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The Impossible Secret of Lillian Velvet (Kingdoms and Empires #5) by Jaclyn Moriarty

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Title: The Impossible Secret of Lillian Velvet (Kingdoms and Empires #5) Author: Jaclyn Moriarty Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 31st October 2023 Pages: 544 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: A magical book in the rich and whimsical world of the Kingdoms and Empires about a girl, a threat and a pickle jar filled with gold… Continue reading The Impossible Secret of Lillian Velvet (Kingdoms and Empires #5) by Jaclyn Moriarty

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The Puppets of Spelhorst: A Norendy Tale by Kate DiCamillo

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Title: The Puppets of Spelhorst: A Norendy Tale Author: Kate DiCamillo Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Walker Books Published: 18th October 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 160 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale, enchantingly illustrated, in which five puppets confront circumstances beyond their control with patience, cunning and high spirits.Once, there… Continue reading The Puppets of Spelhorst: A Norendy Tale by Kate DiCamillo

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Dymocks Spring Reading Challenge

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The final set of prompts for this year’s Dymock’s Reading Challenge for Spring are completed now too – a couple of them took me a while but I got there. One of the things I have liked about this challenge is how open to interpretation some prompts were, because a prompt will always have a… Continue reading Dymocks Spring Reading Challenge

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The Rebels of Mount Buffalo by Helen Edwards

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Title: The Rebels of Mount Buffalo Author: Helen Edwards Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Riveted Press Published: 11th October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $16.95 Synopsis: The Rebels of Mount Buffalo is a captivating time-slip tale in which a girl lost to grief meets a daring rebel on a misty mountain, who guides her to… Continue reading The Rebels of Mount Buffalo by Helen Edwards

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Temora and the Dreamers by Kate Gordon

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Title: Temora and the Dreamers Author: Kate Gordon Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Wombat Rhiza Published: September 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 280 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Temora Tempest thought she was just a normal girl, but after making a wish on her twelfth birthday, she learned the truth: she’s a wordspinner, a magical storyteller from another world, learning… Continue reading Temora and the Dreamers by Kate Gordon

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Deadlands: Trapped by Skye Melki-Wagner

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Title: Deadlands: Trapped Author: Skye Melki-Wagner Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Prehistoric Publisher: Walker Books Published: 4th October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Can five young outcasts save their kingdoms? As a bloody battle rages between the two surviving dinosaur kingdoms, Eleri and his fellow outcasts, newly exiled from their herds, are searching… Continue reading Deadlands: Trapped by Skye Melki-Wagner

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Mason Mooney: Supernatural Sleuth by Seaerra Miller

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Title: Mason Mooney: Supernatural Sleuth Author: Seaerra Miller Genre: Horror Publisher: Walker Books Published: 4th October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 80 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Find out if Mason Mooney can save Grimbrook in the thrilling final instalment.Your favourite paranormal investigator is back, with yet another adventure that is sure to have you glued to your… Continue reading Mason Mooney: Supernatural Sleuth by Seaerra Miller

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Copycat by Kelli Anne Hawkins

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Title: Copycat Author: Kelli Anne Hawkins Genre: Mystery Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 6th September 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A funny and thrilling mystery from the author of The School for Talking Pets and Birdbrain There are some things about Seagulls Nest that 11-year-old Skye Starling likes ... Egg sandwiches (tick) Admiral Mittens (her cat),… Continue reading Copycat by Kelli Anne Hawkins

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The First Summer of Callie McGee by A.L. Tait

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Title: The First Summer of Callie McGee Author: A.L. Tait Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: 'The water in a rip current is always calmer than the waves on either side. Once in it, you’re best just to go with the flow.' It’s the last… Continue reading The First Summer of Callie McGee by A.L. Tait

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Winter Dymocks Challenge Completed

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Another lot of eight seasonal prompts down for the Dymocks Reading Challenge of 2023. I have now filled in one book per prompt for each set of challenges so far, and some were easy, whilst others I had to have a bit of a guess if they could fit, and others just seemed to appear… Continue reading Winter Dymocks Challenge Completed