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February
FEBRUARY 7TH
- Book of the Month “Useful” by Debra Oswald
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At Robinsons we are excited that books seem to be back in vogue... they appeared to
be the gift of choice this Christmas – and what a great gift they are!
In particular, our Blind Date with a Book initiative was extremely
popular in December – and we congratulate all Golden Ticket winners.
Pictured is Audra, cashing in her $100 winning ticket at our Greensborough store.
In February we welcome Andy Griffiths to our new Highpoint store. If
you have never attended an event with Andy Griffiths – then put this
in your diary – as he is a legend! Andy is a local to the Highpoint area
and he has kindly offered an extended session and will be there for a couple of hours
meeting, greeting, entertaining fans and signing books.
We hope everyone is keeping to their New Years resolutions – if not – you can get back
on track with a motivational book from Robinsons – you can learn a language, quit
smoking, explore mindfulness, go vegan or paleo... there is something at Robinsons to
help everyone achieve their goals. And for now GOOD READING!
PRE-SCHOOL
STORYTIME!
Every Monday 11am at
Frankston, Greensborough
and Highpoint stores.
Returning 2nd of Feb
February Book of The Month
USEFUL
Debra Oswald
Sullivan Moss is useless. Once a charming underachiever,
he’s now such a loser that he can’t even commit suicide
properly. Waking up in hospital after falling the wrong way on
a rooftop, he comes to a decision. He shouldn’t waste perfectly good organs just because they’re attached to his head.
After a life of regrets, Sully wants to do one useful thing: he
wants to donate a kidney to a stranger. As he scrambles
over the hurdles to become a donor, Sully almost accidentally forges a new life for himself. Sober and employed, he makes new friends, not least
radio producer Natalie and her son Louis, and begins to patch things up with old
ones, like his ex-best mate Tim. Suddenly, everyone wants a piece of him. But altruism is not as easy as it seems. Just when he thinks he’s got himself together, Sully
discovers that he’s most at risk of falling apart. From the creator of Offspring comes
a smart, moving and wry portrait of one man’s desire to give something of himself.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Debra Oswald is a writer for stage, television and fiction.
She is co-creator and head writer of the successful TV series
Offspring. Debra won the 2011 NSW Premier’s Literary Award
for the Offspring tele-movie script and the 2014 AACTA for
Best TV Screenplay for the final episode of series 4. Her other
television credits include episodes of Police Rescue, The Secret Life of Us, Sweet
and Sour and Banana’s in Pyjamas.
Reviews
LAURINDA
Alice Pung
Laurinda is a brilliant coming of age novel by Australian
author Alice Pung. The novel follows the story of Lucy Lam,
who is accepted on an “equal opportunity” scholarship to
the prestigious Melbourne girls academy, Laurinda. For the
first time in her life. Lucy is surrounded by privilege, wealth
and opportunity. However things are not as they seem at
Laurinda. Beneath the immaculate surface lurks an awful truth. The Cabinet, as
they are known, a trio of girls from the wealthiest families quietly run the politics
of the school from behind the scenes. From targeting weaker students, to bullying
teachers, the Cabinet see it as their duty to keep the Laurinda spirit alive, even if it
means hurting others in the process. After the Cabinet take Lucy under their wing,
Lucy has to make some important decisions about who she is and what she stands
for. Superbly written, Laurinda is a passionate novel about identity, diversity and
discovering who you really are.
Laura
CHAPTER & VERSE: NEW ORDER,
JOY DIVISION & ME
Bernard Sumner
The steady trickle of books & films covering independent
Manchester music in the ‘70s and ‘80s has begun to crystallise.
In fact, it could fill several plays with the amount of drama,
comedy, tragedy & farce. Bernard Sumner, ¼ of Joy Division
& New Order, throws his two bits on the table & like his playing, his writing is droll
& understated. Especially compelling is his portrait of his family life. From there,
the gut-wrenching kitchen sink drama of Joy Division - which the band outside of
Ian Curtis were almost wilfully oblivious to at the time, collapses into New Order,
and becomes the greatest unintentional reinvention in 20th century music. A series
of happy accidents like ‘Blue Monday’ emerge - the best selling 12” single of all
time, which lost money on each copy sold because of its elaborate packaging.
I’d recommend this book as a worthy companion/counterpoint to Deborah Curtis’
‘Touching from a Distance’ & Peter Hook’s ‘Unknown Pleasures’.
Christian
THE DISREPUTABLE HISTORY OF
FRANKIE LANDAU-BANKS
E. Lockhart
When Frankie Landau-Banks is excluded from her boyfriend’s
all-male secret society, she sets out to beat them at their own
game - by coming up with the best pranks ever. A fun and
entertaining read that follows the loveable Frankie on her
journey from mildly geeky girl to criminal mastermind. Ultimately empowering, this
is a wonderful new book from one of the best voices in YA fiction.
