In July, I read twenty-two books, and have managed to complete my Australian Women Writer’s Challenge – which I am still going with, and my Book Bingo Challenge. All those posts are written and scheduled, as are several others for reviews and my isolation publicity series, which ends on the twenty-first of this month. I’ve been doing a lot of reading since lockdown and restrictions began, and it has allowed me to get on top of my review list finally. Below are my July numbers and reviews.

 

The Modern Mrs Darcy 11/12

AWW2020 – 78/25

Book Bingo – 12/12

The Nerd Daily Challenge 47/52

Dymocks Reading Challenge 23/25

Books and Bites Bingo 19/25

STFU Reading Challenge: 10/12

General Goal –130/165

July – 22

Book	Author	Challenge
Finding Eadie	Caroline Beecham	Reading Challenge, AWW2020
Emma	Jane Austen	Reading Challenge, Book Bingo, Dymocks Reading Challenge
Beyond Belief	Dee White	Reading Challenge, AWW2020
Evie and Pog: Party Perfect	Tania McCartney	Reading Challenge, AWW2020
The Wild Way Home	Sophie Kirtley	Reading Challenge
The Schoolmaster’s Daughter	Jackie French	Reading Challenge, AWW2020
Kitty is Not a Cat: Teddy’s Bear	Jess Black	Reading Challenge, AWW2020
Kitty is Not a Cat: Light’s Out	Jess Black	Reading Challenge, AWW2020
A Clue for Clara	Lian Tanner	AWWW2020, Reading Challenge
Starfell: Willow Moss and the Forgotten Tale	Dominique Valente	Reading Challenge
What Zola did on Tuesday	Melina Marchetta	Reading Challenge, AWW2020
The Battle of Book Week	Kate and Jol Temple	AWW2020, Reading Challenge
Monty’s Island: Beady Hold and the Yum-Yams	Emily Rodda	AWW2020, Reading Challenge
The Louvre: The Many Lives of the World’s Most Famous Museum	James Gardner	Reading Challenge, Books and Bites Bingo,
The Adventures of Princess Peony	Nette Hilton and Lucinda Gifford	AWW2020, Reading Challenge
Ella at Eden: The Secret Journal	Laura Sieveking	AWW2020, Reading Challenge
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser	Kate Bailey	Reading Challenge
Toffle Towers: The Great River Race	Tim Harris and James Foley	Reading Challenge
The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Rome	Katrina Nannestad	AWW2020, Reading Challenge, The Nerd Daily, Books and Bites Bingo
Toffle Towers: Order in the Court	Tim Harris and James Foley	Reading Challenge
The ABC Book of Australian Poetry: A Treasure of poems for young people	Compiled by Libby Hathorn	Reading Challenge, STFU Reading Challenge
Max Booth, Future Sleuth: Chip Blip	Cameron Macintosh and Dave Atze	Reading Challenge

Reading Log

 

1. Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales – Walkley Book Award
2. Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
3. Pippa’s Island: Puppy Pandemonium by Belinda Murrell
4. Dragonfly Song by Wendy Orr
5. The Nine Hundred: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz by Heather Dune McAdam
6. Josephine’s Garden by Stephanie Parkyn
7. The Soldier’s Curse by Meg and Tom Keneally (Monsarrat Series Book One)
8. Ella at Eden: New Girl by Laura Sieveking
9. The Binder of Doom: Speedah-Cheetah by Troy Cummins
10. The God Child by Nana Oforiatta Ayim
11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling (Ravenclaw Edition)
12. Shark Out of Water by Ace Landers
13. A Testament of Character (Rowland Sinclair #10) by Sulari Gentill
14. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
15. The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan
16. Dragon Masters: Future of the Time Dragon by Tracey West
17. The Killing Streets: Uncovering Australia’s First Serial Murderer by Tanya Bretherton
18. Dolphin Island: A Daring Rescue by Catherine Hapka
19. The River Home by Hannah Richell
20. The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte
21. Radio National Fictions (various short stories on ABC Listen App)
22. Withering-by-Sea (A Stella Montgomery Intrigue) by Judith Rossell
23. Death in the Ladies’ Goddess Club by Julian Leatherdale
24. Hapless Hero Henrie by Petra James (House of Heroes)
25. The Story Puppy by Holly Webb
26. Trails of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan
27. The Bell in the Lake by Lars Mytting
28. The Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valour by Ally Carter
29. The Republic of Birds by Jessica Miller
30. Captain Marvel Hero Storybook by Steve Behling
31. Esme’s Gift by Elizabeth Foster
32. Friday Barnes: Girl Detective by R.A. Spratt
33. The Last Firehawk: The Cloud Kingdom by Katrina Charman
34. Christmas in Paris (Miss Lily 3.5) by Jackie French
35. The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley
36. The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester
37. Museum Kittens: The Midnight Visitor by Holly Webb
38. Firewatcher Chronicles: Phoenix by Kelly Gardiner
39. The Lost Jewels by Kirsty Manning
40. The Girl She Was by Rebecca Freeborn
41. Ninjago: Back in Action by Tracey West
42. Layla and the Bots: Happy Paws by Vicky Fang
43. Friday Barnes: Under Suspicion by R.A. Spratt
44. Daring Delly: Going for Gold by Matthew Dellavedova and Zanni Louise
45. Aussie Kids: Meet Katie at the Beach by Rebecca Johnson and Lucia Masciullo
46. Aussie Kids: Meet Eve in the Outback by Raewyn Caisley and Karen Blair
47. The Besties Make A Splash by Felice Arena and Tom Jellett
48. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by JK Rowling/Newt Scamander
49. Liberation by Imogen Kealey
50. The Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binks
51. The Deceptions by Suzanne Leal
52. Puppy Diary: The Great Toy Rescue by Yvette Poshoglian
53. The Octopus and I by Erin Hortle
54. Friday Barnes: Big Trouble by R.A. Spratt
55. The Strangeworlds Travel Agency by L.D. Lapinski
56. The Inheritance of Secrets by Sonya Bates
57. Secrets of a Schoolyard Millionaire by Nat Amoore
58. Jane in Love by Rachel Givney
59. Persuasion by Jane Austen
60. The Austen Girls by Lucy Worsley
61. The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke
62. Friday Barnes: No Rules by R.A. Spratt
63. Anzac Girl: The War Diaries of Alice-Ross King by Kate Simpson and Jess Racklyeft
64. Sherlock Bones and the Natural History Mystery by Renée Treml
65. Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr
66. Ribbit Rabbit Robot by Victoria MacKinlay and Sofya Karmazina
67. Nim at Sea by Wendy Orr
68. Rescue on Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr
69. The Complete Adventures on Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr
70. The Monstrous Devices by Damien Love
71. An Alice Girl by Tanya Heaslip
72. Daisy Runs Wild by Caz Goodwin and Ashley King
73. Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal by Anna Whateley
74. Her Perilous Mansion by Sean Williams
75. What Zola did on Monday by Melina Marchetta and illustrated by Deb Hudson
76. Henrie’s Hero Hunt (House of Heroes) by Petra Hunt
77. The Power of Positive Pranking by Nat Amoore
78. Edie’s Experiments: How to Make Friends by Charlotte Barkla
79. Alice-Miranda at School (10^th anniversary edition) by Jacqueline Harvey
80. Alice-Miranda in the Outback by Jacqueline Harvey
81. The Giant and the Sea by Trent Jamieson and Rovina Cai
82. Shoestring: The Boy Who Walks on Air by Julie Hunt and Dale Newman
83. Orla and the Serpent’s Curse by C.J. Halsam
84. A Treacherous Country by K.M. Kruimink
85. Elephant Me by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees
86. Eloise and the Bucket of Stars by Janeen Brian
87. Snow White and Rose Red: And Other Tales of Kind Young Women by Kate Forsyth and Lorena Carrington
88. Tashi: 25^th Anniversary Edition by Anna Fienberg, Barbara Fienberg and Kim Gamble
89. On A Barbarous Coast by Craig Cormick and Harold Ludwick
90. Elementals: Battle Born by Amie Kaufman
91. Lilies, Lies and Love (Miss Lily #4) by Jackie French
92. Kid Normal and the Final Five by Greg James and Chris Smith
93. Toffle Towers: Fully Booked by Tim Harris and James Foley
94. Monty’s Island: Scary Mary and the Stripey Spell by Emily Rodda and Lucinda Gifford
95. Wonderscape by Jennifer Bell
96. When Rain Turns to Snow by Jane Godwin
97. League of Llamas: Undercover Llama by Aleesah Darlison
98. League of Llamas: Rogue Llama by Aleesah Darlison
99. Kensy and Max: Freefall by Jacqueline Harvey
100. The Silk House by Kayte Nunn

