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Ghostheart

July 25, 2014 by kyliecalwell

Black Dog Books Ananda Braxton-Smith Secrets of Carrick bk 3 ISBN: 9781742032184 RRP: $1895 Age : 12+ Key Words: Fantasy, Family, Fear, Loss Published: 1st May 2014 Reviewer: Kylie Calwell Mally is different from the rest of her family. Her brothers and sisters are brave, fearless, they will do what ever they want, when ever they want. Nothing holds them back. Mally is just the opposite, she has so many fears, so many secrets. She can’t go near the water and […]

Categories: Fantasy, Young Adult • Tags: Ananda Braxton-Smith, family, fear, friendship, loss, Reviewer - Kylie Calwell, Secrets of Carrick

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July 25, 2014 by kyliecalwell

Scholastic Australia James Phelan The Last 13 bk 3 ISBN: 9781742831862 RRP: $14.99 Age: 10+ Key Words: Action, Adventure, Dreams, Thriller Published: 1st February 2014 Reviewer: Kylie Calwell Sam reconnects with Xavier Dark and the two of them take the next part of the journey together to Berlin. Things are moving fast and having access to a private jet certainly helps when you have to journey all over the world. Through his dad Xavier has some good connections to information that […]

Categories: Middle Grade, Young Adult • Tags: Action. Adventure, James Phelan, Reviewer - Kylie Calwell, The Last 13, Thriller

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July 25, 2014 by kyliecalwell

Scholastic Australia James Phelan The Last 13 bk 4 ISBN: 9781742831879 RRP: $14.99 Age: 10+ Key Words: Action, Adventure, Thriller Published: 1st March 2014 Reviewer: Kylie Calwell Sam and Xavier are in dire straights. Sam is convinced this is the end – his at the hands of Solaris. Then rescue comes in a very unexpected way. He was sure Alex was dead but now it looks as though he is working with The Enterprise and Sam doesn’t know what to make […]

Categories: Middle Grade, Young Adult • Tags: action, Adventure, Dreams, James Phelan, Reviewer - Kylie Calwell, The Last 13, Thriller

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Machine Wars

May 27, 2014 by kyliecalwell

Michael Pryor Random House ISBN: 9780857982766 RRP: 10+ Age: $17.99 Key Words: Artificial Intelligence, Computers, Science Fiction Published: 1st April 2014 Reviewer: Kylie Calwell Bram was late home from music practice, these things happen but this time something is very wrong when he gets home. This is a moment he has been training for. For some reason a paranoid, super intelligence is out to get him. His mum always said she hoped this would never happen but she made sure he […]

Categories: Middle Grade • Tags: Artificial Intelligence., Computers, Michael Pryor, Recommended, Reviewer - Kylie Calwell, science fiction

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Rock Mutant

May 27, 2014 by kyliecalwell

Mac Park Scholastic Boy vs beast bk 9 ISBN: 9781921931680 RRP: $7.99 Age: 5+ Key Words: Fantasy, Action Published: 1st March 2014 Reviewer: Kylie Calwell Kai Maters is a Border Guard, it is his goal to become a Border Captain then a Border Master. The rules seem to have changed in Beastium, the beasts have changed. It is no longer a simple case of one weapon to defeat the elemental creatures. The beasts have mutated. Kai’s first of these new challenges […]

Categories: Junior Novel • Tags: action, Adventure, Boy vs Beast, fantasy, Games, Mac Park, Reviewer - Kylie Calwell

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Cave of Wonders

May 27, 2014 by kyliecalwell

Matthew J Kirby Scholastic Infinity Ring bk 5 ISBN: 9780545387002 RRP: $14.99 Age: 8+ Key Words: History, Adventure Published: 1st Nov 2013 Reviewer: Kylie Calwell Bagdad has become a centre of learning in the Dark Ages. As well as merchants and explorers from all over the city houses many scholars. It is here that Sera, Dak and Riq find themselves for their next fix. They determine that they have to find a way to save the great library that is there […]

Categories: Middle Grade • Tags: action, Adventure, history, Infinity Ring, Matthew J Kirby, Reviewer - Kylie Calwell

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Melody & Jackson’s Christmas Spell

May 4, 2014 by kyliecalwell

Vivian French Walker Books Stargirl Academy bk 7 ISBN: 9781406349382 RRP: $11.95 Age: 7+ Key Words: Magic, Friendship, Christmas Published: 1st Dec 2013 Reviewer: Kylie Calwell Melody and Jackson are still hoping to get their final star and graduate from Stargirl Academy, but with the other girls already having got their stars the best friends are wondering if they will get their chance. They are so glad when they get their chance and they know just what they want to do. […]

Categories: Junior Novel • Tags: friendship, magic, Reviewer - Kylie Calwell, School Stories, Stargirl Academy, Vivian French

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Figaro and Rumba and the Crocodile Cafe

May 4, 2014 by kyliecalwell

Anna Feinberg Stephen Michael King Allen and Unwin Part of the Figaro and Rumba series ISBN: 9781743314883 RRP: $14.99 Age: 7+ Key Words: Friendship, Crime Published: 1st Jan 2014 Reviewer: Kylie Calwell Figaro and Rumba are strange best friends, Figaro is a dog who likes to run and Rumba is a cat for whom song and dance are part of his life. Figaro wants to catch the fast train to the beach but when a friend of theirs goes missing, plans […]

Categories: Junior Novel • Tags: Anna Feinberg, crime, Figaro and Rumba, Friends, Fun, Highly Recommended, Reviewer - Kylie Calwell, Stephen Michael King

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Meet The Piratesons

May 4, 2014 by kyliecalwell

Knife and Packer Scholastic Freak Street Series ISBN: 9781742836706 RRP: $10.99 Age: 7+ Key Words: Fun, Pirates, Adventure Published: 1st Feb 2014 Reviewer: Kylie Calwell When you live on Freak Street the Pirateson’s are pretty much an average family. Sure their house is a boat, and they have a pet piranha. Patty Pirateson is more interested in skateboarding than doing pirate things and their dad is certain he will be the one to find a long-lost treasure map leading to the […]

Categories: Junior Novel • Tags: Adventure, Colourful, humour, Knife & Packer, pirates, Reviewer - Kylie Calwell

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Ghostheart

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Machine Wars

Rock Mutant

Cave of Wonders

Melody & Jackson’s Christmas Spell

Figaro and Rumba and the Crocodile Cafe

Meet The Piratesons