Richard
HOW TO BE A PARISIAN
Mas, Diwan, De Maigret, & Berest
Oh mon dieu! This book is the epitome of all things French! If
you’ve ever dreamt of settling yourself down into the Parisian
lifestyle of fashion, romance, and certain ‘snobbisms’, then you
simply can’t go past this book. From explanations on why the
‘Parisian pout’ is such an iconic look, to a recipe on how to create
the perfect French Chocolate Fondant; this gorgeously written and
photographed book is one you can flick through at your leisure, most suitably with
a glass of wine or at least some chocolate or cheese. Although some of the ideas
found in this book come across as a little less progressive than I’d like, the majority of
it is filled with romantic ideas, stunning photography, and by the end of it, an overall
feeling of knowledge of what Parisian life is really like. I would recommend this book
for all lovers of Parisian lifestyle and also anyone who enjoyed the picturesque layout
of Alexa Chung’s book ‘IT’. Shannon
GIRL ONLINE
Zoe Sugg (Zoella)
This book is possibly the sweetest Young Adult fiction I’ve ever
had the pleasure to read. For anyone with a love of the online
world, extremely cute settings and characters, and stories of
first love; don’t go past this book. Written by the popular Youtube
personality ‘Zoella’, this is a story that not only describes the
online world with its extreme positive and negative attributes with
incredible accuracy, but also delves into issues such as anxiety, discrimination, and
bullying. With writing that sweeps you up into teenage blogger Penny’s world, this
book is a romantic and lovely story of a shy and reserved person finally finding the
strength to open themselves to adventure, love, and self-confidence.
Shannon
THE FIRST BAD MAN
Miranda July
Subtle polymath Miranda July returns from the art & film worlds
with her 2nd book, a debut novel. Her first was a collection of
hilarious, strange, sometimes menacing short stories that was
my favourite read of 2007. This book explores themes she’s
explored before – fluidity of gender, power, normality – but, as
always, without any hint of dogma or elitism, which makes her
writing always fresh & her plot twists always surprising. I read this in about 4 hours
without moving an inch. It is absolutely one of those can’t-put-down books. I’d highly
recommend to fans of Lena Dunham, Amy Poehler, Virginia Woolf, Mikhail Bulgakov,
and mainly any adult who likes fiction that pushes the genre forward – onto the ‘sea
of possibilities’.
Christian
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BOOK OF THE MONTH
USEFUL
Debra Oswald
PB$32.99
Sullivan is useless. He can’t
even commit suicide properly.
Waking up in hospital after falling
the wrong way on a rooftop,
he comes to a decision. He
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CLADE
James Bradley
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Adam and his wife wanted a
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THE SECRETS
OF MIDWIVES
Sally Hepworth
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Neva is determined to keep
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THE SERPENT PAPERS
Jessica Cornwell
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Anna unearths letters hidden for
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Philip Teir
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On the surface, the Paul family
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BEFORE I GO
Colleen Oakley
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Daisy is 27-years-old with only
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Life-affirming, Funny and heartbreakingly beautiful.
TRIGGER WARNING
SHORT FICTIONS AND
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Neil Gaiman
PB$29.99
Including previously published
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SEARCHING FOR
GRACE KELLY
M.G Callahan
PB$29.99
For a small-town girl with big
dreams in 1955, New York’s
Barbizon Hotel is the place to
be. Laura dreams of becoming
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Vivian yearns to be a singer. The women embark on
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RIDLEY ROAD
Jo Bloom
PB$29.99
21 year old Vivien, a Jewish
hairdresser, arrives in London.
She is looking for Jack, a man
she had a brief affair with some
months before. Determined to start
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search leads her to East London, where the Jewish
community are taking to the streets. Vivien finds Jack
protesting and her joy quickly turns to shock.
MOBILE LIBRARY
David Whitehouse
PB$29.99
12 year old Bobby catalogues his
mother’s life as he waits for her.
He’s been left to face the world
alone, until he meets lonely single
mother Val, and her daughter
Rosa. They spend a magical summer together,
discovering the books in the mobile library where Val
works as a cleaner. But Bobby finds himself in trouble
and Val is in danger of losing her job. So they take to
the road in the mobile library.
TRIO
Geraldine Wooller
PB$27.99
Celia, Marcia, and Mickey meet
in London. Looking for work, they
end up sharing a flat and form a
deep bond of friendship. Set in
Italy, London and Australia from the sixties to current
times, Trio is the story of their complex personalities,
relationships, and betrayals that threaten to
undermine what is most important to them.
THE GIRL IN THE
PHOTOGRAPH
Kate Riordan
PB$29.99
Alice has arrived at Fiercombe
Manor in disgrace. Hiding her
shame in the beautiful yet isolated
house, Alice begins to sense that
something isn’t quite right.Tragedy haunts the empty
rooms. The past is set to repeat its sorrows, with
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FORTUNES OF FRANCE
THE BRETHREN #1
Robert Merle
PB$29.99
16th century France. A wild region
on the edge of royal authority.
