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Starberries and Kee

May 10, 2023

Cate Whittle, Starberries and Kee, Storytorch, May 2023, RRP $17.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780645191554 In the (not so near) future, life […]

climate action, climate fiction, family, friendship, future life, grief and loss, middle fiction, Secrets

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Reviews Younger Readers

In Search of the Goonoobee

April 13, 2023

Pat Clarke (text) and Graeme Compton (Illustrator), In Search of the Goonoobee, Little Steps Publishing, December 2022, 80 pp., RRP

book in a series, Grandparents, grief and loss, illustrated story, imagination, magical creatures

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Intermediate Readers Reviews

Running with Ivan

March 22, 2023

Suzanne Leal, Running With Ivan, HarperCollins Publishers, February 2023, 320 pp., RRP $17.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781460761335 Leal portrays a journey

Blended family, Bullying, contemporary, fleeing danger, grief and loss, Historical, Holocaust, Missing Persons, running, Timeslip, World War II

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Completely Normal (and Other Lies)

February 25, 2023

Biffy James, Completely Normal (and Other Lies), Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing, July 2022, 304 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781760508746

Bullying, friendships, grief and loss, older readers, romance, Secrets, young adult

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Grace Notes

February 1, 2023

Karen Comer, Grace Notes, Lothian’s Children’s Books, February 2023, 320 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk) ISBN 9780734421722 This debut novel captures

Artists, COVID-19, domestic violence, family, grief and loss, inter-generational, lockdowns, music, older readers, Pandemic, romance, Secrets, street art, Verse novel, Violin

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Older Readers Reviews

The First Thing About You

December 8, 2022

Chaz Hayden, The First Thing About You, Walker Books, September 2022, 368 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781529510942 After moving

Belonging, Coming of age, Disability, Diversity, family, friendships, grief and loss, humour, Identity, lived experience, older readers, romance, young adult

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Intermediate Readers Reviews Younger Readers

Evie and Rhino

October 9, 2022

Neridah McMullin (text) and Astred Hicks (illustrator), Evie and Rhino, Walker Books Australia, October 2022, 272 pp., RRP $18.99 (pbk),

Animal conservation, animals, family, friendships, Grandparents, grief and loss, Historical, Orphans, rhinoceros, selective mutism

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The Jammer

September 30, 2022

Nova Weetman, The Jammer, University of Queensland Press, October 2022, 288 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780702265426 Twelve year

death and dying, family, friendships, grief and loss, growing up, Identity, Memories, middle fiction, roller derby

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Great Read Alouds Highly Recommended Intermediate Readers Reviews Younger Readers

The Book of Wondrous Possibilities

September 20, 2022

Deborah Abela, The Book of Wondrous Possibilities, Penguin Random House Australia, August 2022, 288 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781761044021

adventure, books, bookshops, bravery, cooperation, courage, fantasy, friendships, grief and loss, Kindness, Resourcefulness, Younger Readers

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No Words

September 5, 2022

Maryam Master, No Words, Pan Macmillan Australia, July 2022, 224 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781760983529 Words have power. Hero Jean

Bullying, family, friendship, grief and loss, Poetry, Refugees, selective mutism

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