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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. […]

adventure, fantasy, friendship, Identity, Loyalty, magic, Mythical creatures, personal growth, Quest, sacrifices, Secrets, Suspense

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Girl of the Southern Sea

March 13, 2021

Michelle Kadarusman, Girl of the Southern Sea, University of Queensland Press, February 2021, 216 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780702262937

Australian author, Fables, growing up, Indonesia, personal growth, Poverty

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Intermediate Readers Reviews Younger Readers

Jungledrop

February 24, 2021

Abi Elphinstone, Jungledrop (The Unmapped Chronicles, #3), Simon & Schuster, October 2020, 288 pp., RRP $14.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781471173684 Fox

Action, adventure, Environmental preservation, magic, personal growth, sibling relationship

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Picture Books

Rivertime

July 7, 2014

BALLA, T. Rivertime Allen & Unwin, 2014 78pp $24.99 ISBN 9781743316337 SCIS 1653104 In Rivertime, lively ten year old Clancy embarks

adventure, Australian animals, Australian birds, Canoeing, ecosystems, environment, First Nations, friendship, Geography, Humanities, Maths, natural environment, personal growth, South Australia, Technology, The Arts, visual literacy

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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