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Lenny’s Book of Everything
Karen Foxlee, A&U, November 2018, reviewed by Karys McEwen

Anticipation for Karen Foxlee’s new novel is sky-high given her recent gem A Most Magical Girl. Rest assured, Lenny’s Book of Everything will exceed all... Read more
 
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Interview

 

Growing pains: Karen Foxlee on ‘Lenny’s Book of Everything’

Karen Foxlee’s middle-grade novel Lenny’s Book of Everything (A&U) is ‘bittersweet tale about heartbreak and healing’ with ‘a sense of whimsy that never feels forced’. Reviewer Karys McEwen spoke... Read more
 

Picture books

 

All the Ways to be Smart
Davina Bell, illus by Allison Colpoys, Scribble, October 2018, reviewed by Louise Pfanner x

 
 

Cherries
Carrie Gallasch, illus by Sara Acton, Little Hare, November 2018, reviewed by Bronte Coates x

 
 

Invisible Jerry
Adam Wallace, illus by Giuseppe Poli, EK Books, November 2018, reviewed by Anica Boulanger-Mashberg x

 
 

My Sunbeam Baby
Emma Quay, ABC Books, October 2018, reviewed by Amy Nicholls-Diver x

 
 

Night Walk
Alison Binks, Berbay, November 2018, reviewed by Bronte Coates

 

Younger readers

 

Tales from the Inner City
Shaun Tan, A&U, October 2018, reviewed by Angela Crocombe

 
 

The Truth App: Liars Book One
Jack Heath, Scholastic, September 2018, reviewed by Heath Graham  x

 

Young adult

 

The Rift
Rachael Craw, Walker Books, November 2018, reviewed by Dani Solomon

 

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