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 …
Adventure stories
Jungle Escape by Nathan Luff
Title: Jungle Escape Author: Nathan Luff ISBN: 9781760659257 Publication date: 2025 Publisher: Walker Books The setting of the book is in an overgrown resort called Jungle Escape, which is run by Sal and Roy. The rest of the characters are Branson, Elton, Victoria, and finally Addison. The main plot of the text is to try …
Alex : Through My Eyes – Australian Disaster Zones by Rosanne Hawke
Title: Alex Author: Rosanne Hawke Publisher: Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760877002 Pub Date: 2023 Rating: ★★★★ (4/5) Alex by Rosanne Hawke is a touching and powerful story about a young boy living on a farm during a long drought in South Australia. The main character, Alex, is 13 years old and lives with his mum, dad, and his dog …
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 …
Outlaw Girls by Emily Gale & Nova Weetman
Title – Outlaw Girls Author – Emily Gale and Nova Weetman ISBN – 9781922790231 Publisher – The Text Publishing Company Published Date – 27th of February, 2024 Two bold girls, worlds apart in time, collide in a whirlwind of rebellion, courage, and wild adventure. Kate Kelly – fearless, fiery, and full of fight – meets Ruby, a sharp, daring girl from …
Max : a novel by Prue Mason
Title: Max – a novel Author: Prue Mason Publisher: A&U Children’s IBSN: 978-1760877033 This story is about a Year 7 Aussie boy named Max who lives with his parents at Windsor, Brisbane. He has a talent for Aussie Rules Football and plays a bit of cricket. He likes to play with his mates at the …
Anomaly by Emma Lord
This new Australian YA Dystopian story is so action-packed you will hardly have time to catch your breathe. A horrifyingly realistic pandemic situation, that is all too easy to imagine…. Enemies at every corner… Who can Piper trust? This is certainly a book you won’t be able to put down once you start, so clear …