I confess, this fortnight’s prompt had me a little stumped. I couldn’t think of any OzYA books that were centred around maps or had really fantastic maps. I thought about road trip books, but instead decided to recreate something a little like Epic Reads’ Planet YA. Unfortunately, my design skills are not what they could be and so instead of a very pretty image, I can only provide a list of books by place and ask you to use your wonderful imaginations.

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Maps: YA Fiction by Place

NSW

• Sydney: When Michael Met Mina
• Blue Mountains: The Protected
• Sydney suburbs: Good Oil

VIC

• Melbourne: The Guy, The Girl, The Artist and the Ex
• Fitzroy: Six Impossible Things
• Mallee: Mallee Boys

Tasmania

• Talk Under Water

 

SA

• Adelaide: Friday Brown
• Eden Valley: Cinnamon Girl

WA

• • Jasper Jones

NT

• • 

    Nona and Me

QLD

• • Brisbane: Intruder
  • Nambour: Becoming Aurora
  • Darwin: Maestro

This is by no means a complete or thorough list, just a few examples from each state. What is your favourite OzYA setting?

 

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