The Readings Podcast: Summer picks for kids & teens — Readings Books

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My Pictures After the Storm

Eric Veille

With its funky format, clever rhymes and funny images, My Pictures After the Storm is a witty and inventive take on before and after.

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Slow Down, World

Tai Snaith

A stunning new picture book from Melbourne writer and artist Tai Snaith.

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Leaf

Sandra Dieckmann

Crow saw it first. The strange white creature, carried upon the dark waves towards the shore… When a polar bear arrives unexpectedly in the woods, the other animals fear and…

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Under the Love Umbrella

Davina Bell, Allison Colpoys

From this award-winning creative duo comes a stunning celebration of the joy and comfort that love can bring - wherever we roam in the big, wild world.

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Not Quite Narwhal

Jessie Sima

Born deep in the ocean, Kelp is not like the other narwhals and one day, when he spies a creature on land that looks like him, he learns why.

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Perfectly Norman: A Big Bright Feelings Book

Tom Percival

Norman is thrilled to discover he grew a pair of wings overnight, but his excitement turns to doubt when he realizes he is now different from everyone else, causing him…

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Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win

Rachel Ignotofsky

Illustrated profiles of fifty pioneering female athletes, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science. A charmingly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Sports highlights the…

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Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

Rachel Ignotofsky

A charmingly illustrated and educational book, Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the ancient to…

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The Wayward Witch and the Feelings Monster: Polly and Buster Book One

Sally Rippin

From Australia’s best-selling female author, Sally Rippin, comes Polly and Buster - a brand new junior fiction series about the magic of friendship.

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Shallow in the Deep End

Jared Thomas

Erica wants a dog. So dad brings home a new pet… a baby water buffalo! Shallow the buffalo and her friend Bruno the dog have a lot of fun, get…

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Bruno

Catharina Valckx

Days come and go, and for Bruno they always bring something interesting. And once in a while, a day comes along that is just about perfect! These six linked stories…

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Dramatic Dom (Super Moopers Book 3)

Sally Rippin,Fiona Harris

Welcome to Moopertown! In Moopertown, everyone is special - in their own special way!

This fun, funny and affirming series will entertain children of all ages. In each book we…

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Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel

Mariah Marsden

Schoolyard rivalries. Baking disasters. Puffed sleeves. Explore the violet vales and glorious green of Avonlea in this spirited adaptation.

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Northern Lights - The Graphic Novel

Philip Pullman

Closely following publication of La Belle Sauvage, the first volume of The Book of Dust, this is the stunning graphic novel adaptation of Northern Lights, part of the His Dark…

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Real Friends

Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham

Bestselling author Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham’s middle grade graphic novel about the happiness and heartache of making first friends.

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Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow

Jessica Townsend

A breathtaking, enchanting new series by debut Australian author Jessica Townsend, about a cursed girl who escapes death and finds herself in a magical world - but is then tested…

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The Cursed First Term of Zelda Stitch

Nicki Greenberg

‘Zelda rides a broomstick!“Zelda’s got a bat-friend!’‘Zelda smells like toadstools!’‘Witch! Witch! Witch!

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Lintang and the Pirate Queen

Tamara Moss

Incredibly exciting adventure on the high seas, filled with deadly creatures, impossible tasks, dangerous quests, nailbiting battles … and two friends determined to make their way in the world.

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Black Cats and Butlers (Rose Raventhorpe Investigates, Book 1)

Janine Beacham

Can Rose and her league of sword-wielding butlers solve the mystery of Argyle’s death? Knives aren’t just for cutting cucumber sandwiches, you know… For fans of Murder Most Unladylike and…

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The Boy and the Spy

Felice Arena

Life has never been easy for Antonio, but since the war began there are German soldiers on every corner, fearsome gangsters and the fascist police everywhere, and no one ever…

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Turtles All the Way Down

John Green (Author)

It all begins with a fugitive billionaire and the promise of a cash reward. Turtles All the Way Down is about lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion, Star…

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Kids Like Us

Hilary Reyl

A heartwarming and original story about acceptance, falling in love for the first time and learning that the line between reality and imagination does not have to be fixed.

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My Life as a Hashtag

Gabrielle Williams

I’d been warned - in French, no less. By a tram-riding, mermaid-swaying, wolf-eaten, peace-sign flipping friend. I knew she wouldn’t be happy if I stayed out here by the……

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Take Three Girls

Cath Crowley,Simmone Howell,Fiona Wood

Rumour is the new truth: feminism, identity and belonging are explored in a spectacular collaboration between three award-winning YA authors.

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The Nowhere Girls

Amy Reed

Three misfits come together to avenge the rape of a fellow classmate and in the process trigger a change in the misogynist culture at their high school transforming the lives…

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Moxie

Jennifer Mathieu

When an unlikely teenager stands up to sexism in her high school she unwittingly starts a feminist revolution that shakes her whole town. It’s time to fight like a girl…

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One Of Us Is Lying

Karen M. McManus

Five students go to detention. Only four leave alive.

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The Hate U Give

Angie Thomas

A powerful and brave YA novel about what prejudice looks like in the 21st century.

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Beautiful Mess

Claire Christian

Beautiful Mess is a raw, funny and truthful take on grief, loss and first love from the 2016 winner of the Text Prize for Children’s and YA Writing.

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The Ones That Disappeared

Zana Fraillon

Around the world, millions of people - including many children - are victims of human trafficking. These modern-day slaves often go unseen even in our own cities and towns, their…

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Living on Hope Street

Demet Divaroren

We all love someone. We all fear something. Sometimes they live right next door - or even closer.

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