Title: What Zola did on Thursday Author: Melina Marchetta and Deb Hudson Genre: Fiction Publisher: Puffin Published: 2nd February 2021 Format: Paperback Pages: 96 Price: $12.99 Synopsis: From the author of Looking for Alibrandi comes this gorgeous series to engage and entertain newly independent young readers. A wonderful children’s series celebrating community, sustainability, diversity and family from… Continue reading What Zola did on Thursday by Melina Marchetta and Deb Hudson
Category: humour
Vernon the Penguin by Natashia Curtin
Title: Vernon the Penguin Author: Natashia Curtin Genre: Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: February 2021 Format: Hardback Pages: 32 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: 3+ · Funny, engaging, and adorable, with a twist · Excellent for encouraging visual literacy · From exciting new author/illustrator Natashia Curtin · Themes include perseverance, chasing dreams, learning to love limits and… Continue reading Vernon the Penguin by Natashia Curtin
The Nerd Herd #1 by Nathan Luff and Chris Kennett (Illustrator)
Title: The Nerd Herd #1 Author: Nathan Luff and Chris Kennett (Illustrator) Genre: Humour Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: February 2021 Format: Paperback Pages: 144 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Brand new series for readers 7+ · Hilarious story about 3 misfits on a farm who want to move up the pecking order · Filled with lots of… Continue reading The Nerd Herd #1 by Nathan Luff and Chris Kennett (Illustrator)
January 2021 Wrap Up
In January 2021, I read fifteen books, and reviewed seventeen – two were read in 2020 but only due for publication in early January. Of these books, most were Australian authors, and one was by a male author, whilst another was a collaboration with a woman and a man. Many were kids’ books, as this… Continue reading January 2021 Wrap Up
Friday Barnes: The Plot Thickens by R.A. Spratt
Title: Friday Barnes: The Plot Thickens Author: R.A. Spratt Genre: Crime/Mystery Publisher: Puffin/Penguin Random House Published: 7th January 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: Friday Barnes is being attacked on all fronts! Friday Barnes is being attacked on all fronts! When Friday Barnes gets involved in her frenemy Ian Wainscott’s family dispute, it… Continue reading Friday Barnes: The Plot Thickens by R.A. Spratt
Nelson: Broccoli and Spies by Andrew Levins
Title: Nelson: Broccoli and Spies Author: Andrew Levins Genre: Fiction Publisher: Puffin Published: 5th January 2021 Format: Paperback Pages: 176 Price: $12.99 Synopsis: The second book in the totally outrageous adventures of Nelson Hunter – the boy who hates vegetables. Featuring a serious spy mystery and an epic broccoli-fuelled battle! Nelson is a hilarious illustrated… Continue reading Nelson: Broccoli and Spies by Andrew Levins
Monty’s Island: Elvis Eager and the Golden Egg by Emily Rodda, Lucinda Gifford
Title: Monty’s Island: Elvis Eager and the Golden Egg Author: Emily Rodda, Lucinda Gifford Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 5th January 2021 Format: Paperback Pages: 176 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Monty lives on a perfect island in the middle of a magical sea. Sometimes the sea throws up something interesting … and Monty goes… Continue reading Monty’s Island: Elvis Eager and the Golden Egg by Emily Rodda, Lucinda Gifford
The Nerd Daily 2020 Challenge – completed, sort of
One of the challenges I took part in this year was The Nerd Daily Challenge with 52 prompts – one for each week of the year. As with some of my other challenges, I did use the same book a couple of times, especially towards the end of the year when I knew I wasn’t… Continue reading The Nerd Daily 2020 Challenge – completed, sort of
Isolation Publicity Wrap Up
This year, the world was turned upside down as a pandemic hurtled across borders. Very quickly, Australia shut down, and many events and festivals were cancelled, hitting the arts industry hard. All sectors of the arts were hit, with some finding new and innovative ways to keep going, and others finding ways to reschedule things.… Continue reading Isolation Publicity Wrap Up
You Were Made for Me by Jenna Guillaume
Title: You Were Made for Me Author: Jenna Guillaume Genre: Fiction Publisher: Pan Macmillan Published: 11th August 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: The day I created a boy started out like any other.Katie didn't mean to create a boy. A boy like a long-lost Hemsworth brother: six-foot tall with floppy hair and… Continue reading You Were Made for Me by Jenna Guillaume
The Book Muse 