Leanne Hall
Leanne Hall is a former children’s and YA specialist for Readings online
Blog post — 14 Dec 2020
My five favourite reads of 2020
Online bookseller and kids and YA author Leanne Hall shares five of her favourite reads from 2020, including an enthralling middle grade fantasy, a gripping crime debut, a highly imaginative…
Review — 31 Jan 2021
Love Is a Revolution by Renée Watson
When Nala sees Tye Brown on stage at an open mic night run by youth activist group Inspire Harlem, she’s instantly smitten by his good looks and his caring manner…
Review — 31 Jan 2021
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
Amari Peters misses her older brother Quinton, who has been missing for six months. When Amari receives a mysterious delivery, supposedly from Quinton himself, it seems like she might be…
Blog post — 8 Dec 2020
Kids books that were perfect for 2020
It’s been an unpredictable and challenging year, but somehow, children’s book were there for us all the way. Here’s a list of kids books that were perfect for the events…
Blog post — 1 Dec 2020
Non-fiction books to give curious kids
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been compiling a host of gift guides to help you with your Christmas shopping.
Children’s non-fiction books have never been more fascinating and more…
Blog post — 18 Nov 2020
Our 2020 Christmas Gift Guide: The hard-to-buy-for teens edition
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be compiling a host of gift guides to help you with your Christmas shopping.
Here is a list of suggestions for the tricky teens…
Blog post — 18 Nov 2020
Our 2020 Christmas Gift Guide: The hard-to-buy-for kids edition
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be compiling a host of gift guides to help you with your Christmas shopping.
Here is a list of suggestions for the tricky children…
Blog post — 21 Oct 2020
Our 2020 Christmas Gift Guide: The teen edition
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be compiling a host of gift guides to help you with your Christmas shopping.
CONTEMPORARY STORIES
If you’re buying for a teen that loves…
Blog post — 21 Oct 2020
Our 2020 Christmas Gift Guide: The kids edition
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be compiling a host of gift guides to help you with your Christmas shopping.
GIFT IDEAS FOR AGES 0-2
Board books are wonderful picks…
Blog post — 6 Oct 2020
Recommended YA books for October
This month in young adult books we have magical booksellers, a life-changing trip to France, a secret-filled schoolies week, emotional contemporary stories, and a near-future visual feast.
Find our October…