Book review: Lizard’s Tale
REVIEWED BY GABRIEL, 12, NSW Lizard’s Tale by Weng Wai Chan, Text Publishing, ISBN 9781925603910 Gabriel received a copy of this book to review. Lizard’s Tale is written by Weng Wai Chan and is set...
View ArticleKate Gordon on Indigo in the Storm
MEET THE AUTHOR Kate Gordon grew up in a very booky house, in a small town by the sea in Tasmania. Now she writes novels and picture books from a cottage overlooking the river and themountain, on the...
View ArticleHM Waugh on Mars Underground
MEET THE AUTHOR HM Waugh is the author of books for children and young adults. She’s also an environmental scientist and an educator with a love of wild places and high mountains. This has led to icy...
View ArticleBook review: Mars Underground
REVIEWED BY GABRIEL, 12, NSW Mars Underground by HM Waugh, A&U Children’s, ISBN 9781761067105 Gabriel received a review copy of this book. Mars Underground is a sequel to Mars Awakens written by...
View ArticleShivaun Plozza on Meet Me at the Moon Tree
MEET THE AUTHOR Shivaun Plozza is an award-winning writer for children and young adults. She lives in Geelong with her cat, Fenchurch. Today we’re thrilled to chat to Shivaun about her latest book...
View ArticleBook review: It’s the Sound of the Thing
It’s the Sound of the Thing by Maxine Beneba Clarke, Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing, ISBN 9781761212123 REVIEWED BY NINA, 10, NSW. Nina received a review copy of this book. Maxine Beneba Clarke’s...
View ArticleChenée Marrapodi on One Wrong Turn
MEET THE AUTHOR Chenée Marrapodi is an author and journalist who has danced ballet and jazz her whole life, loving the stories that can be created through movement. Today we’re pleased to be talking...
View ArticleBook review: Mermedusa
REVIEWED BY RORY, 11, WA Mermedusa by Thomas Taylor, Walker Books Australia, ISBN 9781529502138 Rory received a review copy of this book. Prepare for a wild, mysterious and funny adventure in...
View ArticleBook review: Indigo in the Storm
REVIEWED BY BELLA, 11, WA Indigo in the Storm by Kate Gordon, Yellow Brick Books, ISBN 9780645218039 Bella received a review copy of this book. Indigo in the Storm is a wonderful book from the award...
View ArticleBook review: The Midnight Manor
REVIEWED BY Ayaan, 12, VIC The Midnight Manor by Fionna Cosgrove, Lightning Source Inc., ISBN 9780645723304 Ayaan received a review copy of this book. The Midnight Manor is the first book in the...
View ArticleBook review: Gangsta Granny
REVIEWED BY AASHI, 9, VIC Gangsta Granny by David Walliams, HarperCollins, ISBN 9780007371440 Aashi reviewed her own copy of this book. Ben’s granny is your typical granny. She knits, loves Murray...
View ArticleA.L. Tait on The First Summer of Callie McGee
Allison Tait (A.L. Tait) is the internationally published bestselling author of adventure series The Mapmaker Chronicles, the Ateban Cipher novels, and the Maven & Reeve Mysteries. Today we’re...
View ArticleFionna Cosgrove on the Twisted Trails series
Fionna Cosgrove is a Western Australian writer with a taste for the wonderfully macabre. Her writing has been published in The School Magazine and anthologies, and she’s also the author of the Twisted...
View ArticleBook review: Home of the Brave
REVIEWED BY SKYE, 11, CALIFORNIA, USA Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate, St Martin’s Press, ISBN 9780312535636 Skye reviewed her own copy of this book. Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate...
View ArticleBook review: Right Way Down and Other Poems
REVIEWED BY CLASS 4K AT GREAT SOUTHERN GRAMMAR, WA Right Way Down and Other Poems, edited by Rebecca M. Newman & Sally Murphy, illustrated by Briony Stewart, Fremantle Press, ISBN 9781760993429...
View ArticleBook review: I am Rebel
REVIEWED BY REBEKAH, GRADE 5, NSW I am Rebel by Ross Montgomery, Walker Books, ISBN 9781529502909 Rebekah’s review of this book was longlisted in the 2024 Young Reviewers’ Competition. This...
View ArticleSally Murphy on The Riding Gallery
Sally Murphy is an author, poet, speaker and educator based in the South West of Western Australia. Sally has published more than 40 books, and we’re thrilled to be chatting to Sally about her verse...
View ArticleBook review: Camp Crypt
Twisted Trails: Camp Crypt by Fionna Cosgrove, published by Fionna Cosgrove, ISBN 9780645723342 REVIEWED BY AASHI, 10, VIC Aashi received a review copy of this title. You pull off a prank, only meant...
View ArticleBook review: Penny Draws a Class Trip
Penny Draws a Class Trip by Sara Shepard, Text Publishing, ISBN 9781922790712 REVIEWED BY AASHI, 10, VIC The publisher provided a review copy of this book. Sara Shepard has written a great story about...
View ArticleBook review: The Secret of the Stone
The Secret of the Stone by Kathryn Lefroy, Fremantle Press, ISBN 9781760994648 REVIEWED BY AASHI, 10, VIC The publisher provided a review copy of this book. The Secret of the Stone is an exciting book...
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