Title: Friday Barnes: Collision Course Author: R.A. Spratt Genre: Mystery Publisher: Puffin Published: 27th February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Friday Barnes is Europe’s most wanted in this latest installment of the bestselling detective series. Friday’s Mum, the Nobel Prize winning physicist, has been accused of espionage. The police think she’s been… Continue reading Friday Barnes: Collision Course by R.A. Spratt
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A Teaspoon of Light by Peter O’Connor and Nisaluk Chantanakom
Title: A Teaspoon of Light Author: Peter O’Connor and Nisaluk Chantanakom Genre: Fiction Publisher: Dirt Lane Press Published: May 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $26.95 Synopsis: A story about making and saving loving memories. Marley’s dream cloth reminds her of the people she loves, and of safe and happy times. When times get tough… Continue reading A Teaspoon of Light by Peter O’Connor and Nisaluk Chantanakom
Roarsome: Phase One by Joel Slack-Smith, illustrated by Rebel Challenger
Title: Roarsome: Phase One Author: Joel Slack-Smith, illustrated by Rebel Challenger Genre: Humour Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 176 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Half lion. Half werewolf. All pillow. Totally roarsome! All Walter wanted for his birthday was a limited edition, nitro-powered drone. Instead, he gets a tattered old lion-shaped pillow… Continue reading Roarsome: Phase One by Joel Slack-Smith, illustrated by Rebel Challenger
Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo
Title: Not Like Other Girls Author: Meredith Adamo Genre: Mystery Publisher: Bloomsbury Australia Published: 30th April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Cheats. Liars. Fakes. Friends? A breathtaking contemporary YA thriller – serious questions and hot romance in an irresistible twisty mystery. Perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying, We Were Liars and A Good Girl's… Continue reading Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo
Ferris by Kate DiCamillo
Title: Ferris Author: Kate DiCamillo Genre: Ghost story Publisher: Walker Books Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 240 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: The masterful Kate DiCamillo has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real love story about a girl, a ghost, a grandmother and growing up.It’s the summer before fifth grade, and for Ferris… Continue reading Ferris by Kate DiCamillo
Pearly and Pig and the Island of Secrets by Sue Whiting
Title: Pearly and Pig and the Island of Secrets Author: Sue Whiting Genre: Adventure Publisher: Walker Books Published: 6th March 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: Third instalment of the fast-paced middle-grade adventure series, following Adventurologist Pearly Woe!Pearly Woe is a worrier.On remote Mammút Island off the coast of Iceland, Pearly’s worrying is… Continue reading Pearly and Pig and the Island of Secrets by Sue Whiting
Miss Mary-Kate Martin’s Guide to Monsters: The Bother with the Bonkillyknock Beast by Karen Foxlee
Title: Miss Mary-Kate Martin’s Guide to Monsters: The Bother with the Bonkillyknock Beast Author: Karen Foxlee Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 3rd January 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: Miss Mary-Kate Martin travels the globe with her family helping solve monstrous problems in this fun fantasy adventure from the multi-award-winning author… Continue reading Miss Mary-Kate Martin’s Guide to Monsters: The Bother with the Bonkillyknock Beast by Karen Foxlee
If You Tell Anyone, You’re Next by Jack Heath
Title: If You Tell Anyone, You’re Next Author: Jack Heath Genre: Crime/Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: An exclusive group chat. A deadly challenge. How far would you go to join? Jayden Jones is missing. Everyone thinks he ran away. His best friend, Zoe Gale, knows… Continue reading If You Tell Anyone, You’re Next by Jack Heath
Timefire by Nean McKenzie
Title: Timefire Author: Nean McKenzie Genre: Dystopian Publisher: MidnightSun Publishing Published: 1st July 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 199 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: In the scorching summer of 2033, Gilbert Black is accused of being a firebug, just like his mother was thirteen years previously. That night a fire starts on his family's farm. A fire with… Continue reading Timefire by Nean McKenzie
Big Feelings and What They Tell Us by Rebekah Ballagh
Title: Big Feelings and What They Tell Us Author: Rebekah Ballagh Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 30th August 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 80 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Bestselling author of Note to Self, Note to Self Journal and Words of Comfort, Rebekah Ballagh, turns her attention to helping children learn to understand their emotions, how they make them… Continue reading Big Feelings and What They Tell Us by Rebekah Ballagh
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