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Category Archives: Australian Fiction

Edward the Emu

August 29, 2016by Jane the Raincity Librarian 1 Comment

Edward the emu was sick of the zoo, There was nowhere to go, there was nothing to do, And compared to the seals that lived right next door, Well being […]

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Australian Author, Australian Fiction, Picturebooks, This Month's Theme

Review: Laurinda by Alice Pung

August 26, 2016by Yash 11 Comments

Laurinda is an exclusive school for girls. At its secret core is the Cabinet, a trio of girls who wield power over their classmates – and some of their teachers. […]

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Australian Author, Australian Fiction, General Fiction

Friday Barnes Under Suspicion (Friday Barnes #2) by R. A. Spratt

August 24, 2016by Nafiza 4 Comments

Hardcover, 288 pages Published August 9th 2016 by Roaring Brook Press Source: Raincoast Books You may remember Friday Barnes from when I gushed about her in the review of her […]

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Australian Author, Australian Fiction, middle grade, Review, Review Copy

Review: Grace Beside Me by Sue McPherson

August 19, 2016by Yash Leave a comment

Life is not ordinary for Fuzzy Mac, but it should be. What could possibly be exciting about growing up with her Nan and Pop in a small country town? Rivalry, […]

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#weneeddiversebooks, Australian Fiction, Diverse

At the Beach

August 12, 2016by Jane the Raincity Librarian 1 Comment

What do you think of when someone mentions Australia? Odds are, tanned surfers and beautiful sandy beaches are among the first images that pop into your mind (and great white sharks, […]

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Australian Author, Australian Fiction, This Month's Theme

Review: A Little Wanting Song by Cath Crowley

August 11, 2016by Janet Leave a comment

“You never really know what someone else is thinking,” she says. I nod and put down the map. Nafiza wasn’t too pleased with me last week for not swooning over Cath […]

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Australian Author, Australian Fiction

Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta: A Discussion

August 10, 2016by Nafiza 2 Comments

Hardcover, 508 pages Published February 9th 2010 by Candlewick Press Source: Purchased I have a curious history with Finnikin of the Rock. Back when I was still a teenager, back […]

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Australian Author, Australian Fiction, Fantasy, Review, This Month's Theme, Young Adult

Guest Post: Writing While Indigenous/Writing While Chinese Intersectionality in Oz YA – A Conversation

August 9, 2016by Nafiza 3 Comments

Writing While Indigenous/Writing While Chinese Intersectionality in Oz YA   Ambelin Kwaymullina is an Aboriginal writer, illustrator and law academic who comes from the Palyku people of the Pilbara region […]

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#weneeddiversebooks, Australian Author, Australian Fiction, Discussion, Diverse, Diversity, Guest Post

Four Awesome Aussie picturebooks

August 4, 2016by Janet 1 Comment

I adore Mem Fox and Julie Vivas’s Possum Magic, and yet every time I put the book down I forget just how good it is. Because it can’t have been that […]

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Australian Author, Australian Fiction

Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley: A FanGirl Discussion

August 3, 2016by Nafiza 1 Comment

Hardcover, 260 pages Published February 14th 2012 by Knopf Books for Young Readers Source: Purchased In a recent Cover Wars post, we warred over the cover of Cath Crowley’s upcoming […]

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Australian Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Review, This Month's Theme, Young Adult

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