As per my post two weeks ago when I completed the first round, this is my second go at the bingo card, having completed it early, due to my filling in several squares at once in some posts. This time around. I'll be trying to only do one book and square a fortnight, so I… Continue reading Book Bingo Take Two
Category: Young Adult
P is for Pearl by Eliza Henry Jones
Title: P is for Pearl Author: Eliza Henry Jones Genre: Young Adult, Literary Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 19th of February 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A POIGNANT READ BURSTING WITH HEARTACHE, GRIEF AND SMALL-TOWN FAMILY SECRETS THAT WILL DRAW YOU IN UNTIL THE FINAL PAGE' - Gabrielle Tozer, award-winning author of The Intern, Faking… Continue reading P is for Pearl by Eliza Henry Jones
My Girragundji by Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Prior
Title: My Girragundji - 20th Anniversary Edition Author: Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Prior Genre: Children's Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 23rd May 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 96 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: The 20th anniversary edition of the award-winning, much loved story that tells how a little tree frog helps a boy find the courage… Continue reading My Girragundji by Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Prior
Ready to Fall by Marcella Pixley
Title: Ready to Fall Author: Marcella Pixley Genre: Young Adult Fiction Publisher: Pushkin Press/Allen and Unwin/Murdoch Books Published: March 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A YA novel about a teen who finds hope and a fresh start after a terrible loss, and learns that being strong means letting go When Max Friedman's… Continue reading Ready to Fall by Marcella Pixley
Circe by Madeline Miller
Title: Circe Author: Madeline Miller Genre: Fantasy/Mythology Retelling Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 10th April 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: When I was born, the name for what I was did not exist. Circe is the daughter of Helios, the sun god, and Perse, a beautiful naiad. Yet from the moment of her birth,… Continue reading Circe by Madeline Miller
The Beast’s Heart by Liefe Shallcross
Title: The Beast's Heart Author: Leife Shallcross Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton/Hachette Australia Published: 24th April 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 342 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A richly magical retelling of the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale, from the point of view of the Beast. A sumptuously magical, brand new take on a tale as… Continue reading The Beast’s Heart by Liefe Shallcross
When The Mountains Roared by Jess Butterworth
Title: When The Mountains Roared Author: Jess Butterworth Genre: Children's Fiction Publisher: Orion Published: 10th April 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 282 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: A vivid, warm and atmospheric adventure set in the mountains of India, about a girl who is determined to protect the wild leopards of the mountain from poachers, perfect for fans… Continue reading When The Mountains Roared by Jess Butterworth
I Am Sasha by Anita Selzer
Title: I Am Sasha Author: Anita Selzer Genre: Historical Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction Publisher: Penguin Random House Published: 2nd April, 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 325 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: One boy’s extraordinary experience of wartime survival. One mother’s incredible courage. Based on an astounding true story. It is German-occupied Poland in 1942, and Jewish lives are at… Continue reading I Am Sasha by Anita Selzer
Book Bingo Six: A Book With a One-word title, a book published more than ten years ago.
Only two books for today's book bingo post - both of which fit into one of the categories I am filling today, and two more rows have a bingo - Row One Across: Row #1 - - BINGO A book set more than 100 years ago: Rose Raventhorpe Investigates: Hounds and Hauntings by Janine… Continue reading Book Bingo Six: A Book With a One-word title, a book published more than ten years ago.
Thunderwith by Libby Hathorn
Title: Thunderwith Author: Libby Hathorn Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia/Lothian Children's Books Published: First published in 1990, current edition published 2015. Format: Paperback Pages: 217 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A modern Australian classic from bestselling author Libby Hathorn, now with a new, contemporary jacket in celebration of its twenty-fifth anniversary. Lara feels completely alone after her… Continue reading Thunderwith by Libby Hathorn
