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The Relic of the Blue Dragon (Children of the Dragon #1) by Rebecca Lim

Title: The Relic of the Blue Dragon (Children of the Dragon #1) Author: Rebecca Lim Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 25th July 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $14.99 Synopsis:When Harley Spark accidentally releases Qing, one of five dragon sisters, from the ancient vase she's been trapped in for centuries, he is soon… Continue reading The Relic of the Blue Dragon (Children of the Dragon #1) by Rebecca Lim

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Book Bingo fifteen – A Book Set More Than 100 Years Ago

Kate Forsyth's Chain of Charms series has been sitting on my shelf for a few years. Between university up until eighteen months ago, reviewing for publishers and most recently, writing quizzes for Scholastic Australia, I've been trying to squeeze them in, and have found time lately, so that's what I have done. A book set… Continue reading Book Bingo fifteen – A Book Set More Than 100 Years Ago

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The Butterfly in Amber (Chain of Charms #6) by Kate Forsyth

Title: The Butterfly in Amber (Chain of Charms #6) Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Historical Fiction/Children's Fiction Publisher: Pan MacMillan Published: Format: 1st July 2008 Pages: 266 Price: $9.99 Synopsis: Life is always hard for the gypsies, who live to their own rhythm and their own rules, but since Oliver Cromwell had seized control of England,… Continue reading The Butterfly in Amber (Chain of Charms #6) by Kate Forsyth

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The Lightning Bolt (Chain of Charms #5) by Kate Forsyth

Title: The Lightning Bolt (Chain of Charms #5) Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Historical Fiction, Children's Literature Publisher: Pan MacMillan Published: 10th November 2007/1st September 2008 Format: Paperback Pages: 220 Price: $9.99 Synopsis: The final three paperbacks of the award-winning six-book series by Kate Forsyth. Life is always hard for the gypsies, who live to their… Continue reading The Lightning Bolt (Chain of Charms #5) by Kate Forsyth

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The Legacy of Beauregarde by Rosa Fedele

Title: The Legacy of Beauregarde Author: Rosa Fedele Genre: Australian Noir/Suspense Publisher: MoshPit Publishing Published: 10th July 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 424 Price: $39.95 Synopsis:‘You could lose someone down there, couldn’t you? Anyone could get buried under the concrete slab, and no one would even know!’ The Beauregarde women have lived in the shadow of… Continue reading The Legacy of Beauregarde by Rosa Fedele

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The Desert Nurse by Pamela Hart

Title: The Desert Nurse Author: Pamela Hart Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 10th July 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 410 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Amid the Australian Army hospitals of World War I Egypt, two deeply determined individuals find the resilience of their love tested to its limits It's 1911, and 21-year-old Evelyn Northey desperately… Continue reading The Desert Nurse by Pamela Hart

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The Cat’s Eye Shell (Chain of Charms #4) by Kate Forsyth

Title: The Cat's Eye Shell (Chain of Charms #4) Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Pan Macmillan Published: 11th November 2007/1st September 2008 Format: Paperback Pages: 245 Price: $9.99 Synopsis: The fourth exciting book in the six-book series by bestselling author, Kate Forsyth. Once there was a gypsy queen who wore on her wrist… Continue reading The Cat’s Eye Shell (Chain of Charms #4) by Kate Forsyth

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The Herb of Grace (Chain of Charms #3) by Kate Forsyth

Title: The Herb of Grace (Chain of Charms #3) Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Pan MacMillan Published: 10th November 2007 Format: Paperback Pages: 246 Price: $9.99 Synopsis: Once there was a gypsy queen who wore on her wrist a chain of six lucky charms. The queen gave each her six children one of… Continue reading The Herb of Grace (Chain of Charms #3) by Kate Forsyth

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The Silver Horse (Chain of Charms #2) by Kate Forsyth

Title: The Silver Horse (Chain of Charms #2) Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Historical Fiction, Children's Literature Publisher: Pan MacMillan Published: 10th November 2007 Format: Paperback Pages: 212 Price: $9.99 Synopsis:Once there was a gypsy queen who wore on her wrist a chain of six lucky charms - a golden crown, a silver horse, a butterfly… Continue reading The Silver Horse (Chain of Charms #2) by Kate Forsyth

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A Wild Adventure (Ella and Olivia #21) by Yvette Poshoglian, illustrated by Danielle MacDonald

Title: A Wild Adventure (Ella and Olivia #21) Author: Yvette Poshoglian, illustrated by Danielle MacDonald Genre: Children's Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: Format: Paperback Pages: 64 Price: $7.99 Synopsis: Ella and Olivia are going to a native animal park! But are they prepared for their own wild adventure? ~*~ Sisters Ella and Olivia - aged… Continue reading A Wild Adventure (Ella and Olivia #21) by Yvette Poshoglian, illustrated by Danielle MacDonald