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Completed: Dymocks Reading Challenge 2023

Ashleigh

This year, I took on the Dymocks Reading Challenge again. This time, we got our prompts season by season, which made it more challenging to plan what to read, but in the end, I managed to do it. The prompts were fairly flexible as well – there were ones anything could fit into and ones… Continue reading Completed: Dymocks Reading Challenge 2023

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Temora and the Dreamers by Kate Gordon

Ashleigh

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

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Mason Mooney: Supernatural Sleuth by Seaerra Miller

Ashleigh

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

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If You Tell Anyone, You’re Next by Jack Heath

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Title: If You Tell Anyone, You’re Next Author: Jack Heath Genre: Crime/Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: An exclusive group chat. A deadly challenge. How far would you go to join? Jayden Jones is missing. Everyone thinks he ran away. His best friend, Zoe Gale, knows… Continue reading If You Tell Anyone, You’re Next by Jack Heath

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Dangerous Devotions by AD Penhall

Ashleigh

Title: Dangerous Devotions Author: AD Penhall Genre: Crime Publisher: Clan Destine Press Published: 1st July 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 315 Price: $36.95 Synopsis: A beautiful city on a glittering harbour,where not everything is tourist brochure perfect. Sydney – where beauty is in the eye of the beholderand where even the strangest desires can be met.… Continue reading Dangerous Devotions by AD Penhall

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Who’s the Gang in our Street? by Susanne Gervay

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Title: Who’s the Gang in our Street? Author: Susanne Gervay Genre: Narrative non-fiction Publisher: Big Sky Publishing Published: 4th September 2023 Format: Hardback Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Who are smart, naughty, love playing tricks, flashy, very loud, but need lots of affection? What is an Australian icon, millions of years old, fast and loves… Continue reading Who’s the Gang in our Street? by Susanne Gervay

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Millie Mak the Maker by Alice Pung, illustrated by Sher Rill Ng

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Title: Millie Mak the Maker Author: Alice Pung, illustrated by Sher Rill Ng Genre: Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 30th August 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 288 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: An inspiring series for young and old makers by the award-winning author-illustrator team Alice Pung and Sher Rill Ng. Nine-year-old Millie Mak has discovered she has… Continue reading Millie Mak the Maker by Alice Pung, illustrated by Sher Rill Ng

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Alex: Through My Eyes – Australian Disaster Zones by Rosanne Hawke, series editor Lyn White

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Title: Alex: Through My Eyes – Australian Disaster Zones Author: Rosanne Hawke, series editor Lyn White Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 29th August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: A captivating and heartfelt story of one boy's resilience in the face of devastating drought. Alex sighs at the dusty brown landscape.… Continue reading Alex: Through My Eyes – Australian Disaster Zones by Rosanne Hawke, series editor Lyn White

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This Camp is Doomed: A Dennith Grange Misadventure by Anna Zobel

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Title: This Camp is Doomed: A Dennith Grange Misadventure Author: Anna Zobel Genre: Mystery Publisher: Puffin Published: 29th August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A run-down camp in the woods.No phone reception. Ten students with untested powers . . . Céline is seeing conspiracies everywhere. Fionn has a bad premonition about the… Continue reading This Camp is Doomed: A Dennith Grange Misadventure by Anna Zobel

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Lily Halfmoon: The Magic Gems by Xavier Bonet

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Title: Lily Halfmoon: The Magic Gems Author: Xavier Bonet Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 29th August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 80 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A magical graphic novel about a secret school of witches, animal guardians and magical gemstones from an international comic artist! 'Witches and Wizards, Sorcerers and Enchanters, by the magic granted… Continue reading Lily Halfmoon: The Magic Gems by Xavier Bonet