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Night Wanderers
Name: Emma Age 15
07 June 2016;Genre: Adventure
The characters are really well developed and you can really feel for them. It's very dramatic and there's a sense of suspense building up throughout the whole story.
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Knitbone Pepper Ghost Dog and the Last Circus Tiger
Name: Kerra Dagley
05 June 2016;Genre: Adventure
The inhabitants of Starcross Hall are all really quite unusual. It's a place where normal house rules simply don't apply. It's where generations of beloved Pepper ghost pets, a goose, monkey, hamster, amongst others, play hide and seek. Winnie, the youngest Pepper is the only living person who...
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Storm Walker
Name: June Hughes
04 June 2016;Genre: Adventure
Twelve year old Owen and his Dad are coming to terms with life a year after the death of Owen's mother. Or rather, they are not - her ashes remain in an urn on the mantelpiece; Owen's Dad, a published author, has not written a word since she died; home life is a disorganised jumble of takeaway...
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Orangeboy
Name: Stef A
04 June 2016;Genre: Personal Growth
16-year-old Marlon is flattered when Sonya invites him on a date to the fair. However, when the evening ends in tragedy, he is dragged reluctantly into the gang world that his brother inhabited before he had a devastating car accident. Faced with almost impossible choices, Marlon has to grow u...
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Not if I See You First
Name: Carol Williams
03 June 2016;Genre: Adventure
Parker Grant is blind, and coping with the recent death of her father. She is also a talented runner, and a pretty acerbic character, not tolerating any nonsense from those around her. Her Rules go from 1-11 plus infinity, and set out very clearly how the people in her life should treat her as a...
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Orangeboy
Name: Clair Bossons
02 June 2016;Genre: Personal Growth
Marlon is determined to make a success of his life and make his mother proud. He could see the impact that gang life had on his family following his brother's involvement as a gang leader on the estate and is determined not to go down the same path. That all changes when he gets a knock on his...
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The Mouse Who Reached The Sky
Name: Torie Walton
01 June 2016;Genre: Adventure
The Mouse Who Reached the Sky is a simple, yet utterly charming story that celebrates working together, friendship and sharing. One day, Little Mouse spots something red and shiny hanging in the branches of a tree. He thinks it is a beautiful marble and would like to have it. Despite his best...
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The Tree
Name: Torie Walton
01 June 2016;Genre: Environment
This simple yet powerful story begins with an ordinary looking tree. Through a few select words and delightful illustrations, the reader is quickly introduced to its inhabitants: the birds who have built a nest between the spruce's branches; the scurry of squirrels whose dray balances amongst th...
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Footpath Flowers
Name: Torie Walton
01 June 2016;Genre: Real life
Footpath Flowers (now available in paperback) is delicate, beautiful and carries a poignant message. Through its exquisite ink and watercolour illustrations, Footpath Flowers tells the story of a young girl and her distracted father. As they walk home, through the bustling city, she finds beaut...
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What Do Grown-Ups Do All Day
Name: Alison Chase
24 May 2016;Genre: Adventure
This is a really useful book for topics about people who help and support us, and it gives a really useful glimpse into the kinds of things that grown-ups get up to. Given that children often wonder what they'll be doing as adults, this book is also a useful tool for showing them just how many...
