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Aisle Nine – Ian X. Cho
Harper Collins Australia September 2024 ISBN: 9781460760680 ISBN 10: 1460760689 Imprint: HarperCollins AU RRP: $19.99 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…
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Allen the Alien – Stephanie Ward & Aleck Morton
Yellow Brick Books/Riveted Press June 2024 ISBN13: 9780648492511 Distributed by Simon & Schuster RRP: $24.99 If you love J.Lo (Oh), from the movie Home (and the books The True Meaning of Smekday/Smek for President) as much as I do, you are certainly going to love Allen. And your kiddos will also love this quirky character…
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Ella and the Amazing Frog Orchestra – Cassy Polimeni. Illustrated by Hykie Breeze
UWA Publishing July 2024 ISBN: 9781760802899 RRP: $15.99 I had to wait a while to get my hands on this one but it was definitely worth the wait. This is the first in a four book series by relative newcomer Cassy Polimeni and it is a super start indeed. Ella, and her family, has just…
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Like a Curse – Elle McNicoll
Walker Books Australia August 2024 Imprint: Knights Of ISBN13:9781913311377 Australia RRP:$17.99 New Zealand RRP:$19.99 I absolutely loved Like a Charm and so, I naturally started to gobble this one up as soon as it arrived two days ago and now as I start to write the review, realise it’s not released till August 🤦 (started…
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Pankration – Dyan Blacklock
Allen & Unwin ISBN:9781864482959 Imprint:A & U Children RRP: $17.99 I was never a big fan of the Olympics but became completely disenchanted following the selection of Beijing as a host, for so many reasons- and now, for just as many the fact that Brisbane will host them and cause endless misery to so many…
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Florence & Fox The Pet Mouse – Zanni Louise. Illustrated by Anna Pignataro
Walker Books Australia July 2024 ISBN13:9781760655525 Australia RRP:$25.99 New Zealand RRP:$27.99 Well if this isn’t just too cute for words, I don’t know what is! It is both charming and sweet, and I’m already in love with these little characters, as will be your Smalls – guaranteed! When Fox asks Florence if she wants to…
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The Riding Gallery – Sally Murphy. Illustrated by Martina Heiduczek
Walker Books Australia July 2024 ISBN13:9781760657345 Australia RRP:$16.99 New Zealand RRP:$18.99 Yes, I said not so long ago that I’m not a huge fan of verse novels, and there are only a few exceptions. Sally Murphy’s are one of those rare anomalies. Each one is so utterly absorbing, with such beautiful narrative flow that I…
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Clarice Bean Smile – Lauren Child
Harper Collins Australia April 2024 ISBN: 9780008623098 ISBN 10: 0008623090 Imprint: HarperCollins GB RRP: $17.99 Yesterday was a very grumpy day. Although there was lots of good stuff in it, I was extremely annoyed to find out that someone has literally passed my own words off as their own, and, not for the first time, used my work…
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The House at the End of the World – Victoria M. Adams
Walkers Books Australia July 2024 Imprint: Andersen Press ISBN13:9781839134234 Australia RRP:$17.99 New Zealand RRP:$19.99 Isn’t it exciting when you read an author’s debut novel and are just blown away? You know you can look forward to more and that’s always a thrill. Victoria M. Adams has woven a story of Fey and family, grief and…
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