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The Marvels

March 16, 2016

Brian Selznick, The Marvels, Scholastic Australia, Oct 2015, 672pp., $34.99 (hbk), ISBN: 9780545448680 Genius – pure, creative, complex, intriguing genius. From […]

actors, family, Historical fiction, Houses, Humanities, Shipwrecks, theatres

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Highly Recommended Older Readers

Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1)

March 15, 2016

Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1), Allen & Unwin, Nov 2015, 608pp., $19.99 (pbk), ISBN: 9781760113803

AI, artificial intelligence, Computer Hacking, Epidemics, Plague, relationships, Sci-Fi, series of books, Space Flight, survival

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Highly Recommended Older Readers

Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club (Lady Helen #1)

March 15, 2016

Alison Goodman, Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club (Lady Helen #1), HarperCollins, 1 Jan 2016, 448pp., $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780732296094 Lady Helen

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Highly Recommended Older Readers

The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp

March 15, 2016

Rick Yancey, The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp, Bloomsbury/Allen & Unwin, Jan 2016 (new Australian edition), 368pp., $12.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781619639164 Alfred Kropp

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Highly Recommended Information Books

The Wonder Garden

March 9, 2016

Kristjana S Williams (illus.), Jenny Broom (text), The Wonder Garden, Wide Eyed Editions/Murdoch Books, Nov 2015, 48pp., $35.00 (hbk), ISBN

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Highly Recommended Older Readers

A Tangle of Gold (The Colours of Madeline #3)

February 19, 2016

Jaclyn Moriarty, A Tangle of Gold (The Colours of Madeleine #3). Pan Macmillan Australia, 23 Feb 2016. 508 pp.,

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Early Childhood Books Highly Recommended Information Books Younger Readers

Making Mindful Magic

February 9, 2016

Lea McKnoulty, Making Mindful Magic, Tien Wah Press, Nov 2015, 36pp., $14.95, ISBN 9780994255204 Let’s face it, we live in

Anxiety, Charity, Craft, Creative thinking, Making, mental health, Mindful activities, Slow Down, Teacher Notes, The Arts, Understanding the world, Wellbeing

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Highly Recommended Younger Readers

Trouble at Home

February 9, 2016

Cate Whittle (text), Kim Gamble (illus.), Trouble at Home Omnibus/Scholastic Australia, 1 Feb 2016, 96pp., $9.99 (pbk) ISBN 9781742990767 Trouble at Home

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