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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Word Hunters: The Curious Dictionary – Nick Earls/Terry Whidborne

    UQP, August 2012 Paperback, 240 pp ISBN: 978 0 7022 4945 7 RRP: $14.95   As a long time fan of Nick Earls’ works (often laughing helplessly when reading them), and a total word nerd, I was eager to read the first instalment of the Word Hunters series – a collaboration between Nick and Terry… Read more

  • Wonder – R. J. Palacio

    ISBN: 9780370332284 Published: 15/02/2012 Imprint: Bodley Head Extent: 320 pages RRP: $21.95 Recommended for 11+   You often have lots to thank your friends for, sometimes it’s something very specific. In this case, I have to thank my friend Barb (Braxton) for urging me to read ‘Wonder’ – R. J. Palacio. Middle school is a… Read more

  • Wizard Undercover : Rogue Agent [Book Four] – K. E. Mills

      Like steampunk?……..fantasy?……spy stories?……adventure?……….humour?….romance?……fast-paced stories that rocket along their way through an exciting plot?  In that case, definitely you should test out K. E. Mills’ Wizard Undercover because this book has it all. Wizard Undercover  continues the sequence as a royal wedding heralds an alliance between Splotze and Borovnik. Clearly not everyone is thrilled with… Read more

  • Trust Me Too – ed. Paul Collins. Introduction by Judith Ridge

    Ford St Publishing 2012 $24.95 Sometimes when you don’t feel like a huge meal, a tempting array of tasty bite-sized snacks is exactly what you want. “Trust Me Too” fits this bill of fare perfectly.  An exciting new anthology of short stories and poetry by over fifty of Australia’s most lauded writers for young people… Read more

  • Toocool Series #5 & Marcy Series #2

    Just watch the smaller humans scramble for the shelves when they see these arrive! All those eager little readers who are beginning their ‘chapter’ book journeys just eat up these fun and exciting stories and bask in their success in doing so. A perfect addition to any school or home library, and available singly or… Read more

  • To Get To Me – Eleanor Kerr/Judith Rossell

    Random House, July 2013 ISBN: 9781742758831 RRP: $19.95 This delightful new picture book combines very popular themes which teachers of young children will no doubt find very appealing and useful.  Peter invites his friend Ahmed to join him on a trip to the zoo. Judith Rossell’s colourful illustrations reveal to the reader that Ahmed quite… Read more