Review: Seven Wherewithal Way by Samatha-Ellen Bound

Seven Wherewithal Way by Samatha-Ellen Bound is the first book in a current middle-grade fantasy series published by independent Australian publisher Affirm Press. »

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Family Reads: January - March 2024

A few books our family has been reading over the first few months of the year. »

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Review: The Impossible Secret of Lillian Velvet by Jaclyn Moriarty

The Impossible Secret of Lillian Velvet is the fifth book in Jaclyn Moriarty’s marvellous children’s fantasy adventure series, Kingdoms & Empires. »

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Fantasy series to read instead of Throne of Glass

A few fantasy series to read instead of Throne of Glass »

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Australian Picture Books: Bronwyn Bancroft

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you might remember when I kicked off a series on Australian picture books. I wrote a »

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Review: The Astonishing Chronicles of Oscar from Elsewhere by Jaclyn Moriarty

The Astonishing Chronicles of Oscar from Elsewhere is the Fourth book in Jaclyn Moriarty’s marvellous children’s fantasy adventure series, Kingdoms & Empires. »

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Review: Footprints on the Moon by Lorraine Marwood

Footprints on the Moon is a verse novel for late primary/early high school readers set in Australia in 1969. »

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Review: Girl of the Southern Sea by Michelle Kadarusman

Girl of the Southern Sea is a beautifully written middle grade novel set in Indonesia. »

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Review: Bindi by Kirli Saunders

Bindi by Kirli Saunders is a gentle children’s story in verse, adorned with illustrations by Dub Leffler. For mid-upper primary. »

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Review: The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst by Jaclyn Moriarty

The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst is the third book in Jaclyn Moriarty’s marvellous children’s fantasy adventure series, Kingdoms & Empires. »

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