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The Peak

Scholastic AU

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After thwarting a robbery, Nolan Hawker is invited to the world’s most dangerous school. At The Peak…

To Stir with Love

Simon & Schuster Australia

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Lily the Pond Mermaid

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The Pull of the Moon

University of Western Australia Publishing

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Coralie is thirteen years old and lives on Christmas Island, where sea birds circle the sky and the …

The Glittering Edge

Penguin UK

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Serpent Sea

Hodderscape

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Spice Road

Hachette Australia

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The Wandering Wild

Penguin Australia

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A GIRL HAUNTED BY TRAGEDY. A BOY SEEKING REDEMPTION. A WILDERNESS AS BEAUTIFUL AS IT IS DEADLY. Zan…

Snow in the Sky

Wakefield Press

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It weren't me who opened the sky. I dint even die and come back to life, although everyone thought I…

Ice Apprentices

Simon & Schuster Children's UK

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Tundra is the last settlement in a world of ice. Oswin Fields is its only stray, rescued from the En…

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June 2025 Featured Reviews

June 2025 Featured Reviews Check out our favourite new releases from our June Newsletter. Welcome!

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Author Interview — ART, ANXIETY, AND THE MODERN AGE: Tamlyn Teow

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Author/Illustrator Interview — UNLOCKING INSPIRATION IN NATURE: Myke Mollard

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