101. The Mummy Smugglers of Crumblin Castle by Pamela Rushby and Nellé May Pierce
102. Roxy and Jones: The Great Fairy Tale Cover Up by Angela Woolfe
103. Alexandra-Rose and Her Icy Cold Toes by Monique Mulligan and Kat Fox (Illustrator)
104. Meet Mia by the Jetty by Janeen Brian and Danny Snell
105. Meet Sam at the Mangrove Creek by Paul Seden and Brenton McKenna
106. Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts by Kathryn Harkup
107. Edie’s Experiments: How to Be the Best by Charlotte Barkla
108. Finding Eadie by Caroline Beecham
109. Emma by Jane Auste
110. Beyond Belief by Dee White

111. Evie and Pog: Party Perfect by Tania McCartney
112. The Wild Way Home by Sophie Kirtley
113. The Schoolmaster’s Daughter by Jackie French
114. Kitty is Not a Cat: Teddy’s Bear by Jess Black
115. Kitty is Not a Cat: Lights Out by Jess Black
116. A Clue for Clara by Lian Tanner
117. Starfell: Willow Moss and the Forgotten Tale by Dominique Valente
118. What Zola did on Tuesday by Melina Marchetta
119. The Battle of Book Week (Yours Troolie, Alice Toolie) by Kate and Jol Temple

120. Monty’s Island: Beady Hold and the Yum-Yams by Emily Rodda
121. The Louvre: The Many Lives of the World’s Most Famous Museum by James Gardner
122. The Adventures of Princess Peony by Nette Hilton and Lucinda Gifford
123. Ella at Eden: The Secret Journal by Laura Sieveking
124. Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser by Kate Bailey
125. Toffle Towers: The Great River Race by Tim Harris and James Foley

126. The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Rome by Katrina Nannestad
127. Toffle Towers: Order in the Court by Tim Harris
128. The ABC Book of Australian Poetry compiled by Libby Hathorn

129. Max Booth, Future Sleuth: Chip Blip by Cameron Macintosh and Dave Atze
130. Lapse by Sarah Thornton
131. A Monstrous Heart by Claire McKenna

Books and Bites Bingo

 

Set in Europe: Josephine’s Garden by Stephanie Parkyn

 

Debut Novel: The Soldier’s Curse by Meg and Tom Keneally (Monsarrat Series Book One)

Travel Memoir: The Strangeworlds Travel Agency by L.D. Lapinski

Published More than 100 Years Ago: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Written in the First Person: Pippa’s Island: Puppy Pandemonium by Belinda Murrell

 

Fairy Tale Collection: Snow White and Rose Red: And Other Tales of Kind Young Women by Kate Forsyth and Lorena Carrington

A Book with a door on the cover: The Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valour by Ally Carter

Written by someone called Jane: Persuasion by Jane Austen

An Australian crime or thriller: A Testament of Character (Rowland Sinclair #10) by Sulari Gentill

Wherever you go:

 

Eco-themes: The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte

A Neil Gaiman book:

Short story collection: Radio National Fictions (various short stories on ABC Listen app

