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Bear Out There – Jacob Grant
Bloomsbury July 2019 ISBN: 9781526607416 Imprint: Bloomsbury Children’s Books RRP: $14.99 We all need a friend who will help us out at times and when that friend goes way beyond their ‘comfort zone’ it’s even more special. Bear and Spider are great friends but they are very different. Spider loves being outdoors with the…
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Fish Kid and the Lizard Ninja – Kylie Howarth
Walker Books ISBN: 9781760650810 Imprint: Walker Books Australia: February 1, 2019 Australian RRP: $14.99 New Zealand RRP: $16.99 If you have readers who love a good fun story with a bit of interesting information plus a smattering of a conservation message this will be a huge hit. The first in a new series Kylie Howarth has set up…
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The City of Guardian Stones – Jacob Sager Weinstein
Walker Books Australia ISBN: 9781406368864 Imprint: Walker Release Date: November 1, 2018 Australian RRP: $16.99 New Zealand RRP: $18.99 In the first of the trilogy The City of Secret Rivers Hyacinth Hayward managed to thwart the plot to control the magical powers of the underground waters of London and also gain some inkling about her family’s role as protectors of…
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Kensy and Max #2: Disappearing Act – Jacqueline Harvey
Penguin Random House 9780143780632 September 3, 2018 Random House Australia Children’s RRP: $16.99 Twins Kensy and Max are back in another absolutely cracking adventure, which will delight the readers of this new series. The pair has had some time to adjust themselves to their new life as part of the important Pharos organisation, headed…
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Finch – Penny Matthews
Walker Books ISBN: 9781760650759 Release Date: August 1, 2018 Australian RRP: $16.99 Even in holiday mode it’s a big ask for me to read a book in one sitting but this one is a corker! At once a coming-of-age story and a beautiful reflection on accepting differences its country setting along with an environmental theme provides a strong…
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Fearless Frederic – Felice Arena
Penguin Australia 9780143786757 April 2, 2018 RRP: $16.99 In 1910 Paris flooded. A ‘once in a century’ possibility saw the Seine rise to over 30 feet above it’s normal level and the citizens of Paris having to adapt to their city in ways they had never experienced. For many of them this meant actually…
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The Book of Answers: an Ateban Cipher novel (Book #2) – A. L. Tait
Hachette Mar 27, 2018 | 9780734417695 | Rrp $14.99 The intrepid outlaw girls and boys are back in the next exciting instalment of the Ateban Cipher – Gwyn, Merry, Scarlett along with Gabe and now Eddie (aka Prince Edward) are on a quest to deliver the Book of Secrets to the rightful recipient. When Gabe first took charge of…
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The Thunderbolt Pony –Stacey Gregg
Harper Collins Australia ISBN:9780008257019 ISBN 10: 0008257019 Imprint: HarperCollins – GB September 2017 RRP $26.99 Stacey Gregg’s series of which this is the fifth has been a stellar hit with my ‘horsey girls’. And though I’m not particularly horsey myself (aside from paying for Miss Small’s passion) I have thoroughly enjoyed them as well as each…
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The Explorer – Katherine Rundell
Bloomsbury September 2017 ISBN 9781408885284 RRP $16.99 We all know some young explorers; the ones who love adventure, the ones who watch Bear Grylls for the survival tips, the ones who pore over atlases and illustrated books of exotic places. These are the ones who will adore this new book from Katherine Rundell with its…
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