Athina Clarke
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Review — 1 May 2013
Cry Blue Murder by Kim Kane & Marion Roberts
Being a big fan of Kim Kane’s book Pip: The Story of Olive and Marion Roberts’ Sunny Side Up, I was more than a little excited about this first…
Review — 2 Apr 2013
Evan’s Gallipoli by Kerry Greenwood
When 14-year-old Evan and his evangelical pacifist father travel to Gallipoli as volunteers with the army medical corps during the Great War, nothing can prepare them for what is to…
Review — 2 Apr 2013
Joyous & Moonbeam by Richard Yaxley
Joyous & Moonbeam explores the unlikely friendship between Joyous, an intellectually disabled 33-year-old, and Moonbeam, a troubled teenage girl. Despite being bullied, both at school and at home, Joyous has…
Review — 24 Feb 2013
Stagefright by Carole Wilkinson
Carole Wilkinson, the award-winning author of the Dragonkeeper and Ramose series, has revisited her 1996 book, Stagefright. She’s ‘updated and rejigged the story a bit’ for a whole new…
Review — 30 Sep 2012
The Peculiar by Stefan Bachmann
[[stefan-bachmann-rev]]An impressive debut novel from 18 year-old Stefan Bachmann, The Peculiar draws on a number of classic stories yet is both fresh and original.
And, what’s more, bestselling authors Rick…
Review — 20 Aug 2012
Into That Forest by Louis Nowra
[[louis-nowra]]‘Me name is Hannah O’Brien and I be seventy-six years old. Me first thing is an apology – me language is bad cos I lost it and had to learn…
Review — 8 Nov 2020
The Jolly Christmas Postman by Janet & Allan Ahlberg
The Jolly Christmas Postman has delighted children for almost 30 years and over that time has lost none of its magic; it’s as wonderful now as it’s always been. Written…
