Title: Countdown to Danger: Shockwave Author: Jack Heath Publisher: Scholastic Australia About the book: This is a Choose Your Own Adventure book, part of the Countdown to Danger series. The story begins in a surf camp, and the reader has decisions to make at the end of each chapter. The book is written in second …
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Title: The Impossible Quest series Escape from Wolfhaven Castle Wolves of Witchwood The Beast of Blackmoor Bog The Drowned Kingdom Battle Of The Heroes Author: Kate Forsyth Publisher: Scholastic Australia About the books: ‘The Impossible Quest’ is a series of books about four children, Tom, Elanor, Quinn and Sebastian, who must go on an impossible …
Title: The Book Thief Author: Markus Zusak Publisher: Picador About the book: Set in Nazi Germany, this is a beautiful but haunting story. Beside her brother’s grave, young Liesel Meminger picks up one, single, life-changing object. A book: ‘The Grave Digger’s Handbook’. This is her first act of book thievery and definitely not her last. …
Title: Tiny Timmy: Soccer Superstar Author: Tim Cahill Publisher: Scholastic When I received this book to review, I realised straight away that it would be perfect for my nine-year-old brother – he’s a soccer player and he likes funny books. So I asked him (let’s call him Book Boy Junior aka BBJ) to read it, …
Title: Weirdo 3 (Extra Weird!) Author: Anh Do Publisher: Scholastic Australia Weir Do is back and this time he is weirder than ever! This time his dad is working on cool dance moves for the local talent quest while Weir is trying out for the school soccer team. As usual, everything is funny! I thought …