Tag: Scholastic
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Christmassy :: Q&A :: Eva Amores and Matt Cosgrove
Justin Chase is having the WORST WEEK EVER!His Mum has just married a vampire.His Dad is driving a giant toilet on wheels.His cat has probably been abducted by aliens.A psychotic bully is making his first day at a new school miserable.And right now, he’s hanging off the edge of a 10-metre-high diving tower in front […]
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KIDLIT :: EVERY THING WE KEEP :: Di Walker
Trailing her orange suitcase, and a heart full of worry, thirteen-year-old Agatha is about to go home. She has been in and out of foster care for years now, but her latest new life lived with naval precision with Katherine, Lawson and their dog, Chief, has proved to be the salvation that Agatha needed. She […]
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Kidlit :: Pepper Creek Ponies: A New Friend :: Jess Black & Serena Geddes
When Abby moves from the city to the country, she misses her old life. Despite her fear of horses, she visits Pepper Creek Pony Club in the hope of making friends. But Abby quickly learns that being a horse-girl is harder than she thought. Will Abby ever make a new friend? Ok, so we all […]
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Kidlit :: CAT KID COMIC CLUB :: DAV PILKEY
Cat Kid Comic Club is the first book in a BRAND NEW graphic novel series featuring Pilkey’s fan favourite character Li’l Petey who, along with friends Flippy the Fish and Molly, try to teach twenty-one baby frogs how to create their own comics. Cat Kid Comic Club was my first experience with Dav Pilkey’s work, […]
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KIDLIT :: Step Up, Shine On! :: Angela May George
Kat’s got all the ingredients to go all the way. But she fails her exams-on purpose-to avoid the pressure of the top classes. She kills it in soccer, but never trials for the rep teams. She’s happy to fly under the radar, unlike her oh-so-perfect Wonder Brother. But this year things are shifting. Not least […]
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Review (kidlit) :: Who Am I? :: Anita Heiss
Anitia Heiss’s Who Am I? is a middlegrade historical fiction novel set in Sydney in 1937, and is the fictional a diary of Mary Talence, a member of the Stolen Generation. It was originally published in 2001, and has been re-released as part of reconciliation week this year. I read this in one sitting last […]
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Review :: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina – Season of the Witch :: Sarah Rees Brennan
I loved watching Sabrina the teenage witch as a teen, and have been intrigued by the recent Netflix re-boot – but haven’t quite got around to watching it (so many tv shows to watch!). Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Season of the Witch by Sarah Rees Brennan gives us a peek into Sabrina’s life right before […]
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Kidlit :: Disney FROZEN Beginnings
I think I mentioned last week that I’ve been keeping a particular eye on junior fiction lately, with my 6 year old daughter Amelia just starting to move into independent reading, and – given that we’ve had our share of Frozen fever here – I don’t think there are many titles that could be further […]
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Review :: Belle Takes Flight :: Kathy McCullough
I am a bit of a Disney fan, and Belle has always been my favourite (because, obviously) so I jumped at the chance to get my hands on a copy of Kathy McCullough’s novel Belle Takes Flight. Here’s the synposis (from Goodreads). The spell that turned the Prince into the Beast has been broken. But […]
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Review :: Marvel Museum: The Story of the Comics
Another book that I think would make a fantastic gift tonight – Marvel Museum: The Story of the Comics, which is new out from Scholastic (who kindly sent me this copy). This book is a thing of beauty – it is a large format, with a hardcover, and really fun endpapers inside the front cover, […]