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Starminster

October 28, 2024

Megan Hopkins, Starminster, HarperCollins Publishers, April 2024, 288 pp., RRP $17.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780008626891 When we first meet eleven year old […]

adventure, family, fantasy, friendships, magic, missing children, Mystery, Secrets

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Intermediate Readers Reviews

The Secret of the Stone

October 20, 2024

Kathryn Lefroy, The Secret of the Stone, Fremantle Press, October 2024, 295 pp., RRP $17.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781760994648 When friends,

adventure, Bullying, contemporary, ethical dilemma, family, friendships, growing up, magic, Problem solving, Secrets, Teamwork, Trust

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Intermediate Readers Older Readers Picture Books Reviews Younger Readers

The Glass Horse of Venice

October 10, 2024

Arnold Zable (text) and Anita Lester (illustrator), The Glass Horse of Venice, Text Publishing, September 2024, 32 pp., RRP $27.99

change, disappointment, family, Floods, Home, imagination, magic, Moving house, picture book, Venice

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Divine Rivals and Ruthless Vows (Letters of Enchantment #1 & #2)

September 27, 2024

Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment #1), HarperCollins Publishers, September 2023, 368 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780008600662 Rebecca

alternate reality, courage and bravery, death and dying, dual narrators, duology, fantasy, Gods and goddesses, Journalists, Letters, magic, older readers, romance, sacrifices, Steampunk, War

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Reviews Younger Readers

Pepper Masalah and the Disappearing Rope (Pepper Masalah #4)

September 20, 2024

Rosanne Hawk (text) and Jasmine Berry (illustrator), Pepper Masalah and the Disappearing Rope (Pepper Masalah #4), July 2024, 78 pp.,

adventure, book in a series, cats, Diversity, History, magic, Mystery, newly independent readers, Younger Readers

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Intermediate Readers Reviews Younger Readers

Pinch Perkins and the Midsummer Curse

September 14, 2024

Cathy Fitzgerald (text) & Chloe Dominique (Illustrator), Pinch Perkins and the Midsummer Curse, HarperCollins Publishers, June 2024, 384 pp., RRP

Action, adventure, family, fantasy, friendship, magic, Mystery, Quest, Secrets, thriller

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Intermediate Readers Reviews Younger Readers

Starminster

September 2, 2024

Megan Hopkins, Starminster, HarperCollins Children’s Books, April 2024, 288 pp., RRP $12.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780008626907 11-year-old Astrid Crossley has spent

birds, ethical decisions, family, fantasy, first book in a series, friendships, Identity, magic, secret school

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