Tag: CBCA Book of the Year

#AussieAuthors2024, #AussieYAChallenge, #LoveOZMG, #LoveOzYA, Aussie authors, Australian literature, Australian women writers, Awards, Book Industry, Books, CBCA, historical fiction, history, Junior Fiction, literary fiction, middle grade, Picture Books, Publishers, Reading, Scholastic, series

CBCA Book of the Year 2024 Shortlist

Ashleigh

On the 19th of March, the 2024 shortlist for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards was announced, and there are some great ones that I have read and several that I am yet to discover. Book of the year: Older readers Grace Notes (Karen Comer, Lothian) A Hunger of Thorns (Lili Wilkinson, A&U Children’s) Inkflower (Suzy Zail,… Continue reading CBCA Book of the Year 2024 Shortlist

#AussieAuthors2024, #LoveOZMG, #LoveOzYA, Aussie authors, Australian literature, Awards, CBCA, Children's Literature, Junior Fiction, literary fiction, middle grade, non-fiction, Picture Books, Publishers

CBCA Notables 2024

Ashleigh

Last night the Notables list for the CBCA Book of the Year was announced, with the longlist and shortlist to come within the next few months. There are five categories announced each year for the notables and they are: Older Readers Younger Readers Early Childhood Picture Book Eve Pownall Award There are usually six categories,… Continue reading CBCA Notables 2024

#AussieAuthors2023, #LoveOZMG, adventure, Aussie authors, Australian literature, Australian women writers, Book Industry, Books, CBCA, Children's Literature, Fables, Fairytales, Fantasy, literary fiction, middle grade, Publishers, Reading, Reviews, series

The Red Wind by Isobelle Carmody

Ashleigh

Title: The Red Wind Author: Isobelle Carmody Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Puffin Published: 11th October 2011 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Winner of the 2011 CBC Book of the Year - Younger Readers. The first book in The Kingdom of the Lost series. When a devastating red wind sweeps across the land, brothers Bily… Continue reading The Red Wind by Isobelle Carmody