Title: Edie’s Experiments: How to Make Friends Author: Charlotte Barkla Genre: Fiction Publisher: Puffin Australia Published: 4th February 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: A new school, a classroom full of potential new friends and a science kit. What could possibly go wrong? I’m Edie and I love science. So when I started… Continue reading Edie’s Experiments: How to Make Friends by Charlotte Barkla
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Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal by Anna Whateley
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
Ribbit Rabbit Robot by Victoria MacKinlay and Sofya Karmazina (illustrator)
Title: Ribbit Rabbit Robot Author: Victoria MacKinlay and Sofya Karmazina (illustrator) Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st April 2020 Format: Hardcover Picture Book Pages: 32 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: This lamp is enchanted and I am the genie. I will grant all your wishes, but don’t be a meanie... When a friendly frog, a greedy… Continue reading Ribbit Rabbit Robot by Victoria MacKinlay and Sofya Karmazina (illustrator)
The Girl She Was by Rebecca Freeborn
Title: The Girl She Was Author: Rebecca Freeborn Genre: Fiction Publisher: Pantera Press Published: 31st March 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 392 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: ‘She’d long ago stopped wondering whether anyone would find out what she’d done. It was in the past, and Layla didn’t dwell on the past.’ At the cafe in the small… Continue reading The Girl She Was by Rebecca Freeborn
Pippa’s Island: Puppy Pandemonium by Belinda Murrell
Title: Pippa’s Island: Puppy Pandemonium Author: Belinda Murrell Genre: Fiction Publisher: Penguin Random House Published: 3rd December 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: The fifth book in the Pippa's Island series is the most adorable story yet! Life can be hard when you’re crammed into a tiny caravan with your noisy family. Pippa’s… Continue reading Pippa’s Island: Puppy Pandemonium by Belinda Murrell
Pippa’s Island: Kira Dreaming by Belinda Murrell
Title: Pippa’s Island: Kira Dreaming Author: Belinda Murrell Genre: Fiction Publisher: Penguin Random House Published: 2nd January 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: The third book in the gorgeously happy and fun Pippa's Island series sees Pippa and her friends competing in the school talent quest! Kira Cove Public School is hosting a… Continue reading Pippa’s Island: Kira Dreaming by Belinda Murrell
Mermaid Holidays #3: The Bake Off by Delphine Davis and Adele K Thomas (Illustrator)
Title: Mermaid Holidays #3: The Bake Off Author: Delphine Davis Genre: Children's Fiction/Fantasy Publisher: Penguin/Puffin Published: 2nd September 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 128 Price: $9.99 Synopsis: Grab your favourite booth at the Turtleville Tearooms and join Chloe Coral, Sophia Seashell, Willow Wave and Olivia Ocean for another splashing adventure in MERMAID HOLIDAYS . . .… Continue reading Mermaid Holidays #3: The Bake Off by Delphine Davis and Adele K Thomas (Illustrator)
Matters of the Heart by Fiona Palmer
Title: Matters of the Heart Author: Fiona Palmer Genre: Fiction/Jane Austen retelling Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 27th August 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 330 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: A classic love story about manners, men and modern romance retold by bestselling Australian author, Fiona Palmer Western Australia, 2019: The Bennets are a farming family struggling to make ends meet. Lizzy,… Continue reading Matters of the Heart by Fiona Palmer
The Secret Dragon by Ed Clarke
Title: The Secret Dragon Author: Ed Clarke Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Puffin Published: 6th August 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: 'So if you're not an animal that's alive today, and you’re not an animal that's extinct either, what on earth are you?' Mari Jones is desperate to be a real scientist, even though… Continue reading The Secret Dragon by Ed Clarke
The Book Ninja by Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus
Title: The Book Ninja Author: Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Simon and Schuster Australia Published: June 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Sometimes love means having to broaden your literary horizons. Frankie Rose is desperate for love. Or a relationship. Or just a date with a semi-normal person will do.… Continue reading The Book Ninja by Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus
