| Author: | Sally Rippin |
| Category: |
Junior Readers |
| Series: | Polly and Buster |
What would you do if everyone thought your best friend was dangerous? Polly the witch and Buster the monster shouldn't be friends. And they definitely shouldn't be on the run from almost everyone in town. But when Polly is called to... read more
| Author: | Sally Rippin |
| Category: |
Junior Readers |
| Series: | Polly and Buster |
From Australia's best-selling female author, Sally Rippin, comes Polly and Buster - a brand new junior fiction series about the magic of friendship. Who ever heard of a witch and a monster being friends? &... read more
| Author: | Favel Parrett |
| Category: |
Australian author |
"If you read only one book this year, make sure it's this" (The Sunday Times, London): An award-winning debut novel from a rising star in Australia--a hauntingly beautiful story about the bond of brotherhood and the fragility of youth.
Joe, Miles, and Har... read more
| Author: | Davina Bell |
| Category: |
non-fiction picture book |
| Awards: | Winner - ABIA Picture Book of the Year - 2019 |
Smart is not just ticks and crosses,smart is building boats from boxes.Painting patterns, wheeling wagons,being mermaids, riding dragons … From the award-winning creators of The Underwater Fancy-dress Parade and Under the Love Umbrella co... read more
| Author: | Karen Foxlee |
| Category: |
Middle Readers |
| Reading Level: | 8 Kids Middle Readers |
| Awards: | Shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year: Older Reader 2019 |
Perfect for readers who love Liar and Spy, Counting by 7s, and Bridge to Terabithia, a heartwarming and transformative novel about family, loss, and never giving up from beloved author Karen Foxlee.
Lenny Spink is the sister of a giant. Her little brother, D... read more
| Author: | Min Jin Lee |
| Category: |
Contemporary |
| Awards: | Long-listed for National Book Award 2017. |
Reviewed by Bookoccino's newest staff member, Bibi.
Pachinko is a Japanese parlour game, a cross between pinball and slot machine, occupying a legal and social gray zone. The game itself is legal but not the gambling that accompanies it, thus the Japanese tolerate it whilst happ... read more
| Author: | Jessica Townsend |
| Category: |
Middle Readers |
| Series: | Nevermoor |
| Reading Level: | near fine |
| Awards: | Winner, Book of the Year 2018 at the Indie Book Awards. Winner, Children's Book Category at the Indie Book Awards. Winner, Best Children's Fiction at the Aurealis Awards. Winner, Younger Fiction at the Waterstones Children's Book Prize (UK). A CBCA Notable book.Longlisted for the ABIA Awards. Shortlisted for the Readings Children's Book Prize. |
Morrigan Crow's adventures in the magical world of Nevermoor continue . . . The most anticipated sequel of the year - a treat for all fans of magic and 'wunder... read more
| Author: | Cressida Cowell |
| Category: |
Middle Readers |
| Series: | The Wizards of Once |
The instant New York Times and International Bestseller
In the first book of a new series by the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon, the warring worlds of Wizards and Warriors collide in a thrilling and enchanting adventure... read more
| Author: | Donna Tartt |
| Category: |
Contemporary |
| Reading Level: | very good |
| Awards: | Winner of Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2014. Shortlisted for Women's Prize for Fiction 2014. |
A young boy in New York City, Theo Decker, miraculously survives an explosion that takes the life of his mother. Alone and determined to avoid being taken in by the city as an orphan, Theo scrambles betw... read more
| Author: | Neal Shusterman |
| Category: |
Science Fiction/Dystopian |
| Series: | Arc of a Scythe |
Two teens must learn the "art of killing" in this Michael L Printz Honor award book, the first in a chilling new series from the author of the New York Times' bestselling Unwind dystology.
| Author: | Catherine Doyle |
| Category: |
Middle Readers |
| Series: | The Storm Keeper Quartet |
Catherine Doyle's stunning middle-grade debut, an evocative tale of ancient magic, bravery, and family bonds."Fans of Harry Potter or Percy Jackson can add Fionn Boyle as a generous and brave hero from the Emerald Isle." - School Library C... read more
| Author: | Jessica Townsend |
| Category: |
Middle Readers |
| Series: | Nevermoor |
| Awards: | Winner Gold ABIA for Book of the Year 2018 Winner ABIA Book of the Year for Younger Readers Winner Jessica Townsend 2018 ABIA Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year Winner Children's Fiction and Overall Book of the Year 2018 Indie Book Awards Winner Younger Reader's Category for the 2018 Waterstone's Children's Book Prize Notabled CBCA Book of the Year Younger Readers Category 2018 |
A breathtaking, enchanting new series by debut author Jessica Townsend, about a cursed girl who escapes death and finds herself in a magical world-but is then tested beyond her wildest imagination. Having been born on Eventide, the unluckiest... read more
