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Critters (Game On #3)

March 22, 2025

Emily Snape, Critters (Game On #3), EK Books, September 2024, 216 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781922539984 You’d think that […]

Action, adventure, big feelings, Blended family, brothers, computer games, humour, jokes, siblings, Suspense, Younger Readers

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The Midwatch

March 9, 2025

Judith Rossell, The Midwatch, Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing, Oct 2024, 320 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk) ISBN 9781761212369 I loved every

1920s America, 2025 notable book, adventure, alternate time lines, Boarding school, Monsters, Mystery, Orphans, Suspense, twisty, Younger Readers

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Older Readers Reviews

The Heart of the World (Isles of the Gods #2)

February 26, 2025

Amie Kaufman, The Heart of the World (Isles of the Gods #2), Allen & Unwin, August 2024, 432 pp., RRP

Action, adventure, duology, enemies-to-lovers, fantasy, friendships, Gods and goddesses, magic, Nautical, Quests, romance, Secrets

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Early Childhood Books Picture Books Reviews Younger Readers

The Wobbly Bike

February 24, 2025

Darren McCallum (text) and Craig Smith (illustrator), The Wobbly Bike, Walker Books Australia, July 2024, 32 pp., RRP $25.99 (hbk),

adventure, bicycles, Community, early childhood book, encouraging, Grandparents, humour, intergenerations, picture book, rhyming text, self-confidence, support

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Reviews Younger Readers

Dragonfire (18 000 Holes in the Universe #1)

February 8, 2025

Adam Wallace & Lisa Foley (text), and James Hart (illustrator), Dragonfire (18 000 holes in the universe #1), HarperCollins Publishers,

Action, adventure, Bullying, first book in a series, friendship, golf, humour, illustrated chapter books, Mystery, Space travel, Younger Readers

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Intermediate Readers Reviews Younger Readers

We Do Not Welcome our Ten-Year-Old Overlord

January 16, 2025

Garth Nix, We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord, A&U Children’s, October 2024, 256 pp., RRP $17.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781761180491 This

Action, adventure, Aliens, Dungeons & Dragons, fantasy, friendship, Quest, Science-fiction, set in the 70s, siblings, Teamwork

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Intermediate Readers Reviews

The Age of Enchantment (Chronicles of Whetherwhy #1)

January 12, 2025

Anna James (text) and David Wyatt (illustrator), The Age of Enchantment (Chronicles of Whetherwhy #1), HarperCollins Publishers, September 2024, 384

adventure, bravery, ethical decisions, fantasy, first book in a series, friendships, magic, magical school, Quests, siblings

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Reviews Younger Readers

Saga of the Shooting Star (Leif the Unlucky Viking #1)

January 3, 2025

Gary Northfield, Saga of the Shooting Star (Leif the Unlucky Viking #1), Walker Books, December 2023, 320 pp., RRP $17.99

adventure, courage and bravery, danger, family, friendship, humour, illustrated chapter books, leadership, Quest, unlucky, Vikings, Younger Readers

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Graphic Novels Intermediate Readers Reviews Younger Readers

Lightfall (The Dark Times #3)

January 1, 2025

Tim Probert, Lightfall (The Dark Times #3), HarperCollins Publishers, May 2024, 256 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780063080904 This is

Action, adventure, book in a series, bravery, friendship, intermediate readers, Loyalty, magic, Quests, Suspense, Younger Readers

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Intermediate Readers Reviews

The House at the End of the Sea

November 30, 2024

Victoria M. Adams, The House at the End of the Sea, Andersen Press, May 2024, 246 pp., RRP $17.99 (pbk), ISBN

adventure, faeries, family, Family secrets, friendship, generational pact, grief and loss, truth and lies, twisty

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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

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It was a really good book I loved reading it