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Derek Dool Supercool #1: Bust a Move– Adrian Beck. Illustrated by Scott Edgar
Penguin Australia March 2020 ISBN: 9781760892951 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $14.99 Yep, we’ve all known a Derek – and indeed, some of us have taught one! Derek Dool thinks he is the ant’s pants really and doesn’t miss a chance to let everyone know. It’s just a shame that no one else seems to appreciate his supercool-ness. Mind you,…
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Alice-Miranda at School: 10th Anniversary Edition – Jacqueline Harvey
Penguin Random House Australia February 2020 ISBN: 9781760896034 Imprint: Penguin RRP: $19.99 Parents (and librarians) of the legion Alice-Miranda fans you are hereby warned! It will not matter one jot whether your devotee has every title in the series they will vociferously demand this gorgeous anniversary edition become part of their collection. This beautiful hardback with its…
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Attack of the Meteor Monsters [Maudlin Towers #3] – Chris Priestley
Bloomsbury October 2019 ISBN: 9781408873120 Imprint: Bloomsbury Children’s Books RRP: $15.99 If you or your readers haven’t caught onto this series yet I would urge you to do so. While we all know it’s important to have narratives which deal with significant issues or concepts, it’s equally important to just have a chuckle in…
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Murder Most Unladylike #8: Top Marks for Murder – Robin Stevens
Penguin August 2019 ISBN: 9780241348383 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $16.99 Yes there are seven previous books but this series has been somewhat of a ‘sleeper’ in my library. Now, however, due to the enthusiasm of several devoted fans it is steadily growing in its popularity. I know that this newest volume will be avidly sought after and the reservation…
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Malory Towers: New Class at Malory Towers: Four brand-new Malory Towers
Enid Blyton, Narinder Dhami, Patrice Lawrence, Lucy Mangan, Rebecca Westcott Smith Hachette JUN 25, 2019 | 9781444951004 | RRP $14.99 If there’s anything Enid Blyton readers love more than EB stories – it’s more of them! The prolific writer who created so many memorable characters and series has left a legacy that continues to resonate with new generations of young readers. Now…
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Nullaboo Hullabaloo – Fleur Ferris
Penguin 9780143787143 May 7, 2019 Puffin RRP: $14.99 We could all use some more fairy dust in our lives. Whether it’s because of the gloom and doom of daily news reports or if (like me packing up house) because of some personal issues. I maintain that a liberal sprinkling of fairy sparkle would…
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Bad Nana #1: Older but Not Wiser – Sophy Henn
Harper Collins ISBN: 9780008268053 ISBN 10: 0008268053 Imprint: HarperCollins – GB June 2018 RRP $17.99 Newly independent readers who love a giggle are bound to fall in love with Bad Nana and her granddaughter, Jeanie. Of course Bad Nana isn’t really bad – but she is cheeky and unconventional, most definitely mischievous, and certainly the type of granny…
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Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables On the Lookout: #3 – Tim Harris
9780143793144 February 5, 2019 Puffin RRP: $14.99 Even those who have not been privileged enough to sip Himalayan tea with Mr Bambuckle are completely taken with the adventures of his class 12B. The continual struggle to defeat the pressures put upon them by short-sighted school admin individuals and to foster each child blossoming into…
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Treasure of the Golden Skull: Maudlin Towers #2 – Chris Priestley
Bloomsbury December 2018 ISBN: 9781408873106 Imprint: Bloomsbury Children’s Books RRP : $14.99 AU $16.99 NZ Readers return to the wacky world of Maudlin Towers with Mildew and Sponge as they attempt to save their mouldering school from closure, due to its pecuniary troubles. Ever since the funds for the renovations disappeared in time (see the…
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid #13 : The Meltdown – Jeff Kinney
Penguin Random House 9780143309352 October 30, 2018 Puffin RRP: $14.99 There is not much more embarrassing than being an adult of a certain age in public and snort laughing as you read the newest Wimpy Kid book, attracting strange looks from wary observers. But it does seem to happen to me every time and…
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