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Pub Date 1 Sep 2026 | Archive Date 7 Oct 2026

Literary Fiction | Teens & YA

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You don’t have to be broken to fall apart.

Ashley Kelly looks like she has everything figured out. She’s smart, surrounded by love, and doing exactly what she’s meant to be doing. But chaos doesn’t always arrive with warning signs — sometimes it begins with a single choice.

As friendships fracture, emotions spiral, and consequences surface, Ashley is forced to confront the uncomfortable truth that understanding the world doesn’t protect you from being undone by it.

An Unconscious Choice of Chaos is a raw and honest coming-of-age novel for teens who feel lost inside their own thoughts — a reminder that confusion is not failure, that pain doesn’t define you, and that even after chaos, there can still be light.

You don’t have to be broken to fall apart.

Ashley Kelly looks like she has everything figured out. She’s smart, surrounded by love, and doing exactly what she’s meant to be doing. But chaos doesn’t...

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A Note From the Publisher

Tessa Kinsela is a Queensland-based educator and writer with a passion for adolescent wellbeing and storytelling. Through her teaching and writing, she explores the complexities of teenage identity, emotional growth, and consequence. An Unconscious Choice of Chaos, her debut novel, draws on lived experience to present a thoughtful and authentic portrayal of adolescence. Tessa believes in the power of stories to foster empathy, reflection, and meaningful conversation among young readers.

Tessa Kinsela is a Queensland-based educator and writer with a passion for adolescent wellbeing and storytelling. Through her teaching and writing, she explores the complexities of teenage identity...

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Advance Praise

"With her relationships shifting around her, Ashley must decide whether she can stop the chain of events she has started before one unconscious choice changes her life completely. [...] Readers who are looking for really thoughtful Australian coming of age fiction are in for a real treat. Very highly recommended." — Readers' Favorite

"With her relationships shifting around her, Ashley must decide whether she can stop the chain of events she has started before one unconscious choice changes her life completely. [...] Readers who...

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EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9798901743690
PRICE $24.99 (USD)
PAGES 282

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