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Collins Modern Classics: Thomasina (: the Cat who Thought She was a God) – Paul Gallico
ISBN: 9780007395187 ISBN 10: 0007395183 Imprint: HarperCollins – GB RRP $14.99 When I was little and even a bit more than little my mother often took me to the movies. Usually we saw Disney films or musicals – our favourites. I’m guessing it was around 1964 and I was eight years old when we went to see…
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The City of Secret Rivers – Jacob Sager Weinstein
Walker Books Australia August 2017 ISBN: 9781406368857 RRP $19.99 For children who are keen on fantastical adventures this first volume in a new trilogy will provide a thrilling subterranean ride through the underbelly of London. Hyacinth Hayward and her mother have just arrived to live in the country of their forebears and Hyacinth hates it already.…
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The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Rome – Katrina Nannestad
Harper Collins Imprint: ABC Books October 2017 ISBN: 9780733338175 RRP: $16.99 Maybe it’s because spring is here (my favourite season) or maybe it is just the stars aligning but I have been so blessed to be sent so many absolutely delightful books to review lately. This is just gorgeous and I love it. Young Freja is…
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The Build-Up Season – Megan Jacobson
Penguin Random House 9780143573388 July 31, 2017 Penguin (AU YR) RRP $19.99 What a fantastic and gripping read this is! This one had to be read over two nights but it was a wrench to leave it halfway! Ily (Iliad) Piper is a young woman who has had to face many emotional upheavals in…
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Letters to the Lost – Brigid Kemmerer
Allen & Unwin ISBN:9781408883525 Publisher: Bloomsbury UK Imprint :Bloomsbury Child March 2017 RRP $16.99 Juliet’s mother died in a terrible hit-and-run accident. On her way home from yet another international photography mission documenting the heartbreak of war zones and disasters, she returned early at Juliet’s request and on her way from the airport was suddenly…
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Kiss It Better -Smriti Prasadam-Halls, illustrated by Sarah Massini
Allen & Unwin ISBN:9781408845622 Publisher:Bloomsbury Imprint:Bloomsbury Child Pub Date:February 2016 $22.99 Everybody needs kisses. In our house there are plenty to share for any reason or none at all. This charming book shares the special sweetness of family kisses for young readers with a lilting rhyming text and a gorgeous family of bears. Little…
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Izzy the Invisible – Louise Gray, illustrated by Laura Ellen Anderson
Allen & Unwin Australia ISBN: 9781848125094 Publisher: Bonnier Imprint: Piccadilly Books Pub Date: March 2016 RRP $14.99 Just imagine if you could be invisible whenever you like – most children would love this! This new story which is perfect for beginning independent readers comes from a mystery author so to speak. The publisher’s notes…
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