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#SentinelsOfEden #BlogTour #BooksOnTour #Day1 [rlslider id=7894] Barramundi Triangle… A Teaser for Songlines – Sentinels of Eden #1 by Carolyn Denman Chapter 3 The river didn’t seem to care how much trouble we were in. It just kept singing its way past us as we sat on our favourite rocks in the little sandy curve below […]
#TheSentinelsOfEden #BooksOnTour #BlogTour #Day1 Introducing… Just Write For Kids and Books On Tour are thrilled to introduce YA fantasy novelist, Carolyn Denman for 7 days of blog tour magic! 🌳 🍎 😇 Carolyn Denman grew up in suburban Melbourne but always liked to pretend she was in the country by hiding out by the tiny […]
Katrina McKelvey is going places because she has gone places – in a fearless way that makes me awestruck. Doing this interview with Katrina made me laugh at the way she throws herself in, boots and all, and makes me jealous for even a little bit of her fearlessness. The great thing is, it’s all […]
Title: Every Family is Different Author: Maureen Eppen Illustrator: Veronica Rooke Publisher: Serenity Press Genre: Children’s Picture Book Age Range: Up to 5 Blurb: Who’s in your family? Some children live with their mum and dad, others live with their grandparents or foster parents. Some live in a big house, others live in a tiny […]
Title: Cinnamon Stevens – Ghost Light Author: Pauline Hosking Illustrator: Kat Chadwick Publisher: Lilly Pilly Publishing Genre: mystery/detective novel Age Range: 9-12 Book Description: Cinnamon Stevens – Ghost Light is a fun, crime/detective novel for readers 9+, written by Pauline Hosking, illustrated by Kat Chadwick and published in partnership with Lilly Pilly Press. It’s the […]
Ready. Set. Discover Logan, Karen Tyrrell (author), Aaron Pocock (illus.), Digital Future Press, 2018 Synopsis: Yana arrives in the City of Logan with her family, feeling alone. She’s not sure what children can do in Logan Yana meets Bunji, an Aboriginal boy at the Logan City library. Bunji shows Yana the best places for kids […]
Guest Post by Susanna Rogers We love the fierce conviction of Susanna Rogers as she shares her inspiration behind her awesome, kick butt YA novels. Becoming a kickboxer with a second-degree black belt helped Susanna Rogers improve not only her martial arts skills, but also her writing skills so she can write the kick butt […]
Title: Maximus Author: Steve Heron Illustrator: Tash Macfarlane Publisher: Serenity Press Genre: Middle Grade Age Range: Nine to twelve-year-olds Synopsis: Sometimes you need a special friend to give you wings… Eleven-year-old Mitch is a regular kid who argues about cleaning his room, thinks his younger sister is a pain, and enjoys hanging out with his […]
Guest Post by Michelle Morgan It is a pleasure and honour to congratulate author Michelle Morgan on her esteemed win of the SCBWI Spark Awards for her older reader, ‘Flying through Clouds’! Read more here on Michelle’s journey in writing YA novels, and today, enjoy her highlights of this wonderful achievement. Thanks, Michelle! FLYING THROUGH […]
I Am Famous, Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie (authors), Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (illus.), Albert Whitman & Company, 2018 Synopsis: Kiely knows she is famous! The paparazzi (her parents) follow her every move, documenting with cameras. It’s exhausting being famous, but someone has to do it! She even gets to perform a big song at her grandfather’s […]
