Title: Who’s the Gang in our Street? Author: Susanne Gervay Genre: Narrative non-fiction Publisher: Big Sky Publishing Published: 4th September 2023 Format: Hardback Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Who are smart, naughty, love playing tricks, flashy, very loud, but need lots of affection? What is an Australian icon, millions of years old, fast and loves… Continue reading Who’s the Gang in our Street? by Susanne Gervay
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Dymocks Spring Reading Challenge 2023
Now that it is September, we’re into the last lot of eight prompts for the year for the annual Dymocks Reading Challenge. These prompts will take us through September, October, and November. I have a few ideas for some prompts, whilst others will come up as I read. I am hoping to use as many… Continue reading Dymocks Spring Reading Challenge 2023
Our Country: Where History Happened by Mark Greenwood, Frané Lessac
Title: Our Country: Where History Happened Author: Mark Greenwood, Frané Lessac Genre: History Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st September 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 40 Price: $26.99 Synopsis: The second title in the OUR COUNTRY series, celebrating and contextualising the richness of Australia's history, and where it happened.In every corner of Australia, history happened. The pages… Continue reading Our Country: Where History Happened by Mark Greenwood, Frané Lessac
August 2023 Reading Round Up
In August, I read twenty books, and wrote reviews for all of them, some to come later in September or later in the year. I had a big pile this month and only got through a fraction because some came after publication date, and some took a little longer than others to get through. I… Continue reading August 2023 Reading Round Up
Blog Tour: The Lorekeepers Book One: Raine in the Underlands by E.M. Greville
Title: The Lorekeepers Book One: Raine in the Underlands Author: E.M. Greville Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Shawline Publishing Group Published: 25th July 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 202 Price: $19.95 Synopsis: FAMILIES CAN BE TRICKY... Especially when your dad is missing, your mum is hiding a BIG secret and a strangewoman – who looks oddly familiar –… Continue reading Blog Tour: The Lorekeepers Book One: Raine in the Underlands by E.M. Greville
Millie Mak the Maker by Alice Pung, illustrated by Sher Rill Ng
Title: Millie Mak the Maker Author: Alice Pung, illustrated by Sher Rill Ng Genre: Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 30th August 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 288 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: An inspiring series for young and old makers by the award-winning author-illustrator team Alice Pung and Sher Rill Ng. Nine-year-old Millie Mak has discovered she has… Continue reading Millie Mak the Maker by Alice Pung, illustrated by Sher Rill Ng
Alex: Through My Eyes – Australian Disaster Zones by Rosanne Hawke, series editor Lyn White
Title: Alex: Through My Eyes – Australian Disaster Zones Author: Rosanne Hawke, series editor Lyn White Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 29th August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: A captivating and heartfelt story of one boy's resilience in the face of devastating drought. Alex sighs at the dusty brown landscape.… Continue reading Alex: Through My Eyes – Australian Disaster Zones by Rosanne Hawke, series editor Lyn White
This Camp is Doomed: A Dennith Grange Misadventure by Anna Zobel
Title: This Camp is Doomed: A Dennith Grange Misadventure Author: Anna Zobel Genre: Mystery Publisher: Puffin Published: 29th August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A run-down camp in the woods.No phone reception. Ten students with untested powers . . . Céline is seeing conspiracies everywhere. Fionn has a bad premonition about the… Continue reading This Camp is Doomed: A Dennith Grange Misadventure by Anna Zobel
Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky by Rebecca Lim
Title: Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky Author: Rebecca Lim Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 29th August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: After their family encounters terrible hardship in rural China, siblings Fu and Pei must draw on all their resilience and courage as they embark on a dangerous… Continue reading Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky by Rebecca Lim
The First Summer of Callie McGee by A.L. Tait
Title: The First Summer of Callie McGee Author: A.L. Tait Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: 'The water in a rip current is always calmer than the waves on either side. Once in it, you’re best just to go with the flow.' It’s the last… Continue reading The First Summer of Callie McGee by A.L. Tait
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