Liar's Test: The Silverleaf Chronicles by Ambelin Kwaymullina

Liar's Test: The Silverleaf Chronicles by Ambelin KwaymullinaA gripping YA fantasy novel featuring a deadly contest for the crown, a heroine determined to right the wrongs done to her people, and a smouldering love story that could change everything. Seven will come. Two will die. Two will sleep. Two will serve. One will rule. I didn't want to rule the Risen. Wreak a little havoc upon them, though? That was something else entirely. Bell Silverleaf is a liar. It's how she's survived. It's how all Treesingers

and murderous witch-hunting

of history and how it echoes down the years

and of brilliantly drawn characters who will make you laugh and break your heart in a single line

the dam is at an all-time low and as the water recedes

When that good old horse took me away from Borroloola on the long journey to Darwin

'My people are expert navigators

presenting endless variation and human interest

BOORI MONTY PRYOR: AUSTRALIA'S CHILDREN'S LAUREATE 2012-13From pizza shop to bora ground

that of settler history: the growth of the pastoral and mining industries

this is history like you've never experienced it before

to the sorrowful

As Lyn fights off powered thugs and her own vengeful colleagues