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Who am I? earthy tones often used in Indigenous art depict a girl's silhouette in a rural setting

Who Am I? by Anita Heiss

July 16, 2020All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Historical fiction, People of Color, Women, Young adultAnita Heiss, AWW

A Review by Emma Streeton Who Am I? is the fictional diary of a young Aboriginal girl, Mary Talence, a member of the Stolen Generation. …

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Filed in: All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Historical fiction, People of Color, Women, Young adultTags: Anita Heiss, AWW
Finding Eeadie: a woman stands, holding her hat while looking up at the sky

Finding Eadie by Caroline Beecham

July 16, 2020All posts, Aust. & NZ, Historical fiction, WomenAWW, Caroline Beecham

A review by Emma Streeton Inspired by true events during the Second World War, Finding Eadie is a story of love, friendship, hope, heartbreak and …

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Filed in: All posts, Aust. & NZ, Historical fiction, WomenTags: AWW, Caroline Beecham
Pink! A pink dinosaur tries to hide in lush green foliage

Pink! By Margaret Wild and Judith Rossell

July 15, 2020All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Children, WomenAWW, Judith Rossell, Margaret Wild

A review by Emma Streeton Pink is a small dinosaur. Like her name clearly suggests, she is pink. She loves to play hide and seek …

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Filed in: All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Children, WomenTags: AWW, Judith Rossell, Margaret Wild
What do you call your grandpa? children and granpas play around the title

What Do You Call Your Grandpa by Ashleigh Barton and Martina Heiduczek

July 15, 2020All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Children, People of Color, WomenAshleigh Barton, AWW, Martina Heiduczek

A review by Emma Streeton What do you call your grandpa? is beautifully illustrated. It pays tribute to the special bond between children and their …

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Filed in: All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Children, People of Color, WomenTags: Ashleigh Barton, AWW, Martina Heiduczek
Demelza and the spectre detectors

Demelza and the Spectre Detectors by Holly Rivers

July 15, 2020All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Children, WomenHolly Rivers

A review by Emma Streeton Demelza loves science – she loves it so much that she’s been known to stay up late to work on …

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Filed in: All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Children, WomenTags: Holly Rivers
Normal programming to resume soon… we’re doing our best

Normal programming to resume soon… we’re doing our best

July 15, 2020All posts, News & Events

Apologies for the lack of new posts and the tardiness of an explanation. As you might know if you follow me on social media, I …

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Filed in: All posts, News & Events
Nit boy

Nit Boy by Tristan Bancks and Heath McKenzie

July 1, 2020All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Children, ComedyHeath McKenzie, Tristan Bancks

A review by Emma Streeton Meet Lewis Snow. He has the worst case of nits in world history. Everyone wants him to shave his head …

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Filed in: All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Children, ComedyTags: Heath McKenzie, Tristan Bancks
the Phone Box At The Edge Of The World: a line drawing of a phone box is framed by sakura blossoms

The Phone Box at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai Messina

June 30, 2020All posts, Book reviews, Fiction, People of Color, WomenLaura Imai Messina

A review by Emma Streeton Set in Japan the story follows Yui and Takeshi, both of whom have lost people close to them. Yui’s mother …

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Filed in: All posts, Book reviews, Fiction, People of Color, WomenTags: Laura Imai Messina
How to make a pet monster

Hodgepodge: How To Make A Pet Monster by Lili Wilkinson

June 29, 2020All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Children, Fantasy, WomenAWW, Lili Wilkinson

A review by Emma Streeton Artie is 11 years old. He does not believe in ghosts, or monsters. He believes in science. So when he …

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Filed in: All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Children, Fantasy, WomenTags: AWW, Lili Wilkinson
Gumboots and a bottle pouring an ocean: thank you Tabitha Bird

Gumboots and a bottle pouring an ocean: thank you Tabitha Bird

June 28, 2020All posts, Art & Craft, Aust. & NZ, WomenAWW, Tabitha Bird
This entry is part 4 of 18 in the series Thank you to #AuthorsForFireys contributors

Tabitha Bird’s gumboots (would you believe her book featuring gumboots?) contributed to the Authors For Fireys fundraiser in January 2020. This mammoth undertaking was organised …

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Filed in: All posts, Art & Craft, Aust. & NZ, WomenTags: AWW, Tabitha Bird
Sex and Vanity: the top floor of a ziggurat features a swimming pool with a person floating on a device

Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan

June 25, 2020All posts, Book reviews, Comedy, Fiction, People of Color, RomanceKevin Kwan

A review by Nalini Haynes We all know people obsessed with status and wealth. Four years ago, my husband and I sat down to lunch …

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Filed in: All posts, Book reviews, Comedy, Fiction, People of Color, RomanceTags: Kevin Kwan
Lost Soul Atlas: a raven holding a key flies along a dotted line as if it's a map

Lost Soul Atlas by Zana Fraillon

June 24, 2020All posts, Book reviews, Children, Fantasy, Fiction, Women, Young adultZana Fraillon

A review by Nalini Haynes Forget John Dies At The End. Twig dies at the beginning. The Afterlife is a treacherous place where gods eat …

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Filed in: All posts, Book reviews, Children, Fantasy, Fiction, Women, Young adultTags: Zana Fraillon
Peta Lyre's rating normal

Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal by Anna Whateley

June 24, 2020All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Disability, Fiction, LGBTIAQ, WomenAnna Whateley, AWW

A review by Nalini Haynes Peta Lyre is 16 and has “alphabet soup” diagnoses including ADHD and is on the autism spectrum. Over a period …

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Filed in: All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Disability, Fiction, LGBTIAQ, WomenTags: Anna Whateley, AWW
The switch: two doors sit below the title

The Switch by Beth O’Leary

June 24, 2020All posts, Book reviews, Fiction, WomenBeth O’Leary

A review by Emma Streeton When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, she escapes …

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Filed in: All posts, Book reviews, Fiction, WomenTags: Beth O’Leary
When Grace went away: a woman looks to the distance, away

When Grace Went Away by Meredith Appleyard

June 23, 2020All posts, Book reviews, Fiction, WomenMeredith Appleyard

A review by Emma Streeton ‘Everything had ended, and started, the day her youngest brother had died.’ But that was not when Grace went away. …

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Filed in: All posts, Book reviews, Fiction, WomenTags: Meredith Appleyard
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