The Hidden Girl

by Louise Bassett

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Pub Date Oct 07 2025 | Archive Date Dec 03 2025

Publisher Spotlight | Walker Books Australia

Teens & YA

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Description

Within the pages of a stolen diary, Melati discovers a coded cry for help—the diary belongs to Devi, an Indonesian teenager who is being held by traffickers.

Mel races across the island of Java and against the clock to work out Devi's identity and where she's being held. Before long, the pieces fall into place, and Mel must put her own life on the line to save a girl she's never met.

Within the pages of a stolen diary, Melati discovers a coded cry for help—the diary belongs to Devi, an Indonesian teenager who is being held by traffickers.

Mel races across the island of Java and...

Advance Praise

"This gripping page-turner sheds light on a modern-day horror in a non-preachy manner that will appeal to young readers. . . . A thoughtful, nuanced work that explores justice, bullying, and finding one's place in a complicated world."--starred, Kirkus Reviews