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Title: Dharma the Llama Author & Illustrator: Matt Cosgrove Published: July 2020 Publisher: Scholastic Readership: Children Genre: Picturebook Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $17.99 I received a copy of Dharma the Llama from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Dharma the Llama doesnt run with the herd. She likes to …
Title: Not Cute Author & Illustrator: Philip Bunting Published: July 2020 Publisher: Scholastic Readership: Children Genre: Picturebook Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $17.99 I received a copy of Not Cute from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Quokka did not like being cute. Not one bit. The romping, stomping, chomping …
Title: Rick Author: Alex Gino Published: June 2020 Publisher: Scholastic Readership: Middle Grade Genre: Contemporary, LGBTQIA+ Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $24.99 I received a copy of Rick from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. From the award-winning author of George, the story of a boy named Rick who needs …
Title: Again Again Author: E. Lockhart Published: June 2020 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Readership: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary/Speculative Fiction Rating: ★★★.5 RRP: $19.99 I received a copy of Again Again from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. In this novel full of surprises from the New York Timesbestselling …
Title: Better Luck Next Time Author: Kate Hilton Published: June 2020 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Readership: Adult Genre: Fiction Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $29.99 I received a copy of Better Luck Next Time from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. It isn't easy being related to a feminist icon, …
Title: A Duke, the Lady and a Baby Author: Vanessa Riley Published: June 2020 Publisher: Kensington Books (Zebra) Readership: Adult Genre: Historical Romance Rating: ★★★.5 I received a copy of A Duke, the Lady and a Baby from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Created by a …
Title: Tippy and Jellybean: the True Story of a Brave Koala Who Saved Her Baby From a Bushfire Author: Sophie Cunningham Illustrator: Anil Tortop Published: June 2020 Publisher: Albert Street Books (Allen and Unwin) Readership: Children's Genre: Picturebook Rating: ★★★★.5 RRP: $19.99 I received a copy of Tippy and Jellybean from the publisher in exchange for a fair and …
Title: Hold Back the Tide Author: Melinda Salisbury Published: March 2020 Publisher: Scholastic Readership: Upper Middle Grade/YA Genre: Urban Fantasy Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $16.99 I received a copy of Hold Back the Tide from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A quiet lakeside community with one open secreteveryone knows …
Title: Bad Cat Author: Nicola O'Byrne Published: June 2020 Publisher: Nosy Crow Readership: Children's Genre: Picturebook Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $19.99 I received a copy of Bad Cat from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Fluffykins the cat creates one calamity after another in this hilarious story from Nicola …
Title: Shuri: A Black Panther Novel Author: Nic Stone Published: June 2020 Publisher: Scholastic Readership: Middle Grade Genre: Fiction Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $24.99 I received a copy of Shuri: A Black Panther Novel from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. An original, upper middle grade series starring …
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