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by Susanne Gervay with Pooja Mathur Illustrated by Sarah Tabassum Reviewed by Meg Rowe With a host of books and awards to her name Susanne Gervay is a master storyteller whose work shines in its ability to engage with important social and cultural

By Amelia Mellor Reviewed by Mia Macrossan The Wicked Ship, a swashbuckling adventure fantasy is the latest novel from Amelia Mellor, much awarded creator of The Grandest Bookshop in the World, The Bookseller’s Apprentice and The Lost Book of Magic, a historical fantasy trilogy based

By Anna Ciddor Reviewed by Jenny Ruge Moonboy is the latest time-travelling adventure from multiple award-winner Anna Ciddor, author of The Boy Who Stepped Through Time and A Message Through Time. With over 50  books to her credit, Ciddor is well-known for

By Nova Weetman Reviewed by Lara Cain Gray Nova Weetman is an exemplary storyteller. There are several check boxes we’re accustomed to ticking when reviewing novels for young readers - the language, the messaging, the trigger warnings. But the best writing for

By Lucie Stevens Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Lucie Stevens  is children's author, freelance writer, editor and publishing consultant. R. I. P. Nanny Tobbins, about a young girl coping with an unruly ghost, is her debut middle grade novel. Nine year old Albertine's cosy

By Gisela Ervin-Ward Reviewed by Lara Cain Gray True South is the debut novel for experienced education writer Gisela Ervin-Ward. It includes all the desirable key ingredients of a gripping middle-grade mystery, such as buried treasure, family secrets, and compromised friendships. Set

By Lucile de Pesloüan, illustrated by Jacques Goldstyn, translated by Helen Mixter Reviewed by Tyrion Perkins Lucile de Pesloüan is from Montreal in Canada and previously wrote the graphic novel What Makes Girls Sick and Tired. Jacques Goldstyn is a Canadian illustrator

By Suzanne Leal Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Here is another gripping World War II  story from the author of Running with Ivan,  a CBCA Notable book. We first meet Klara Gold, a Jewish child, living in a Germany changing under Hitler's leadership. Klara

By Annaleise Byrd Reviewed by Mia Macrossan This is another fun adventure in Grimm's fairytale world featuring those two reluctant reading partners and neighbours Basil and Terry whom we first met in Losing the Plot, Annaleise's debut middle grade novel. She has

By Penny Tangey Reviewed by Annaleise Byrd Penny Tangey is a qualified librarian who has written a variety of books for young people, including the picture book Granbad, an Aussie STEM Stars title about endocrinologist Creswell Eastman and the middle grade novel

By Philip reeve Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Philip's first book was the epic YA steampunk Mortal Engines, 2001, which created a world of 'municipal Darwinism', where rampaging motorised towns and cities are on the move, attacking and eating each other, prowling around

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