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Don’t Judge A Girl By Her Cover

March 25, 2014 by kyliecalwell

Ally Carter Hyperion Books Gallagher Girls bk 3 ISBN: 9781423116608 RRP: $17.99 Age: 12+ Key Words: Espionage, School Stories Published: 11th May 2010 Reviewer: Kylie Calwell Cammie Morgan’s holiday has just gotten fun, or so she thinks when she gets to join her friend Macey McHenry on her dad’s campaign trail. Fun takes on another meaning when she has to draw on all her skills to prevent her friend from being kidnapped off the roof of a building. Of course Cammie […]

Categories: Young Adult • Tags: action, Ally Carter, Espionage, friendship, Gallagher Girls, Highly Recommended, Politics, Reviewer - Kylie Calwell, romance, School Stories

The Will of the Empress

December 8, 2013 by kyliecalwell

Tamora Pierce Scholastic ISBN: 9780545074551 RRP: $13.99 Age: 11+ Key Words: Magic, Friendship, Adventure Published: 1st Oct 2008 Reviewer: Kylie Calwell Winding Circle is a long way away for our four mages, at least it is time wise and now they are all back together they find they can’t go back to the way things were. They all experienced things they don’t know how to share and this causes rifts between them. Then Sandry’s uncle asks the others to accompany her […]

Categories: Fantasy, Young Adult • Tags: Adventure, Espionage, fantasy, friendship, Highly Recommended, magic, Politics, Reviewer - Kylie Calwell, Tamora Pierce

The Casual Vacancy

December 19, 2012 by kyliecalwell

JK Rowling Little Brown ISBN: 9781408704202 RRP: $39.99 Genre: General Fiction Key Words: Politics, Secrets Published: 27th October 2012 Reviewer: Kylie Calwell Barry Fairbrother collapses and dies leaving a vacancy on the local council. This tragic event has far reaching effects that no-one could have guessed at as surprising people come out of the woodwork to try and take his place. There is more going on than a simply council election though with the town clearly divided into two sides over […]

Categories: Adult • Tags: Adult, General Fiction, JK Rowling, Politics, Reviewer - Kylie Calwell