I loved this book as the time travel aspects kept me riveted, wondering what the outcome would be. Could the train crash be averted? Inspired by a real event in Queensland, Australia.
Three friends. Two disappearances. Thirty-five years apart. To uncover the truth, Toby must unravel a time-bending mystery that leads back to Queensland's worst train crash.
Labour Day 1982 - a 'super-blue-blood-moon' looms high in the sky, thirty-five years since it last appeared. Three boys set out on an adventure, exploring the trail of a ghost train long since forgotten. It is also the 35th anniversary of the Camp Mountain train crash, Queensland's worst rail disaster, which claimed the lives of sixteen people and seriously injured many others. One of the boys vanishes without a trace.
I loved the way the reader gains insight into the ramifications of the loss of one of their own from a tight-knit group of friends from a small town. Racial tensions and grief are front and center of this story. Gary Lonesborough never disappoints.
SHORTLISTED: 2026 QLD Literary Awards, Young Adult Book Award 'An addictive read - compelling and completely enthralling - Gary Lonesborough has created another powerful story.' - Magpies
As we step into the shopping centre car park, white spray-paint on the orange brick wall catches my eye. Two council workers in high-vis shirts are on ladders, scrubbing away the faded words: WHITE POWER.
In the idyllic coastal town of Carraway's Point, four Aboriginal boys grew up together on Chopin Drive, carefree and close. But they drifted apart in high school, and everything changed forever the night Brandon was killed by a…
Nothing like a ticking-time clock situation to keep me interested! I became invested in what was going to happen to the four teens trapped in an escape room and how they would solve the puzzles and find freedom.
Andy and three other kids wake up in a locked room. The room has no windows, but it has a locked door, with a countdown clock above it. They have less than an hour to figure out how to get out of this room. But when they do . . .? There’s another locked room, and more locked doors. And they can’t go back.
High concept, high stakes, high emotions – this story packs a punch and you won’t be able to put it down.
ALBA: Hidden Secrets is a young adult mystery set in the Scottish village of Cromarty. Sixteen-year-old Rebecca is mourning the loss of her boyfriend Alastair who died in tragic circumstances. She and her best friend Calum, who is Alastair's brother, grow close after they discover an old suitcase buried in the icehouse on the Cromarty beach. However, their relationship faces hurdles as Rebecca finds parallels to her life and the secrets they are uncovering. ALBA explores the delicate balance between love and loss, secrecy and truth, and the healing power of sharing one's heart with those willing to listen.
