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Exchange of Heart – Darren Groth
Penguin Random House 9780143781578 July 31, 2017 Random House Australia Children’s $19.99 If you were impressed with Groth’s 2014 novel Are You Seeing Me? you will be likewise taken with his new one and his ability to blend heartbreak and humour into one splendid story. Munro Maddux has taken a desperate step in his grief…
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Wreck – Fleur Ferris PLUS Q&A with Fleur
Penguin Random House 9780143784319 July 3, 2017 Random House Australia Children’s RRP: $19.99 Bad things happen. Fight to make them right. Or let it wreck your life. Once again Fleur Ferris has delivered a gripping and tension filled narrative which will have readers impatient to turn each page. Tamara Bennett is about to…
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Third Witch – Jackie French
Harper Collins ISBN: 9780732298531 ISBN 10: 0732298539 Imprint: HarperCollins – AU 19/06/2017 RRP 16.99 AUD Macbeth has been my favourite Shakespearean play ever since studying it at school and being taken to a very atmospheric production for an excursion. Of course I knew that Shakespeare had totally fibbed about the whole thing but then he…
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Laugh-out-loud Awesome Jokes for Kids – Rob Elliott
ISBN: 9780062497963 ISBN 10: 0062497960 Imprint: HarperCollins 14/02/2017 List Price: 3.99 AUD Just a quickie as there’s not a great deal to say about a joke book except – well it’s full of jokes which your kids will love and will, no doubt, drive you completely bonkers! Rob Elliott’s other collection have been best-sellers…
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Truly Tan: Trapped! (Truly Tan, Book #6) – Jen Storer
Harper Collins ISBN: 9780733334122 ISBN 10: 0733334121 Imprint: ABC Books – AU 01/05/2017 RRP 16.99 AUD Confession time: Truly Tan is up to number 6 and I’ve not read any. In my defence, they are never on the library shelves long enough to snaffle one and since I taught my students how to…
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Pippa’s Island #1: The Beach Shack Café – Belinda Murrell
Penguin Random House ISBN 9780143783671 July 3, 2017 Random House Australia Children’s RRP: $14.99 Belinda Murrell, one of our best loved authors, has cracked it again with a splendid new series once again celebrating family, friendships, community spirit and girl power :). Throw in a simply gorgeous tropical island setting and you have a…
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Release – Patrick Ness
Walker Books ISBN: 9781406331172 Imprint: Walker May 4, 2017 Australian RRP: $24.99 New Zealand RRP: $27.99 Oh my,oh my! Another one of my favourite writers! Ever since the Chaos Walking Trilogy first came to my notice I have been a fervent admirer of Patrick Ness’ writing and of course with the film of A Monster Calls soon to be…
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The High Note (Girl vs Boy Band #2) – Harmony Jones
Allen & Unwin ISBN:9781408878279 Publisher:Bloomsbury UK Imprint:Bloomsbury Child May 2017 RRP: $14.99 Popstar fans who enjoyed the first instalment of this series will love this one even more. The Brit boys are back in California ready to rock and roll with their band Abbey Road. Following the departure of Aiden, who was just not…
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Transitional Problems
When you are ‘moving’ between schools/libraries after 18 months and have to pack up all your resources and ‘props’. And the stuffed full car is unpacked and two new stacks of boxes etc in the garage – not to mention a ‘whomping willow’ which will become a Magic Faraway Tree parked next to 3 garbage…
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