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Feb 08 2010
Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children by Jen Storer
Penguin, 2009 . ISBN 9780670073399
(Ages 10 and up) When Albie Gribble collects a basketful of linen from
the front of the hospital, he finds instead an abandoned baby, and his
life takes a dramatic turn. Crossing the River Charon, Albie...
more
Feb 08 2010
Gamer's Quest by George Ivanoff
Ford Street Publishing, 2009.
(Age 10+) Zyra and Tark are teenage thieves in a world created by the
Designers. Everyone in this world struggles and fights to gain enough
money to get a 'key', allowing them to escape their reality briefly...more
Feb 05 2010
The penguin who wanted to find out by Jill Tomlinson
Ill. by Paul Howard. Egmont, 2009. ISBN 9781405230414.
(Ages 6-9) Recommended. It's wonderful to see a picture book that is
full of information, while stimulating the imagination with great
characterisation and beautiful illustrations....more
Feb 05 2010
Bright girls by Clare Chambers
HarperCollins Children's Books, 2009.
(Age range: 12 - 16 / Secondary) Rachel and Robyn are sent to stay with
their Auntie Jackie in Brighton after an incident at their house causes
their father to be concerned for their safety. Auntie...more
Feb 04 2010
Top reads for 2009 by Pat Pledger
Teens
Fire by
Kristin Cashore. Fire is the last of the human Monsters and she is
feared because of her beauty and her ability to control minds. A
companion volume to...more
Feb 04 2010
Surf Ache by Gerry Bobsien
Walker Books, 2009.
Recommended. Finally, a teenage book without angst,
dysfunctional families or spoilt brats! What's left to write about?
Well, Gerry Bobsein's passion for
surfing
shines through this novel about Year 9 student Ella...more
Feb 04 2010
I am not a serial killer by Dan Wells
Headline Publishing Group, 2009.
(Age range: 14 - 16) John Cleaver has an obsession with
serial killers. His mother and aunt run the mortuary and his estranged
father was also a mortician. John has grown up exposed to dead bodies
in one...more
Feb 03 2010
Agent Alfie: Licence to fish by Justin Richards
HarperCollins Children's Books, 2009.
(Age 7+) Alfie is a student at Thunder Raker Manor, a school for
children whose parents are spies or secret agents. Alfie's a bit
different though - his dad's just a postman. The students learn all...more
Feb 03 2010
100% hero by Jayne Lyons
Random House, 2009. ISBN 978171663969.
(Age 9+) Although part of a family of werewolves and 'the second
greatest
werewolf ever', Freddy Lupin has a problem. At some full moons, he
transforms into a black poodle and not a wolf. With the...more
Feb 02 2010
The wheels on the bus ill. by Mandy Foot
Lothian Children's Books, 2009. ISBN 9780734411174.
(Ages 3-6) The classic song, The wheels on the bus is given a
whole new
look by Mandy Foot as a host of Australian animals go on a journey
around Australia. What a trip the...more
Feb 02 2010
Outside In by Chrissie Keighery
Hardie Grant Egmont,
Victoria. 2009.
This
Australian novel is about
teenagers' angst but serves as a stark contrast to the often slick
American
versions.
The boys and girls here are all struggling to cope with family or...more
Feb 02 2010
Why by Lila Prap
WilkinsFarago, 2003. ISBN 09585571452.
(Ages 3+) A whole book devoted to the question why will have kids and
adults enthralled as they ponder the questions asked. Each doulbepage
spread asks a question about the animal portrayed, starting...more
Feb 01 2010
Ctrl-Z by Andrew Norriss
Puffin, 2009.
(Ages 8+) Alex's godfather always sends fantastic presents and this
year's birthday gift is a laptop that allows Alex to travel back in
time to correct any mistakes he's made. All he has to do is input the
time he wishes to...more
Feb 01 2010
Someone like you by Sarah Dessen
Hodder Children's Books, 2009.
ISBN 9780340997482.
(Age 14+)Recommended. When Halley gets a phone call at summer
camp from Scarlett telling her that Michael, Scarlett's boyfriend, has
been killed in an accident, it is the beginning of...more
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