Title: If Blood Should Stain the Wattle Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Published: 1st December 2016 Format: Paperback Pages: 544 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: It's 1972 in Gibber's Creek, and across the nation, the catchcry is, 'It's time'. In 1972, and the catchcry is 'It's time'. As political ideals drift from disaster to… Continue reading If Blood Should Stain the Wattle by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #6)
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King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard
Title: King’s Cage Author: Victoria Aveyard Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Orion Children’s Books Published: 7th February 2017 Format: paperback Pages: 512 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: The highly anticipated new novel from New York Times Number One bestselling author of Red Queen. Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her mistakes.… Continue reading King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
Title: This Is How It Always Is Author: Laurie Frankel Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 31 January 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 332 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: All happy families are alike. But happy can be complicated... Laurie Frankel's THIS IS HOW IT ALWAYS IS - is a warm, touching and bittersweet novel about a family… Continue reading This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
The Ghost by the Billabong by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #5)
Title: The Ghost by the Billabong Author: Jackie French Genre: Children’s Literature/Young Adult Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 1st December 2015 Format: Paperback Pages: 544 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Hippies wear beads, demonstrators march against the Vietnam War, and the world waits to see the first human steps on the moon's surface. But at Gibbers Creek, Jed… Continue reading The Ghost by the Billabong by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #5)
New York Nights by CJ Duggan
Title: New York Nights Author: CJ Duggan Genre: Fiction/New Adult Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 31st January 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 306 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Sarah Williams is a spirited, independent Aussie who has always dreamed of New York City. So when a job opportunity arises to become an au pair for a successful businessman in… Continue reading New York Nights by CJ Duggan
The Bombs That Brought Us Together by Brian Conaghan
Title: The Bombs that Brought Us Together Author: Brian Conaghan Genre: Children’s Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 1st May 2016 Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: WINNER OF THE 2016 COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD Fourteen-year-old Charlie Law has lived in Little Town, on the border with Old Country, all his life. He knows the rules:… Continue reading The Bombs That Brought Us Together by Brian Conaghan
Country Roads by Nicole Hurley-Moore
Title: Country Roads Author: Nicole Hurley-Moore Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 25th January 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 303 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Rebecca Duprey is working day and night to keep the family sheep station, Bluestone Ridge, afloat. But Bec's father, who's been in a wheelchair since a farming mishap, keeps second-guessing her decisions.… Continue reading Country Roads by Nicole Hurley-Moore
To Love A Sunburnt Country by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #4)
Title: To Love A Sunburnt Country (Matilda Saga #4) Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Published: 1st December 2014 Format: Paperback Pages: 466 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: In war-torn Malaya, Nancy dreams of Australia - and a young man called Michael. The year is 1942 and the world is at war. Nancy Clancy left… Continue reading To Love A Sunburnt Country by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #4)
History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund
Title: History of Wolves Author: Emily Fridlund Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 10th January 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 280 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Already being acclaimed as one of the most exciting new voices of 2017, Emily Fridlund's HISTORY OF WOLVES is a brilliant coming-of-age novel that will appeal to fans of THE GIRLS… Continue reading History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund
The Road to Gundagai by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #3)
Title: The Road to Gundagai (Matilda Saga #3) Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Published: 1st December 2013 Format: Paperback Pages: 448 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Blue Laurence has escaped the prison of her aunt's mansion to join the Magnifico Family Circus, a travelling troupe that brings glamour and laughter to country towns gripped… Continue reading The Road to Gundagai by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #3)
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