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The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up by Kate Solly

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Title: The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up Author: Kate Solly Genre: Cozy Crime Publisher: Affirm Published: 31st December 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $34.99 Synopsis: Meet Fleck Parker: Mother, Crafter and Amateur Detective.Fleck loves a good puzzle. She spends most of her time feeling invisible, caring for three small children, and that's fine, really.… Continue reading The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up by Kate Solly

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Quoll by Christopher Cheng, illustrated by Cindy Lane

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Title: Quoll Author: Christopher Cheng, illustrated by Cindy Lane Genre: Narrative Non-fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 2nd July 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $26.99 Synopsis: An exciting addition to the narrative non-fiction series Nature Storybooks, about an Eastern Quoll.The blue-black sky is painted with glistening stars. Quoll has woken. It's playtime here in the… Continue reading Quoll by Christopher Cheng, illustrated by Cindy Lane

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Caution! This Book Contains Deadly Reptiles by Corey Tutt, illustrated by Ben Williams

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Title: Caution! This Book Contains Deadly Reptiles Author: Corey Tutt, illustrated by Ben Williams Genre: Science Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 4th February 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 140 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: This is the ultimate reptile book for kids by DeadlyScience founder Corey Tutt, bestselling author of The First Scientists. Bursting with vibrant illustrations and cool… Continue reading Caution! This Book Contains Deadly Reptiles by Corey Tutt, illustrated by Ben Williams

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The Girl and the Ghost by Jacqueline Harvey

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Title: The Girl and the Ghost Author: Jacqueline Harvey Genre: Mystery Publisher: Penguin Australia Published: 29th April 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A French village, new friends, fabulous food, a local mystery to be solved and . . . a ghost. She snaps the locket shut. Just as quickly as he appeared,… Continue reading The Girl and the Ghost by Jacqueline Harvey

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Willow Bright’s Secret Plot by A.L. Tait

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Title: Willow Bright’s Secret Plot Author: A.L. Tait Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st May 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: 'I feel her in the breeze that makes the dahlias bob, and in the scent of the roses ...' After moving to the city from the country, Willow Bright feels like… Continue reading Willow Bright’s Secret Plot by A.L. Tait

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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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How to Sail to Somewhere by Ashleigh Barton

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Title: How to Sail to Somewhere Author: Ashleigh Barton Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Lothian/Hachette Published: 26th March 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 280 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A beautiful and deeply moving story about friendship, family, hope and the power of the ocean, for middle-grade readers who love a mystery, from popular children's author Ashleigh Barton. Beatrice Glass… Continue reading How to Sail to Somewhere by Ashleigh Barton

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Readings Book Bingo

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I wasn’t going to add anymore challenges this year, but the Readings Book Bingo looked fun, and I thought why not. I was able to fill in some categories already with what I have read so far this year – so ten out of twenty-five filled, to relieve some stress as I go through my… Continue reading Readings Book Bingo

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Sunny at the End of the World by Steph Bowe

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Title: Sunny at the End of the World Author: Steph Bowe Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Text Publishing Published: 4th March 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: In 2018, seventeen-year-old Sunny and Toby are on the run after zombies have destroyed most of the adults in their world. Cut to 2034 when Sunny is being… Continue reading Sunny at the End of the World by Steph Bowe

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Searching for Treasure by Johanna Bell and Emma Long

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Title: Searching for Treasure Author: Johanna Bell and Emma Long Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 4th February 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 26 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: A lush, joyful picture book celebrating the wonders of a walk on the beach and the treasures to be found on the high tide line, with a gloriously… Continue reading Searching for Treasure by Johanna Bell and Emma Long