This book review of The New Kid by James O’Loghlin is brought to you by Book Boy Jr, aged 12. Title: The New Kid (Unpopular Me) Author: James O’Loghlin (ill. Matthew Martin) Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia About the book The New Kid by James O’Loghlin is about a boy named Sam who moves to Canberra …
Books for girls
This review of Warcross by Marie Lu is brought to you by Book Boy Jr (12). Title: Warcross* Author: Marie Lu Publisher: Penguin Books Australia About the book “For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn’t just a game – it’s a way of life. Struggling to make ends meet, teenage hacker Emika Chen …
This book review of Natural Born Loser by Oliver Phommavanh is brought to you by my brother Book Boy Jr (11). Title: Natural Born Leader Loser Author: Oliver Phommavanh Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia About the book “From the mad-cap best-selling author of Thai-riffic!, Con-nerd and The Other Christy comes this completely inside out, crazy tale of a …
This review of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is by our resident teen book reviewer. Title: The Hate U Give Author: Angie Thomas Publisher: Walker Books About the book “Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs. The …
This week’s review of Wonder by RJ Palacio is brought to you by my little brother Book Boy Jr (aged 11). Title: Wonder Author: R.J. Palacio Publisher: Random House Children’s Publishers UK/ Penguin Books Australia About the book “RJ Palacio has called her debut novel “a meditation on kindness” -indeed, every reader will come away with …
This review of A Study in Charlotte is brought to you by our resident teen book reviewer, BookBoy. Title: A Study In Charlotte Author: Brittany Cavallaro Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books (HarperCollins Publishers) About the book When Jamie Watson, descendant of Dr Watson, moves to a school in America on a rugby scholarship, he doesn’t expect …