This book is a delight. It’s uplifting and made laugh during the sad bits and sniffle when things were rosy. The central character, Lily, an innocent, imaginative and optimistic young girl with a hunger for love that leads her toward it in magical ways. I adored it and just have to quote some of my […]

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 ‘The Island’ by Armin Greder is a dark tale. It has been shortlisted in the Picture Book category for the 2008 CBCA Awards. It’s no pretty little picture book with a feel good ending. ‘The Island’ doesn’t tell readers about prejudice, fear and the illogical feelings that arise in others when confronted with someone different, […]

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You don’t have a clue how your words may help someone. Yesterday I read something on a blog, that I can’t explain because that would mean admitting to silly things I’d rather not admit to in public, and it made my day. To be more accurate it transformed my thinking around an area of my past that was […]

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I’m not sure when the CBCA Short List for 2008 was announced. I haven’t been reading much lately. I’m not sure why, lack of time perhaps. I think the last young adult book I read was probably ‘Boy Overboard’, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Looking over the list this year, there are only a couple that I have already […]

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Anthea’s book, ‘My Girlosophy’ would make the perfect gift for a young woman. I have ordered a copy for myself, even though I’m an old girl. This book is about one of my favourite things, journaling. It includes examples of Anthea’s journal and other ‘real life’ girl-you can read all about the many treasures in the review.
At school, in […]

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We have introduced ‘Boy Overboard’ as our year 7 text for next year and I have just read it. It was great. Interestingly it begins in Afghanistan, just as ‘The Kite Runner’ did. I am looking forward to learning about Afghanistan and exploring the issues in the novel with my class. We will explore gender […]

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The Kite Runner was an enjoyable book for me on a number of levels. I learnt a bit more about Afghanistan. I felt compassion for the author and the errors he had made in his life. His recognition of his weaknesses and ultimate redemption were very heartwarming. I openly cried reading a part of the […]

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I want one! A book of lies, that is. The amazing book that this novel from James Moloney is centered around has the ability to discern if a person is speaking the truth or a lie. Truth can be a slippery thing though and the characters in this book soon find the the book can […]

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I finished reading Chasing Charlie Duskinby Cath Crowley last night. I enjoyed it thoroughly. I like her voice. It is real. She captures the anguish of teenagers well and their realities and realisations, without making it too ‘adult’. It was also about grief and the loss of a parent as with Will by Maria Boyd. […]

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A novel written in 1993 that reminds me of Da Vinci Code. I am not sure why and will have to reread it but everytime I think of Da Vinci Code, I have a connection with Wyrd that I discovered in the school library and loved reading a couple of years ago.
Because I can.
Comment, because […]

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