Published the year you were born:

Makes you blush: The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Rome by Katrina Nannestad

 

 

That book you keep putting off: The Louvre by James Gardiner

A book with lots of hype: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling (Ravenclaw Edition)

Has “the girl” in the title: The Girl She Was by Rebecca Freeborn

A book with bad reviews: Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan

Book to movie: Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr

 

Scary: The Monstrous Devices by Damien Love

Someone you love’s fave book:

Made into a TV Series:

A title longer than five words: The Nine Hundred: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz by Heather Dune McAdam

Fave childhood book:

 

STFU Reading Society #AustLit Reading Challenge

1. Found on #BookstagramAustralia

The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan

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2. An Australian classic

3. A book by an Indigenous Australian author

Meet Sam by the Mangrove Creek by Paul Seden and Brenton McKenna

4. A book about climate change [cli-fi or non-fiction] 

Fiction: The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte, The Giant and the Sea by Trent Jamieson and Rovina Cai

Non-Fiction:

5. A book by an LGBTQ+ Australian author

Firewatcher Chronicles: Phoenix by Kelly Gardiner

6. A #LoveOzYA book

The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte

7. A memoir by an Australian woman

Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales

8. A poetry collection

The ABC Book of Australian Poetry compiled by Libby Hathorn

 

 

9. A 2020 Finalist for a State Premier’s Literary Prize

* Note: Not all states have a Premier’s Literary Prize / some are awarded biennially rather than yearly, so are not running in 2020.

* New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards – Shortlist announced March 2020 / Winners announced 27 April 2020 –

* The Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature – Shortlist out now / Winners announced 29 February 2020 –

* Victorian Premier’s Literary Award – Shortlist out now / Winners announced 30 January 2020 –

Bonus: Read a finalist [shortlisted book] from each of the State Premier’s prizes

10. A Book by a Territorian author – NT or ACT

Bonus: Read both an NT and ACT author

ACT: On A Barbarous Coast by Craig Cormick and Harold Ludwick

NT: An Alice Girl by Tanya Heaslip, Between Us by Claire Atkins

11. Read and watch a book to movie adaptation

Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr (21^st anniversary edition)

12. A book from across the ditch – A book by a New Zealand author 

Josephine’s Garden by Stephanie Parkyn

THE MODERN MRS. DARCY

2020 Reading Challenge

a book published the decade you were born:

a debut novel: The Soldier’s Curse by Meg and Tom Keneally (Monsarrat Series Book One)

a book recommended by a source you trust: Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales – Amanda Barrett

a book by a local author: Pippa’s Island: Puppy Pandemonium by Belinda Murrell

a book outside your (genre) comfort zone: The God Child by Nana Oforiatta Ayim – literary fiction

a book in translation: The Bell in the Lake by Lars Mytting

a book nominated for an award in 2020: Sherlock Bones and the Natural History Mystery by Renée Treml (Nominated for the 2020 Readings Children’s Prize)

a re-read:  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling (Ravenclaw Edition)

a classic you didn’t read in school: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

three books by the same author:

1. Friday Barnes: Girl Detective by R.A. Spratt
2. Friday Barnes: Under Suspicion by R.A. Spratt
3. Friday Barnes: Big Trouble by R.A. Spratt

