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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

Oscar vs the Grand Old Dude Named York

September 26, 2024

Ross Curnow, Oscar vs the Grand Old Dude Named York, Walker Books Australia, August 2024, 304 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk),

Coming of age, family, humour, Mystery, Puns

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Reviews Younger Readers

The Sugarcane Kids and the Empty Cage (Sugarcane Kids #2)

September 21, 2024

Charlie Archibold, The Sugarcane Kids and the Empty Cage, Text Publishing, July 2024, 224 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781922790996

Action, Animal conservation, animals, book in a series, Diversity, environmental protection, family, friendship, Mystery, North Qld setting, Suspense, Teamwork, tension, Younger Readers

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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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Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret

August 27, 2024

Amy Doak, Eleanor Jones can’t keep a secret, Penguin Australia, July 2024, 320 pp, RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781761342424 I’m

Cold Case, consent, contemporary, family, friendships, intermediate readers, Mystery, older readers, regional town, Secrets, survival, Suspense, tension

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Intermediate Readers Reviews

Laughter is the Best Ending

August 22, 2024

Maryam Master (text) and Astred Hicks (illustrator), Laughter is the Best Ending, Pan Macmillan Australia, August 2024, 262 pp., RRP

adventure, camps, contemporary, disappearance, family, friendship, humour, Mystery

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Older Readers Reviews

Where Sleeping Girls Lie

August 17, 2024

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Where Sleeping Girls Lie, HarperCollins Publishers, April 2024, 576 pp., RRP. $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781474967549 After her father