Title: Tuckshop Terrors Author: Leo Baker Genre: Horror/Adventure/Thriller Publisher: Loaf Books Published: 1st May 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 260 Price: $24.95 Synopsis: Kip is a 12-year-old country boy trying to fit in to a new town, new school, and find new friends. It’s not easy when he’s struggling with his diabetes, and all the other… Continue reading Tuckshop Terrors by Leo Baker
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Penny Draws a Secret Adventure by Sara Shephard
Title: Penny Draws a Secret Adventure Author: Sara Shephard Genre: Fiction Publisher: Text Publishing Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Little by little, Penny Lowry is making it through grade five—with a bit of help from her friends and her loveable dog, Cosmo. There’s a lot of change to deal… Continue reading Penny Draws a Secret Adventure by Sara Shephard
11 Ruby Road 1900 by Charlotte Barkla
Title: 11 Ruby Road 1900 Author: Charlotte Barkla Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 6th March 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Dorothy and her family have moved to the city, and life is very different to the rural one she has known. Ruby Road is bustling – full of families and… Continue reading 11 Ruby Road 1900 by Charlotte Barkla
Blair Moon: How to be Cooler than the Moon by Ashleigh Mounser
Title: Blair Moon: How to be Cooler than the Moon Author: Ashleigh Mounser Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Ford Street Publishing Published: 1st October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 225 Price: $18.95 Synopsis: Blair Moon’s blissful life in the nursing home is turned upside down when her mother enrols her at the local primary school. Blair isn’t too… Continue reading Blair Moon: How to be Cooler than the Moon by Ashleigh Mounser
This Camp is Doomed: A Dennith Grange Misadventure by Anna Zobel
Title: This Camp is Doomed: A Dennith Grange Misadventure Author: Anna Zobel Genre: Mystery Publisher: Puffin Published: 29th August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A run-down camp in the woods.No phone reception. Ten students with untested powers . . . Céline is seeing conspiracies everywhere. Fionn has a bad premonition about the… Continue reading This Camp is Doomed: A Dennith Grange Misadventure by Anna Zobel
Lily Halfmoon: The Magic Gems by Xavier Bonet
Title: Lily Halfmoon: The Magic Gems Author: Xavier Bonet Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 29th August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 80 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A magical graphic novel about a secret school of witches, animal guardians and magical gemstones from an international comic artist! 'Witches and Wizards, Sorcerers and Enchanters, by the magic granted… Continue reading Lily Halfmoon: The Magic Gems by Xavier Bonet
Last Place Lin by Wai Chim, illustrated by Freida Chiu
Title: Last Place Lin Author: Wai Chim, illustrated by Freida Chiu Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 1st August 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Lin's excited about her first school sports day until she comes last. A relatable picture book about endurance and resilience from the award-winning author and Australian Survivor contestant, Wai… Continue reading Last Place Lin by Wai Chim, illustrated by Freida Chiu
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
The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
Title: The School for Good and Evil Author: Soman Chainani Genre: Fantasy Publisher: HarperCollins Published: 21st September 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 528 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Soon to be a major Netflix film starring Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young, and many more!The… Continue reading The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
The Little Wave by Pip Harry
Title: The Little Wave Author: Pip Harry Genre: Verse Fiction Publisher: University of Queensland Press Published: 7th May 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $16.95 Synopsis: When a Manly school sets out to bring a country class to the city for a beach visit, three very different kids find each other and themselves. Noah is… Continue reading The Little Wave by Pip Harry
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