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Outlaw Girls by Emily Gale and Nova Weetman

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Title: Outlaw Girls Author: Emily Gale and Nova Weetman Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Text Publishing Published: 27th February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Kate and Ruby live in the High Country in Victoria. They’re both daring, quick-thinking and prepared to break the rules, and they’re both brilliant horse riders—they’d probably be great… Continue reading Outlaw Girls by Emily Gale and Nova Weetman

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The Peak (Spy Academy #1) by Jack Heath

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Title: The Peak (Spy Academy #1) Author: Jack Heath Genre: Spy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: After thwarting a robbery, Nolan Hawker is invited to the world’s most dangerous school. At The Peak, he learns to crack codes, fly planes and deceive enemies so he can… Continue reading The Peak (Spy Academy #1) by Jack Heath

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Jawsome: Licence to Rock by R.J. Timmis

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Title: Jawsome: Licence to Rock Author: R.J. Timmis Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 20th February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: Non-stop adventure, gill-splitting laughs and several krillion fans... Jawsome is AWESOME. Finley, Hunter, Gilleon and Gnash are busy juggling their double lives as ordinary school sharks and as members of… Continue reading Jawsome: Licence to Rock by R.J. Timmis

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The Grimmelings by Rachael King

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Title: The Grimmelings Author: Rachael King Genre: Fantasy, magical realism Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 20th February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Spellbinding middle-grade fantasy adventure of loyalty, courage, and being careful what you wish for . . . The same evening Josh Underhill went missing, the black horse appeared on the… Continue reading The Grimmelings by Rachael King

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Dragons Drumming by Sandra Bennett

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Title: Dragons Drumming Author: Sandra Bennett Genre: Fiction Publisher: Rosella Ridge Books Published: 1st February 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $26.99 Synopsis: When you feel fear, how do you react? Do you run and hide, or face fear head on? In Dragons Drumming a little boy and his faithful companion begin by deciding to… Continue reading Dragons Drumming by Sandra Bennett

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Day of the Whale by Rachel Delahaye

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Title: Day of the Whale Author: Rachel Delahaye Genre: Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: On an island ruled by whales, one boy is searching for his missing father, another is refusing to forget the past and a girl is on the run. Together, they embark… Continue reading Day of the Whale by Rachel Delahaye

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#AussieYAChallenge

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Usually I like to choose and finalise my challenges in January, but fellow book blogger, Amy at Lost in a Good Book has just posted a challenge that she created called the #AussieYAChallenge – in an attempt to read more Australian Young Adult books throughout the year. I have decided to give this a go,… Continue reading #AussieYAChallenge

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January 2024 Reading Round Up

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Well, one month of the year down, and I spent a lot of time reading – for reviewing, to catch up on my backlog of review books, as well as working on the Stella Prize Summer Challenge, and a few other things. Whilst the Stella Prize Summer Challenge is officially over – it only ran… Continue reading January 2024 Reading Round Up

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Tipping Point by Dinuka McKenzie

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Title: Tipping Point Author: Dinuka McKenzie Genre: Crime Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 31st January 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: A suicide. A shooting. And a reckoning, decades in the making. The must-read new Detective Kate Miles novel from 'a born storyteller' (Michael Robotham). Weeks from Christmas in the sweltering heat of summer, Detective… Continue reading Tipping Point by Dinuka McKenzie

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Andromache Between Worlds by Gabriel Bergmoser

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Title: Andromache Between Worlds Author: Gabriel Bergmoser Genre: Fantasy Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 31st January 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A page-turning, action-packed adventure that is perfect for fans of the Jane Doe series. All fourteen-year-old Andromache Peters wants is a normal life. But normal is pretty near impossible when your parents… Continue reading Andromache Between Worlds by Gabriel Bergmoser