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The Naughtiest Pixie in Disguise
Ailsa Wild illus by Saoirse Lou, Hardie Grant Egmont, July 2019, reviewed by Jacqui Davies

The Naughtiest Pixie in Disguise is the first book in a second series by Ailsa Wild, following her hugely successful Squishy Taylor series. Naughty, charming... Read more
 
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Interview

 

Nervous laughter: Nina Kenwood on ‘It Sounded Better in My Head’ x

Nina Kenwood won the 2018 Text Prize for her YA debut It Sounded Better in My Head (Text, August), which follows neurotic 18-year-old Natalie as... Read more
 

Picture books

 

Argh! There’s a Skeleton Inside You!
Idan Ben-Barak & Julian Frost, A&U, August 2019, reviewed by Thuy On x

 
 

Bitsy
Nicki Greenberg, Affirm Kids, July 2019, reviewed by Thuy On x

 
 

Fashionista
Maxine Beneba Clarke, Lothian, July 2019, reviewed by Thuy On x

 
 

Horatio Squeak
Karen Foxlee, illus by Evie Barrow, Walker, July 2019, reviewed by Louise Pfanner x

 

Younger readers

 

100 Ways to Fly
Michelle Taylor, UQP, August 2019, reviewed by Joy Lawn x

 
 

A Boy Called Bob: Becomes an AFL footballer
Bob Murphy & Tony Wilson, Piccolo Nero, July 2019, reviewed by Heath Graham x

 
 

The Brilliant Ideas of Lily Green
Lisa Siberry, Hardie Grant Egmont, August 2019, reviewed by Lorien Kaye x

 
 

Vincent and the Grandest Hotel on Earth
Lisa Nicol, Puffin, July 2019, reviewed by Phil Lesnie x

 

Young adult

 

All That Impossible Space
Anna Morgan, Lothian, July 2019, reviewed by Tehani Croft x

 
 

It Sounded Better in My Head
Nina Kenwood, Text, August 2019, reviewed by Annie Waters x

 
 

My Name is Not Peaseblossom
Jackie French, HarperCollins, July 2019, reviewed by M H Alessandrino x

 
 

Promise
Alexandra Alt, Omnibus, July 2019, reviewed by Jacqui Davies x

 

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