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A Life Song by Jane Godwin and Anna Walker

Title: A Life Song Author: Jane Godwin and Anna Walker Genre: Fiction Publisher: Puffin Published: 3rd October 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: From the award-winning team that created classics such as Don’t Forget, All Through the Year, Tilly, and Starting School, comes an exquisite, universal and captivating picture book that carries us through a child's life journey on the… Continue reading A Life Song by Jane Godwin and Anna Walker

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The Rebels of Mount Buffalo by Helen Edwards

Title: The Rebels of Mount Buffalo Author: Helen Edwards Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Riveted Press Published: 11th October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $16.95 Synopsis: The Rebels of Mount Buffalo is a captivating time-slip tale in which a girl lost to grief meets a daring rebel on a misty mountain, who guides her to… Continue reading The Rebels of Mount Buffalo by Helen Edwards

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Temora and the Dreamers by Kate Gordon

Title: Temora and the Dreamers Author: Kate Gordon Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Wombat Rhiza Published: September 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 280 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Temora Tempest thought she was just a normal girl, but after making a wish on her twelfth birthday, she learned the truth: she’s a wordspinner, a magical storyteller from another world, learning… Continue reading Temora and the Dreamers by Kate Gordon

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Portraits of Celina (10th anniversary edition) by Sue Whiting

Title: Portraits of Celina (10th anniversary edition) Author: Sue Whiting Genre: Mystery, Ghost Stories Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st September 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A haunting and page-turning classic from an award-winning author.It’s as if the wooden chest is luring me, urging me to open it – daring me almost. Open… Continue reading Portraits of Celina (10th anniversary edition) by Sue Whiting

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Deadlands: Trapped by Skye Melki-Wagner

Title: Deadlands: Trapped Author: Skye Melki-Wagner Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Prehistoric Publisher: Walker Books Published: 4th October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Can five young outcasts save their kingdoms? As a bloody battle rages between the two surviving dinosaur kingdoms, Eleri and his fellow outcasts, newly exiled from their herds, are searching… Continue reading Deadlands: Trapped by Skye Melki-Wagner

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Blog Tour: Let’s Go Shopping, Grandma! by Sharon Giltrow

Title: Let’s Go Shopping, Grandma! Author: Sharon Giltrow Genre: Fiction Publisher: Dixi Books Published: 1st September 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 28 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Taking Grandma shopping can be tricky! She will dawdle to the bus, ask to push the trolley and plead for chocolate. But with cuddles, a few deep breaths and a piggy… Continue reading Blog Tour: Let’s Go Shopping, Grandma! by Sharon Giltrow

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Solve Your Own Mystery: The Transylvanian Express by Gareth P. Jones

Title: Solve Your Own Mystery: The Transylvanian Express Author: Gareth P. Jones Genre: Mystery, Detective, Fantasy, Supernatural Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published: 4th October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 224 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: One puzzling mystery. Several slippery suspects. Endless possibilities!Welcome to Haventry, a town where the ordinary and extraordinary collide! With ghosts, werewolves and zombies… Continue reading Solve Your Own Mystery: The Transylvanian Express by Gareth P. Jones

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The Lonely Lighthouse of Elston-Fright by Reece Carter

Title: The Lonely Lighthouse of Elston-Fright Author: Reece Carter Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 3rd October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Danger, darkness and a mysterious legacy unveiled in this magical seaside adventure by the bestselling author of A Girl Called Corpse. Being a Lightkeeper is Very Serious Business. Nobody in… Continue reading The Lonely Lighthouse of Elston-Fright by Reece Carter

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Always, Never, Always by Meg McKinlay and Leila Rudge

Title: Always, Never, Always Author: Meg McKinlay and Leila Rudge Genre: Poetry Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published: 4th October 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $25.99 Synopsis: A poetic and quirky one-of-a kind classic-in-the-making, that encourages readers to explore their world, from two award winning creators.Always follow secret tracks –the paths that wind and wend… Continue reading Always, Never, Always by Meg McKinlay and Leila Rudge

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These Little Feet by Hayley Rawsthorne and Briony Stewart

Title: These Little Feet Author: Hayley Rawsthorne and Briony Stewart Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin/Albert Street Books Published: 3rd October 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 24 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: In the classic tradition of Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes and Kissed by the Moon, These Little Feet will take you and your little one on a joyous… Continue reading These Little Feet by Hayley Rawsthorne and Briony Stewart