-
The Other Shadow – Tania Ingram
Scholastic Australia July 2024 Imprint: Omnibus Books ISBN: 9781761203251 ISBN-10: 1761203258 RRP: $15.99 Well, we all know that Tania Ingram is a gifted writer, particularly of humorous fiction – just witness the runaway success of Aggie Flea [why, oh why are we not getting more Aggie, I ask?]. With this new MG novel, Tania proves her versatility…
-
The Kindness Project – Deborah Abela
Penguin Australia May 2024 I have followed Deborah’s progress with this one for the duration of its development, and been eager to read it. And yayyy! it arrived the day before yesterday (27/3). As it happens, I had done a day’s relief teaching in Christian Studies at my local Lutheran primary that same day, and…
-
Alex: Through My Eyes – Australian Disaster Zones – Rosanne Hawke, edited by Lynn White
Allen & Unwin August 2023 ISBN:9781760877002 Publisher:A&U Children’s Imprint:A & U Children RRP: $18.99 While we all have the readers who relish the humour, the fantasy and the historical fiction, we equally have those kiddos who want the contemporary realistic fiction which demands thoughtful reflection, inspires resilience and develops a sense of empathy. All of…
-
Mind Shift to a Better Place – Dr Larsen, Mindshift Foundation, Elizabeth Venzin
Harper Collins Australia February 2020 ISBN: 9780733340451 ISBN 10: 0733340458 Imprint: ABC Books – AU List Price: 32.99 AUD Thankfully mental health has become not only de-stigmatised but supported and managed in ways that previously we had never experienced. It’s fair to say that 2020 has taken almost all of us to emotional places we had never expected to…
-
The Year We Fell from Space – Amy Sarig King
Text Publishing November 2019 ISBN:9781922268853 AU Price:$16.99 NZ Price:$21.00 Divorce is difficult for many families but when coupled with the topic of depression – a mental health issue that continues to be frequently misunderstood – arguably even more so, particularly in this instance when it is parental depression. Realistic and at times very emotional this…
-
Good Dog – Kate Leaver
Harper Collins Australia April 2020 ISBN: 9781460758892 ISBN 10: 1460758897 RRP: 29.99 AUD Well, no….it’s not the usual type of book I review and to be honest I’m more of a cat person than a dog one (though it’s not that I dislike dogs or anything!) but this is a book that I thoroughly enjoyed reading simply because…
-
The Thunderbolt Pony –Stacey Gregg
Harper Collins Australia ISBN:9780008257019 ISBN 10: 0008257019 Imprint: HarperCollins – GB September 2017 RRP $26.99 Stacey Gregg’s series of which this is the fifth has been a stellar hit with my ‘horsey girls’. And though I’m not particularly horsey myself (aside from paying for Miss Small’s passion) I have thoroughly enjoyed them as well as each…
-
I Was Here – Gayle Forman
Simon & Schuster 288 pages | ISBN 9781471124396 | February 2015 List Price AU$ 19.99 NZ$ 21.99 Many of you will already be familiar with Gayle Forman’s If I Stay – either the book or the blockbuster movie, or indeed her other work. Having been pretty much focused on YA for boys for the past…
Just So Stories 
You must be logged in to post a comment.