Title: Whimsy and Woe Author: Rebecca McRitchie Genre: Mystery Adventure Publisher: HarperCollins Published: 18th March 2019 Format: Hardcover Pages: 416 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: ADVENTUROUS AND OUTLANDISH, WHIMSY AND WOE WILL HOOK KIDS IN FROM THE FIRST PAGE.'-- Books+Publishing, four stars After being abandoned by their thespian parents, Whimsy and Woe Mordaunt are left in the care of their… Continue reading Whimsy and Woe by Rebecca McRitchie
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Every Breath by Ellie Marney
Title: Every Breath Author: Ellie Marney Genre: Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 29th November 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A smart and sizzling YA thriller from the New York Times bestselling Australian author of None Shall Sleep and The Killing Code. What if Sherlock Holmes was the boy next door? Rachel Watts has just moved to… Continue reading Every Breath by Ellie Marney
The Seven Keys by Allison Rushby
Title: The Seven Keys Author: Allison Rushby Genre: Historical Fiction/Ghost stories Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st July 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: The spooky, action-packed and much-anticipated sequel to the award-winning The Turnkey. Flossie Birdwhistle is the Turnkey at London’s Highgate Cemetery. Seven years have passed since Flossie saved her country from a… Continue reading The Seven Keys by Allison Rushby
November 2022 Reading Round-Up
During November I read 19 books – slightly down, because I was busy with some work for the ABC and at the retail kiosk I work at, and I only wrote a handful of reviews – I wasn’t able to review all of them, but I did get something out of the ones I didn’t… Continue reading November 2022 Reading Round-Up
Miss Mary-Kate’s Guide to Monsters: The Trouble with the Two-Headed Hydra by Karen Foxlee, illustrated by Frieda Chiu
Title: Miss Mary-Kate’s Guide to Monsters: The Trouble with the Two-Headed Hydra Author: Karen Foxlee, illustrated by Frieda Chiu Genre: Fantasy, Adventure Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 1st November 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Miss Mary-Kate Martin might be anxious, but she's not scared of monsters. Travelling the globe with her famous… Continue reading Miss Mary-Kate’s Guide to Monsters: The Trouble with the Two-Headed Hydra by Karen Foxlee, illustrated by Frieda Chiu
Waiting for the Storks by Katrina Nannestad
Title: Waiting for the Storks Author: Katrina Nannestad Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: ABC Books/HarperCollins Published: 3rd November 2022 Format: Hardcover Pages: 352 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: The powerful new novel from master storyteller Katrina Nannestad. I don't want to remember the truck, or the night I was taken, or the family I left behind. I am… Continue reading Waiting for the Storks by Katrina Nannestad
Little Ash: Lost Luck by Jasmin McGaughey and illustrated by Jade Goodwin
Title: Little Ash: Lost Luck Author: Jasmin McGaughey and illustrated by Jade Goodwin Genre: Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 3rd November 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 64 Price: $9.99 Synopsis: Australian tennis superstar Ash Barty teams up with Jasmin McGaughey and Jade Goodwin to bring young readers this fun and exciting new illustrated series about school,… Continue reading Little Ash: Lost Luck by Jasmin McGaughey and illustrated by Jade Goodwin
Little Ash: Party Problem by Jasmin McGaughey, illustrated by Jade Goodwin
Title: Little Ash: Party Problem Author: Jasmin McGaughey, illustrated by Jade Goodwin Genre: Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 3rd November 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 64 Price: $9.99 Synopsis: Australian tennis superstar Ash Barty teams up with Jasmin McGaughey and Jade Goodwin to bring young readers this fun and exciting new illustrated series about school, sport,… Continue reading Little Ash: Party Problem by Jasmin McGaughey, illustrated by Jade Goodwin
Charlie’s Whale by Libby Gleeson, illustrated by Hannah Sommerville
Title: Charlie’s Whale Author: Libby Gleeson, illustrated by Hannah Sommerville Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 28th September 2022 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Charlie loves whales. Minke whales, orcas, beluga whales and humpbacks, sperm whales and right whales, and especially the great blue whale. Little readers will delight in Charlie's obsession with,… Continue reading Charlie’s Whale by Libby Gleeson, illustrated by Hannah Sommerville
Blog Tour: The Christmas Door by Penny Macoun
Title: The Christmas Door Author: Penny Macoun Genre: Fantasy Publisher: self-published Published: 4th October 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 40 Price: $29.95 Synopsis: What lies beyond an old oak door? Why is it in the floor? The Christmas Door is a poem about the magic of Christmas. A little girl finds a door in the floor… Continue reading Blog Tour: The Christmas Door by Penny Macoun
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