The Nerd Daily 2020 Challenge

1. Author Starting with A: Shark Out of Water by Ace Landers
2. Female Author: The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan
3. Purchased on Holidays: Withering-by-Sea (A Stella Montgomery Intrigue) by Judith Rossell
4. 2020 Film Adaptation: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
5. Fantasy or SciFi: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling (Ravenclaw Edition)
6. Recommended by Us: The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte
7. Under 200 pages: Ella at Eden: New Girl by Laura Sieveking
8. Six Word Title: The Binder of Doom: Speedah Cheetah by Troy Cummins, Death at the Ladies’ Goddess Club by Julian Leatherdale
9. Written by two authors: The Soldier’s Curse by Meg and Tom Keneally (Monsarrat Series Book One)
10. Mystery/thriller: A Testament of Character (Rowland Sinclair #10) by Sulari Gentill
11. Green Cover: The Soldier’s Curse by Meg and Tom Keneally (Monsarrat Series Book One)
12. Recommended by a friend: Any Ordinary Day be Leigh Sales
13. Set in the past: Josephine’s Garden by Stephanie Parkyn
14. 2019 Goodreads Choice Winner:
15. A book you never finished: The Louvre by James Gardiner (Never finished in time to review for release date, managed to finish after)
16. Protagonist starting with H: The Soldier’s Curse by Meg and Tom Keneally, Hapless Hero Henrie by Petra James (House of Heroes)
17. Reread: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
18. Non-fiction: The Nine Hundred: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz by Heather Dune McAdam
19. Released in February: Ella at Eden: New Girl by Laura Sieveking, The Binder of Doom: Speedah-Cheetah by Troy Cummins
20. Part of a duology: The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley
21. New York times best seller:
22. Recommended by family:
23. Over 500 pages:
24. An award-winning book: Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales – Walkley Book Award 2019
25. Orange cover: Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan
26. Bookstore recommended: The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Rome by Katrina Nannestad
27. A number in the title: Alice-Miranda at School (10^th Anniversary Edition) by Jacqueline Harvey
28. An audiobook: Radio National Fictions (various short stories)
29. Debut author: The God Child by Nana Oforiatta Ayim
30. Inspired my mythology/folklore: Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan, Dragonfly Song by Wendy Orr,
31. A retelling: Jane in Love by Rachel Givney
32. A one-word title: Liberation by Imogen Kealey
33. Bought based on cover: Friday Barnes: Girl Detective by R.A. Spratt
34. Author that starts with M: What Zola did on Monday by Melina Marchetta and illustrated by Deb Hudson
35. Start a new series: Ella at Eden: New Girl by Laura Sieveking
36. A book released in 2019: The Last Firehawk: The Cloud Kingdom by Katrina Charman
37. Male author: Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan, Death in the Ladies’ Goddess Club by Julian Leatherdale
38. 2020 TV Adaptation:
39. A book gifted to you: Captain Marvel Hero Storybook by Steve Behling
40. Author with a hyphenated name: Elephant Me by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees
41. Released in September: The Wild Way Home by Sophie Kirtley
42. Purchased years ago:
43. A standalone: The River Home by Hannah Richell
44. Author with the same initials:
45. Told from two perspectives: The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte
46. Romance or thriller: Liberation by Imogen Kealey, The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte
47. A protagonist starting with S: Withering-by-Sea (A Stella Montgomery Intrigue) by Judith Rossell (Stella Montgomery)
48. Two-word title: Dragonfly Song by Wendy Orr, Esme’s Gift by Elizabeth Foster
49. Set in a foreign country: Josephine’s Garden by Stephanie Parkyn, The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan
50. Animal featured in cover: Dolphin Island: A Daring Rescue by Catherine Hapka
51. Written by your favourite author: The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester
52. Based or inspired by a true story: Museum Kittens: The Midnight Visitor by Holly Webb, The Lost Jewels by Kirsty Manning

