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The Wayward Witch and the Feelings Monster: Polly and Buster Book One
Sally Rippin, HGE, June 2017, reviewed by Lindy Jones

Polly is an unusual witch—she can’t read spells because the letters get jumbled and so she makes mistakes. Buster is an unusual monster—emotions make him... Read more
 
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Picture books

 

One Thousand Trees
Kyle Hughes-Odgers, Fremantle Press, July 2017, reviewed by Anica Boulanger Mashberg x

 
 

Peas and Quiet
Gabrielle Tozer, illus by Sue DeGennaro, HarperCollins, July 2017, reviewed by Thuy On x

 
 

The Sloth Who Came to Stay
Margaret Wild, illus by Vivienne To, A&U, July 2017, reviewed by Thuy On x

 

Younger readers

 

Cyclones and Shadows
Pat Dudgeon, Laura Dudgeon, Sabrina Dudgeon & Darlene Oxenham, Fremantle Press, July 2017, reviewed by Hannah Cartmel x

 
 

The Elephant
Peter Carnavas, UQP, July 2017, reviewed by Lian Hingee x

 
 

The Fall
Tristan Bancks, Random House, June 2017, reviewed by Braiden Asciak x

 
 

Marsh and Me
Martine Murray, Text, July 2017, reviewed by Louise Pfanner x

 

Young adult

 

My Lovely Frankie
Judith Clarke, A&U, July 2017, reviewed by Carody Culver x

 

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Interview

 

Heavyweight division: Peter Carnavas on ‘The Elephant’ x

Best known for his picture books, Peter Carnavas’ junior fiction novel The Elephant (UQP, July) ‘paints a portrait of a small family coming to terms... Read more
 

 

Crime teen investigation: Tristan Bancks on ‘The Fall’

In Tristan Bancks’ middle-grade novel The Fall, 12-year-old Sam Garner finds himself investigating a crime after witnessing a body falling from his apartment building. Bancks... Read more
 

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