THE TEACHER'S LIBRARY

I'm a bit behind the times with this one... It was released in 2004. They even made a film in 2006, which I haven't seen either. So if I'm the last person in the world to read this, then feel free to ignore! 

We follow Alex, who at 14 has a pretty unusual life. As an or...

It's no secret that Emily Rodda is a fantastic Australian author, but honestly I think this is my favourite thing I've read that she's written! 

When my husband asked "What's that book about?", I had to reply with "...A book". It's a story within a story, both equally c...

Continuing my read through of the CBCA Shortlist 2019 for Young Readers. Check out my previous reviews for The Peacock Detectives and Black Cockatoo. 

This one was on back-order for a few weeks, but I was excited because it also won the NSW Premier's Literary Award 2019...

Continuing my plan to read all six of the CBCA 2019 Shortlist books for Younger Readers - I'm already doing better than last year!

I picked this one up assuming it was yet another young female detective novel. Don't get me wrong, I've loved plenty of those recently, but...

My plan this time last year was to review all six of the CBCA Shortlisted books in the Younger Readers category. I ended up reading one and a half.... but the one I finished was The Elephant and it was completely fantastic! So I'm trying again this year! 

The first book...

I had a plan last year to read all the shortlisted books for Children's Book Council of Australia for Younger Readers 2018. I didn't quite make it, but I got through a couple! 

I picked up The Elephant first. Within the first couple of pages I knew that I was going...

I've been on a bit of a girl-detective kick lately. Between Scarlet and Ivy and Friday Barnes, though, the bar is set pretty high. Rose Raventhorpe, so far, has come pretty close! 

Black Cats and Butlers is a pretty apt title. My husband always jokes that in any mystery...

I think this is a really important book that kids should be exposed to. Is it perfect? Absolutely not! But the great things about it outweigh the less great things. 

Ever since Dennis' mother left them, he's missed out on a lot of things. His father turns to comfort eat...

Once again, this was a book I'd heard great things about. I'd seen that there were so many books in the series, and it seemed to be quite popular. I hesitated because I'm always wary of 'celebrity' authors, and if I'm being petty, I didn't like Colfer's character in Gl...

There's a short (but rather boring) story that goes along with this one. I'd ordered book 6 in the series by accident through a Scholastic Book Club, and debated whether or not it was worth it to buy the first. I found it for less than $10 so decided to give it a go. I...