Best junior fiction books of 2018

Fairytales for Feisty Girls

Susannah McFarlane

Renowned girl hero and feisty author Susannah McFarlane presents an illustrated collection of ‘tilted’ fairytales featuring girls with smarts.

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Paperback

Real Pigeons Fight Crime (Real Pigeons, Book 1)

Andrew McDonald, Ben Wood (illus.)

In Real Pigeons Fight Crime, Rock and his mystery-solving friends will tackle their first caseload: Why have all the breadcrumbs disappeared? Who on earth is kidnapping bats? And can the…

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Paperback

The Adventures of Jellybean

Bill Condon,Di Bates

When best friends Rory and Trang become the proud owners of a nanny goat, she turns out to be quite a hoof-ful! Jellybean likes escaping, eating everything under the sun…

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Hardback

The Tales of Mr Walker

Jess Black

The Tales of Mr Walker contains four delightful stories inspired by the real-life Mr Walker, a Guide Dog Ambassador who now calls Park Hyatt Melbourne home.

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Hardback

Baby Monkey, Private Eye

Brian Selznick,David Serlin

Who is Baby Monkey? He is a baby. He is a monkey. He has a job. He is Baby Monkey, Private Eye! Lost jewels? Missing pizza? Stolen spaceship? Baby Monkey…

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