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Picture Book Month Bonus: Catching Fire – Suzanne Collins. Illustrated by Nico Delort.
Scholastic Australia Last year it was the #1 illustrated Hunger Games that was a bonus for Picture Book Month, now it’s equally sumptuous Catching Fire. This trilogy and its numerous spin-offs remains a favourite with so many around the world, myself included. There is just so much to love about it and quite frankly, as…
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Sunrise on the Reaping: Hunger Games #5 – Suzanne Collins
Scholastic Australia March 2025 ISBN:9781761641176 RRP: $29.99 So many of us have been waiting, not so patiently, and I was so excited when this arrived last Monday. Over the ensuing nights I have literally devoured it, with Haymitch every step of the way. Whether you are a Hunger Games “tribute” [IYKYK], or have a special…
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Comes the Night – Isobelle Carmody
Allen & Unwin October 2024 ISBN:9781760294762 Awards: Imprint:A&U Children’s RRP: $24.99 In a future Canberra, the citizens are protected and insulated under domes, safe from extreme weather, solar radiation and all the after-effects caused by recklessness of previous generations. They are also guarded from civil unrest as small drones constantly monitor the skies, and AI…
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Aisle Nine – Ian X. Cho
Harper Collins Australia September 2024 Your fans of Stranger Things, Good Omens and Wednesday, any horror x comedy x side-serve of romance, are absolutely going to love this one. When I was asked to write the teaching notes I was not quite sure after reading the summary but honestly, reading it was a whole lot…
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Wanderer – Victor Kelleher
Publisher: Eagle Books Imprint: Christmas Press August 2022 ISBN: 9780645378818 RRP: $19.99 If I were to use the vernacular, I’d say it’s been a long time between drinks Victor, but it was certainly worth it. Multi-award winner, Victor Kelleher, has crafted his first middle grade novel in fifteen years with this gripping and absorbing post-apocalyptic…
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The Constant Rabbit – Jasper Fforde
Hachette JUN 30, 2020 | 9781444763638 | RRP $32.99 In my opinion there are simply not enough books with rabbits as main characters (as she looks down at her rabbit-patterned PJs and rabbit-y slippers – well, what did you expect with my surname?). Jasper Fforde has brought his amazing brand of satirical humour to this new stand-alone novel and…
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