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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Ghost Book by Remy Lai
Title: Ghost Book Author: Remy Lai Genre: Fantasy/Magical Realism Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 1st August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A thrilling contemporary fantasy graphic novel about a girl who befriends a boy ghost stuck between the worlds of the living and the dead, from the bestselling creator of Pawcasso. Twelve years… Continue reading Ghost Book by Remy Lai
The Seven Keys by Allison Rushby
Title: The Seven Keys Author: Allison Rushby Genre: Historical Fiction/Ghost stories Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st July 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: The spooky, action-packed and much-anticipated sequel to the award-winning The Turnkey. Flossie Birdwhistle is the Turnkey at London’s Highgate Cemetery. Seven years have passed since Flossie saved her country from a… Continue reading The Seven Keys by Allison Rushby
November 2022 Reading Round-Up
During November I read 19 books – slightly down, because I was busy with some work for the ABC and at the retail kiosk I work at, and I only wrote a handful of reviews – I wasn’t able to review all of them, but I did get something out of the ones I didn’t… Continue reading November 2022 Reading Round-Up
Honour Among Ghosts by Sean Williams
Title: Honour Among Ghosts Author: Sean Williams Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 30th August 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A suspenseful middle-grade fantasy full of mystery, twists and skulduggery from the author of the critically acclaimed Her Perilous Mansion. When Athelbert Fan is thrown in jail for thievery, his… Continue reading Honour Among Ghosts by Sean Williams
Dead Good Detectives by Jenny McLachlan
Title: Dead Good Detectives Author: Jenny McLachlan Genre: Magical Realism, Mystery Publisher: HarperCollins/Farshore Fiction Published: 3rd August 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Meet the ghosts in this hilariously heart-racing and spooky adventure and young souls of 8+ by the author of the bestselling Land of Roar series. Perfect for fans of BBC’s Ghosts!Sid Jones loves hanging… Continue reading Dead Good Detectives by Jenny McLachlan
Gus and the Starlight by Victoria Carless
Title: Gus and the Starlight Author: Victoria Carless Genre: Literary Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 4th May 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A spine-tingling and heart-warming story about friendship and finding your special place in the world. Gus doesn't want to make friends. She also doesn't want to be intrigued by the cat-lady… Continue reading Gus and the Starlight by Victoria Carless
The Ghost Locket by Allison Rushby
Title: The Ghost Locket Author: Allison Rushby Genre: Mystery, Ghost Story Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st April 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: A captivating supernatural mystery set in a house haunted by secrets from the past. Eleven-year-old Lolli must return to London and break a promise she made to herself — to… Continue reading The Ghost Locket by Allison Rushby
The Heartsong of Wonder Quinn by Kate Gordon
Title: The Heartsong of Wonder Quinn Author: Kate Gordon Genre: Magical Realism Publisher: UQP Published: 1st September 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 184 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Lonely orphan Wonder Quinn lives in the attic of Direleafe Hall with only a gloomy crow for company. Every year she hopes to make a true friend and every year… Continue reading The Heartsong of Wonder Quinn by Kate Gordon
The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley
Title: The Lost Future of Pepperharrow Author: Natasha Pulley Genre: Magical Realism, Historical Fiction, Gothic Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Circus Published: 17th March 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 512 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Step back into the enchanting world of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street. This extraordinary sequel takes readers to Japan, where time, destiny and love collide to… Continue reading The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley
