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Children's and YA book reviews and interviews
 

Between Us
Clare Atkins, Black Inc., February 2018, reviewed by Hannah Cartmel

Clare Atkins follows up her award-winning debut novel Nona & Me with this moving tale of two young people in Darwin who make a connection,... Read more
 
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Children of invention: Catherine Pelosi on ‘Quark’s Academy’ x

In Quark’s Academy (Hachette, February), debut author Catherine Pelosi brings together three junior science geniuses in an elite and mysterious science academy. Reviewer Lian Hingee... Read more
 
 

Me Too
Erika Geraerts & Charls Laubscher, illus by Gatsby, Walker Books, February 2018, reviewed by Bronte Coates
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In this debut picture book, two children dream aloud about the best friend they hope to meet one day. As they describe the many admirable traits of this mysterious someone,... Read more
 
 

A Tangled Tale of Tagliatelle
Yves Stening, illus by Nigel Buchanan, PublishCreative Books, December 2017, reviewed by Thuy On
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A Tangled Tale of Tagliatelle is the second instalment in Yves Stening and Nigel Buchanan’s self-published ‘Dinner Detectives’ series, which takes children on the hunt for the origins of specific... Read more
 
 

Quark's Academy
Catherine Pelosi, Lothian, February 2018, reviewed by Lian Hingee
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Once a year the prestigious and mysterious Quark’s Academy admits 15 exceptional young scientists for a week’s study that will culminate in the Best Invention Competition. This year’s batch of... Read more
 
 

Initiate: Palace of Fires Book One
Bill Bennett, Penguin, February 2018, reviewed by Kate McDonell
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Sixteen-year-old Lily lives a pretty normal life with her mum, Angela, on a farm in Northern California—until Angela vanishes. Lily discovers that her mum has been abducted by a secretive... Read more
 
 

Unearthed
Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner, A&U, December 2017, reviewed by Angela Crocombe
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Unearthed is an explosive action-adventure with a touch of romance set on an alien planet. Earth is a devastated planet where resources are scarce and humans are desperate. When an... Read more
 

 

 

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