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    THE TEACHER'S LIBRARY

    As a primary school teacher in Australia, I know how difficult it can be to find books for children that are engaging, age-appropriate, and at the correct ability level. I decided to start sharing the children's books I read to hopefully help you make great choices for your own kids, your students, or even yourself!

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    Boy Underwater - Adam Baron

    August 25, 2018

    As a new release, I hadn't heard anything about this. I had a credit ready to spend on Audible, and was looking for something new in children's books - and this ended up in my library. I assumed (from the title and a quick skim of the blurb) that this kid would end up...

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    The Alchemyst - Michael Scott

    August 17, 2018

    This novel should have been an automatic 5 star read for me - there were so many elements that sounded incredible to me! Unfortunately, it was not to be... 

    Sophie and Josh are twins who find themselves in the middle of a battle between good and evil - Nicholas Flamel,...

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    The Boy in the Dress - David Walliams

    August 5, 2018

    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...

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    Mistakes Were Made (Timmy Failure #1) - Stephan Pastis

    July 12, 2018

    I was not expecting to enjoy this so much! There are a few mixed reviews on Goodreads, but in my opinion this is much cleverer than similar books in its category (e.g. Diary of a Wimpy Kid). 
     

    I do think that this is best read by kids with a decent level of humour and...

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    Scarlet and Ivy (Series #1-#5) - Sophie Cleverly

    July 9, 2018

    I reviewed the first book in this series a few months ago (linked below) - and immediately began the rest of the series!

    The final book is coming out early 2019, but I've read everything out so far (I'll update this post once book 6 is out!)

    I'll try and keep the spoiler...

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    The Best Medicine - Christine Hamill

    July 5, 2018

    I found this book while wandering through Dymocks one day. It wasn't expensive or long, and had won a couple of awards, so I popped in it my bag. I hadn't heard anything about it, but picked it up one evening with the thought to read just a few chapters. 

    Abou...

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    The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories #1) - Chris Colfer

    July 3, 2018

    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...

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    Books vs Movies

    Book vs Movie - Part 3

    June 28, 2018

    'The book is always better than the movie' 

    But is that always true?

    The Lorax

    This is a great text to do a text-to-text comparison with. The book, by Dr Seuss, is short enough to read in one session, and the movie can be covered in a couple of hours. They both cover impo...

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    Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja - Marcus Emerson

    June 18, 2018

    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...

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    The Bad Guys #1 - #5 - Aaron Blabey

    June 13, 2018

    I feel like I can't walk into a library or look at a bookshelf without seeing Pig the Pug right in my face! I definitely think its a cute picture book, but I was more interested in reading Aaron Blabey's other series - The Bad Guys. 

    I picked up the box set of...

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