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Dragon Games: The Thunder Egg by Maddy Mara

Title: Dragon Games: The Thunder Egg Author: Maddy Mara Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Published: 1st August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 144 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: One fateful afternoon, classmates Luca, Yazmine and Zane stumble upon a strange-looking rock called a geode in one of the rooms at school. To their surprise, a touch of this geode… Continue reading Dragon Games: The Thunder Egg by Maddy Mara

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The First Summer of Callie McGee by A.L. Tait

Title: The First Summer of Callie McGee Author: A.L. Tait Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: 'The water in a rip current is always calmer than the waves on either side. Once in it, you’re best just to go with the flow.' It’s the last… Continue reading The First Summer of Callie McGee by A.L. Tait

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Dragon Games: The Frozen Sea by Maddy Mara

Title: Dragon Games: The Frozen Sea Author: Maddy Mara Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 144 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Team Dragon is back! This time Luca, Yazmine and Zane have landed in the icy region of North Gelida. Here they must navigate giant frozen waves and outrun a hungry… Continue reading Dragon Games: The Frozen Sea by Maddy Mara

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Bluebird by Sharon Cameron

Title: Bluebird Author: Sharon Cameron Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st June 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 464 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: In 1946, Eva leaves behind the rubble of Berlin for the streets of New York City, stepping from the fiery aftermath of one war into another, far colder one, where power is more… Continue reading Bluebird by Sharon Cameron

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Set in Stone (Twisted Tales #15) by Mari Macusi

Title: Set in Stone (Twisted Tales #15) Author: Mari Macusi Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st July 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: What if Arthur wasn’t supposed to be king? Having pulled the sword from the stone, scrawny Arthur has gone from washing dishes to sitting on the throne at Camelot… Continue reading Set in Stone (Twisted Tales #15) by Mari Macusi

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Saving Charli by Di Walker

Title: Saving Charli Author: Di Walker Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st July 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: 16.99 Synopsis: Who are you when your other half is gone? Twelve-year-old Charli knows no other way of being than as a twin. But when her twin sister, Freya, succumbs to a lifelong battle with… Continue reading Saving Charli by Di Walker

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Bush Turkey by Kate and Jol Temple, illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh

Title: Bush Turkey Author: Kate and Jol Temple, illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh Genre: Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st July 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 24 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: He’s an unusual fellow, really quite quirky. He has many names, but let’s call him ... Bush Turkey! His bald head is red, he’s impeccably dressed. And… Continue reading Bush Turkey by Kate and Jol Temple, illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh

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Book Week Bear by Rory H Mather

Title: Book Week Bear Author: Rory H Mather Genre: Humour Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st July 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 24 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: Claire’s costume was amazing—she had hair and teeth and claws. Plus, there was the smell of fish coming from her jaws! Claire’s bear costume has a lot of flair ... almost… Continue reading Book Week Bear by Rory H Mather

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Ella at Eden: Perfect Score by Laura Sieveking

Title: Ella at Eden: Perfect Score Author: Laura Sieveking Genre: Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st June 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: Ella is training hard for the upcoming Interschool Gymnastics Championships. She’s even trying to face her fear of doing a backward walkover on the balance beam. But once the competition… Continue reading Ella at Eden: Perfect Score by Laura Sieveking

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Deadly Waters (Australia’s Second World War) by Helen Chapman

Title: Deadly Waters (Australia’s Second World War) Author: Helen Chapman Genre: Historical, Non-Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st May 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: ‘You could see the pilot as he came past, immobile, seconds to eternity.’ As a teenager, Cliff dreams that one day he will play cricket for Australia, but… Continue reading Deadly Waters (Australia’s Second World War) by Helen Chapman