Freefall (Kensy and Max #5)
Jacqueline Harvey, Freefall (Kensy and Max #5), Puffin Books, March 2020, 400 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780143796985 Kensy and Max: Freefall is the fifth instalment in […]
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Younger Readers
The Power of Positive Pranking
Nat Amoore (text) and James Lacett (illustrator), The Power of Positive Pranking, Puffin Books, June 2020, 368 pp., RRP $14.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780143796381 I enjoyed this book from the very first page — the cleverminded characters, directness of voice, respect for
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Vote Weirdo (WeirDo #14)
Anh Do (text) and Jules Faber (illustrator), Vote Weirdo (WeirDo #14), Scholastic Australia, April 2020, 160 pp., RRP $15.99 (pbk), ISBN
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Beneath the Cloud of Doom (Wayside School #4)
Louis Sachar (text) and Tim Heitz (illustrator), Beneath the Cloud of Doom (Wayside School #4), Bloomsbury Children’s Books, March 2020, 352 pp., RRP $14.99 (pbk),
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Beyond Belief
Dee White, Beyond Belief, April 2020, Scholastic Australia, 261 pp., RRP $17.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781760662516 Dee White, whose own family had to escape Nazi Germany in 1939, has produced a wonderfully
The Fabulous Cakes of Zinnia Jakes (The Crumbling Castle #1)
Brenda Gurr, The Fabulous Cakes of Zinnia Jakes (The Crumbling Castle #1), New Frontier Publishing, March 2020, 94 pp., RRP $14.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781925594973 The first book in the
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Beauty
Sandra Kendell, Beauty, Windy Hollow Books, October 2019, 32 pp., $25.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781922081810 Sandra Kendall is ticking all the boxes for me with a story celebrating nature, honouring single-parent families, and reminding us to value
Alice-Miranda in the Outback (Alice-Miranda #19)
Jacqueline Harvey, Alice-Miranda in the Outback (Alice-Miranda #19), Puffin Books, June 2020, 384 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781760891039 This is the first of the Alice-Miranda series which
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Gargantis (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea #2)
Thomas Taylor, Gargantis (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea #2), Walker Books Ltd., May 2020, 351 pp., RRP $17.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781406386295 Gargantis continues the story of Herbie and Violet in the village
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Trial of Heroes (Super Sidekicks #3)
Gavin Aung Than, Trial of Heroes (Super Sidekicks #3), Puffin Books, April 2020, 152 pp., RRP $14.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780143795902 Super Sidekicks is a team of superkids who use their skills to fight injustice
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