The final set of prompts for this year’s Dymock’s Reading Challenge for Spring are completed now too – a couple of them took me a while but I got there. One of the things I have liked about this challenge is how open to interpretation some prompts were, because a prompt will always have a… Continue reading Dymocks Spring Reading Challenge
Category: series
Alice-Miranda and the Christmas Mystery by Jacqueline Harvey
Title: Alice-Miranda and the Christmas Mystery Author: Jacqueline Harvey Genre: Mystery Publisher: Puffin Published: 10th October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 432 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING SERIES!Join Alice-Miranda in a delightful Christmas adventure.Christmas is almost here, and Alice-Miranda and her closest friends are celebrating early at Highton Hall. But it’s not all gingerbread, parties… Continue reading Alice-Miranda and the Christmas Mystery by Jacqueline Harvey
Temora and the Dreamers by Kate Gordon
Title: Temora and the Dreamers Author: Kate Gordon Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Wombat Rhiza Published: September 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 280 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Temora Tempest thought she was just a normal girl, but after making a wish on her twelfth birthday, she learned the truth: she’s a wordspinner, a magical storyteller from another world, learning… Continue reading Temora and the Dreamers by Kate Gordon
Deadlands: Trapped by Skye Melki-Wagner
Title: Deadlands: Trapped Author: Skye Melki-Wagner Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Prehistoric Publisher: Walker Books Published: 4th October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Can five young outcasts save their kingdoms? As a bloody battle rages between the two surviving dinosaur kingdoms, Eleri and his fellow outcasts, newly exiled from their herds, are searching… Continue reading Deadlands: Trapped by Skye Melki-Wagner
Game On: Glitched by Emily Snape
Title: Game On: Glitched Author: Emily Snape Genre: Historical Fiction, Time Travel Publisher: EK Kids Published: 1st September 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Max is horrified to find that younger brother Liam has learned nothing from their previous adventure.Once again Liam opens an app on Miss McBoob's phone, and this time the… Continue reading Game On: Glitched by Emily Snape
Solve Your Own Mystery: The Transylvanian Express by Gareth P. Jones
Title: Solve Your Own Mystery: The Transylvanian Express Author: Gareth P. Jones Genre: Mystery, Detective, Fantasy, Supernatural Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published: 4th October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 224 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: One puzzling mystery. Several slippery suspects. Endless possibilities!Welcome to Haventry, a town where the ordinary and extraordinary collide! With ghosts, werewolves and zombies… Continue reading Solve Your Own Mystery: The Transylvanian Express by Gareth P. Jones
Mason Mooney: Supernatural Sleuth by Seaerra Miller
Title: Mason Mooney: Supernatural Sleuth Author: Seaerra Miller Genre: Horror Publisher: Walker Books Published: 4th October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 80 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Find out if Mason Mooney can save Grimbrook in the thrilling final instalment.Your favourite paranormal investigator is back, with yet another adventure that is sure to have you glued to your… Continue reading Mason Mooney: Supernatural Sleuth by Seaerra Miller
Montgomery Bonbon: Death at the Lighthouse by Alasdair Beckett-King
Title: Montgomery Bonbon: Death at the Lighthouse Author: Alasdair Beckett-King Genre: Mystery Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published: 4th October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: The second instalment in a brilliantly clever, funny and highly illustrated murder mystery seriesThe most troublesome thing about being a detective is that it is almost impossible to go on… Continue reading Montgomery Bonbon: Death at the Lighthouse by Alasdair Beckett-King
The Lonely Lighthouse of Elston-Fright by Reece Carter
Title: The Lonely Lighthouse of Elston-Fright Author: Reece Carter Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 3rd October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Danger, darkness and a mysterious legacy unveiled in this magical seaside adventure by the bestselling author of A Girl Called Corpse. Being a Lightkeeper is Very Serious Business. Nobody in… Continue reading The Lonely Lighthouse of Elston-Fright by Reece Carter
Coco and the Christmas Beetle by Laura Bunting, illustrated by Nicky Johnston
Title: Coco and the Christmas Beetle Author: Laura Bunting, illustrated by Nicky Johnston Genre: Christmas Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st October 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 48 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Coco loves Christmas. Everything about it. She is most looking forward to the celebrations in town, especially the lighting of the tree. But then she finds… Continue reading Coco and the Christmas Beetle by Laura Bunting, illustrated by Nicky Johnston
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