Emily Gale
Emily Gale is a former Readings bookseller and prize manager. She is the author of a number of children’s and young adult books.
Review — 25 Oct 2012
Whisky Charlie Foxtrot by Annabel Smith
[[annabel-smith-rev]]Whisky is William, Charlie is his identical twin brother, and learning the foxtrot is one of the many incidents that drive the two apart in this absorbing story about families…
Review — 10 Sep 2012
Ru Dreaming by Amy Han
For Ru Jenkins, who is shortly to turn 13, life is half a dream and half an increasingly tricky reality. High school, being a nearly-teen and living with two busy…
Blog post — 3 Sep 2012
Round-up of September Kids' and Young Adult Books
Taking us from teeming cities to abandoned country towns, all the books in this month’s round-up have a fantastic sense of place.
Peggy lives in a small house in a…
Review — 20 Aug 2012
Friday Brown by Vikki Wakefield
In her second novel, South Australian Vikki Wakefield gives us another superb cast of characters led by Liliane ‘Friday’ Brown, who spends her childhood dragged between remote country towns and…
Blog post — 19 Aug 2012
Hand-Made Tibetan Dolls at Readings Carlton
At our store in Carlton you can now find a selection of hand-made dolls that have very special significance.
In Dharamsala, northern India, a small group of Tibetan refugees have…
Blog post — 24 Jul 2012
A Tribute to Margaret Mahy
Emily Gale reflects on the loss of children’s and Young Adult author Margaret Mahy, who passed away yesterday aged 76.
By now there are plenty of online and printed tributes…
Review — 29 Jul 2012
Goldrush by Steven Lochran
The first book in this series introduces us to Sam ‘Goldrush’ Lee, a teen who’s just discovered his own superpower and, as a result, scores a membership with the elite…
Review — 22 Aug 2012
Star by Catherine Bateson
[[catherine-bateson-rev]]Star and her mum try to get on with their lives after her dad dies, but it’s not easy with unpredictable artist Charlie and his bratty kids hanging around. Star…
Review — 7 Aug 2012
The Beginner's Guide to Revenge by Marianne Musgrove
Young teens Romola and Sebdon’t have their dads athome. Romola’s is a soldierin Afghanistan, and Seb’s isjust AWOL from his family,his place about to be filled bya new man.
Seb…
Review — 26 Aug 2012
Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead
Smart, sensitive Georges is having a rough time of it – he’s bullied at school, hardly sees his mum and, when his dad is made redundant, the family have to…