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  • The Anti-Boredom Book of Brilliant Outdoor Things to Do – Andy Seed

    Bloomsbury Published: 01-07-2017 ISBN: 9781408870099 Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens RRP RRP $14.99 Seeds’ ‘Anti-Boredom’ books have proven hugely popular with kids both in the UK and here in Oz. Certainly the Christmas volume was a big hit with Miss K’s BFF as part of her Xmas gift. I probably should have posted this review for these… Read more

  • Lexi & Lottie #1: Trusty Twin Detectives – Melanie Alexander

    Penguin Random House 9780143784135 May 29, 2017 Random House Australia Children’s RRP $12.99   If you’re looking for something new for your early independent readers this might be just the thing. Ignorant as I am of TV shows in the main, apparently this is based on a kids’ show of the same name.  The author… Read more

  • The Traitor and the Thief – Gareth Ward

    Walker Books Australia July 2017 ISBN 9781925381504 RRP $17.99 I will confess I’m not a real steampunk aficionado (His Dark Materials excepted!) but this is a complex and interesting narrative. It’s difficult to determine an actual setting either time or place except that it is in England, opening in London, and post ‘Tedwardian’ apparently.  Proper… Read more

  • Vet Cadets : Bks 3 & 4 – Rebecca Johnson

    Penguin Random House 31 July 2017 Imprint : Puffin (AU YR) RRP $14.99 This new series from Rebecca Johnson is perfect for those who have graduated from Juliet Nearly a Vet with girls who are just a little older and perhaps with a slightly more exciting setting. The three main characters – Abbey, Talika and… Read more

  • Collins Modern Classics: The Bagthorpe Saga – Ordinary Jack – Helen Cresswell

    Harper Collins Australia             ISBN: 9780008211677            ISBN 10: 0008211671            Imprint: HarperCollins – GB            On Sale: 01/05/2017            List Price: 14.99 AUD First published in 1977 this is the introductory volume in a new modern classics series from Harper Collins. The Bagthorpes are, to say the least, one of the most eccentric families you will encounter in a… Read more

  • The Fighting Stingrays – Simon Mitchell

    Penguin Random House 9780143784104 July 31, 2017 Puffin (AU YR) RRP $17.99 This is, in old parlance, a ripping yarn – a real Boys’ Own adventure. Charlie, Alf and Masa are the best of mates who go to school together, fish, swim and most of all are ‘The Fighting Stingrays’ determined to beat all imaginary… Read more

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