Kim Gruschow
Kim Gruschow is the co-manager of Readings St Kilda
Review — 28 Dec 2014
Anders and the Comet by Gregory Mackay
This charming book describes a school holiday filled with excitement as Anders and his friends spend their days hanging out, building forts and having unexpected encounters with the ‘green grabber’…
Review — 26 Oct 2014
The Museum of Intangible Things by Wendy Wunder
Zoe and Hannah are best friends who have grown up with little to lean on except each other. Fed up with their hopeless hometown and the hand they have been…
Review — 23 Sep 2014
Island of a Thousand Mirrors by Nayomi Munaweera
Island of a Thousand Mirrors tells the stories of two Sri Lankan women, and their families, as they grow up in a country torn apart by civil war. The novel…
Review — 24 Aug 2014
Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor by Jon Scieszka and Brian Biggs
Frank Einstein is planning something very big for the school science fair. He is busy with his pair of intelligent robots, Klink and Klank, making an ‘Antimatter Motor’ in his…
Review — 24 Jun 2014
Monkey Boy by Donovan Bixley
In Monkey Boy, young Jimmy Grimholt joins a loathsome crew of misfits and bullies and sets sail on the warship H.M.S Fury. As the smallest person onboard, Jimmy is…
Review — 25 Mar 2014
Side Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy
Alice is a teenager dying of leukaemia. She makes a bucket list, and while most of her wishes are what one might expect, she includes a few acts of revenge…
Review — 27 Feb 2014
The One and Only Jack Chant by Rosie Borella
After completing her last year of high school, Amber takes a job as a carer in an old people’s home. A country girl, she has remained in her hometown to…
Review — 29 Oct 2013
Shine by Candy Gourlay
Shine is an eerie story set on an island named Mirasol. It rarely stops raining on Mirasol, a place where superstitions and stories of ghosts linger like the dark clouds…
Review — 28 Aug 2013
The Vanishing Moment by Margaret Wild
In The Vanishing Moment, Margaret Wild introduces us to two young women, both of whom have experienced major trauma and sadness. Arrow witnessed a terrible tragedy when she was…
Review — 25 Jun 2013
The Accident by Kate Hendrick
Kate Hendrick’s debut traces the butterfly effect of a fatal car crash on a stormy night, following the lives of three teenagers who each narrate a part of the book.
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