Katherine Dretzke
Katherine Dretzke is from Readings Hawthorn
Review — 24 Sep 2015
The River and the Book by Alison Croggon
Not only did this book appeal to me from the get go with its beautiful cover, but the fact that it is endorsed by Amnesty International as a book that…
Review — 26 Aug 2015
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
If you were to ask me to name another book like The Rest Of Us Just Live Here, I don’t think I could. In what appears to be a…
Review — 28 Aug 2015
The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin
Grief is a topic that is often explored in young adult fiction, where some of the most traumatic experiences can be examined in full detail. However, when it comes to…
Review — 27 Jul 2015
The Last Summer of Us by Maggie Harcourt
It seems that YA fiction is loving a road trip story at the moment as I swear I have read about five in the last six months. And I’m not…
Review — 23 Jun 2015
The Meaning of Maggie by Megan J Sovern
Maggie is overachieving, precocious and very funny. She has been given a beautiful leather-bound journal for her 12th birthday. Naturally, she decides to start documenting her life for when she…
Review — 23 Jun 2015
The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zak by Brian Katcher
Straight-A student Ana is always busy with extracurricular activities that she hopes will help her get a scholarship to a college of her choice, although, that’s if her overprotective parents…
Review — 27 Jul 2015
Green Valentine by Lili Wilkinson
Lili Wilkinson, you’ve done it again! Not only have you created a brilliant love story that is unique and sexy, you have brought to YA fiction global environmental issues as…
Review — 27 May 2015
Watership Down by Richard Adams
When I picked up Watership Down a month ago I thought to myself ‘how exciting can a book about rabbits be?’ Well, what can I say, this book has everything…
Review — 27 Apr 2015
The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B by Teresa Toten
Adam falls in love with Robyn Plummer the moment he meets her. After a time in a residency program for people with severe OCD, Robyn joins Adam’s group which consists…
Review — 27 Apr 2015
A Single Stone by Meg McMinlay
When a girl is born into the village everyone holds their breath for the announcement of her measurements. If she is small enough she will be treated like royalty, training…
