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An Ancient Witch’s Guide to Modern Dating – Cecilia Edward
Simon & Schuster November 2025 Publisher: Atria Australia (November 25, 2025) ISBN13: 9781761635267 LIST PRICE: AU$ 34.99 / NZ$ 39.99 It absolutely is not a Christmas themed book but it would make a great gift for a YA/NA reader in your circle because aside from anything else, it’s SO pretty! Look at those sprayed page…
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Ming and Maria Explore the Universe: The Girls Who Changed the World #5 – Jackie French
Harper Collins Australia ISBN: 9781460764886 ISBN 10: 1460764889 Imprint: HarperCollins AU RRP: $16.99 Once again, I was delighted to be asked to write the notes for this last title in what has been an inspiring series for our young people. It was particularly special as Jackie and I had had some conversations about this particular ‘mighty girl’ of…
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Countdown to Yesterday – Shirley Marr
Penguin Australia January 2024 ISBN: 9781761340598 Imprint: Puffin $16.99 I love Shirley Marr’s description of herself ‘as having a Western Mind and an Eastern Heart‘, and the success of her books for middle grade readers that explore the experiences of children living in this mix of cultures is self-evident. Her narratives not only speak to the children…
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Time Travelling with a Tortoise – Ross Welford
Harper Collins Australia January 2024 ISBN: 9780008544775 ISBN 10: 0008544778 Imprint: HarperCollins GB RRP: $16.99 I have thoroughly enjoyed every single one of Ross Welford’s books that I have read. These adventures are chockful of adventure, humour, heart and a sense of the absurd, and every time I’ve pushed one into a reader’s hands they have come back…
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The Monkey Who Fell from the Future – Ross Welford
Harper Collins March 2023 ISBN: 9780008544744 ISBN 10: 0008544743 Imprint: HarperCollins GB List Price: 16.99 AUD A new Ross Welford novel is always a treat, and this is no exception. His time-travelling escapades are always full of adventure, tension and humour, and at the same time, they are thought-provoking. This one ticks all those boxes again. In 2425 the…
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It’s Not You, It’s Me – Gabrielle Williams
Allen & Unwin August 2021 ISBN: 9781760526078P Imprint: A & U Children RRP: $19.99 Yes, that tag line – Freaky Friday meets Pretty Little Liars – really hits the mark. This is one helluva time-travel that not just the life-swap but the cities/continents/decades swap as well! And what a ride it is, especially when there’s…
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The Boy Who Stepped Through Time – Anna Ciddor
Allen & Unwin ISBN:9781760526443 Publisher:A&U Children’s Imprint:A & U Children Pub Date:June 2021 RRP: $16.99 Once again Anna Ciddor has crafted an historical narrative that will both entertain her readers with humour, drama, terrific characters and exciting storylines, and inform them with fascinating, and no doubt, previously unknown facts about life in Ancient Rome. Perry,…
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