Aussie YA Book Challenge 2011

Nic at Irresistable Reads and Nomes at Inkcrush have created the Aussie YA Reading 

Challenge 2011.  I'm very excited to be participating in this challenge, because a) I'm Australian, b) I heart YA and c) I love a challenge. 

Some of my favourite YA books have been written by Australian authors. I've probably read Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta about 100 times (Yes, I love it that much). Other books that I grew up reading and adored are,  


1.The Obernewtyn Chronicles by Isobelle Carmody (Next book in the series comes out in September, which I've only been waiting for for about oh-THREE YEARS)  
2.The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 
3.Finding Cassie Crazy by Jaclyn Moriarty 
4.Looking For Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
5. Tomorrow When The War Began Series by John Marsden 


Not surprisingly there are still a lot of Aussie YA books that I haven't read; some books that I'm hoping to get to read for the challenge are: 

Beautiful Malice by Rebecca James

On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta 

Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley

Raw Blue by Kirsty Eagar  

Notes From the Teenage Underground by Simmone Howell

Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta

Beatle Meets Destiny by Gabrielle Williams

Girl Next Door by Alyssa Brugman

Pink by Lili Wilkinson

My Big Birkett by Lisa Shanahan

Burn Bright  by Marianne de Pierres  

Everything Beautiful by Simmone Howell