These Unhallowed Halls by Lili Wilkinson ISBN: 9781760631673 Publication Date: Feb 18, 2025 Reviewer: Amelia MacD When Paige receives a scholarship to Agathion, a school for gifted students, she takes it as a welcome excuse to leave her hometown. When she gets to the cold, unwelcoming Agitathion College, she realises something isn’t right. With …
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The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave ISBN: 9780553535310 Publication Date: April 10, 2018 Reviewer: Sophie S The Girl of Ink and Stars is a great book about friendship and adventures. Isabella lives on the once beautiful island of Joya, but as evil overcomes it and her best friend Lupe goes …
My Name is Mina by David Almond
My Name is Mina by David Almond ISBN: 9780340997253 Publication Date: 2010 Reviewer: Ava N In a quiet corner of her own world, Mina fills an empty notebook with stories, dreams, and reflections. As each page turns, her words explain her true thoughts and opinions. Her personal journey reveals the heart of a young …
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess by Akira Himekawa
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess by Akira Himekawa ISBN:9781421593470 Publication Date: March 14, 2017 Reviewer: Roxy W This book is the first of eleven in a manga series revolving around the Legend of Zelda storyline, where the main character, Link, a farmer boy who comes to realise he has the favour of the …
Finale by Stephanie Garber
Finale by Stephanie Garber ISBN 9781473666788 Publication Date: February 6, 2020 Reviewer: Catherine J Finale is the last book of the Caraval trilogy. In the first book, the two protagonists, Scarlett and Donatella are invited to the infamous Caraval. There, they strive to win and find new elements of themselves, as well as find new …
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1 The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan ISBN 9780786838653 Publication Date: April 1, 2006 Reviewer: Grace B Percy Jackson has always felt out of place. His mum only wants him to feel safe and be happy; however, it’s not always easy. Percy has had an awful life until he discovers …
Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
Wishtree by Katherine Applegate ISBN 9781801300704 Publication Date: August 2, 2022 Reviewer: Sophie M Wishtree is set in a quiet neighbourhood where a kind, old oak tree named Red watches over the community. Red listens to people’s wishes each year, which have been tied to its branches. When a new family moves in and faces …
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart ISBN: 9780316057776 Publication Date: March 7, 2007 Reviewer: Stella G The Mysterious Benedict Society is a thrilling page-turner of a book, focusing on a group of gifted children as they sneak into a school on a mission to save humanity from the evil Mr Curtain. The book …
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart ISBN: 9780316057776 Publication Date: March 7, 2007 Reviewer: Stella G The Mysterious Benedict Society is a thrilling page-turner of a book, focusing on a group of gifted children as they sneak into a school on a mission to save humanity from the evil Mr Curtain. The book …
The 113th Assistant Librarian by Stuart Wilson
Title: The 113th Assistant Librarian Author: Stuart Wilson Publisher: Penguin Books Australia ISBN: 9781761356315 Pub. date: July 5th 2025 The 113th Assistant Librarian is a visionary, fantasy and quite frankly amazing novel. When timid Oliver becomes the 113th Assistant Librarian he thinks of it as a boring job. But little does he know – with …