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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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Graphic Novels Intermediate Readers Reviews Younger Readers

Ink girls

February 8, 2024

Marieke Nijkamp (text) and Sylvia Bi (illustrator), Ink Girls, HarperCollins Publishers, November 2023, 288 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780063027107

adventure, corruption, danger, fantasy, friendship, Graphic Novels, Historical fiction, Journalists, Renaissance Italy, reputations, speaking truth, survival

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Intermediate Readers Reviews

The Great Fox heist (The Great Fox Books)

February 2, 2024

Justyn Edwards, The Great Fox heist (The Great Fox Books), Walker Books Australia, April 2023, 304 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk),

adventure, book in a series, bravery, determination, family, friendship, magic tricks, missing parents, Mystery, Trust, twists and turns

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Graphic Novels Intermediate Readers Reviews

The last kids on earth and the monster dimension (The last kids on earth #9)

January 29, 2024

Max Brailler (text) & Douglas Holgate (illustrator), The Last Kids on Earth and the Monster Dimension (Last Kids on Earth

Action, adventure, book in a series, Dystopian, friendship, Graphic Novels, humour, survival, Zombies

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Reviews Younger Readers

Solomon Macaroni and the vampire vacation (Solomon Macaroni #2)

January 28, 2024

Ashleigh Barton, Solomon Macaroni and the Vampire Vacation (Solomon Macaroni #2), University of Queensland Press, October 2023, 300 pp., RRP

Action, adventure, art, book in a series, family, fantasy, friendship, gargoyles, History, humour, magic, Mystery, Paris, vampires, Witches

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Intermediate Readers Older Readers Reviews

Murtagh (World of Eragon)

January 28, 2024

Christopher Paolini, Murtagh (World of Eragon), Penguin, November 2023, 709 pp., RRP $32.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780241651346 In this book we

Action, adventure, book in a series, bravery, dragons, fantasy, friendships, Hero's journey, Quests, Rebellion, Travelling

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Highly Recommended Intermediate Readers Reviews Younger Readers

Jack’s island

January 23, 2024

Norman Jorgensen, Jack’s island, Fremantle Press, January 2024, 224 pp., RRP $17.99, ISBN 9781760992958 Jack’s island by Norman Jorgensen is

Action, adventure, friendships, History, humour, Prejudice, social justice, Suspense, wartime

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Older Readers Reviews

A curse of salt

January 16, 2024

Sarah Street, A curse of salt, Hachette Children’s Books, May 2023, 340 pp., RRP $25.50 (pbk), ISBN 9781444967661 Written by

adventure, Fairy Tale Retelling, family, fantasy, magic, Mystery, Nautical, pirates, romance, Sisters

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