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Mistress Masham’s Repose – T. H. White
So this is rather a different review, as it’s not for a new release. It is, in fact, for a book that was first published in 1946 by the wonderful T. H. White. I had, of course, read The Once and Future King series. In fact, I first read the The Sword in the Stone, Read more
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The Daring Tale of Gloria the Great – Jacqueline Harvey. Illustrated by Kate Isobel Scott.
Penguin Australia August 2023 I say it often, I miss my chookies (and there have been quite a few at numerous times over the years). Chooks have such personalities, and some of mine definitely did. Just such a hen is Gloria – indomitable, resilient and tenacious. She is her own chicken in every sense. In Read more
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When Grandma Burnt her Bra – Samantha Tidy and Aśka
Exisle Publishing/EK Books September 2023 ISBN: 9781922539465 $24.99 The 60s revolution was certainly an eye-opener for many, and some of us are old enough to remember it (to which my groaning knees will attest!). That being so, this was terrifically good fun to read as a feisty Grandma, still with a finely-tuned social conscience, recounts her Read more
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Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky – Rebecca Lim
Allen & Unwin August 2023 ISBN: 9781761180224 Publisher: A&U Children’s Imprint: A & U Children RRP: $23.99 Like many others, I have read both fictional and factual accounts of the extreme hardship and brutality of Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward, an ill-conceived scheme to bring China to an ideal Communist Utopia. It resulted in the Read more
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Alias Anna: a true story of outwitting the Nazis – Susan Hood {with Greg Dawson}
Harper Collins Australia August 2023 Sydney Taylor Book Award 2023 Middle Grade Notable Jewish Book Council Award Middle Grade Finalist Nerdy Book Club 2022 Best Novel-In-Verse Book New York Public Library 2022 Best Book For Kids Chicago Public Library Best Informational Books For Younger Readers Of 2022 I think it’s fair to say I’ve read Read more
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