Title: The Book of Chance Author: Sue Whiting Genre: Mystery Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st April 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: Chance is a black-and-white thinker until she realises that sometimes there are shades of grey.Chance is in Year 7 and thinks she has it all - a loving mother, dog Tiges,… Continue reading The Book of Chance by Sue Whiting
Category: literary fiction
CBCA Book of the Year 2024 Shortlist
On the 19th of March, the 2024 shortlist for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards was announced, and there are some great ones that I have read and several that I am yet to discover. Book of the year: Older readers Grace Notes (Karen Comer, Lothian) A Hunger of Thorns (Lili Wilkinson, A&U Children’s) Inkflower (Suzy Zail,… Continue reading CBCA Book of the Year 2024 Shortlist
Look Me in the Eye by Jane Godwin
Title: Look Me in the Eye Author: Jane Godwin Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Lothian/Hachette Published: 28th February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 245 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Once trust is gone, what is there to hold onto? From award-winning author Jane Godwin, a thought-provoking novel about young teens navigating friendship and trust in a post-pandemic world of… Continue reading Look Me in the Eye by Jane Godwin
2024 Dymocks Reading Challenge Entrée Update
My first eight prompts in the Dymocks Reading Challenge Tasting Menu are complete. I read Australian books for these prompts in line with my own reading goals, and they were all review books that I was sent. Most books were for kids and all of the books were written by women who are part of… Continue reading 2024 Dymocks Reading Challenge Entrée Update
Stella Prize Longlist for 2024
On Monday the fourth of March, the Stella Prize Longlist for 2024 was announced. The judging panel – Beejay Cox, Eleanor Jackson, Chery; Leavy, Bram Presser and Yves Rees whittled a longlist of twelve out of 227 entries for the year. The longlist includes novels, short fiction, memoir, essay and poetry, and the list is… Continue reading Stella Prize Longlist for 2024
Twin Stars by Charlotte Clutterbuck
Title: Twin Stars Author: Charlotte Clutterbuck Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Indie Mosh Published: 25th July 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 260 Price: $26.95 Synopsis: Thousands of years ago in Stone-age Scotland, humans lived in sheltered valleys, afraid of the bears, wolves and ghosts that roamed the forests. In this ancient world, twin brother and sister, Bhòid… Continue reading Twin Stars by Charlotte Clutterbuck
11 Ruby Road 1900 by Charlotte Barkla
Title: 11 Ruby Road 1900 Author: Charlotte Barkla Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 6th March 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Dorothy and her family have moved to the city, and life is very different to the rural one she has known. Ruby Road is bustling – full of families and… Continue reading 11 Ruby Road 1900 by Charlotte Barkla
Mim and the Vicious Vendetta (The Travelling Bookshop #5) by Katrina Nannestad
Title: Mim and the Vicious Vendetta (The Travelling Bookshop #5) Author: Katrina Nannestad Genre: Fantasy Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 6th March 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: The right book might just change your life ... Mim Cohen roams the world in a travelling bookshop, with her dad and brother and a horse… Continue reading Mim and the Vicious Vendetta (The Travelling Bookshop #5) by Katrina Nannestad
The Sea Captain’s Wife by Jackie French
Title: The Sea Captain’s Wife Author: Jackie French Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 6th March 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 480 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: From bestselling author Jackie French comes a compelling story of murder, mystery, and mutiny on the high seas - and a love so intense it can overcome two different… Continue reading The Sea Captain’s Wife by Jackie French
Losing the Plot by Annaleise Byrd
Title: Losing the Plot Author: Annaleise Byrd Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published: 6th March 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 144 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A tremendous whooshing noise started up. It sounded like a million pages being riffled at once. I caught a strong whiff of gingerbread. Then The Complete Fairytales of the Brothers Grimm flew open and a… Continue reading Losing the Plot by Annaleise Byrd
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