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Alice-Miranda at School (10th anniversary edition) by Jacqueline Harvey

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Title: Alice-Miranda at School (10th anniversary edition) Author: Jacqueline Harvey Genre: Fiction, School Stories Publisher: Puffin Published: 4th February 2020 Format: Hardcover Pages: 288 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A gorgeous hardback edition of Alice-Miranda at School to celebrate ten years since the pint-sized heroine bounced into our lives. From bestselling author Jacqueline Harvey comes this new edition of Alice-Miranda… Continue reading Alice-Miranda at School (10th anniversary edition) by Jacqueline Harvey

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Edie’s Experiments: How to Make Friends by Charlotte Barkla

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Title: Edie’s Experiments: How to Make Friends Author: Charlotte Barkla Genre: Fiction Publisher: Puffin Australia Published: 4th February 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: A new school, a classroom full of potential new friends and a science kit. What could possibly go wrong? I’m Edie and I love science. So when I started… Continue reading Edie’s Experiments: How to Make Friends by Charlotte Barkla

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Henrie’s Hero Hunt (House of Heroes #2) by Petra James

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Title: Henrie’s Hero Hunt (House of Heroes #2) Author: Petra James, illustrated by A. Yi Genre: Fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st of May 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 230 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A girl. A boy. A great aunt. A mystery! The second book in the exciting House of Heroes series! Henrie Melchior, the first… Continue reading Henrie’s Hero Hunt (House of Heroes #2) by Petra James

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Her Perilous Mansion by Sean Williams

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Title: Her Perilous Mansion Author: Sean Williams Genre: Fantasy/Magical Realism Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 28th April 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Perfectly pitched standalone middle grade fantasy - exciting, intriguing and thoroughly satisfying. In a strange mansion miles from anywhere, an orphan named Almanac and a twelfth daughter named Etta find… Continue reading Her Perilous Mansion by Sean Williams

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Books and Bites Bingo Progress Report One – First Bingo

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I should be doing this for each bingo line I hit – with the regular book bingo, it is being included in the relevant post. For this one with Monique, I am trying to update as I complete a line. My first BINGO of the sheet is the top lime – which I actually completed… Continue reading Books and Bites Bingo Progress Report One – First Bingo

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April 2020 Round Up

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In April, we found ourselves amidst a pandemic – and I found myself with an influx of review books, some quite long, and some not so long. As I usually do, I aim to read ahead in my review stack, to get things cleared, and posted or scheduled to save time. I’m still a bit… Continue reading April 2020 Round Up

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The Complete Adventures on Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr

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Title: The Complete Adventures on Nim’s Island Author: Wendy Orr Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 28th April 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 480 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: All three Nim novels - Nim's Island, Nim at Sea and Rescue on Nim's Island - collected in one edition to celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the original publication of Nim's Island. In a… Continue reading The Complete Adventures on Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr

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Sherlock Bones and the Natural History Mystery by Renée Treml

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Title: Sherlock Bones and the Natural History Mystery Author: Renée Treml Genre: Mystery Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: April 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: A hilariously funny, action-packed mystery, starring the intrepid Sherlock Bones. 'Hi there, I'm Sherlock Bones. Who is Sherlock Bones, you ask? Well, I don't like to brag, but… Continue reading Sherlock Bones and the Natural History Mystery by Renée Treml

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Friday Barnes: No Rules by R.A. Spratt

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Title: Friday Barnes: No Rules Author: R.A. Spratt Genre: Fiction Publisher: Penguin Random House/Puffin Published: 7th May 2019 Format: Paperback Pages:  256 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: What if every clue points in the wrong direction? Friday Barnes has been deported to Switzerland! With their in-school detective gone, Highcrest Academy has descended into chaos. Someone's fired all… Continue reading Friday Barnes: No Rules by R.A. Spratt

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The Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binks

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Title: The Year the Maps Changed Author: Danielle Binks Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette/Lothian Children’s Books Published: 28th April 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: One extraordinary year will change them all... Sorrento, Victoria, 1999. Fred's family is a mess. Her mother died when she was six and she's been raised by her Pop and… Continue reading The Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binks