Claire Zorn

Sam stared at the picture of the boy about to be tipped off the edge of the world—the crushing weight of water about to pummel him. Sam knew that moment exactly, the disbelief that what was about to happen could even be possible. The intake of breath before the flood. Sam has always had things going on in his head...

For Fin, it's just like any other day—racing for the school bus, bluffing his way through class, and trying to remain cool in front of the most sophisticated girl in his universe. Only it's not like any other day because, on the other side of the world, nuclear missiles are being detonated. When Fin wakes up the next morning, it's...

Dive into this sweet and sensory journey through one boy's imagination. After discovering an octopus in the rock pools at the beach, a boy wonders about all the fun adventures they could share if he took the octopus home. From multi-award-winning author Claire Zorn comes this gentle tale of friendship and understanding.

Twenty years ago, Grace only wanted to be with Trent—a boy with a guitar and a lot of promises. Her mother, Dorothy, wanted her daughter to fulfil her potential. In a fit of fury and heartbreak, Grace boards a plane to London where she builds a dazzling career in the music industry, marries Ed who would do anything for her,...

The sequel to Claire Zorn's acclaimed debut The Sky So Heavy. A heart-stopping dystopian YA set in the Australian bush. Instinct has kept us alive so far. It's like a compass and I tune in to the needle often- trust/don't trust, run/stay . . . I can't read the needle right now. The warmth of the room is clouding my...

Hannah's world is in pieces, and she doesn't need the school counsellor to tell her she has deep-seated psychological issues. With a seriously depressed mum, an injured dad, and a dead sister, who wouldn't have problems? Hannah should feel terrible, but for the first time in ages, she feels a glimmer of hope and isn't afraid anymore. Is it because...

A droll tale of a turtle who falls in a hole and has to get out – but how? There was a hole. Everybody else walked around it. But I fell in. When a turtle falls in a hole, she doesn't want to talk about it. She hides in her shell and wonders how she'll ever get out. But with...