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Lexie Moon & the Remote Control Disaster – Melissa Garside and Lauren Mullinder
Riveted Press Distributed by Simon & Schuster June 2026 ISBN13: 9781764256766 LIST PRICE: AU$ 12.99 / NZ$ 14.99 Hooray for #3 in the Lexie Moon series with this young inventor extraordinaire. In this new adventure, Lexie is constructing a ‘sauce bottle’ remote control car for an upcoming competition but is really having difficulties. Finding the…
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The Midlands – Kate Gordon
Kate Gordon has certainly forged a following since her first foray into publication. Some of her titles I have reviewed, others I have read but not reviewed but I definitely know which ones have received the positives and enthusiasms. I particularly enjoyed Whalesong. There is a lot to like about this newest one as well.…
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Term 2 Between the Wines at Quick Brown Fox
I haven’t been ‘going’ far from home given the uncertainty of petrol for a while and I have certainly missed my bookish events but absolutely couldn’t pass up the chance for last night’s BtW with Peter Carnavas, James Foley, Jayne McIntyre and the added bonus of Katrina Nannestad popping in. As usual, it was a…
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The Prime Minister Problem – Brenton Cullen
Riveted Press April 2026 Dist: Simon & Schuster ISBN13: 9781764256728 RRP: AU$ 17.99 / NZ$ 19.99 Brenton Cullen’s debut novel is a terrific read for middle-grade. This young man has been a keen writer since childhood and is now making his dream of writing professionally come true. And what a great start this is! It’s…
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Feathers of Farwood and the Gripps Curse – Jayne McIntyre
Riveted Press Distributed by Simon & Schuster March 2026 ISBN13: 9781764256704 RRP: $AU22.99 / NZ$ 26.99 I could have actually written this review 3 months ago because I was lucky enough to be able to write teaching notes for this absolutely gorgeous book back in December. I was thrilled when Jayne contacted me and I…
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A Light on the Rocks – Helen Edwards
I’ve quickly come to realise that Helen’s historical novels are impeccably researched and completely engrossing, so much so that it is not just your young readers who will enjoy them, but also adults. As I have mentioned previously I, for one, didn’t know much about Adelaide’s or South Australia’s history, certainly not as a child,…
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The Flight of the Drakkonbarq- Sarah Giddy
Riveted Press October 2025 Simon & Schuster ISBN13: 9781764007146 LIST PRICE: AU$ 18.99 / NZ$ 19.99 Here’s another gift suggestion for an astute reader from about 10 years upwards. You could get a small sense of this book from the blurb, which has probably been rehashed by at least one reviewer, but it truly needs…
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Picture Book Month Bonus: Congratulations Riveted Press on such a successful year!
I’ve been able to review a number of Riveted Press books this year (and possibly still at least a couple to squeeze in before blog break – including Flight of the Drakkonbarq) and all have been a pleasure. As regular readers of this blog know, I actually do read cover-to-cover everything I review [one or…
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Escape from Firestone Fortress: Solve it Your Way #3 – Rachel Jackson
Riveted Press Distributed by Simon & Schuster September 2025 ISBN13: 9781764007122 RRP: AU$ 17.99 / NZ$ 19.99 I loved Rachel’s first two Solve it Your Way titles and, of course, have also enjoyed my Q&A and meeting her on my visit to Canberra a few months ago. She is both personable and engaging, aside from…
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The Disappearing Circus – Helen Edwards/Kate Gordon
Riveted Press July 2025 Distributed by Simon & Schuster ISBN13: 9781763526099 RRP: AU$ 17.99 / NZ$ 19.99 I have taken my time with this, both the reading of it and the writing of the review. So much so, that I was strongly reminded of my Oddity review, four years ago, when I wrote: I read…
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