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A Song Only I Can Hear
Barry Jonsberg, A&U, July 2018, reviewed by Phil Lesnie

Rob Fitzgerald is 13 years old, painfully shy, prone to panic attacks, and desperately, disgustingly in love for the very first time. Rob begins receiving... Read more
 
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Picture books

 

Backyard
Ananda Braxton-Smith, illus by Lizzy Newcomb, Black Dog Books, August 2018, reviewed by Michael Earp

 
 

How Did I Get Here?
Philip Bunting, Scholastic, August 2018, reviewed by Thuy On

 
 

Maya and Cat
Caroline Magerl, Walker Books, August 2018, reviewed by Margaret Hamilton x

 
 

Sonam and the Silence
Eddie Ayres, illus by Ronak Taher, A&U, August 2018, reviewed by Thuy On x

 
 

Wisp: A Story of Hope
Zana Fraillon, illus by Grahame Baker, Lothian, August 2018, reviewed by Margaret Hamilton x

 

Younger readers

 

The Dog with Seven Names
Dianne Wolfer, Penguin, July 2018, reviewed by Angela Crocombe x

 
 

Jane Doe and the Cradle of All Worlds
Jeremy Lachlan, Hardie Grant Egmont, August 2018, reviewed by Angela Crocombe

 
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Leaf Stone Beetle
Ursula Dubosarsky, illus by Gaye Chapman, Dirt Lane Press, August 2018, reviewed by Anica Boulanger-Mashberg

 
 

Off the Track
Cristy Burne, illus by Amanda Burnett, Fremantle Press, August 2018, reviewed by Maria H Alessandrino x

 
 

Zeroes and Ones
Cristy Burne, Xoum, August 2018, reviewed by Jarrah Moore

 

Young adult

 

After the Lights Go Out
Lili Wilkinson, A&U, August 2018, reviewed by Carody Culver

 
 

I Am Out with Lanterns
Emily Gale, Random House, August 2018, reviewed by Jordi Kerr

 

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Interview

 

World class: Jeremy Lachlan on ‘Jane Doe and the Cradle of All Worlds’ x

Jeremy Lachlan’s middle-grade adventure Jane Doe and the Cradle of All Worlds (Hardie Grant Egmont, August) is ‘a thrilling story set in a universe made up... Read more
 

 

Kaleidoscopic views: Emily Gale on ‘I Am Out with Lanterns’ x

Emily Gale’s I Am Out with Lanterns (Random House, August) intertwines the points of view of several teenagers to create a story that is ‘nuanced, complex... Read more
 

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