Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Treeshape – Trace Balla

    Allen & Unwin March 2026 ISBN:9781761181252 Publisher:A&U Children’s Imprint:A & U Children Trace Balla’s work always fills me with both admiration and emotion, and I think really, this one is the best yet as it is the most intensely personal as well, outlining the journey of Trace from child to present. Leaf-light (2023) and Rivertime…

  • The Samosa Rebellion – Shanthi Sekaran

    Harper Collins AustraliaNovember 2023 ISBN: 9780063051546 ISBN 10: 0063051540 Imprint: HarperCollins US RRP: $16.99 This author is completely new to me, but by all accounts very well-known and highly thought of in America where she is a novelist and TV writer. This is her first middle-grade book and completely captivated me from the first page. Set in the…

  • Louder! – Kate Asquith

    A Guide to Finding Your Voice and Changing the World Harper Collins Australia August 2023 ISBN:  9780008557232 ISBN 10:  0008557233 Imprint:  Collins GB RRP: $19.99 Young activists have made news often in recent years whether they are agitating for climate change, gun reform, LGBQTI+ rights, equality, immigrants/refugees rights, water, ending poverty, and more. And I…