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Cobweb

January 22, 2025

Michael Morpurgo (text) and Michael Foreman (illustrator), Cobweb, HarperCollins Publishers, October 2024, 240 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780008352141 Morpurgo’s […]

absence, animals, animals in war, Battle of Waterloo, Belonging, dogs, Historical, illustrated chapter books, Loyalty, set in the 1800s, Travel, Trust

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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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Keedie

August 12, 2024

Elle McNicol, Keedie, Walker Books Australia, August 2024, 224 pp., RRP $17.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781913311988 This middle grade novel is

autism, Bullying, Community, contemporary, courage, family, friendship, inclusion, Loyalty, neurodivergent, role models, siblings

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CBCA Short Listed Graphic Novels Reviews Younger Readers

Flap Out (Real Pigeons #11)

April 30, 2024

Andrew McDonald (text) and Ben Wood (illustrator), Flap Out (Real Pigeons #11), Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing, November 2023, 224 pp.,

2024 Notable books, book in a series, bravery, CBCA Shortlist 2024, friendships, Graphic Novels, humour, Loyalty, pigeons, Problem solving, Younger Readers

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Reviews Younger Readers

The Blues-day Tuesday (Amanda Commander #4)

April 18, 2024

Coral Vass (text) and Heidi Cooper Smith (illustrator), The Blues-day Tuesday (Amanda Commander #4), Wombat Books, March 2024, 80 pp.,

book in a series, Collaboration, friendships, Kindness, Loyalty, Problem solving, school life, sick days, Teamwork, Younger Readers

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Graphic Novels Reviews Younger Readers

Rebel Bicycle Club (Knights and Bikes #2)

April 15, 2024

Gabrielle Kent (text) and Luke Newell (illustrator), Rebel Bicycle Club (Knights and Bikes #2), Walker Books; February 2024, 256 pp.,

Action, adventure, book in a series, courage and bravery, fantasy, friendship, Ghosts, Graphic Novels, humour, Kindness, Loyalty, Mystery, Problem solving, Quest, spooky story, survival

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awards Highly Recommended Older Readers Reviews

The Isles of the Gods

April 14, 2024

Amie Kaufman, The Isles of the Gods, A&U Children’s, May 2023, 464 pp., RRP $24.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781761180064 Amie Kaufman’s

2024 Notable books, adventure, Betrayal, courage and bravery, fantasy, first book in a series, Gods and goddesses, Loyalty, magic, Multiple viewpoints, Nautical, older readers, Quest, romance, Royalty, twisty, young adult

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Intermediate Readers Reviews

Outlaw Girls

April 12, 2024

Emily Gale and Nova Weetman, Outlaw Girls, Text Publishing, February 2024, 320 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781922790231 Like many

colonial history, courage, discrimination, Empathy, family, friendship, Horses, Identity, Loyalty, Ned Kelly, outlaws, Suspense, time slip

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Intermediate Readers Reviews

Impossible creatures

October 11, 2023

Katherine Rundell, Impossible creatures, Bloomsbury, London, September 2023, 368 pp, RRP $18.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781408897409 Katherine Rundell is a phenomenon.