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October – Isobelle Carmody – Obernewtyn
Many years after its initial publication (1987)and its shortlisting for CBC Book of the Year 1988 – Short-listed Older Readers, I have finally read Obernewtyn. Why now? A student whose opinion I respect told me it was his favourite book/series of all time. So, my struggle started. I generally read a YA book in a … Continue reading
John Flanagan – Ranger’s Apprentice Book 12: The Royal Ranger
As I haven’t read any of the Ranger’s Apprentice Series by John Flanagan I asked a student to review this book for me. Better review than I would write. Well done Will! RANGER’S APPRENTICE BOOK 12: THE ROYAL RANGER Review by Will C After the tragic death of Alyss, Will’s wife, he becomes withdrawn and unsociable. … Continue reading
Saga September – Skye Melki-Wegner – Chasing the Valley
Chasing the Valley – Skye Melki-Wegner This is another of the books I received from Random House. The first few chapters had me hooked and I had high expectations. I liked the character of Danika and the magical /but not completely magical setting. The steady introduction of other characters was well done in that you … Continue reading
Spooky September – Jonathan Stroud – Lockwood and Co: The Screaming Staircase
Jonathan Stroud – Lockwood and Co: The Screaming Staircase The first of a new series and another of the Random House books it reminded me of The Laws of Magic series by Michael Pryor X and Rivers of London (Peter Grant #1) by Ben Aaronovitch. Looking at the cover, as a non-horror reader I approached … Continue reading
Secret September J.C. Burke – Pretty Girl
I have struggled to stick to a particular genre each month and was going to write about this book without an alliterative title but suddenly thought of secrets…. fits with most books doesn’t it? (Bit of a cop-out). Anyway, I have been lucky enough to have been asked to review some books for Random House (disclosure), I … Continue reading
Misery May – Sarah Crossen – Breathe
This would be good for Misery May – a follow up to the Misery March (Dystopian) blog of last year. Breathe is about a world without sufficient oxygen. So everyone lives in air rich pods and are taxed according to their air consumption. For Auxiliaries (third class people) there is not enough air to allow … Continue reading
Mixed May – Julie Cross – Tempest
I have always enjoyed time travel and time slip novels but these have generally been more historical fiction than sci-fi or speculative. In this way, Tempest is different, it set in 2009 and is about 19 year old Jackson, who realises he can time jump a short way into the past. He doesn’t seem to … Continue reading
Mixed May? – R.J. Palacio – Wonder
I must admit I have been struggling with sticking to one theme per month, unless it is one that really captures my attention like last month’s books about autism. I was going to focus on mythical books for May (Mythical May), then I jumped to thinking about other styles of fantasy like books about Immortal … Continue reading
Autism Awareness April – Beverly Brenna – Waiting for no one
This novel’s blurb compares it to Curious and there are many similarities. Like Christopher in Curious the main character (Taylor) is writing a novel, she has parents who have also split up and can’t cope and she has a pet gerbil that is her comfort. Perhaps Taylor has a greater awareness of her condition. She … Continue reading
Autism Awareness April – Mark Haddon – Curious incident of the dog in the night time.
Mark Haddon – Curious incident of the dog in the night time. Having read a few books about kids with Asperger’s, and as many other books (such as Palacio’s Wonder) are compared to Curious incident – I had great expectations for this novel. Perhaps they were too big as I didn’t enjoy it as much … Continue reading
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Soveriegn Hill Education
- Digging into Our Putrid Past: Goldfields Hygiene
- SUSTAINABILITY, Waste Not – Want Not!
- Blueprints for a Better Society: The Forgotten Legacy of Mechanics’ Institutes
- François Cogné and the Making of Main Street
- The Voyage that Changed a Life: Letters and Diaries from the Goldfields Passage
- Every Donkey Has Its Day
- Coachbuilder Mr W. Proctor
- The Goldfields according to Gill
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