Title: Bowerbird Brood Author: Aura Parker Genre: Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st November 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: I am a protector. Always watching, guarding ... and shielding. Bowerbird’s nest is full. These fine eggs, whole and smooth ... the perfect three! But will they hatch? From the creator of the… Continue reading Bowerbird Brood by Aura Parker
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The Medusa Situation by Gabiann Marin
Title: The Medusa Situation Author: Gabiann Marin Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Clan Destine Press Published: 1st July 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 250 Price: $36.95 Synopsis: The Medusa Situation joins the Greek goddess Hera and her Olympian family as they accept their forced divine retirement and live out their immortality in the Aussie suburbs. Their once exciting, all-powerful,… Continue reading The Medusa Situation by Gabiann Marin
Ming and Ada Spark the Digital Age (The Girls Who Changed the World, #4) by Author: Jackie French
Title: Ming and Ada Spark the Digital Age (The Girls Who Changed the World, #4) Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 5th June 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: The fourth book in the best-selling Jackie French historical series that places girls centre stage. Ming Qong is convinced that… Continue reading Ming and Ada Spark the Digital Age (The Girls Who Changed the World, #4) by Author: Jackie French
How To Move a Zoo by Kate Simpson and Owen Swan
Title: How To Move a Zoo Author: Kate Simpson and Owen Swan Genre: Historical Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 4th June 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: The true story of how at the beginning of the 20th century Jessie the elephant walked from Moore Park Zoo to her spacious new home in… Continue reading How To Move a Zoo by Kate Simpson and Owen Swan
The Sea Captain’s Wife by Jackie French
Title: The Sea Captain’s Wife Author: Jackie French Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 6th March 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 480 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: From bestselling author Jackie French comes a compelling story of murder, mystery, and mutiny on the high seas - and a love so intense it can overcome two different… Continue reading The Sea Captain’s Wife by Jackie French
February 2024 Reading Round Up
Stats: Reading Goal: 53/150 Dymocks: 8/8 Entrée: 8/8 Main: Dessert: Stella Prize Summer Reading Challenge: 13/16 The Nerd Daily: 32/52 KT Book Bingo: 17/25 QBD: 16/24 #AussieYAChallenge: 2/15 Book Fair Australia: 3/6 Australian: 50 Australian Men: 16 Australian Women: 33 Indigenous: 2 LGTBQIA: 2 Non-Australian: 3 Men: Women: 3 Total Men:… Continue reading February 2024 Reading Round Up
Outlaw Girls by Emily Gale and Nova Weetman
Title: Outlaw Girls Author: Emily Gale and Nova Weetman Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Text Publishing Published: 27th February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Kate and Ruby live in the High Country in Victoria. They’re both daring, quick-thinking and prepared to break the rules, and they’re both brilliant horse riders—they’d probably be great… Continue reading Outlaw Girls by Emily Gale and Nova Weetman
The Eleventh Floor by Kylie Orr
Title: The Eleventh Floor Author: Kylie Orr Genre: Crime Publisher: HQ Fiction/HarperCollins Australia Published: 31st January 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 416 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: Will one mother’s lie cost another woman her life? Sleep deprived, struggling and at breaking point, first-time mum Gracie Michaels books one night – alone – at The Maxwell Hotel. A… Continue reading The Eleventh Floor by Kylie Orr
Wild Love by Kiera Lindsey
Title: Wild Love Author: Kiera Lindsey Genre: Biography/Autobiography Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 31st October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 464 Price: $36.99 Synopsis: Kiera Lindsey uncovers the life of the exuberant colonial painter Adelaide Ironside, from her childhood on the shores of Sydney harbour to the leading artistic circles of Europe where she was celebrated… Continue reading Wild Love by Kiera Lindsey
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
Title: The Dictionary of Lost Words Author: Pip Williams Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Affirm Press Published: 31st March 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: In 1901, the word bondmaid was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. This is the story of the girl who stole it. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, Esme spends her childhood… Continue reading The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
