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Aussie YA Challenge Completed

Ashleigh

One of the challenges I took part in this year was the #AussieYAChallenge, hosted by Amy at Lost in a Good Book. I had planned to read to the highest level, which was Nix – read twelve books, because at the time, I wasn’t sure how much Australian YA would come my way. I ended… Continue reading Aussie YA Challenge Completed

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Wasted? by Hazel Edwards

Ashleigh

Title: Wasted? Author: Hazel Edwards Genre: Climate Fiction Publisher: Bookpod Published: 26th August 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 250 Price: $28.00 Synopsis: Faced with visa challenges, the asylum seekers prove to be innovators, not victims. Drawing on their resources, they repurpose, recycle and recreate a new state trading biofuel via the mid-ocean Garbage Patches. Teenage Kit… Continue reading Wasted? by Hazel Edwards

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Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret by Amy Doak

Ashleigh

Title: Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret Author: Amy Doak Genre: Crime Publisher: Penguin Published: 2nd July 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Eleanor Jones stirs up more mystery and danger in this fast-paced YA mystery. Things have settled down in Cooinda and Eleanor Jones is getting used to her new normal –… Continue reading Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret by Amy Doak

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Book Fair Australia Reading Challenge 2024 Completed

Ashleigh

I added this onto the end of my September Round up post but also wanted to give it its own post. This was a quick challenge, and I didn’t realise I’d completed it earlier in September until I checked out the Book Fair Australia website, so I was able to check off the 2023 exhibitor… Continue reading Book Fair Australia Reading Challenge 2024 Completed

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September 2024 Reading Round Up

Ashleigh

During September, I read 15 books for my reviewing on my blog, Sisters in Crime, and ArtsHub. All these books were Australian, and all but one were by Australian women. Some were longer than others, and they all came from a wide range of genres. Some books were a bit longer, and as a result,… Continue reading September 2024 Reading Round Up

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Sally’s Lament (Twisted Tales #19) by Mari Mancusi

Ashleigh

Title: Sally’s Lament (Twisted Tales #19) Author: Mari Mancusi Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st September 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Sally has mostly loved her creepy hometown of Halloween Town. But lately, she can't help but want something more. In a place full of the frightening, you'd think living in… Continue reading Sally’s Lament (Twisted Tales #19) by Mari Mancusi

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August 2024 Reading Round Up

Ashleigh

We’re over halfway through the year now, and I have met my overall reading goal, but still have a few challenge prompts to tick off across the board. I have books planned for these prompts and will hopefully get to them all by the end of the year. My reading has gone down a bit… Continue reading August 2024 Reading Round Up

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The Six Summers of Tash and Leopold by Danielle Binks

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Title: The Six Summers of Tash and Leopold Author: Danielle Binks Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 28th August 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 312 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: A new middle-grade novel for fans of Danielle Binks’ bestselling The Year the Maps Changed and for anyone who enjoys a big, hopeful, coming-of-age middle-grade book that features complicated… Continue reading The Six Summers of Tash and Leopold by Danielle Binks

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This Is Not a Sad Book (But It’s OK to Feel Sad): A guide to grief, loss and getting through hard times by Elizabeth Vercoe with Kerry Ambromowski, illustrated by Grace Fraraccio

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Title: This Is Not a Sad Book (But It's OK to Feel Sad): A guide to grief, loss and getting through hard times Author: Elizabeth Vercoe with Kerry Ambromowski, illustrated by Grace Fraraccio Genre: Non-fiction Publisher: Affirm Press Published: 27th August 2024 Format: Softcover Pages: 240 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: This Is Not a Sad Book is… Continue reading This Is Not a Sad Book (But It’s OK to Feel Sad): A guide to grief, loss and getting through hard times by Elizabeth Vercoe with Kerry Ambromowski, illustrated by Grace Fraraccio

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2024 Prime Ministers Literary Award Shortlist

Ashleigh

Another shortlist that has come out recently in the current crop of awards announcements and shortlist announcements is the 2024 Prime Ministers Literary Award Shortlist. The following books were chosen from 533 entries across six categories for the awards that celebrate emerging and established Australian writers, illustrators, poets and historians. Australian History Donald Horne: A… Continue reading 2024 Prime Ministers Literary Award Shortlist