a review by Nalini Haynes Song of the Quarkbeast is set in an alternate world in the UK where there are dragons, quarkbeasts, magic and …
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Extraordinaires by Michael Pryor
a review by Nalini Haynes The Extinction Gambit book one The Extraordinaires introduces Kingsley Ward, a young man who aspires to be a magician or escapologist in …
C J Daugherty: Keeping up the pace in Night School
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Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver
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Ship breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
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Deep by Tom Taylor, art by James Brouwer
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Desperate Dwarf by Ian Irvine
a review by Nalini Haynes Ike, a 14 year old boy, seems to have fallen down the rabbit hole. Ike lost his memories of his …
Hell’s Bells by John Connolly
Samuel Johnson Vs. The Devil Round II a review by Nalini Haynes Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Release date: 2011 Samuel Johnson is a 13 year old …
Sesame Street Iron Monster and Sesame Heroes
a review by Nalini Haynes Grover takes his cape into the laundromat to have it cleaned, and desperately wants to swing into action as a …
Harriet the Spy: The Blog Wars
a review by Nalini Haynes Production: 9 Story Entertainment Distributor: Madman Release: 2011 Spoiler Alert! Harriet is a teenager living in Manhattan with her movie …
Venture Bros season 4
a review by Nalini Haynes Production: Cartoon Network Distributor: Madman Dean and Hank are the Venture Bros, who live with their professor father and their …
Legend of the Guardians
a review by Nalini Haynes Warner Brothers Legend of the Guardians is the story of two young owls, Soren and his brother Kludd, who are …
Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer
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a review by Nalini Haynes Author: Shaun Tan Presenter: Passion Pictures Aust Distributor: Madman The observant and loyal reader will notice that I reviewed The …
Ben 10 Ultimate Alien
a review by Nalini Haynes Created by Man of Action Ben Tennyson, AKA Ben 10, is a 16 year old with a cousin, Gwen, who …