Adelaide Buchwald has just been dumped by Mikey, who has gallivanted off to Puerto Rico for the summer, leaving Adelaide behind at Alabaster Preparatory Academy. Adelaide plans to spend her…

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Let’s celebrate kids books that encourage self-expression, modern families, legends past and present, girl gangs and great big weddings!

Who’s Your Real Mum? by Bernadette Green & Anna Zobel

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If you’re in need of your next queer YA read, look no further. Some of our favourite recent releases include a visit to San Francisco in the punk era, warm…

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May serves up a glut of quality Australian YA fiction – the second book in Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff’s blockbuster sci-fi series, and moving contemporary stories from no less…

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In May we have books that will make you want to play with your food, think about respect, be absorbed in family and friendships, get a little creeped out, and…

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Feeling stuck in a kids book rut? Maybe some translated children’s literature from all over the globe might help. Here are some of our recent favourite kids books in translation.

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This month we have a gorgeous crafty Easter book, a picture book to bring a smile to your face and heartfelt middle grade fiction.

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This month we have oodles of exciting new Australian YA fiction and a unique Shakespearean read from a well-known British poet.

Find our April picks for kids books here.

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One of the joys of reading fantasy is being transported to other worlds that are breathtakingly different – and fascinatingly similar – to the our own regular human world. Here…

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This month in children’s books we have inventive historical fiction, Pippi Longstocking’s successor, atmospheric fantasy novels and intriguing mysteries galore.

Find our March picks for YA books here.

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