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
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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
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
Pearly and Pig and the Island of Secrets by Sue Whiting
Title: Pearly and Pig and the Island of Secrets Author: Sue Whiting Genre: Adventure Publisher: Walker Books Published: 6th March 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: Third instalment of the fast-paced middle-grade adventure series, following Adventurologist Pearly Woe!Pearly Woe is a worrier.On remote Mammút Island off the coast of Iceland, Pearly’s worrying is… Continue reading Pearly and Pig and the Island of Secrets by Sue Whiting
Square Me, Round World: Stories of Growing Up in a World not Built for You by Chelsea Luker
Title: Square Me, Round World: Stories of Growing Up in a World not Built for You Author: Chelsea Luker, illustrated by Eliza Fricker. Genre: Short Stories Publisher: Connect Us Psychology Published: 1st March 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 100 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: ‘Square Me, Round World’ is a 100+ page hardcover book containing seven beautifully illustrated… Continue reading Square Me, Round World: Stories of Growing Up in a World not Built for You by Chelsea Luker
February 2024 Reading Round Up
Stats: Reading Goal: 53/150 Dymocks: 8/8 Entrée: 8/8 Main: Dessert: Stella Prize Summer Reading Challenge: 13/16 The Nerd Daily: 32/52 KT Book Bingo: 17/25 QBD: 16/24 #AussieYAChallenge: 2/15 Book Fair Australia: 3/6 Australian: 50 Australian Men: 16 Australian Women: 33 Indigenous: 2 LGTBQIA: 2 Non-Australian: 3 Men: Women: 3 Total Men:… Continue reading February 2024 Reading Round Up
Twinning: BFFs (Not!) by Alexa Moses, illustrated by Sofya Karmazina
Title: Twinning: BFFs (Not!) Author: Alexa Moses, illustrated by Sofya Karmazina Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st March 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: Grace and Izzy are twins—identical twins—and they’re closer than BFFs. But even though they look alike, they’re not similar at all! It’s Harmony Day at Rocky Point Primary,… Continue reading Twinning: BFFs (Not!) by Alexa Moses, illustrated by Sofya Karmazina
Leo and Ralph by Peter Carnavas
Title: Leo and Ralph Author: Peter Carnavas Genre: Fiction Publisher: UQP Published: 29th February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 276 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Ralph sat up. His voice was croaky. ‘If a shooting star zoomed past right now, what would you wish for?’ ‘To find another friend like you.’ Leo and Ralph have been best friends… Continue reading Leo and Ralph by Peter Carnavas
Book Fair Australia Reading Challenge 2024
The Book Fair Australia Reading Challenge is another brief challenge that I will be able to mostly fill with things I have already read or will be able to fill with books that are currently on my shelves. It is a shorter challenge than the others I am doing, but will still be fun. This… Continue reading Book Fair Australia Reading Challenge 2024
CBCA Notables 2024
Last night the Notables list for the CBCA Book of the Year was announced, with the longlist and shortlist to come within the next few months. There are five categories announced each year for the notables and they are: Older Readers Younger Readers Early Childhood Picture Book Eve Pownall Award There are usually six categories,… Continue reading CBCA Notables 2024
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