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Children's and YA book reviews and interviews
 

Mammoth Mistake: Starring Olive Black Book One
Alex Miles, illus by Maude Guesne, Affirm Press, April 2017, reviewed by Bec Kavanagh

Mammoth Mistake is the first book in a new series by author Alex Miles, who, among other things, has written for the hugely successful ‘Zac... Read more
 
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Movie mayhem: Alex Miles on ‘Mammoth Mistake’

Mammoth Mistake is the first book in Alex Miles’ new ‘Olive Black’ series, about a 10-year-old actress who juggles friendships, rivals and on-set hijinks. Reviewer... Read more
 

 

Spirited away: Gabrielle Wang on ‘The Beast of Hushing Woods’ x

Gabrielle Wang’s The Beast of Hushing Woods (Puffin, April) is a ‘lyrical, dreamlike fable for confident readers aged 10 and up’, which ‘marries snippets of... Read more
 

 

Comic timing: Peter Helliar on ‘Frankie Fish and the Sonic Suitcase’

Comedian Peter Helliar’s first children’s book Frankie Fish and the Sonic Suitcase (HGE, February) is a time-travel adventure starring 12-year-old Frankie and his cranky grandad,... Read more
 
 

Don't Wake the Dingo
Sally Morgan, illus by Sarah Boese, Scholastic, April 2017, reviewed by Margaret Hamilton
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The rhythmic text, with frequent alliteration, makes this story perfect for reading aloud at bedtime. The dingo is asleep in a dim, dry cave, which is warm and comfortable. He’s... Read more
 
 

The Beast of Hushing Wood
Gabrielle Wang, Puffin, April 2017, reviewed by Holly Harper
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Ziggy Truegood isn’t looking forward to turning 12, and with a very good reason: every night for the past month she has dreamt she will drown on her birthday. With... Read more
 
 

The Blue Cat
Ursula Dubosarsky, A&U, April 2017, reviewed by Meg Whelan
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Slow, dreamlike and meandering, The Blue Cat is a glimpse into life in wartime Australia. Set in Sydney in 1942, it follows Columba in her adventures with her force-of-nature best... Read more
 
 

Jack of Spades
Sophie Masson, Eagle Books, April 2017, reviewed by Thuy On
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Prolific writer Sophie Masson’s latest book is a young-adult historical fiction, set in Europe in 1910. The book’s title refers to a card sent to 16-year-old English girl, Linda, from... Read more
 
 

Sci-Fi Junior High
John Martin & Scott Seegert, Koala Books, April 2017, reviewed by Lian Hingee
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As the son of two supergeniuses, Kelvin Klosmo has Mighty Mega Supergenius-sized shoes to fill … The only trouble is his supergeniusness hasn’t quite kicked in yet. When Kelvin’s parents... Read more
 
 

Night Swimming
Steph Bowe, Text, April 2017, reviewed by Jarrah Moore
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Kirby Arrow and her best friend Clancy Lee are the only two 17-year-olds in their tiny town. Clancy wants to leave as soon as possible, but Kirby is determined to... Read more
 
 

Remind Me How This Ends
Gabrielle Tozer, HarperCollins, April 2017, reviewed by Lian Hingee
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In Remind Me How This Ends, the author of The Intern, Gabrielle Tozer, swaps the high-pressure world of the fashion industry for a quieter and more introspective story about love,... Read more
 
 

The Secret Science of Magic
Melissa Keil, HGE, April 2017, reviewed by Angela Crocombe
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Melissa Keil has established herself as a powerful new voice in contemporary YA after winning the Ampersand Prize for her first novel Life in Outer Space and an Inky shortlisting... Read more
 
 

The Silent Invasion
James Bradley, Pan, April 2017, reviewed by Carody Culver
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Callie was six when the Change came to earth. She’s 14 now, and the world’s a different place. The Change, a mysterious illness spread by alien seedpods, has thrown humanity... Read more
 

 

 

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