A review by Nalini Haynes Trigger warning: drug & alcohol use including by teenagers and preteens; domestic violence; rape Centre of My Everything has several …
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Ruby Tuesday by Hayley Lawrence
A review by Nalini Haynes Trigger warning: rape Ruby Tuesday Matthews (not the model) lives in the bush near a small town where her mother …
Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim
A review by Nalini Haynes Trigger warnings: domestic violence (depicted), depression, and suicide (not depicted but discussed) Wen is the Tiger Daughter of two Chinese …
What do you call your grandma? by Ashleigh Barton and Marina Heiduczek
A review by Nalini Haynes What Do You Call Your Grandma? uses rhyming poetry, with one verse on each illustrated double page dedicated to one …
Good Grief: IWD podcast with Tabitha Bird, Wendy Orr and Elizabeth Knox
Today’s podcast celebrates International Women’s Day and can be found at the top of this post and on all good podcasting platforms.. Dark Matter Zine …
Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird
A review by Nalini Haynes For those who’ve read my review of A Lifetime Of Impossible Days or listened to my podcasts featuring Tabitha Bird …
Cuckoo’s Flight by Wendy Orr
A review by Nalini Haynes Clio lives in ancient Mesopotamia Crete (I am geographically ignorant) on a Mediterranean island with her family. When returning from …
Santa and the Sugar Glider by Alexa Moses and Anil Tortop
A review by Emma Streeton It’s Christmas Eve, and Snap the sugar glider is practicing his moves. He wants to be the greatest flyer in …
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dangerous Animals by Sami Bayly
A review by Nalini Haynes The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dangerous Animals is a nonfiction book about (surprise!) dangerous animals. Every double-page layout focuses on one …
Hollowpox by Jessica Townsend
A review by Nalini Haynes Morrigan Crow turns thirteen and still shows more maturity than many adults in her quest to study Wunder, the source …
Godmothers by Monical McInerney
A review by Nalini Haynes Eliza Miller grew up an only child. Her only family was her mother and two godmothers. Jeannie, Eliza’s mum, moved …
Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend
A review by Nalini Haynes In the first Nevermoor book, Morrigan Crow is smuggled into Nevermoor to enter the Wundrous Society trials. We see Nevermoor …
Cobra Queen by Tara Moss
A review by Annabelle Lee The Cobra Queen is the fourth book in the Pandora English series by Australian author Tara Moss. Pandora has recently …
Self Help for Babies Series: Sleep 101 and Whine Guide by Beck and Matt Stanton
A review by Emma Streeton You know babies don’t come with a manual. Well, now they do, in this self-help for babies (parents?) series. When …
Kokomo by Victoria Hannan
A review by Emma Streeton When Mina receives an urgent call from her best friend back in Melbourne, her world is turned upside down. Her …