A review by Nalini Haynes The Cat at the Wall is Clare, a reincarnated 13-year-old who was finishing grade 8 when she died. Clare scavenges …
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Goth Girl and the Wuthering Fright by Chris Riddell
A review by Nalini Haynes Ada Goth, the daughter of poet Lord Goth, is reading when she’s interrupted by a monkey shelving a book in …
“Diversity in YA” with Fiona Wood, Michael Pryor and Meg Mundell
For too long, straight white non-disabled privileged characters have dominated literature. Fiona Wood, Michael Pryor and Meg Mundell have each written diverse characters: ethnic diversity, characters …
Minions (2015)
A review by CJ Dee The minions from Despicable Me are back and this time we see them as we never have before — as …
Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart
A review by Nalini Haynes Mark is a 12 year old boy who runs away from home with only his dog, a small terrier called …
Dragon Shield by Charlie Fletcher
A review by Rebecca Fleming, aka Demonic Dragon One fine Geek Girl Day (where Dark Matter Zine editor Nalini and fellow review writer CJ Dee …
Home (2015)
A review by CJ Dee Oh (Parsons) is a member of the Boov race. They are adept at running from planet to planet so they …
Wickedpedia by Chris Van Etten
A review by CJ Dee Cole is a high school valedictorian contender. Gavin is his best friend. Winnie is Cole’s ex-girlfriend and rival for the …
Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky
A review by Nalini Haynes Grayson Sender is in grade 6 in Chicago. He’s isolated from his peers because he has an enormous secret that …
Rogue Wave by Jennifer Donnelly
Waterfire Saga book #2 A review by Elizabeth Manthos Rogue Wave, the sequel to Deep Blue, follows Seraphina and the five chosen mermaids on their …
Robot Overlords by Mark Stay (novel)
A review by Nalini Haynes. “I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.” There will be spoilers late in the review. There’s an alert below. …
Ice Dragon by George R R Martin, illustrated by Luis Royo
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9780008118853 Format: Hardcover, 121 pages Publisher: Harper Voyager (HarperCollins) The Ice Dragon is set hundreds of years before Game …
Closed: 5 Paddington gift packs to give away to Australian Residents
Update The very lucky winners are: Nathan Taylor-Barnett Jared Shrimpton Rebecca Bowie Marcia Coventry Sharon Norris Congratulations. I loved Paddington and I hope you do …
Paddington (2014)
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Paul King Writers: Michael Bond (“Paddington Bear” created by), Paul King and Hamish McColl Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, …
Hansel & Gretel by Neil Gaiman and Lorenzo Mattotti
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9781408861981 Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens Format: Hardback, 56 pages Hansel & Gretel is a retelling of the original Grimm Brothers …