Category: Australian literature

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Song of a Thousand Seas by Zana Fraillon

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Title: Song of a Thousand Seas Author: Zana Fraillon Genre: Verse Novel Publisher: UQP Published: 2nd September 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 96 Price: $14.99 Synopsis:  A lyrical verse novel of homecoming and friendship by Zana Fraillon, the multi-award-winning author of The Bone Sparrow and The Way of Dog. All day long we can hearthat Sea howl prowling wildinside… Continue reading Song of a Thousand Seas by Zana Fraillon

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11 Ruby Road 1950 by Charlotte Barkla

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Title: 11 Ruby Road 1950 Author: Charlotte Barkla Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st September 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 176 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: The third installment in the 11 Ruby Road series, set in the post-war 1950s - perfect period fiction for middle-grade readers and for fans of the Our Australian Girl series.Since Patsy's baby… Continue reading 11 Ruby Road 1950 by Charlotte Barkla

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Promises and Other Lies by Sue Whiting

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Title: Promises and Other Lies Author: Sue Whiting Genre: Contemporary/Mystery Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st September 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: A gripping middle-grade mystery from Australian author Sue Whiting, in which a small coastal town is torn apart by more than just a bushfire.One year on from a devastating bushfire, the… Continue reading Promises and Other Lies by Sue Whiting

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Bin Chicken Lights Up the Night by Kate and Jol Temple, illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh

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Title: Bin Chicken Lights Up the Night Author: Kate and Jol Temple, illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh Genre: Humour Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st September 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 24 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Bin Chicken's been flying, feeling quite spent, when ... 'Hey! What's that marvellous scent?' Spices fill the air, rice and curries simmer. 'Delicious,'… Continue reading Bin Chicken Lights Up the Night by Kate and Jol Temple, illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh

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Koala Fairies by Anna Pignataro

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Title: Koala Fairies Author: Anna Pignataro Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st September 2025 Format: Hardback Pages: 24 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: In a faraway place, where the bush meets the sea, live two little friends in the eucalypt tree ... Say hello to adorable Koala Fairy friends, Cookie and Clover. Together, they look after… Continue reading Koala Fairies by Anna Pignataro

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Evie P and Me by Petra James, illustrated by Andrew Joyner

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Title: Evie P and Me Author: Petra James, illustrated by Andrew Joyner Genre: Adventure Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published: 1st September 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 144 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: An unforgettable character at the heart of a story filled with imagination and adventureEvie P, the air-explorer has arrived for her first day at school, her… Continue reading Evie P and Me by Petra James, illustrated by Andrew Joyner

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Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective by Kelly Gardiner and Sharmini Kumar

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Title: Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective Author: Kelly Gardiner and Sharmini Kumar Genre: Crime/Mystery/Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 2nd April 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Price: $34.99 Synopsis: A missing maid. A murder most foul. A highly imprudent adventure. Only her fine eyes can uncover the truth.Two years after the events of Pride and Prejudice, Miss… Continue reading Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective by Kelly Gardiner and Sharmini Kumar

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Liam the Chid and the Kangaroo Warriors by Meredith Downes

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Title: Liam the Chid and the Kangaroo WarriorsAuthor/illustrator: Meredith DownesPublisher: Bugalugs BooksPublication date: 31 August 2025Price (AUD): $18.99 Page numbers: 250 pagesGenre: children's fiction (ages 8-12)Synopsis: Liam is an echidna destined for trouble. A fierce fire inside him makes him do strange things...crazy things! Like standing up to the wicked Goanna Gang, something no other echidna… Continue reading Liam the Chid and the Kangaroo Warriors by Meredith Downes

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Seawitch (Hedgewitch #3) by Skye McKenna

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Title: Seawitch (Hedgewitch #3) Author: Skye McKenna Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Hachette Australia/Welbeck Published: 26th September 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 448 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: Step into the magical world of Hedgewitch, where the land of Faerie lies just beyond our own . . . The third book in the enchanting Hedgewitch series, perfect for children age… Continue reading Seawitch (Hedgewitch #3) by Skye McKenna

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2025 Dymocks Reading Challenge Volume 2 Completed

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Volume two is complete! There was one prompt that required some research, and that was dark academia, as the books I was expecting to have for this prompt hadn’t arrived. So, when I found Guilty by Definition by Susie Dent on an Instagram post of dark academia books, I slotted it in there. I could… Continue reading 2025 Dymocks Reading Challenge Volume 2 Completed