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All the Beautiful Things – Katrina Nannestad
Harper Collins October 2024 ISBN: 9780733343148 ISBN 10: 0733343147 Imprint: ABC Books RRP: $22.99 It goes without saying that Katrina Nannestad’s books are going to fly off the shelves. She just produces one amazing narrative after another. When I was asked to write notes for this new one, I was naturally delighted. I found the book not only…
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Howzat Pat series #1 and #2 – Pat Cummins & Dave Hartley. Illustrated by Serena Geddes
Harper Collins Australia October 2024 I admit that I’m not quite the cricket fan I once was [though, of course, I went to see the Bradman Collection when we were in Adelaide a fortnight ago!] but it was still pretty exciting, and also a lot of fun to write teaching notes for these two titles,…
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Jy Goes for Gold (Kimberley Kickers, #1) – Carl Merrison/Hakea Hustler. Illustrated by Samantha Campbell
Harper Collins Australia September 2024 ISBN: 9781460765074 ISBN 10: 1460765079 Imprint: HarperCollins AU RRP: $15.99 It was a strange bit of serendipity when two days after posting my Q&A with Carl Merrison, in which he mentioned this new series, I was asked to write teaching notes for this first one [despite the fact that “you are a NRL…
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Hitler’s Daughter 25th Anniversary – Jackie French
Harper Collins Australia July 2024 ISBN: 9781460764008 ISBN 10: 1460764005 Imprint: HarperCollins AU RRP: $17.99 When I took this out of the parcel I was aghast – at the fact of it being 25 years since I first read this, one of Jackie’s most loved MG books. I sent her a message saying so and she replied that…
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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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Billie’s Buzz – Alison Brown
Harper Collins Australia July 2024 ISBN: 9780008715014 ISBN 10: 0008715017 Imprint: Farshore Picture Books GB RRP: $26.99 To finish off this week’s little theme of mini-beasts comes this enchanting book from Alison Brown showcasing the extraordinary talents of bees! Take a bow, bees of the world bee-cause we know you are the absolute superstars of the insect world.…
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It’s Boba Time for Pearl Li! – Nicole Chen
Harper Collins Australia ISBN: 9780063228634 ISBN 10: 0063228637 Imprint: Quill Tree Books RRP: $14.99 This was a delightful read and has lots of layers to explore for any astute reader. I have to say I’m not personally a fan of boba[bubble] tea but was willing to try it when The Kid was keen to. As it turned out,…
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Happy All Over – Emma Quay
Harper Collins Australia April 2024 ISBN: 9780733341441 ISBN 10: 0733341446 Imprint: ABC Books AU RRP: $24.99 I’ve had such a backlog of PBs stacked up (two boxes)and not because I didn’t want to read and review them, simply because there have been many MG and YA novels pushing their way into my bedtime reading schedule. My mission over…
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Something Special – Emily Rodda
Harper Collins Australia July 2024 ISBN: 9781460766415 ISBN 10: 1460766415 Imprint: HarperCollins AU $17.99 Forty years ago, Emily Rodda’s first book was published by Allen & Unwin, and subsequentlywon the CBCA Younger Readers Award in 1985. Following that auspicious beginning, Emily has continued to delight and engage readers over her remarkable four decade long career, and to mark…
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