Dymocks Reading Challenge

1. A book by an Australian author: Pippa’s Island: Puppy Pandemonium by Belinda Murrell
2. A book by an Indigenous author: On A Barbarous Coast by Craig Cormick and Harold Ludwick, Meet Sam by the Mangrove Creek by Paul Seden and Brenton McKenna
3. A book from our Top 101:
4. A book from our Kids’ Top 51: Withering-by-Sea (A Stella Montgomery Intrigue) by Judith Rossell, Friday Barnes: Girl Detective by R.A. Spratt
5. A Dymocks ‘Book of the Month’:
6. Re-read your favourite book of all time: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
7. Ask a friend for a recommendation: Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales
8. A book featuring your favourite country: The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan (Ireland)
9. A book from your TBR pile: Josephine’s Garden by Stephanie Parkyn
10. An award-winning book: Dragonfly Song by Wendy Orr – CBCA Honour Book, Prime Minister’s Literary Award 2017 – WINNER: 2017 Prime Minister’s Literary Award, Children’s Fiction
    WINNER: 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, Children’s Literature
    HONOUR BOOK: CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers, 2017
11. A Mystery/Thriller: The Soldier’s Curse by Meg and Tom Keneally (Monsarrat Series Book One), A Testament of Character by Sulari Gentill
12. A memoir:
13. A book outside your usual genre: The God Child by Nana Oforiatta Ayim
14. A book of short stories: Snow White and Rose Red: And Other Tales of Kind Young Women by Kate Forsyth and Lorena Carrington
15. A self-help/motivation: Elephant Me by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees
16. A fairytale/fable adaptation: Esme’s Gift by Elizabeth Foster
17. Book one in a fantasy series: Trials of Apollo – The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
18. A book that teaches you something new: The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester
19. A book with a red cover: Elementals: Battle Born by Amie Kaufman
20. A book with a colour in the title: Snow White and Rose Red: And Other Tales of Kind Young Women by Kate Forsyth and Lorena Carrington
21. A book you can read in a day: Pippa’s Island: Puppy Pandemonium by Belinda Murrell, Ella at Eden: New Girl by Laura Sieveking
22. A book about books: Jane in Love by Rachel Givney
23. A book that made you laugh: Puppy Diary: The Great Toy Rescue by Yvette Poshoglian, The Power of Positive Pranking by Nat Amoore
24. A book published this year: The Nine Hundred: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz by Heather Dune McAdam, The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte
25. A book you said you’ve read but haven’t: Emma by Jane Austen

Australian Women Writers Challenge – 25

 

1. Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales – Walkley Book Award
2. Pippa’s Island: Puppy Pandemonium by Belinda Murrell
3. Dragonfly Song by Wendy Orr
4. Josephine’s Garden by Stephanie Parkyn
5. The Soldier’s Curse by Meg and Tom Keneally (Monsarrat Series Book One)
6. Ella at Eden: New Girl by Laura Sieveking
7. A Testament of Character (Rowland Sinclair #10) by Sulari Gentill
8. The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan
9. The Killing Streets: Uncovering Australia’s First Serial Murderer by Tanya Bretherton
10. The River Home by Hannah Richell
11. The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte
12. Withering-by-Sea (A Stella Montgomery Intrigue) by Judith Rossell
13. Hapless Hero Henrie by Petra James (House of Heroes)
14. The Republic of Birds by Jessica Miller
15. Esme’s Gift by Elizabeth Foster
16. Friday Barnes: Girl Detective by R.A. Spratt
17. Christmas in Paris (Miss Lily 3.5) by Jackie French
18. The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester
19. Firewatcher Chronicles: Phoenix by Kelly Gardiner
20. The Lost Jewels by Kirsty Manning
21. The Girl She Was by Rebecca Freeborn
22. Friday Barnes: Under Suspicion by R.A. Spratt
23. Aussie Kids: Meet Katie at the Beach by Rebecca Johnson and Lucia Masciullo
24. Aussie Kids: Meet Eve in the Outback by Raewyn Caisley and Karen Blair
25. The Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binks
26. The Deceptions by Suzanne Leal
27. Puppy Diary: The Great Toy Rescue by Yvette Poshoglian
28. The Octopus and I by Erin Hortle
29. Friday Barnes: Big Trouble by R.A. Spratt
30. The Inheritance of Secrets by Sonya Bates
31. Secrets of a Schoolyard Millionaire by Nat Amoore
32. Jane in Love by Rachel Givney
33. Friday Barnes: No Rules by R.A. Spratt
34. Anzac Girl: The War Diaries of Alice Ross-King by Kate Simpson and Jess Racklyeft
35. Sherlock Bones and the Natural History Mystery by Renée Treml (Nominated for the 2020 Readings Children’s Prize)
36. Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr
37. Ribbit Rabbit Robot by Victoria MacKinlay and Sofya Karmazina
38. Nim at Sea by Wendy Orr
39. Rescue on Nim’s Island
40. The Complete Adventures on Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr
41. An Alice Girl by Tanya Heaslip
42. Daisy Runs Wild by Caz Goodwin and Ashley King
43. Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal by Anna Whateley
44. What Zola did on Monday by Melina Marchetta and illustrated by Deb Hudson
45. Henrie’s Hero Hunt (House of Heroes) by Petra Hunt
46. The Power of Positive Pranking by Nat Amoore
47. Edie’s Experiments: How to Make Friends by Charlotte Barkla
48. Alice-Miranda at School (10^th Anniversary Edition) by Jacqueline Harvey
49. Alice-Miranda in the Outback by Jacqueline Harvey
50. Shoestring: The Boy Who Walks on Air by Julie Hunt and Dale Newman
51. Eloise and the Bucket of Stars by Janeen Brian
52. A Treacherous Country by K.M. Kruimink
53. Snow White and Rose Red: And Other Tales of Kind Young Women by Kate Forsyth and Lorena Carrington
54. Tashi: 25^th Anniversary Edition by Anna Fienberg, Barbara Fienberg and Kim Gamble
55. Elementals: Battle Born by Amie Kaufman
56. Lilies, Lies and Love (Miss Lily #4) Lilies by Jackie French
57. Monty’s Island: Scary Mary and the Stripey Spell by Emily Rodda and Lucinda Gifford
58. When Rain Turns to Snow by Jane Godwin
59. League of Llamas: Undercover Llama by Aleesah Darlison
60. League of Llamas: Rogue Llama by Aleesah Darlison
61. Kensy and Max: Freefall by Jacqueline Harvey
62. The Silk House by Kayte Nunn
63. The Mummy Smugglers of Crumblin Castle by Pamela Rushby and Nellé May Pierce
64. Alexandra-Rose and Her Icy Cold Toes by Monique Mulligan and Kate Fox (Illustrator)
65. Meet Mia by the Jetty by Janeen Brian and Danny Snell
66. Edie’s Experiments: How to Be the Best by Charlotte Barkla
67. Finding Eadie by Caroline Beecham
68. Beyond Belief by Dee White
69. Evie and Pog: Party Perfect by Tania McCartney
70. The Schoolmaster’s Daughter by Jackie French
71. Kitty is Not a Cat: Teddy’s Bear by Jess Black
72. Kitty is Not a Cat: Light’s Out by Jess Black
73. A Clue for Clara by Lian Tanner
74. What Zola did on Tuesday by Melina Marchetta
75. The Battle of Book Week (Yours Troolie, Alice Toolie) by Kate and Jol Temple
76. Monty’s Island: Beady Hold and the Yum-Yams by Emily Rodda
77. The Adventures of Princess Peony by Nette Hilton and Lucinda Gifford
78. Ella at Eden: The Secret Journal by Laura Sieveking
79. The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Rome by Katrina Nannestad
80. Lapse by Sarah Thornton
81. A Monstrous Heart by Claire McKenna

 

Book Bingo – BINGO

 

Themes of culture – The Republic of Birds by Jessica Miller

Themes of inequality – The Nine Hundred: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz by Heather Dune McAdam

Themes of Crime and Justice – A Testament of Character (Rowland Sinclair #10) by Sulari Gentill

Themes of politics and power – The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte

About the environment – The Giant and the Sea by Trent Jamieson and Rovina Cai

Prize winning book – Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales – Walkley Book Award

Friendship, family and love – Pippa’s Island: Puppy Pandemonium by Belinda Murrell

Coming of age – Ella at Eden: New Girl by Laura Sieveking

Set in a time of war – The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester

Set in a place you dream of visiting – The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan (Ireland)

Set in an era you’d love to travel back in time to – Dragonfly Song by Wendy Orr (Minoan Times)

A classic you’ve never read before – Emma by Jane Austen