, my throat scratchy and raw. My brown school oxfords made sucking sounds as I walked. I felt as if I were being pulled down, like the jungle might consume me. From DAMSELFLY”

Young Adult Ya Yalit Damselfly Scholastic Chandra Prasad

Author:Chandra Prasad

“Get out of doors, Strange. Breathe air, see things. A man should have squint lines from looking at the horizon, not just from reading in dim light.”

Fantasy Magic Ya Dreamer

Book:Strange the Dreamer

Source: Strange the Dreamer

“High school is such an incestuous little pool.”

Young Adult Ya Lgbtq Teen Lgbtqia

Book:Autoboyography

Source: Autoboyography

“His voice is both low and quiet, and it has this hypnotic rhythm to it. I wonder whether someday he'll give sermons with that voice, whether he'll throw down judgement with that voice.”