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Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal by Anna Whateley

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Title: Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal Author: Anna Whateley Genre: Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 28th April 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 248 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: At sixteen, neurodivergent Peta Lyre is the success story of social training. That is, until she finds herself on a school ski trip - and falling in love… Continue reading Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal by Anna Whateley

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Ravenclaw Edition) by J.K. Rowling

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Title: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Ravenclaw Edition) Author: J.K. Rowling Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 23rd January 2020 Format: Hardcover, Paperback Pages: 640 Price: Hardcover: $32.99, Paperback: $21.99 Synopsis: Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic Harry Potter series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This Ravenclaw House… Continue reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Ravenclaw Edition) by J.K. Rowling

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Hey Brother by Jarrah Dundler

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Title: Hey Brother Author: Jarrah Dundler Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 1st August 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: A genuine and compellingly portrayed family drama of a tough kid from rural Australia. Before leaving for war in Afghanistan, Shaun Black gives his little brother Trysten a mission of his… Continue reading Hey Brother by Jarrah Dundler

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We see The Stars by Kate van Hooft

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Title: We see The Stars Author: Kate van Hooft Genre: Literary Fiction, Crime, Mystery Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 27th June 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $29.99 Synopsis:A haunting and deeply moving novel with a brilliant voice in the tradition of The Eye of the Sheep and Jasper Jones. 'Mysterious, compelling and almost unbearably tender.' Danielle Wood,… Continue reading We see The Stars by Kate van Hooft

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Lovesome by Sally Seltmann

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Title: Lovesome Author: Sally Seltmann Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 24th April 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: An offbeat and beguiling story of finding your own happiness. My warm breath makes a beautiful fog in front of me. It's times like this when I feel most alive. I feel… Continue reading Lovesome by Sally Seltmann