Jennifer Fraioli

Jennifer Fraioli is a former Readings bookseller

Review — 30 May 2023

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

In a near-future United States, the incarcerated people in the private prison system fight each other to the death in a bid to win their freedom. This is Chain-Gang All-Stars…

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Review — 24 May 2023

Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star by Laura Noakes

Cosima has lived her entire life at the Home for Unfortunate Girls, a school where girls who are disabled or a little bit different are sent to live. While most…

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Review — 20 Apr 2023

Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley

Perry Firekeeper-Birch has her summer mapped out: she’s going to spend her days outside, fishing and enjoying the company of her dog, Junior. But when she wrecks the Jeep her…

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Review — 27 Mar 2023

Philomella and the Impossible Forest by Doris Brett

Philomella is walking home from school when she notices a street she’s sure wasn’t there before. As she sets off to investigate – after all, paths that magically appear happen…

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Review — 27 Mar 2023

Big Cat by Jess Racklyeft

Catherine is an adventurer who wants everything to be just so. Her papers are sorted by colour, her shoes are pristine and white, and she never leaves home without her…

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Review — 27 Mar 2023

One Day by Joanna Ho & Faith Pray (illus.)

One Day is written as a mother talking to her infant son about her hopes and dreams for his life. It is a heartfelt book of happiness, hopefulness, and adventure…

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Review — 27 Feb 2023

The Glow by Sofie Laguna & Marc McBride (illus.)

Megan feels more at home in the worlds of the fictional monsters she draws than she does in the world around her. While her older sisters are always outside playing…

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Review — 2 Feb 2023

Hope is the Thing by Johanna Bell & Erica Wagner (illus.)

Inspired by Emily Dickinson’s poem, Hope is the Thing is a stunning book from Australians Johanna Bell and Erica Wagner. It celebrates the joy and beauty of small, everyday moments…

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Review — 30 Jan 2023

Bad Cree by Jessica Johns

Mackenzie wakes from her nightmare holding the severed head of a crow. Previously she’d only brought back tree branches, and they’d immediately vanished. Mackenzie’s dreams become more frequent and eventually…

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Review — 26 Oct 2022

The Whispering Dark by Kelly Andrew

Delaney Meyers-Petrov has always been treated like she’s made of glass because she’s Deaf – by her parents, her friends and her teachers. When she’s accepted to the prestigious and…

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