Children's 2011 - Hill of Content Bookshop

Young Adult
The Aviary
Kathleen O’Dell
HB $24.99
Clara Dooley has spent
her whole life in the
Glendoveer mansion,
where her mother is a
servant to the elderly
matron of the house.
She’s confined to the
grand estate, but when
old Mrs. Glendoveer
passes away, Clara comes to learn many dark
secrets about the family. As she digs deeper and
deeper into the terrifying events, the five birds in
the aviary seem to be trying to tell her something.
Shift
Em Bailey
PB $22.95
Olive Corbett is definitely
not crazy. Not anymore.
She doesn’t need the
drama of that creepy new
girl Miranda, who has
somehow latched on to
her ex-best friend. Yet
from a distance, Olive can
see there’s something
sinister about the new friendship. Maybe the wild
rumours are true. Maybe Miranda is a killer. But
who would believe Olive? She does have a habit
of letting her imagination run away with her…
Crow Country
Kate Constable
PB $15.99
Sadie’s mother drags her
from the city to live in the
country town of Boort.
But soon she starts
making connections –
with the country, with the
past, with two boys,
Lachie and Walter and,
most surprisingly, with the
ever-present crows. When Sadie is tumbled back
in time to view a terrible crime, she is pulled into a
strange mystery. Can Sadie, Walter and Lachie
figure out a way to right old wrongs, or will they be
condemned to repeat them?
When We Were Two
Robert Newton
PB $17.95
Dan and his brother Eddie
take off for the coast, in
search of their lost mother
and a better life, but it’s a
long road they face and Dan
must use all his wits to get
them there in one piece.
When they are taken under
the wings of a group of
would-be soldiers marching over the mountains to
join up for the Great War, their journey becomes
something quite unexpected. Their experiences will
shape their futures beyond recognition.
Every You,
Every Me
David Levithan
HB $24.95
Evan is haunted by the
loss of his best friend, but
when mysterious
photographs start
appearing, he begins to fall
apart as he starts to
wonder if she has returned,
seeking vengeance.
Features intriguing black-and-white photos that tell
parts of the story.
Epic Fail
Claire LaZebnik
PB $14.99
In this modern take on
Pride and Prejudice,
Elise Benton, who has
just moved to
California, is a junior at
an exclusive prep
school where, in spite
of her initial bad
impression, she finds
herself attracted to the
moody and handsome son of Hollywood’s most
famous celebrity couple.