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Jack’s Island – Norman Jorgensen
Fremantle Press January 2024 ISBN: 9781760992958 RRP: $17.99 Since its initial publication in 2008, Norman Jorgensen’s award-winning historical novel has proven not only an enduring popular choice for many class novel studies, but as a first-rate adventure constantly in circulation among readers from around Year 5 to Year 8. Based on stories from his own father,…
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Hitler’s Daughter 25th Anniversary – Jackie French
Harper Collins Australia July 2024 ISBN: 9781460764008 ISBN 10: 1460764005 Imprint: HarperCollins AU RRP: $17.99 When I took this out of the parcel I was aghast – at the fact of it being 25 years since I first read this, one of Jackie’s most loved MG books. I sent her a message saying so and she replied that…
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One by One They Disappear – Mike Lucas
Penguin Australia May 2024 ISBN: 9781761049866 Imprint: Penguin $19.99 Honestly, before you put this on your shelves for your kiddos, you need to read it first. Because once they get their hands on it and the word spreads, you will never get a look in! I was hooked from the very start and this is a whole…
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The Adventures of William Brambleberry: Aviator Mouse – Geneviève Hopkins. Illustrated by Alexandra Heazlewood.
Brambleberry Press ISBN: 978064815520 RRP: $23.99 From the first moment I saw this book, I knew I had to get my hands on it. How could I not… as the daughter of an WWII RAF crewie, albeit different squadron and different aircraft? When absolutely adorable softie William arrived with my copy from Geneviève, I was…
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Those Girls -Pamela Rushby
Walker Books Australia April 2024 ISBN13:9781760657840 Australia RRP:$19.99 New Zealand RRP:$22.99 Pamela Rushby’s books are always a treat. For me though, it’s a given that those historical fictions set in Brisbane are the most fascinating. Because I didn’t grow up here, I knew a bare minimum of the city’s history prior to moving here in…
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Alias Anna: a true story of outwitting the Nazis – Susan Hood {with Greg Dawson}
Harper Collins Australia August 2023 ISBN: 9780063083905 ISBN 10: 0063083906 Imprint: HarperCollins US RRP: $16.99 Sydney Taylor Book Award 2023 Middle Grade Notable Jewish Book Council Award Middle Grade Finalist Nerdy Book Club 2022 Best Novel-In-Verse Book New York Public Library 2022 Best Book For Kids Chicago Public Library Best Informational Books For Younger Readers Of 2022 I…
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Running with Ivan – Suzanne Leal
Harper Collins Australia February 2023 ISBN: 9781460761335 ISBN 10: 1460761332 Imprint: HarperCollins AU RRP: $17.99 Leo is not in a good space. After his mother died, it seemed that his grief would never ease and now, two years later, his father has re-married, and he has a whole new family and home to which to adjust. Julia, his…
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Tulips for Breakfast – Catherine Bauer
Ford St Publishing October 2022 ISBN 9781922696199 RRP: $19.99 As always, I am grateful to have the opportunity to review a book that provides young people with a perspective of one the darkest times in human history, particularly in order to endeavour that such atrocities will never be repeated. In this novel’s dedication Catherine Bauer…
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The Unstoppable Flying Flanagan – Felice Arena
Penguin Australia 29 March 2022 ISBN: 9781761044366 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $16.99 In a completely genius move, Felice Arena has combined his love of football (the AFL kind) and his skill with bringing lesser-known history to life. Set in Melbourne in the later years of WWII, this is the story of Maggie Flanagan who loves the game of football,…
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