Say No to the Dress Book Review Cover

Miri feels like her body has been kidnapped over the past two years. At 12 she was thin, flat chested and happy in her own skin. Then puberty hit along ...


Answers in the Pages Book Review Cover

Donovan knew something was up when his mum stood between him and the TV one night after school. She was holding his new English text in her hands asking, “What ...


My Own Lightning Book Review Cover

Annabelle is helping her teacher clean the school house now that the summer holidays have arrived. She’s still thinking about all the trouble of only months before. The loss of her ...


Time's Raven Book Review Cover

Indigo is in deep trouble – with her mother and the Black Spiral Intelligence Organisation that looks after people like her. People that can read others thoughts, ‘shift’ into another ...


The Stranded Book Review Cover

It’s 2094. Four decades ago, war erupted in Europe with virus laden warheads. Fleeing land, many people escaped the crisis on cruise ships. Many left the European warring nations and ...


Learning to Love Blue Book review Cover

Paige is 18 and has made the leap into her dream life of moving to Melbourne (the independent music mecca of the world), to find a band to join with ...


The Hidden Girl Book Review Cover

Melati has kept her head down the last year at school. Nobody knows the trouble she caused in Year 9, and Year 10 at her new private school was supposed ...


Shirley & Jamila's Big Fall Book Review Cover

Shirley and Jamila are best friends, especially after spending every day of the summer holidays together. Although close, they are very different even at only 10 years old. Shirley is ...


Some Mistakes Were Made Book Review Cover

Ellis’ home isn’t really a home, well not what most people would call a home. A home is walls and a roof and somewhere you return to every night. A ...


Grandpa versus Swing

Grandpa might look like a quiet, settled gentleman as he sits with his cuppa in his favourite armchair. Don’t let his braces or comfortable green slippers fool you. Grandpa loves ...


The Snow Laundry Book Review Cover

Life has been tough for Ally and her best friend Bon. They have been homeless, living in abandoned city tunnels like hundreds of other children and teenagers. Hope for their ...


Ali Cross (3) The Secret Detective Book Review Cover

Ali’s desire to become a much respected detective like his father (Alex Cross) still burns brightly inside him. His friend Gabe has developed an app that feeds into local police ...


Little Tales of Hedgehog and Goat Book Review Cover

Goat likes his paddock in the country. His tiny shed is painted the same pink as the house on the hill. He spends his time dancing, counting cars and making ...


The Fire Cats of London Book Review Cover

Asta and her brother Ash love living in the forest with their mum. She is teaching them how to catch their prey when they are caught instead. Petrified, they are ...


GRUB Book Review Cover

Grub is hungry. He’s always hungry. He eats and eats and eats and EATS! Deep in an old log he knows that all his eating will make something happen. He ...


You're not the Boss of me Book Review Cover

Amy is a positive person, and she will tell you this a lot. But when things got messy at school and totally unfair, and the same thing was happening at ...


A Little Spark Barry Jonsberg

Cate loves her dad. She loves her mum too of course, but every second weekend, she stays with her dad at his place. Mum has a new partner (named Sam) but ...


The Fear Book Review Cover

It started with a stupid meme. But it’s a bit creepy too. It’s asking what people think is the worst way to die. It’s not long before it goes viral, ...


Gone Dark Book Review Cover

He said it would happen. Someday, the world would fall apart and no-one will know what to do, or how to survive. That was five years ago, when Zara Ross ...


The Boy from the Mish Book Review Cover

It’s hot! Summer is in full force where Jackson lives on a rural aboriginal mission in Australia with his mum and little brother Henry. It’s the school holidays and his ...


Pelorus Jack Book Review Cover

A moon-white Risso’s dolphin explores New Zealand’s sheltered coves and inlets, looking for someone to play with. Never would the passengers of metal hulled ships through the Malborough Sounds have ...


Dead Good Detectives Book Review Cover

Sid loves maps. She’s even drawing her own of her small seaside town of Fathom. She carries it with her everywhere in a special folder around her neck, so that ...


Escape Room Book Review Cover

Ami has always been into puzzles and loves a challenge, so when her dad buys her a ticket to the best Escape Room Puzzle available, she’s looking forward to it. ...


Hickory Dickory Kick Book Review Cover

Kick! The game has begun! Hickory Dickory Kick, the timer s-l-o-w-l-y ticked… The clock struck one, the match has begun! Hickory Dickory Kick! Fans line the sidelines and cheer from ...


Trouble in Time Book Review Cover

Twelve-year-old Ben Jackson resents being thrown out of his room to sleep in a shabby caravan when his Mum’s Poppa, George, comes to stay. Ben finds his great grandfather sullen ...