Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Amanda Shipton
28 July 2023;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Right from the very beginning of Operation Owl (Woodland Magic 4), I was hooked. The topic of clearing the floating leaves from the pond and looking after nature is very important, now more than ever. The language of 'the dark was melting away' was just beautiful. As I read on...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
28 July 2023;

Genre: Funny Stories

Foxes on the run! A evil cat out for revenge! Squirrels in leotards! Fox cub siblings Ted and Nancy are being chased by Princess Buttons - the scariest street cat in the Big City. Running for their lives, the pair flees for Grimwood - a peaceful town in the countryside. The only problem? Grimw...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
28 July 2023;

Genre: Funny Stories

Eric Dynamite, the woodlouse, is back to guide us through another hilarious adventure in Grimwood. Fox cub siblings Ted and Nancy are back with an all-new wildly funny story that will have children (and their grown-ups) laughing out loud. In Grimwood: Let the Fur Fly, T...

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Name: Donna Burkert
27 July 2023;

Genre: Funny Stories

The dynamic duo of Agatha Topps and Lenny Tuchus are at it again in The Attack of the Robot Librarians. Something has to be done about the robot librarians! Choosing books for children to read is one thing, but flying about the school and controlling children's behaviour is an...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
27 July 2023;

Genre: Myths & Legends

Old Gods New Tricks by Thiago De Moraes is a feast of a mythological adventure that enlightens the reader on epic myths from cultures across the world. We are first introduced to Trixie when the world is plunged into darkness; she has been called into the head...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
24 July 2023;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Otto, Ilse and Karl live in the ruins of 1948 Berlin. The city is broken by the bombing at the end of the war and is now cut off from the West by the Russians. American and British planes have to fly food and supplies into the city to keep it going. The Americans throw sweets tied to little pa...

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Name: Nathan Cox
24 July 2023;

Genre: Adventure

The Deadlands: Hunted by Skye Melki-Wegner is a brilliant fantasy adventure story, perfect for upper primary aged readers and, of course, dinosaur lovers. The story is packed full of adventure, action, drama and survival that will hook its audience in seconds! The first one in...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
20 July 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

Dragon Storm, Skye and Soulsinger is the eighth book in the Dragon Storm series. This story follows Princess Skye and her journey back to Draconis to see her brother and father, only when she arrives all is not as it seems. A dragon rebellion has begun and a w...

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Name: Julie Broadbent
19 July 2023;

Genre: Personal Growth

We are introduced to our protagonist Amelia Bright - a smart, competitive, cello-playing student, who just wants to fit in. Amelia has been relentlessly bullied throughout the first two years of her secondary school life. The name calling began in Year 7, her peers refer to her as 'maggot', a...

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Name: Jane Rew
18 July 2023;

Genre: Non Fiction

A glow-in-the-dark cover. Now that's appealing for a start (although this book is eye-catching even in daylight). Open it up and you immediately get a sense that, while it belongs in 'non-fiction', it doesn't take its subject entirely seriously. After all, who's heard of seagulls in sunglasses...

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