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A Hungry Lion or a Dwindling Assortment of Animals – Lucy Ruth Cummins
Simon & Schuster Atheneum Books for Young Readers | 40 pages | ISBN 9781471147074 May 2016 There once was a hungry lion, a penguin (Well he was just here…), a little calico kitten (I could have sworn I just saw him…), a brown mouse (Now wait a second…), a bunny with floppy ears and Read more
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Princess Betony and the Hobgoblin – Pamela Freeman/illustrated by Tamsin Ainslie
ISBN: 9781921720260 Imprint: WALKER BOOKS AUST July 2016 RRP $12.99 This is a series new to me (thank you so much to Walker Books for adding me to your reviewer list!!) and I think it is just delightful judging by this one. Princess Betony is not exactly your average princess. She doesn’t much like wearing fussy dresses Read more
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Jacky Ha-Ha – James Patterson, with Chris Grabenstein
Random House Australia ISBN: 9781784754075 Published: 16/05/2016 Imprint: Arrow (Young) RRP $15.99 The Middle School series from the James Patterson stable has been terrifically popular and as JP’s new character is introduced I foresee another avalanche of young readers. Since Jacky Hart first started school and had unkind kids make fun of her stuttering start (hence Read more
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Sophie Someone – Hayley Long
Allen & Unwin ISBN 9781471404894 Publisher: Bonnier Imprint: Hotkey Pub Date: June 2016 RRP $16.99 When Sophie was very young, around 4 or 5, she and her mother undertook a very hurried and confusing trip to Belgium. Sophie can clearly remember her mother tearing up their passports and stuffing them in a bin upon their Read more
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Three – Justin D’Ath
Ford St Publishing April 2016 ISBN: 9781925272277 Justin D’Ath seems to have a real gift for exciting adventure stories with tremendous appeal to both boys and girls. This novel is like a blockbuster thriller movie but for young readers and is just fabulous. Sunday or Sunny suspects nothing more than the usual school assembly as he Read more
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