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The Lost Soul Atlas

August 31, 2020

Zana Fraillon, The Lost Soul Atlas, Hachette Australia, July 2020, 240 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780734419934 Twig’s father disappears at night into the city’s black markets, and sometimes brings […]

adventure, afterlife, Betrayal, Empathy, fantasy, friendship, Futuristic, Hope, Humanities, humanity, Loyalty, Missing Persons, resilience, self discovery, supernatural

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Older Readers Reviews

Butterfly Yellow

May 1, 2020

Thanhha Lai, Butterfly Yellow, University of Queensland Press, March 2020, 304 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780702262890 It is not common to find a novel set in the past

asylum seeker, family, grief, loss, Refugees, resilience, siblings, war torn

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Girls Can Fly

March 8, 2020

Sally Morgan & Ambelin Kwaymullina, Girls Can Fly, Magabala Books, March 2020 48 pp., RRP $16.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781925936759 Two of Australia’s finest authors, mother and daughter

First Nations, Growth Mindset, health, mental health, mistakes, resilience, Science, Self esteem, self-confidence

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Reviews Younger Readers

H is for Happiness

February 26, 2020

Barry Jonsberg, H is for Happiness, Allen & Unwin, January 2020, 256 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781760527402 H is for Happiness is a film tie-in edition

book to movie, Bullying, courage, Depression, family, friendship, grief, loss, Love, only child, resilience, self-confidence, siblings

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Older Readers Reviews

Emergency Rescue Angel

February 11, 2020

Cate Whittle, Emergency Rescue Angel, Scholastic Australia, February 2020, 256 pp., RRP $16.99, ISBN 9781760669263 This interesting blend of genres usually involve older female protagonists,

Angels, family, friendship, grief, loss, relationships, resilience

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A New Kind of Everything

February 5, 2020

Richard Yaxley, A New Kind of Everything, Scholastic Australia, February 2020, 272 pp., RRP $18.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781743834077 When Dinny Gallagher’s father Barney dies, his family is shattered. He is

abuse, Death, domestic abuse, Drugs, family, grief, loss, masculinity, Racism, resilience, Suicide, Trauma

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Picture Books Reviews

Tree: A Gentle Story of Love and Loss

January 23, 2020

Lynn Jenkins (text), and Kirrili Lonergan (illustrator), Tree: A Gentle Story of Love and Loss, EK Books, January 2020, 32 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781925820126 Tree is the fifth book in the

Anxiety, emotional development, emotions, grief, loss, mental health, resilience, series of books, stress

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Intermediate Readers Reviews

Return of the Temujai (Brotherband #8)

December 26, 2019

John Flanagan, Return of the Temujai (Brotherband #8), Laurence King Publishing, October 2019, 352 pp., RRP $18.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780143785941 The Brotherband series is set in

fantasy, friendship, good vs evil, Quests, resilience, seafaring, series of books, Voyages

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