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I Must Betray You

July 31, 2023

Ruta Sepetys, I Must Betray You, Hachette Children’s Books, November 2022, 336 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781444967616 Romania is […]

communism, dictatorship, Fears, hardship, Historical fiction, Oppression, protests, Rebellion, revolution, Romania, secret police, Secrets, Suspense

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CBCA Short Listed Early Childhood Books Great Read Alouds Highly Recommended Picture Books Reviews Younger Readers

Snap!

July 30, 2023

Anna Walker, Snap!, Scribe Publications, November 2022, 32 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781922585387 I love this book! From the

animal sounds, animals, Early Childhood books, Frogs, humour, Nature, picture book, poetic, predictive text, shortlisted book, sounds

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Graphic Novels Highly Recommended Reviews Younger Readers

Friendly Bee and Friends (Friendly Bee #1)

July 21, 2023

Sean E Avery, Friendly Bee and friends (Friendly Bee #1), Walker Books Australia, April 2023, 160 pp., RRP $15.99 (pbk),

bees, first book in a series, friendships, Graphic Novels, humour, Younger Readers

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Ming & Hilde Lead a Revolution (The Girls Who Changed the World #3)

July 18, 2023

Jackie French, Ming & Hilde Lead a Revolution (The Girls Who Changed the World #3), HarperCollins, June 2023, 366 pp.

book in a series, colonial history, feminism, friendship, girls in history, Historical fiction, sheep, sheep farming, South Australia, time travel

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NCACL Picture Books for Older Readers Database

July 15, 2023

The new Picture Books for Older Readers (PBOR) database which was recently launched by the National Centre of Australian Children’s

database, NCACL, older readers, picture books, Picture Books in teaching, Younger Readers

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Wedding Rescue (Willa and Woof #4)

July 15, 2023

Jacqueline Harvey (text) and A.Yi (illustrator), Wedding Rescue (Willa and Woof #4), Penguin Random House, Australia, April 2023, 128 pp.,

blackmail, book in a series, bullies, Bushfires, dogs, friendship, humour, illustrated chapter books, independent readers, Mystery, weddings, Younger Readers

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InkFlower

July 13, 2023

Suzy Zail, Inkflower, Walker Books Australia, July 2023, 384 pp., RRP $22.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781760653736 Remembering must feel like walking on

alternate time lines, dying parent, grief and loss, High School, Holocaust, Secrets, set in the 1980s, World War II

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The Gargoyle

July 1, 2023

Zana Fraillon (text) and Ross Morgan (illustrator), The Gargoyle, Lothian Children’s Books, June 2023, RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781734421241 The

environment, gargoyles, Hope, humanity, ideas, passing of time, picture book

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Fragments: Journeys from Isolation to Connection

June 30, 2023

Maura Pierlot, Fragments: Journeys from Isolation to Connection (2nd ed.), March 2023, 126 pp., RRP $24,99 (pbk), ISBN 9780645099812 Eight

intertextuality, mental health, monologues, play script, web series, young adult

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What Will YOU Make Today?

June 28, 2023

Maura Pierlot (text) and Triandhika Anjani (illustrator), What will YOU make today? Storytorch, June 2023, 32 pp., RRP $27.99 (hbk),

camping, Collaboration, friendship, Making, picture book, Questions, Younger Readers

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Hello my name is Ruby Philpott, my mother is Cath Pownall, Eve Pownall is my great grandmother. Thank you for…

This book is one of the best books I've ever read. Scarlett's story is heartbreaking yet heartwarming all at the…

I really like this book

i am reading this book for home work and it is so intriguing and i want to be like scoop…

It was a really good book I loved reading it