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Winter Dymocks Challenge Completed

Ashleigh

Another lot of eight seasonal prompts down for the Dymocks Reading Challenge of 2023. I have now filled in one book per prompt for each set of challenges so far, and some were easy, whilst others I had to have a bit of a guess if they could fit, and others just seemed to appear… Continue reading Winter Dymocks Challenge Completed

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June 2023 Reading Round Up

Ashleigh

In June, I read 28 books, all by Australian authors apart from The Night in Question and Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star. I managed to read across a range of genres, and most of them have been reviewed. I have tried to read as broadly as possible as well, which I am to do every… Continue reading June 2023 Reading Round Up

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Dymocks Summer Reading Challenge Completed

Ashleigh

It’s taken me a while, but I finally completed my summer prompts. I was going to finish this in December, but I read a book that worked for this and other challenge prompts, so I decided to use it as the Summer and Autumn prompts are available to start now. My final prompt was BookTok… Continue reading Dymocks Summer Reading Challenge Completed

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The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

Ashleigh

Title: The Dictionary of Lost Words Author: Pip Williams Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Affirm Press Published: 31st March 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: In 1901, the word bondmaid was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. This is the story of the girl who stole it. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, Esme spends her childhood… Continue reading The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

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Dymocks Winter Reading Challenge

Ashleigh

We are halfway through the year now and heading into the winter prompts for the Dymocks Reading Challenge, which will run across June, July, and August. Like the Summer and Autumn reading challenges, there are eight prompts to mark off. Some of the prompts have already appeared in my other reading challenges and have other… Continue reading Dymocks Winter Reading Challenge

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Dymocks Autumn Reading Challenge

Ashleigh

I completed my Dymocks Autumn reading challenge at the end of April and enjoyed all the books I read. I read several books that I could have used for at least two of the prompts, as I have read a few debut novels and many Australian novels – more about that in my monthly round… Continue reading Dymocks Autumn Reading Challenge

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The Gumnut Land Adventures (Deluxe Edition) by May Gibbs

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Title: The Gumnut Land Adventures (Deluxe Edition) Author: May Gibbs Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st April 2023 (original stories first published in 1941 and 1943) Format: Hardcover Pages: 208 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: This is the story of Scotty the Scottish Terrier. It tells how he went to Gumnut Land and what befell him… Continue reading The Gumnut Land Adventures (Deluxe Edition) by May Gibbs

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Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans

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Title: Euphoria Kids Author: Alison Evans Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Echo Publishing Published: 4th February 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: The latest ground breaking young adult novel from award-winning author, Alison Evans. Ever since the witch cursed Babs, she turns invisible sometimes. She has her mum and her dog, but teachers and classmates… Continue reading Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans

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So That Happened…But Maybe You Already Knew That by Tami Sussman

Ashleigh

Title: So That Happened…But Maybe You Already Knew That Author: Tami Sussman Genre: Contemporary Middle Grade Fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 8th March 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: This hilarious and heart-warming middle-grade debut tackles how to be a good friend (and realise when you’ve been a bad one), leaving childhood behind,… Continue reading So That Happened…But Maybe You Already Knew That by Tami Sussman

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Dymocks Autumn Reading Challenge

Ashleigh

In 2023, the Dymocks Reading Challenge is doing something a little differently – they’re doing challenges season by season, so I’m going to give it a go and see how many books per category I can read. For autumn – March, April, and May 2023, I am hoping to get started as soon as I can… Continue reading Dymocks Autumn Reading Challenge