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Bin Chicken Lights Up the Night by Kate and Jol Temple, illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh

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Title: Bin Chicken Lights Up the Night Author: Kate and Jol Temple, illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh Genre: Humour Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st September 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 24 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Bin Chicken's been flying, feeling quite spent, when ... 'Hey! What's that marvellous scent?' Spices fill the air, rice and curries simmer. 'Delicious,'… Continue reading Bin Chicken Lights Up the Night by Kate and Jol Temple, illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh

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2025 Dymocks Reading Challenge Volume 2 Completed

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Volume two is complete! There was one prompt that required some research, and that was dark academia, as the books I was expecting to have for this prompt hadn’t arrived. So, when I found Guilty by Definition by Susie Dent on an Instagram post of dark academia books, I slotted it in there. I could… Continue reading 2025 Dymocks Reading Challenge Volume 2 Completed

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Alpacas in Space by Matt Cosgrove

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Title: Alpacas in Space Author: Matt Cosgrove Genre: Humour Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st August 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 24 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Join the countdown as intrepid astronauts, Macca the Alpaca and his best pal, Al, blast off into outer space. It's an epic, cosmic adventure where anything is possible because ... they're using… Continue reading Alpacas in Space by Matt Cosgrove

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Danger Road by A.L. Tait

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Title: Danger Road Author: A.L. Tait Genre: Mystery Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st July 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Everyone's talking about Corey Armstrong ... Twenty-five years ago, on a dark winter's night, teenager Corey Armstrong was left to die by a hit and run driver on Danger Road. Now Corey's the… Continue reading Danger Road by A.L. Tait

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June 2025 Reading Round Up

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In June, I completed the reading for a big thing I have spent months doing, and started to get back on top of my review books. There’s still a way to go, but I’m working hard to clear things up so I can focus on some books I have had in my queue for over… Continue reading June 2025 Reading Round Up

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Paris Adventure (Ella at Eden Super Special #1) by Laura Sieveking

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Title: Paris Adventure (Ella at Eden Super Special #1) Author: Laura Sieveking Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st July 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A middle-grade story about friendship, a wonderful holiday in Paris, and learning that first impressions can be deceiving. It's the end of Year 7 for Ella and… Continue reading Paris Adventure (Ella at Eden Super Special #1) by Laura Sieveking

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Welcome to Miracle by Shara Curlett

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Title: Welcome to Miracle Author: Shara Curlett Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st April 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: Juniper Mayfair is cursed by Chaos. Or so she has been told. And it is well known that children with Chaos may never visit Miracle, the private island that gifts its visitors… Continue reading Welcome to Miracle by Shara Curlett

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Villain by Adrian Beck

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Title: Villain Author: Adrian Beck Genre: Thriller Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st May 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Gaming fanatic Jay receives a strange phone call on a school trip to Titanium Tower. The voice on the other end calls himself Z. And he has trapped Jay's classmates in the elevator at… Continue reading Villain by Adrian Beck

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Win, Lose, Kill, Die by Cynthia Murphy

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Title: Win, Lose, Kill, Die Author: Cynthia Murphy Genre: Thriller Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st March 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Everyone wants to be head girl ... until the murders begin. The students at Morton Academy are high achievers, selected based on academic excellence. So, when a series of murders target… Continue reading Win, Lose, Kill, Die by Cynthia Murphy

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The Night Librarian by Christoper Lincoln

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Title: The Night Librarian Author: Christoper Lincoln Genre: Fantasy, graphic novel Publisher: Schoslastic Australia Published: 1st January 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Night at the Museum meets the Land of Stories in this thrilling new graphic novel adventure series in which two siblings, a mysterious Night Librarian, and a motley cast of book… Continue reading The Night Librarian by Christoper Lincoln