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Repacking for Greece: A Mediterranean Odyssey by Sally Jane Smith

Title: Repacking for Greece: A Mediterranean Odyssey Author: Sally Jane Smith Genre: Travel memoir Publisher: Journeys in Pages Published: 20th April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: When a long-forgotten, apartheid-era arrest record derails Sally’s plans for a Canadian family holiday, she packs her mum’s 1978 travel diary and sets out solo for… Continue reading Repacking for Greece: A Mediterranean Odyssey by Sally Jane Smith

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Her Majesty’s League of Remarkable Young Ladies by Alison D Stegert

Title: Her Majesty’s League of Remarkable Young Ladies Author: Alison D Stegert Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery Publisher: Chicken House Published: 1st May 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: At her dull Victorian finishing school, fourteen-year-old Winnie dreams of becoming a top inventor like her father. Then, she’s recruited into a league of young… Continue reading Her Majesty’s League of Remarkable Young Ladies by Alison D Stegert

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Spark: How Fanfiction and Fandom Can Set Your Creativity on Fire by Atlin Merrick (editor)

Title: Spark: How Fanfiction and Fandom Can Set Your Creativity on Fire Author: Atlin Merrick (editor) Genre: Non-fiction Publisher: Improbable Press Published: 1st April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 360 Price: $36.95 Synopsis: Spark is all about encouragement, permission, it's about firing you up. Spark: How Fanfiction and Fandom Can Set Your Creativity On Fire hopes to help you believe… Continue reading Spark: How Fanfiction and Fandom Can Set Your Creativity on Fire by Atlin Merrick (editor)

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Pet Sitters: Billy Goat Boogie by Ella Shine

Title: Pet Sitters: Billy Goat Boogie Author: Ella Shine Genre: Fiction Publisher: Puddle Dog Press Published: 1st May 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 60 Price: $12.99 Synopsis: Two pet sitters. One talking cat. What could possibly go wrong? Cassie and Lina can't wait to pet sit Winton the goat and film a TV commercial. But Winton… Continue reading Pet Sitters: Billy Goat Boogie by Ella Shine

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The Last Bookwanderer (Pages and Co #6) by Anna James

Title: The Last Bookwanderer (Pages and Co #6) Author: Anna James Genre: Fantasy Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 20th March 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 416 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: The final new thrilling adventure in the bestselling bookwandering series for readers aged eight to twelve The Pages and Co. series comes to a thrilling end in this… Continue reading The Last Bookwanderer (Pages and Co #6) by Anna James

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Princess of Thieves (Twisted Tales #17) by Mari Mancusi

Title: Princess of Thieves (Twisted Tales #17) Author: Mari Mancusi Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Returning from an extended trip abroad, Maid Marian finds that not much about her beloved England remains the same. Her best friend, Robin, has been banished; her beloved uncle,… Continue reading Princess of Thieves (Twisted Tales #17) by Mari Mancusi

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Urban Legend Hunters: The Dreaded Mr Snipe by Joel McKerrow

Title: Urban Legend Hunters: The Dreaded Mr Snipe Author: Joel McKerrow Genre: Horror Publisher: Larrikin House Published: 1st April 2024 Format: Paperback Graphic novel Pages: 200 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: There is something sinister stirring in the town of Shadow Grove. It’s a problem that requires the talent, training and dedication of professional urban legend (aka… Continue reading Urban Legend Hunters: The Dreaded Mr Snipe by Joel McKerrow

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March 2024 Reading Round Up

In March, I read 25 books, some quite ahead of time for review in my attempt to stay on track of things. I completed the first part of the Dymocks Reading Challenge and made good progress on my other reading challenges. One book had a male and a female author, so it was able to… Continue reading March 2024 Reading Round Up

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Let’s Never Speak of This Again by Megan Williams

Title: Let’s Never Speak of This Again Author: Megan Williams Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Text Publishing Published: 29th August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 224 Price: $24.99 Synopsis:  Winner, Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing, 2022  Shortlisted, Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year, Australian Book Industry Awards, 2024  Commended, Book of… Continue reading Let’s Never Speak of This Again by Megan Williams

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Hana the Thunder Dragon (Dragon Girls #13) by Maddy Mara

Title: Hana the Thunder Dragon (Dragon Girls #13) Author: Maddy Mara Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st March 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 144 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Hana, her twin sister, Mina, and their cousin Zora are the best of friends. Now they share something more than a fierce family bond: The three are also… Continue reading Hana the Thunder Dragon (Dragon Girls #13) by Maddy Mara