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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
To tell you the truth, I can’t for the life of me think of how to explain this book other than funny and quirky … annoying, right? But true. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is a strange yet…
I'll Tell You Mine by Pip Harry
Kate’s mother is a politician: successful, passionate and as far as Kate is concerned, totally distracted from family. After a really bad family moment, Kate is sent as a boarder to her (rather recognisable) inner-city private school while tensions simmer…
Soonchild by Russell Hoban & Alexis Deacon (illus)
‘Hoban is the best sort of genius,’ says the quote from Patrick Ness on this strange, mindblowing book. A story from the north, where Sixteen Face John, unwashed and paunchy, a shaman who has lost his way and settled for…
Am I Black Enough for You? by Anita Heiss
There are many reasons to like the writing of Anita Heiss. She’s funny in a dry, laconic way, she’s a straight talker – there are no frills here – and she’s passionate about her topic of racial relationships. Dr Heiss’s…
One Way or Another by Nikki McWatters
Nikki McWatters is a young girl growing up on the Gold Coast in the early 80s, and she and her friends are obsessed with Rock Stars.
Not content with merely collecting posters on their walls, they decide to collect the…
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Lynne Ramsay (Ratcatcher, Morvern Callar) summons startling cinema from Lionel Shriver’s bestseller about a mother whose son has perpetrated the unthinkable. As Eva, the shell-shocked woman struggling to absolve herself from the sins of her progeny, Tilda…
French Ties by Jane Webster
We are not all going to have an opportunity to run a small palace and cooking school in France; however, don’t let that get in the way of enjoying a book that celebrates home, garden and family. This is not…
Annie’s Garden to Table by Annie Smithers
I was enthralled with Annie’s Garden to Table. Annie Smithers cooked under Stephanie Alexander before opening her own restaurant and cafe in Kyneton and Ms Alexander’s influence is clear. The recipes are no nonsense and achievable with minimal fuss.
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The Sweet Life by Kate Bracks
Need some good old-fashioned loving? No diary here, ladies and gents, but rather a book that is meant to take you on a journey from the basics to the ‘not so easy’ – and it’s all about the sweet things…
Floundering by Romy Ash
Brothers Tom and Jordy are living with their grandparents in quiet suburbia until, one day, their mother Loretta returns for them, wanting both a new start and another a chance with her boys. She has no money, no job and…
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