It’s a little late, but I have completed my April prompts for Dymocks. I went with a staff recommendation from my local bookstore, as the Dymocks one I was going to use fits better with the May prompts this time around. There were a few options I found for staff recommendations that I found,… Continue reading Dymocks April: Match Your Taste Completed
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April 2026 Round Up
In April I read 20 books across fiction and non-fiction, and most of them were Australian authors. Many of them were review books, whilst a few were ones I had wanted to read out of interest or to know what had happened before reading the sequel. I read across various genres, and focused on the… Continue reading April 2026 Round Up
Raised by Wolves by Tristan Bancks
Title: Raised by Wolves Author: Tristan Bancks Genre: Crime Publisher: Penguin Australia Published: 5th May 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: When your dad’s a fugitive, who do you trust – him, or yourself? Twelve-year-old Olive Silver knows how to check every room with a knife when she gets home from school, how… Continue reading Raised by Wolves by Tristan Bancks
Freddie Jones: The Mystery of the Ghostly Garden by Kate Foster
Title: Freddie Jones: The Mystery of the Ghostly Garden Author: Kate Foster Genre: Mystery Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st May 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Fly to England, become friends with a ghost, and catch a thief with Freddie Jones in the second book of the new mystery series by Kate FosterFreddie,… Continue reading Freddie Jones: The Mystery of the Ghostly Garden by Kate Foster
The Colours of Nature: Discover the beautiful colours that brighten our world by Catherine Barr, illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat
Title: The Colours of Nature: Discover the beautiful colours that brighten our world. Author: Catherine Barr, illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat Genre: Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 4th November 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 48 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: Did you know that rainbows are actually circles not arcs?Or that there is a lizard with lime-green BONES?The universe is… Continue reading The Colours of Nature: Discover the beautiful colours that brighten our world by Catherine Barr, illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat
The Casting Dilemma by Lynne Stringer
Title: The Casting Dilemma Author: Lynne Stringer Genre: Fiction Publisher: Wombat Rhiza Published: 1st May 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 128 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Kate wants to be an actor, but when she looks in the mirror, she doesn’t like what she sees. How she longs to be like Ashleigh Monahan, a girl in her grade,… Continue reading The Casting Dilemma by Lynne Stringer
Bring it Back by Deborah Kelly
Title: Bring it Back Author: Deborah Kelly Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Wombat Rhiza Published: 1st May 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 100 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: It's the last term of primary school and Liam is bored with the same faces, places and lunches even basketball. When a new student named Clint arrives, things become much more interesting.… Continue reading Bring it Back by Deborah Kelly
Once Upon a Tomorrow by Karen Comer
Title: Once Upon a Tomorrow Author: Karen Comer Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 28th April 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Three girls. Three fates. Three interwoven stories. Spanning a hundred years from the present to the future, three girls on the cusp of life search for truth and connection amid family dysfunction, climate… Continue reading Once Upon a Tomorrow by Karen Comer
Disney Reading Challenge 2026 Magical Objects Completed
Another card for the Disney Reading Challenge 2026 completed and marked off. This time I am marking off Magical Objects. Here, I reviewed three of the four books I used and those three were all Australian authors. I have been making my way through this challenge, filling in prompts as I go, and don’t have… Continue reading Disney Reading Challenge 2026 Magical Objects Completed
Somewhere (Elsewhere #2) by Shelby Matheson
Title: Somewhere (Elsewhere #2) Author: Shelby Matheson Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fiction Publisher: Wombat Books Published: 1st May 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 411 Price: $21.99 Synopsis: A new semester means new surprises at Miss Coleridge’s Academy for Gifted Youths. Elsie tries her best to be a good Guardian, but a few terrible mistakes causes Elsewhere’s trust in… Continue reading Somewhere (Elsewhere #2) by Shelby Matheson
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