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Where the River Runs Free – Vikki Conley. Jedda Robaard.
Windy Hollow Books July 2025 ISBN: 9781922998217 AUD$29.95, NZD$34.99 This spring weather is just glorious and a perfect time for a family walk out in the beauty and calm of nature. Why not follow the example of this family as they take an adventurous walk along the local river. What might they see? A frog?…
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The Ickabog: The bestselling fairytale, now illustrated by Ben Mantle – J. K. Rowling
Hachette Australia Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Sep 2025 | 9781510202795 | RRP $22.99 Remember when The Ickabog first came out during the gloom of covid days and all of us HP fans were SO excited! My kiddos were so hyper that I never got my hands on it to read it – though I did admire…
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The Book of Dust : Phillip Pullman – a recap
While I await #3 in this extraordinary trilogy, I have been revisiting the first two on audio. The brilliant Michael Sheen is the narrator and absolutely perfect. So I thought it would be timely to re-post my reviews of the first two. Are you excited as I am for #3??? I CANNOT WAIT to get…
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Krstel Kicks to Win: Kimberley Kickers #2 – Carl Merrison & Hakea Hustler. Illustrated by Samantha Campbell
Harper Collins Australia July 2025 ISBN: 9781460765081 ISBN 10: 1460765087 Imprint: HarperCollins AU RRP: $15.99 Last year I had the pleasure of not just reviewing the first in this series – Jy Goes for Gold – but also writing teaching notes for it. Back then I predicted that this would prove a real winner with the kiddos and…
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Jo Weston’s Netball Besties – Double or Nothing. Foul Play – Jess Black. Sam Loman.
Penguin Australia ISBN: 9781761348532 Imprint: Penguin RRP: $14.99 July 2025 ISBN: 9781761348556 Imprint: Penguin RRP: $14.99 October 2025 Jess Black has real skill in creating these sporty adventures based on the life and career of various notable players in their field. And all the netballers in your cohort will love these. The first one was released early this year but for…
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Lost in a Book: The 113th Assistant Librarian #2 – Stuart Wilson
Penguin Australia September 2025 ISBN: 9781761347016 Imprint: Penguin RRP: $19.99 What super fun it was to re-visit the Blackmoor-upon-Wyvern Public Library, which is in the capable hands of the 113th librarian, Oliver Wormwood, ably assisted by his new friend, Agatha, sometimes girl/more often nine cats. After his initial reluctance at having the librarian’s role thrust upon him,…
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Escape from Firestone Fortress: Solve it Your Way #3 – Rachel Jackson
Riveted Press Distributed by Simon & Schuster September 2025 ISBN13: 9781764007122 RRP: AU$ 17.99 / NZ$ 19.99 I loved Rachel’s first two Solve it Your Way titles and, of course, have also enjoyed my Q&A and meeting her on my visit to Canberra a few months ago. She is both personable and engaging, aside from…
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