Katherine Dretzke
Katherine Dretzke is from Readings Hawthorn
Review — 23 Sep 2014
State of Grace by Hilary Badger
Wren lives in the perfect world. There are all the organic fruits and vegetables one can eat, perfect swimming lagoons and days spent having all the fun you want, surrounded…
Review — 24 Aug 2014
Messenger of Fear by Michael Grant
Mara awakes surrounded by a strange mist with no memory of what has happened or who she is, other than that her name is Mara. Guided by the mist to…
Review — 24 Aug 2014
Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan
It was Christmas Eve when Apple’s mum walked out, leaving her to be raised by her grandmother. Throughout the last 11 years, not a moment has passed that Apple hasn’t…
Review — 22 Jul 2014
Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool
It’s just after World War II and Jack Baker has been sent to a boarding school in Maine following the death of his mother. Feeling lost and unsure of what…
Review — 22 Jul 2014
Noggin by John Corey Whaley
Travis Coates is dying of leukaemia. As his body slowly deteriorates, Travis and his family realise he will soon die. When a doctor suggests he take part in a cryogenics…
Review — 24 Jun 2014
As Stars Fall by Christie Nieman
Bushfire rages all around a bush stone-curlew, an endangered, native bird of Australia. Luckily it can fly, and as it ascends into the air it leaves behind not only the…
Review — 1 Jun 2014
Dandelion Clocks by Rebecca Westcott
Liv’s mum has been acting strange lately. She’s adamant that Liv learns how to cook the most important meal – bolognaise – and that she shows Liv how to correctly…
Review — 1 Jun 2014
Smart by Kim Slater
It all starts when Kieran finds a body in the river. It’s a local homeless man, Colin, whom police believe simply fell in the river and drowned, though really, they…
Review — 30 Apr 2014
Pandora Jones: Admission by Barry Jonsberg
Pandora Jones doesn’t remember much of what happened before she woke up in hospital. Small, terrifying flashes of memories fill her brain, giving her only slight clues as to what…
Review — 23 Apr 2014
Trouble by Non Pratt
Hannah is a typical teenage girl. She fights with her mum about homework, she loves hanging out with her best friend and boys are very much on her radar. Life…
