In April I read 16 books, as some were a bit longer but I’m still on track to get things read. I’m catching up on my review books as well – most from the first five months have been read and reviewed, apart from ones that came after publication date, and that will be going… Continue reading April 2024 Reading Round Up
Tag: Scholastic Australia
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
Princess of Thieves (Twisted Tales #17) by Mari Mancusi
Title: Princess of Thieves (Twisted Tales #17) Author: Mari Mancusi Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Returning from an extended trip abroad, Maid Marian finds that not much about her beloved England remains the same. Her best friend, Robin, has been banished; her beloved uncle,… Continue reading Princess of Thieves (Twisted Tales #17) by Mari Mancusi
March 2024 Reading Round Up
In March, I read 25 books, some quite ahead of time for review in my attempt to stay on track of things. I completed the first part of the Dymocks Reading Challenge and made good progress on my other reading challenges. One book had a male and a female author, so it was able to… Continue reading March 2024 Reading Round Up
Hana the Thunder Dragon (Dragon Girls #13) by Maddy Mara
Title: Hana the Thunder Dragon (Dragon Girls #13) Author: Maddy Mara Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st March 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 144 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Hana, her twin sister, Mina, and their cousin Zora are the best of friends. Now they share something more than a fierce family bond: The three are also… Continue reading Hana the Thunder Dragon (Dragon Girls #13) by Maddy Mara
Bin Chicken Feeding Time at the Zoo by Kate and Jol Temple, illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh
Title: Bin Chicken Feeding Time at the Zoo Author: Kate and Jol Temple, illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh Genre: Humour Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st March 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 24 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: Wading through bin juice, sticky with grime, Ibis’s tummy is rumbling ... it’s nearly lunchtime! ‘Buzz off! Scram! Shoo! We don’t feed… Continue reading Bin Chicken Feeding Time at the Zoo by Kate and Jol Temple, illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh
2024 Dymocks Reading Challenge Entrée Update
My first eight prompts in the Dymocks Reading Challenge Tasting Menu are complete. I read Australian books for these prompts in line with my own reading goals, and they were all review books that I was sent. Most books were for kids and all of the books were written by women who are part of… Continue reading 2024 Dymocks Reading Challenge Entrée Update
What They Told Me by Hayley Lawrence
Title: What They Told Me Author: Hayley Lawrence Genre: Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 360 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: We are the luckiest, Elliot’s dad told her. And Elliot, of course, believed him. Elliott and her family have lived in the house of a thousand storms by Crooked River all… Continue reading What They Told Me by Hayley Lawrence
February 2024 Reading Round Up
Stats: Reading Goal: 53/150 Dymocks: 8/8 Entrée: 8/8 Main: Dessert: Stella Prize Summer Reading Challenge: 13/16 The Nerd Daily: 32/52 KT Book Bingo: 17/25 QBD: 16/24 #AussieYAChallenge: 2/15 Book Fair Australia: 3/6 Australian: 50 Australian Men: 16 Australian Women: 33 Indigenous: 2 LGTBQIA: 2 Non-Australian: 3 Men: Women: 3 Total Men:… Continue reading February 2024 Reading Round Up
Twinning: BFFs (Not!) by Alexa Moses, illustrated by Sofya Karmazina
Title: Twinning: BFFs (Not!) Author: Alexa Moses, illustrated by Sofya Karmazina Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st March 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: Grace and Izzy are twins—identical twins—and they’re closer than BFFs. But even though they look alike, they’re not similar at all! It’s Harmony Day at Rocky Point Primary,… Continue reading Twinning: BFFs (Not!) by Alexa Moses, illustrated by Sofya Karmazina
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