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Secret sparrow

January 31, 2024

Jackie French, Secret sparrow, HarperCollins Publishers, November 2023, 256 pp., RRP $17.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781460760468 French’s latest book is for […]

bravery, Environmental preservation, First World War, Floods, grief and loss, heroic women, Historical, Morse Code, survival, women at war

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Older Readers Reviews

Seven days

January 1, 2024

Rebekah Shaid, Seven days, Walker Books Australia, January 2024, 300 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781529513967 This is a book

contemporary, cultural diversity, dual narrators, family, friendship, grief and loss, humour, illness, older readers, romance, UKYA, young adult

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LGBTQIA+ Older Readers Reviews

Darkhearts

December 13, 2023

James L. Sutter, Darkhearts, Walker Books, July 2023, 336 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781250869746 Darkhearts is a novel that

ambition, Coming of age, creativity, Fame, grief and loss, humour, Identity, LGBTQIA+, music, music industry, relationships, romance, Secrets, self-expression, stardom

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Older Readers Reviews

Where the light goes

December 10, 2023

Sara Barnard, Where the light goes, Walker Books, May 2023, 384 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781529509137 Award winning Sara

Celebrity, Coming of age, contemporary, Fame, family, grief and loss, Sisters, Social media, substance abuse, Suicide

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Intermediate Readers Reviews Younger Readers

The rebels of Mount Buffalo

December 5, 2023

Helen Edwards, The rebels of Mount Buffalo, Riveted Press Australia, October 2023, 208 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781743835104 The

acceptance, based on a true story, courage and bravery, Environmental preservation, family, feminism, friendships, grief and loss, Historical fiction, natural disaster, Rescues, sustainability, time slip, tourism

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Intermediate Readers Reviews Younger Readers

Silver linings

October 25, 2023

Katrina Nannestad, Silver linings, HarperCollins Children’s Books, November 2023, RRP $19.99 (hbk), ISBN 9780733342257 Silver Linings is set in rural

Australian farm life, Blended family, grief and loss, growing up, Historical fiction, Rural Australia

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Intermediate Readers Reviews Younger Readers

Two sparrowhawks in a lonely sky

October 11, 2023

Rebecca Lim, Two sparrowhawks in a lonely sky, Allen & Unwin, August 2023, 304 pp., RRP $17.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781761180224

acts of kindness, China, communism, discrimination, Diversity, family, Great Leap Forward, grief and loss, Historical fiction, migration, Racism, starvation, Travelling, White Australia policy

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CBCA Short Listed Older Readers

The Other Side of Tomorrow

August 17, 2023

Hayley Lawrence, The Other Side of Tomorrow, Scholastic Australia, February 2022, 295 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781760976453 The Other

cancer, CBCA Short Listed, childhood illness, death and dying, family, friendships, grief and loss, older readers, young adult

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Until the Road Ends

August 16, 2023

Phil Earle, Until the Road Ends, Andersen Press, August 2023, 267 pp., RRP $18.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781839133169 It is 1939

animal journeys, animals, animals and humans, evacuees, family, grief and loss, Historical, Quest, Travel, World War II

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Reviews Younger Readers

Meet Me at the Moon Tree

August 9, 2023

Shivaun Plozza, Meet Me at the Moon Tree, University of Queensland Press, July 2023, 244 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk), ISBN

changes, Cockatoos, family, grief and loss, magical realism, siblings, Trees

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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