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Never and Forever: Wizards of Once #4 – Cressida Cowell
Hachette Australia SEP 22, 2020 | 9781444956627 | RRP $19.99 While it’s always sad when something wonderful, like this magical series, comes to an end it’s also exciting when the conclusion is so supremely satisfying. Just as she did with the magnificent How to Train Your Dragon series, Cressida Cowell has combined exciting magic, with dangerous and thrilling adventure…
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The Lost Tide Warriors – Catherine Doyle
Bloomsbury September 2019 ISBN: 9781408896907 Imprint: Bloomsbury Children’s Books Series: The Storm Keeper Trilogy The first in this trilogy The Storm Keeper’s Island was a fantastic read and this sequel equally stacks up in the page-turning excitement department. Fionn Boyle is now six months into his acknowledged role as the new Storm Keeper of…
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Eight Princesses and a Magic Mirror – Natasha Farrant/Lydia Corry
Harper Collins November 2019 ISBN: 9781788541152 ISBN 10: 1788541154 Imprint: Head Of Zeus – Zehpyr – GB List Price: 29.99 AUD Whether you are looking for alternative princesses or fairy tales or just looking for a beautiful book for the Mighty Girls in your readership this stunning gift book ticks all the boxes. When an enchantress prepares for a…
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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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His Name was Walter – Emily Rodda
Harper Collins ISBN: 9781460756188 ISBN 10: 1460756185 Imprint: HarperCollins – AU On Sale: 23/07/2018 List Price: 22.99 AUD Oh my gosh! Yes, of course there will be more to say but really this book was so incredible it really did almost leave me speechless. Just when I think Emily Rodda cannot get any better (I mean, I just loved…
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Wundersmith : The Calling of Morrigan Crow : Nevermoor 2– Jessica Townsend
Hachette OCT 30, 2018 | 9780734418227 | RRP $16.99 Imprint: Lothian Books Morrigan is back! The eagerly anticipated second instalment of Nevermoor is no disappointment and the many readers who are bursting at the seams waiting to get their hands on a copy will be delighted. Now that Morrigan has passed her trials she becomes part of Unit 919…
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The Chocolate Factory Ghost – David O’Connell
Bloomsbury ISBN: 9781408887066 ISBN-10: 1408887061 Series: The Dundoodle Mysteries Published: 1st May 2018 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing RRP; $12.99 Archie McBudge has lucky underpants. He knows he does because he and his mum have just discovered that Archie has inherited a huge mansion, a famous sweets factory and more from his Great-Uncle Archibald. What makes this even more astonishing is that…
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The Wizards of Once – Written & illustrated by Cressida Cowell
(wish you could see the coppery accents!) Hachette September 2017 ISBN 9781444939576 Following twelve books in the How to Train Your Dragon series, devotees of Cressida Cowell’s distinctive quirky writing and illustrating are bound to be enchanted by this first in a completely new series. Some of the most exquisite cover art I have ever…
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Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow– Jessica Townsend
Hachette October 2017 9780734418074 | RRP $16.99 When you receive a proof copy of an upcoming debut novel about which the publisher says stuff like ‘sold by eight-way auction’ and ‘film rights pre-empted’ you can assume it’s going to be a cracker. And it is that indeed. Written by Jessica Townsend (Sunshine Coast! Yay!) this…
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Goodly and Grave in a Bad Case of Kidnap – Justine Windsor
Harper Collins ISBN: 9780008183530 Imprint: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks May 2017 Lucy Goodly has been won in a game of cards against the strange Lord Grave, despite the fact that she has a magical card to help her win. Her parents are inveterate gamblers – unsuccessful ones at that – and this time they have lost their only child who…
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