CBCA Books of the Year for Older Readers, 2025

Shortlisted titles in this category are books for young people aged between 13 and 18 years (secondary school level). Readers require a degree of maturity to appreciate the themes and scope of emotional involvement. Books in this category may be fiction, drama, illustrated text, poetry or graphic novels.

The Shortlisted books for 2025 in this category are:

9781760996505 – A Wreck of Seabirds
9781922790606 – Birdy
9781760294762 – Comes the Night
9781761180767 – I'm Not Really Here
9781760507558 – Into the Mouth of the Wolf
9781760984977 – The Skin I'm In