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Forever Leonardo by Richard Yaxley

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Title: Forever Leonardo Author: Richard Yaxley Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: In the summer of 1465, fourteen-year-old Annalisa de Torriano reluctantly travels with her family to her father’s new estate near the village of Vinci. Although she misses her privileged life, and the… Continue reading Forever Leonardo by Richard Yaxley

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Blog Tour: The Lorekeepers Book One: Raine in the Underlands by E.M. Greville

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Title: The Lorekeepers Book One: Raine in the Underlands Author: E.M. Greville Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Shawline Publishing Group Published: 25th July 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 202 Price: $19.95 Synopsis: FAMILIES CAN BE TRICKY... Especially when your dad is missing, your mum is hiding a BIG secret and a strangewoman – who looks oddly familiar –… Continue reading Blog Tour: The Lorekeepers Book One: Raine in the Underlands by E.M. Greville

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Alex: Through My Eyes – Australian Disaster Zones by Rosanne Hawke, series editor Lyn White

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Title: Alex: Through My Eyes – Australian Disaster Zones Author: Rosanne Hawke, series editor Lyn White Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 29th August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: A captivating and heartfelt story of one boy's resilience in the face of devastating drought. Alex sighs at the dusty brown landscape.… Continue reading Alex: Through My Eyes – Australian Disaster Zones by Rosanne Hawke, series editor Lyn White

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This Camp is Doomed: A Dennith Grange Misadventure by Anna Zobel

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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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Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky by Rebecca Lim

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Title: Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky Author: Rebecca Lim Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 29th August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: After their family encounters terrible hardship in rural China, siblings Fu and Pei must draw on all their resilience and courage as they embark on a dangerous… Continue reading Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky by Rebecca Lim

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Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch-Knight and Puppet Sorcerer by Garth Nix

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Title: Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch-Knight and Puppet Sorcerer Author: Garth Nix Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 22nd August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: New York Times bestselling author Garth Nix's collection of all eight stories - plus a never-before-published story - featuring Sir Hereward and his… Continue reading Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch-Knight and Puppet Sorcerer by Garth Nix

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Ghost Book by Remy Lai

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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

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The January Stars by Kate Constable

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Title: The January Stars Author: Kate Constable Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 31st March 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: This thoroughly enjoyable novel about two sisters determined to help their grandfather will delight middle fiction readers of all ages. From the author of the bestselling and much-loved novels Crow Country & Cicada Summer.… Continue reading The January Stars by Kate Constable

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We Didn’t Think It Through by Gary Lonesborough

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Title: We Didn’t Think It Through Author: Gary Lonesborough Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Allen and Unwin   Published: 4th July 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: From the author of the award-winning The Boy from the Mish, comes a compelling coming-of-age YA novel about sixteen-year-old Jamie Langton finding his future and navigating the challenges of racism,… Continue reading We Didn’t Think It Through by Gary Lonesborough

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Completed Challenge: Bestie’s Book Bingo

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Well, it only took me six months to complete this challenge! The one category I had to dig around for was the Celebrity Book Club Pick, partly because I don’t usually follow celebrity book clubs, and partly because there were quite a few other that didn’t appeal to me, so I was glad that I… Continue reading Completed Challenge: Bestie’s Book Bingo