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The Peak (Spy Academy #1)

April 14, 2024

Jack Heath, The Peak (Spy Academy #1), Scholastic Australia, February 2024, 288 pp., RRP $17.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781761290473 Confession: This is […]

Action, adventure, Betrayal, danger, Diversity, first book in a series, intrigue, Mystery, Quests, spies and spying, Suspense, twisty

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Great Read Alouds Reviews Younger Readers

Pearly and Pig and the Island of Secrets (Pearly and Pig #3)

April 10, 2024

Sue Whiting (text) and Rebecca Crane (illustrator), Pearly and Pig and the Island of Secrets (Pearly and Pig #3), Walker

adventure, courage, friendship, Independence, positive self-talk, puffins, self-confidence, Teamwork

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Graphic Novels Intermediate Readers Reviews Younger Readers

Groosham Grange: The Graphic Novel

March 29, 2024

Anthony Horrowitz (text), Clement Lefevre (illustrator) and Rosie Eyre (translator), Groosham Grange: The Graphic Novel, Walker Books Australia, March 2024,

adventure, fantasy, Ghosts, Graphic Novels, humour, magic school, middle fiction, supernatural

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Intermediate Readers Reviews

Feather (The Twitchers #4)

March 22, 2024

M.G. Leonard, Feather (The Twitchers #4), Walker Books, February 2024, 306 pp., ISBN 9781529506112 Feather is the fourth and last

Action, adventure, bird watching, book in a series, courage, environmental protection, friendships, Mystery, plot twists, Problem solving, Suspense

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Reviews Younger Readers

Losing the plot

March 12, 2024

Annaliese Byrd, Losing the plot, Walker Books Australia, March 2024, 144 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781760656409 Basil and Terry

adventure, fairytales, friendship, humour, magic, twisty

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Graphic Novels Reviews Younger Readers

Hilda and the laughing merman

March 4, 2024

Luke Pearson (creator), Stephen Davies (text) and Sapo Lendario (illustrator), Hilda and the Laughing Merman, Walker Books, February 2024, RRP

adventure, book in a series, courage, danger, fantasy, friendship, Graphic Novels, mermen, Problem solving, Suspense

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Intermediate Readers Reviews

Timefire

March 2, 2024

Nean McKenzie, Timefire, MidnightSun Publishing, July 2023, 200 pp., RRP $17.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781922858030 A family farm alight. A boy

adventure, Bushfires, Environmental preservation, family, middle fiction, natural disasters, supernatural, Suspense, time slip

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Intermediate Readers Reviews

Andromache between worlds

February 29, 2024

Gabriel Bergmoser, Andromache between worlds, HarperCollins Publishers, January 2024, 272 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781460759103 This action-packed, adventure novel

absent dad, Action, adventure, alternate worlds, family, fantasy, friendship, middle fiction, multiverse

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Information Books Reviews Younger Readers

Courageous kids and their amazing adventures

February 23, 2024

Stephanie Owen Reeder (text) and Liz Duthie (illustrator), Courageous kids and their amazing adventures, National Library of Australia Publishing, November

adventure, Australian history, based on a true story, children, Historical, illustrated chapter books, Short stories, Younger Readers

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