Category: Children’s Literature

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The Worst Perfect Moment by Shivaun Plozza

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Title: The Worst Perfect Moment Author: Shivaun Plozza Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published: 1st January 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, tender and edgy, this inventive romance asks what it means to be truly happy.Tegan Masters is dead.She’s sixteen and she’s dead and she’s standing in the… Continue reading The Worst Perfect Moment by Shivaun Plozza

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Villain by Adrian Beck

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Title: Villain Author: Adrian Beck Genre: Thriller Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st May 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Gaming fanatic Jay receives a strange phone call on a school trip to Titanium Tower. The voice on the other end calls himself Z. And he has trapped Jay's classmates in the elevator at… Continue reading Villain by Adrian Beck

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Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow: Nevermoor 4 by Jessica Townsend

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Title: Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow: Nevermoor 4 Author: Jessica Townsend Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Lothian/Hachette Published: 30th April 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 663 Price: $18.99Synopsis: The highly anticipated fourth book in the award-winning Nevermoor series from one of Australia's best-selling and most loved authors.In the magical city of Nevermoor, long-buried secrets are coming to… Continue reading Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow: Nevermoor 4 by Jessica Townsend

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How to Train Your Dragon School: Doom of the Darkwing by Cressida Cowell

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Title: How to Train Your Dragon School: Doom of the Darkwing Author: Cressida Cowell Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Hodder Children’s Books Published: 13th May 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: The start of a brand-new HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON spin-off series, starring Hiccup and his fellow Warriors-in-Training in accessible, hilarious standalone adventures. Welcome to… Continue reading How to Train Your Dragon School: Doom of the Darkwing by Cressida Cowell

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QBD Reading Challenge 2025 Completed

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I didn’t think I would complete this within the first three months of the year, but there you go! Given there were a few like the translated book I wasn’t sure what I would get to – I ended up having quite a few options for that one. Others I had decided to fill as… Continue reading QBD Reading Challenge 2025 Completed

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April 2025 Reading Round Up

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In April, between reviewing and other reading, I read 27 books, and most of them were Australian, which is a goal I have to help promote Australian authors and their books. I read quite a wide range of genres, audiences and styles to help me reach my challenges and goals. It’s always interesting to see… Continue reading April 2025 Reading Round Up

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Ming and Maria Explore the Universe (The Girls Who Changed the World #5) by Jackie French

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Title: Ming and Maria Explore the Universe (The Girls Who Changed the World #5) Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 30th April 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: In this fifth and final book in The Girls Who Changed the World series, Ming Qong discovers who she is, and… Continue reading Ming and Maria Explore the Universe (The Girls Who Changed the World #5) by Jackie French

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This Dream Will Devour Us by Emma Clancey

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Title: This Dream Will Devour Us Author: Emma Clancey Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 29th April 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: An intoxicating mix of magic and the machinations of the rich and powerful creates a compulsive, bingeable read for readers who love Krystal Sutherland and Karen McManus. 'Dark, deadly… Continue reading This Dream Will Devour Us by Emma Clancey

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Willow Bright’s Secret Plot by A.L. Tait

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Title: Willow Bright’s Secret Plot Author: A.L. Tait Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st May 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: 'I feel her in the breeze that makes the dahlias bob, and in the scent of the roses ...' After moving to the city from the country, Willow Bright feels like… Continue reading Willow Bright’s Secret Plot by A.L. Tait

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Dymocks Reading Challenge Volume 1:  January to April Completed

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I have completed the first stage of my Dymocks Reading Challenge for 2025. Volume one had nine prompts, and I managed to fill all of them, though I admit the Top 101 prompt is getting harder every year, mostly due to the proliferation of series, and overly popular books being on there. To tackle this,… Continue reading Dymocks Reading Challenge Volume 1:  January to April Completed