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What They Told Me by Hayley Lawrence

Title: What They Told Me Author: Hayley Lawrence Genre: Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 360 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: We are the luckiest, Elliot’s dad told her. And Elliot, of course, believed him. Elliott and her family have lived in the house of a thousand storms by Crooked River all… Continue reading What They Told Me by Hayley Lawrence

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Leo and Ralph by Peter Carnavas

Title: Leo and Ralph Author: Peter Carnavas Genre: Fiction Publisher: UQP Published: 29th February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 276 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Ralph sat up. His voice was croaky. ‘If a shooting star zoomed past right now, what would you wish for?’ ‘To find another friend like you.’ Leo and Ralph have been best friends… Continue reading Leo and Ralph by Peter Carnavas

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The Grimmelings by Rachael King

Title: The Grimmelings Author: Rachael King Genre: Fantasy, magical realism Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 20th February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Spellbinding middle-grade fantasy adventure of loyalty, courage, and being careful what you wish for . . . The same evening Josh Underhill went missing, the black horse appeared on the… Continue reading The Grimmelings by Rachael King

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Book Clubs – How Do You Start One?

So, you’re a reader, and for a long time you’ve read on your own, but you’d like it to be more social? Starting or joining a book club might work for you, and there are many ways to go about setting up or being part of a book club, and Australia Reads has some tips… Continue reading Book Clubs – How Do You Start One?

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Castle Rock Mystery Crew: The Jase Files by Vicky McClure and Kim Curran

Title: Castle Rock Mystery Crew: The Jase Files Author: Vicky McClure and Kim Curran Genre: Mystery Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st December 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Meet Jase, Tyrone, Kinga, Harri and Sherlock the Dog. 10-year-old Jase is spending the summer holidays at the Castle Rock Caravan Park with his auntie… Continue reading Castle Rock Mystery Crew: The Jase Files by Vicky McClure and Kim Curran

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Day of the Whale by Rachel Delahaye

Title: Day of the Whale Author: Rachel Delahaye Genre: Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: On an island ruled by whales, one boy is searching for his missing father, another is refusing to forget the past and a girl is on the run. Together, they embark… Continue reading Day of the Whale by Rachel Delahaye

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Tipping Point by Dinuka McKenzie

Title: Tipping Point Author: Dinuka McKenzie Genre: Crime Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 31st January 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: A suicide. A shooting. And a reckoning, decades in the making. The must-read new Detective Kate Miles novel from 'a born storyteller' (Michael Robotham). Weeks from Christmas in the sweltering heat of summer, Detective… Continue reading Tipping Point by Dinuka McKenzie

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Smoke and Mirrors by Barry Jonsberg

Title: Smoke and Mirrors Author: Barry Jonsberg Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 30th January 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Grace McKellon isn't a 'people person'. All she needs is her magic tricks and her wise-cracking grandmother - until a new friend comes along and promises to make her a social… Continue reading Smoke and Mirrors by Barry Jonsberg

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Love, Just In by Natalie Murray

Title: Love, Just In Author: Natalie Murray Genre: Romantic Comedy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 3rd January 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 464 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: In the vein of Emily Henry's You and Me On Vacation, Love, Just In is a friends-to-lovers romance with just enough spice to heat up the summer. Sydney TV news reporter Josie Larsen… Continue reading Love, Just In by Natalie Murray

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Tight Lines by Louise Lambeth

Title: Tight Lines Author: Louise Lambeth Genre: Fiction Publisher: Deep Water Publishing Published: November 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 168 Price: $15.00 Synopsis: Roy is sick of being targeted by the school bully. He vows to beat the bully by winning the fishing competition, but… first he needs to ask his big brother Jack to teach… Continue reading Tight Lines by Louise Lambeth