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The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Title: The War that Saved My Life Author: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Genre: Historical Fiction, Children’s and YA Publisher: Text Publishing Published: 16th May 2016 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: · Winner, Newbery Honor Book, United States, 2016  Winner, Schneider Family Book Award, United States, 2016  Shortlisted, West Australian Young Readers' Book Award, 2017… Continue reading The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

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Wolf Children by Paul Dowsell

Title: Wolf Children Author: Paul Dowsell Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 1st November 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: survival in the cellar of an abandoned hospital, Otto and his ragtag gang of kids have banded together in the desperate, bombed-out city. The war may be over, but danger lurks in the… Continue reading Wolf Children by Paul Dowsell

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We That Are Left by Lisa Bigelow

Title: We That Are Left Author: Lisa Bigelow Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 23rd August 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: A moving debut novel about love and war, and the terrifyingly thin line between happiness and tragedy, hope and despair. Melbourne, 1941. Headstrong young Mae meets and falls head… Continue reading We That Are Left by Lisa Bigelow

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The Crying Years: Australia’s Great War by Peter Stanley

Title: The Crying Years: Australia’s Great War Author: Peter Stanley Genre: History Publisher: NLA Publishing Published: 1st August 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 264 Price: $44.95 Synopsis: The Great War of 1914-1918 affected all Australians and decisively changed the new nation. They were 'The Crying Years' according to writer Zora Cross, who lost her brother in… Continue reading The Crying Years: Australia’s Great War by Peter Stanley

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The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars Mytting

Title: The Sixteen Trees of the Somme Author: Lars Mytting Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia: MacLehose Press Published: 8th August, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 405 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: A 20th-century family saga of epic scale, by the author of NORWEGIAN WOOD. By Norway's bestselling novelist and the author of NORWEGIAN WOOD, a family story of… Continue reading The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars Mytting

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Billy Sing by Ouyang Yu

Title: Billy Sing: A Novel Author: Ouyang Yu Genre: Fiction Publisher: Transit Lounge Published: 1st April 2017 Format: Hardcover Pages: 144 Price: $27.95 Synopsis: William ‘Billy’ Sing was born in 1886 to an English mother and Chinese father. He and his two sisters were brought up in Clermont and Proserpine, in rural Queensland. He was one… Continue reading Billy Sing by Ouyang Yu

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A Letter from Italy by Pamela Hart

Title: A Letter from Italy Author: Pamela Hart Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette Published: 14th March 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 353 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Inspired by the life of the world's first woman war correspondent, Australia's Louise Mack, the most gorgeous love story yet by Pamela Hart. 1917, Italy. Australian journalist Rebecca Quinn is an… Continue reading A Letter from Italy by Pamela Hart

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King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard

Title: King’s Cage   Author: Victoria Aveyard Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Orion Children’s Books Published: 7th February 2017 Format: paperback Pages: 512 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: The highly anticipated new novel from New York Times Number One bestselling author of Red Queen. Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her mistakes.… Continue reading King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard

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The Bombs That Brought Us Together by Brian Conaghan

Title: The Bombs that Brought Us Together Author: Brian Conaghan Genre: Children’s Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 1st May 2016 Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: WINNER OF THE 2016 COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD Fourteen-year-old Charlie Law has lived in Little Town, on the border with Old Country, all his life. He knows the rules:… Continue reading The Bombs That Brought Us Together by Brian Conaghan

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The Safest Place in London by Maggie Joel

I received a copy from the publisher for review   Title: The Safest Place in London Author: Maggie Joel Genre: Fiction/Historical Fiction Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published: 24th August 2016/September 2016 release Format: Paperback, also available in eBook Pages: 352 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Two frightened children, two very different mothers, and one night of terrifying… Continue reading The Safest Place in London by Maggie Joel