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Wood Angel by Erin Bow
Plain Kate is far from plain. She’s the daughter of a woodcarver in a small village at the back of beyond in a land that’s definitely part of a fantasy realm, yet peopled by characters familiar to everyone. After her…
All Around the World by Geraldine Cosneau
From the deserts to the ocean to the jungle, this unique activity book really does take you all around the world. There are eight fold-out panoramas of different environments, including the Australian Outback, the tropical sea and the Sahara Desert…
Douglas by G.N. Hargreaves
Douglas is a pretty amazing dog – he can do anything. He collects stamps, plays chess and the tuba, goes skiing and takes his shiny red car for a spin when he needs to get out. There’s not a thing…
No Bears by Meg McKinlay
Ruby wants to write a book, and she’s determined that it’s going to have NO BEARS in it. She’s tired of reading about bears in everything, and so she sets out to tell a story that has fairies and princesses…
River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh
[[ghosh]]River of Smoke is the second book in Amitav Ghosh’s Ibis trilogy. In the first, Sea of Poppies, we were introduced to a cast of characters who had all, for one reason or another, ended up on the…
The Warlock: The Immortal Secrets of Nicholas Flamel Book 5 by Michael Scott
The long-awaited fifth book in The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series is finally here and it’s easily the most exciting book of the series so far! Necromancer ended with twins Sophie and Josh separating. Sophie sided with the…
The Glass Collector by Anna Perera
I have never been to Cairo but having read The Glass Collector I feel as though I was part of a world teeming with life, colour, smells and sounds so foreign and fascinating from my Melbourne world that I was…
Little Sister by Aimee Said
Fifteen-year-old Al Miller is counting down the days until her over-bearing, over-achieving older sister, Larrie, finally finishes Year 12 and leaves the school they both attend. This, Al is certain, will allow her to escape from her sister’s shadow, leaving…
Pig Boy by J.C. Burke
Damon Styles is angry. Angry at his mother for never getting out of bed. Angry at Andrew Parker and Darren Geraghty who antagonise him at school, making pig noises and calling him Damoink. He’s even angry at his friend Moe…
Brother Sun, Sister Moon by Katherine Paterson & Pamela Dalton
Award-winning author Katherine Paterson, of Bridge to Terabitha fame, reimagines the beautiful ‘Canticle of the Sun,’ the poem originally written by St Francis of Assisi in 1224.
The stunning paper cut-out artwork by Pamela Dalton perfectly matches the tone of…
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