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The Glass Girl

December 29, 2024

Kathleen Glasgow, The Glass Girl, HarperCollins Publishers, October 2024, 464 pp., RRP $22.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781460763759 Kathleen Glasgow’s The Glass […]

alcohol abuse, contemporary, drug abuse, emotional abuse, grief and loss, Identity, mature themes, older readers, overcoming challenges, parental expectations, Rehabilitation, self-harm, social issues, young adult

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Reviews Younger Readers

It’s Boba Time for Pearl Li!

October 4, 2024

Nicole Chen, It’s Boba Time for Pearl Li!, HarperCollins Publishers, June 2024, 368 pp., RRP $14.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780063228634 Pearl Li’s

Community, crafting, cultural assumptions, Diversity, entrepreneurs, family, friendships, parental expectations

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CBCA Short Listed Older Readers Reviews

Two Can Play that Game

April 10, 2024

Leanne Yong, Two Can Play that Game, Allen & Unwin, January 2023, 365 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 978-1761063374 This

2024 Notable books, CBCA Shortlist 2024, Computer Crimes, cultural diversity, Families, girl gamers, humour, Malaysian-Australian, older readers, parental expectations, romance, siblings, young adult

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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