Title: Moonlight and Dust Author: Jasmin McGaughey Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Un win Published: 1st July 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: An intriguing, fast-paced debut YA fantasy novel, featuring sixteen-year-old Torres Strait Islander Zillah, who is caught up in the world of exclusive high school parties after her sister has a… Continue reading Moonlight and Dust by Jasmin McGaughey
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Neeka and the Storm (Wilder Zoo #2) by Tina Strachan, illustrated by Max Hamilton
Title: Neeka and the Storm (Wilder Zoo #2) Author: Tina Strachan, illustrated by Max Hamilton Genre: Contemporary Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 2nd July 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: The second book in the series about lucky Neeka Wilder - who lives at a zoo! Eleven-year-old Neeka Wilder has always loved animals and… Continue reading Neeka and the Storm (Wilder Zoo #2) by Tina Strachan, illustrated by Max Hamilton
The Mushroom in the Sky by Jackie French
Title: The Mushroom in the Sky Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 2nd July 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: In the 80th anniversary year, Jackie French explores the dropping of the bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, which ended World War 2. 1942 Japan has bombed… Continue reading The Mushroom in the Sky by Jackie French
Edie Tells a Lie by Ingrid Laguna
Title: Edie Tells a Lie Author: Ingrid Laguna Genre: Contemporary Middle Grade Publisher: Text Publishing Published: 1st July 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 176 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Edie lives with her mum—it’s just the two of them. Her best friend, Bowie, lives right next door, until Bowie moves to the country. Edie feels alone and forgotten,… Continue reading Edie Tells a Lie by Ingrid Laguna
The Enchantment of Gold Eagle by Margaret Wild, illustrated by Stephen Michael King
Title: The Enchantment of Gold Eagle Author: Margaret Wild, illustrated by Stephen Michael King Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 1st July 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: A powerful tale about a child, a golden eagle and a forgotten promise from the author of the children's classic Fox, illustrated by the beloved creator… Continue reading The Enchantment of Gold Eagle by Margaret Wild, illustrated by Stephen Michael King
The Year We Escaped by Suzanne Leal
Title: The Year We Escaped Author: Suzanne Leal Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 4th June 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: For fans of Jackie French and Katrina Nannestad, The Year We Escaped is a heart-stopping and remarkable World War II story by talented author Suzanne Leal. Europe, 1940 With war on their… Continue reading The Year We Escaped by Suzanne Leal
R.I.P. Nanny Tobbins by Lucie Stevens
Title: R.I.P. Nanny Tobbins Author: Lucie Stevens Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 4th June 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: A quirky and very funny middle-grade fantasy title that is perfect for fans of A Girl Called Corpse and Nevermoor. When Nanny Tobbins fell off a horse and broke her neck, the grown-ups told… Continue reading R.I.P. Nanny Tobbins by Lucie Stevens
The Last Egg by Sofie Laguna, Jess Racklyeft
Title: The Last Egg Author: Sofie Laguna, Jess Racklyeft Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 3rd June 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: When Mother Bird and Father Bird discover a large blue egg in their nest, they treat it as their own. A beautiful story about love and kindness and loyalty… Continue reading The Last Egg by Sofie Laguna, Jess Racklyeft
Welcome to Miracle by Shara Curlett
Title: Welcome to Miracle Author: Shara Curlett Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st April 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: Juniper Mayfair is cursed by Chaos. Or so she has been told. And it is well known that children with Chaos may never visit Miracle, the private island that gifts its visitors… Continue reading Welcome to Miracle by Shara Curlett
The Girl and the Ghost by Jacqueline Harvey
Title: The Girl and the Ghost Author: Jacqueline Harvey Genre: Mystery Publisher: Penguin Australia Published: 29th April 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A French village, new friends, fabulous food, a local mystery to be solved and . . . a ghost. She snaps the locket shut. Just as quickly as he appeared,… Continue reading The Girl and the Ghost by Jacqueline Harvey
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