Two veterans of the French king’s
wars make their home in the formidable chateau of
Mespech, and the community they found prospers.
But religious civil war looms on the horizon.
VANESSA AND HER SISTER
Priya Parmar
PB$29.99
A circle of brilliant, artistic friends
become known as the legendary
Bloomsbury Group. They embrace
wild freedom. But when Vanessa
unexpectedly falls in love, her
sister feels abandoned. Tragedy and betrayal threaten
to destroy the family.
THE SOCIAL DIARY
Ros Reines
PB$29.99
Savannah is the new editor of
The Social Diary publication. By
night she is awash in expensive
champagne at the biggest and
best parties. It is there that she
collides with the unbelievable characters who are fast
becoming legendary for their jaw-dropping antics.
THE RABBIT BACK
LITERATURE SOCIETY
Pasi Ilmari Jaaskelainen
PB$19.99
Only very special people are
chosen by children’s author Laura
to join ‘The Society’, an elite group
of writers in the small town of
Rabbit Back. Now Ella, the 10th member has been
selected. But soon Ella discovers that the Society is
not what it seems. What is its mysterious ritual, ‘The
Game’? Was there another 10th member before her?
Slowly, disturbing secrets come to light.
SAINT ODD
Dean Koontz
PB$29.99
The carnival has returned to Pico
Mundo, the same one that came
to town when Odd was just 16.
Odd is drawn to an arcade tent
where he discovers Gypsy Mummy,
the fortune-telling machine that told him that he and
Stormy Llewellyn were destined to be together forever.
But Stormy is dead and Pico Mundo is under threat.
WOLF WOLF
Eben Venter
PB$29.99
Mattie is trying hard to live up to his
dying father’s wishes. He is starting
his first business serving healthy
takeaway food to the workers in
his district. His Pa is proud. At the
same time, Mattie’s porn addiction both threatens his
relationship with his boyfriend Jack and inheritance.
ROBERT LUDLUM’S THE
GENEVA STRATEGY
Jamie Freveletti
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One evening in Washington, DC,
several high-ranking members of
government disappear in a mass
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victim with the most dangerous knowledge, including
confidential passwords and codes that are used to
program the drones. If revealed, his kidnappers could
reprogram the drones to strike targets within the U.S.
THE FIRST BAD MAN
Miranda July
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Cheryl is a tightly wound,
vulnerable woman, who lives alone.
When Cheryl’s bosses ask if their
21 year-old daughter, Clee, can
move into her house for a while,
Cheryl’s world explodes. Yet it is Clee who bullies
Cheryl into reality and, unexpectedly, provides her the
love of a lifetime.
THE HOUSE IN SMYRNA
Tatiana Salem Levy
PB$27.99
A woman with a mysterious illness,
goes back to the house in Turkey
where her grandfather grew up.
She writes of her family history,
from her grandfather’s migration, to
her parents’ exile, her mother’s death, and her affair
with a violent man.
Fiction
Crime/Suspense
MEDEA’S CURSE
Anne Buist
PB$29.99
Forensic psychiatrist, Natalie,
works with victims and
perpetrators of violent crime
and women with a history of
abuse. Now she’s being stalked.
Anonymous notes, threats, strangers loitering
outside her house. A hostile former patient? Or
someone connected with a current case?
OBSESSION IN DEATH
J. D. Robb
PB$29.99
In a luxury apartment, the body
of a woman lies stretched out on
a huge bed. On the wall above,
the killer has left a message in
bold black ink: “for Lieutenant Eve Dallas, with great
admiration and understanding”. Eve is famous for
her high-profile cases and her marriage to billionaire
businessman Roarke. She has dealt with public
scrutiny. But now Eve has become the object of a
deadly obsession.
THE TORCH
Peter Twohig
PB$29.99
Sequel to “The Cartographer”.
Mrs Blayney and her 12 year old
son live in South Richmond until
their house burnt down. Suspect
Keith, also aged 12, has disappeared. The Blayney
kid sets off on a mission to find Keith, to save him
from the irate locals who want him put away. Keith
has also left with an important briefcase of secrets,
which the kid is keen to get for his grandfather, a
shady character who has some secrets of his own.
THE WHITE VAN
Patrick Hoffman
PB$29.99
At a dive bar in San Francisco,
Emily is drinking whiskey and
looking for an escape, when she
is approached by a mysterious
and wealthy Russian. A week later she finds herself
drugged, disoriented and wanted for robbery.
A STUDY IN MURDER
Robert Ryan
PB$29.99
Major John Watson is in
a prisoner of war camp in
Germany, as a Medical Officer.
When a new prisoner is
murdered, all assume he was
killed for his Red Cross parcel. But something isn’t
quite what it seems.
CRASH & BURN
Lisa Gardner
PB$29.99
My name is Nicky. I’m in hospital
after crashing my car. The man
standing in my room tells me
we’re married. I have dramatic
mood swings and memory loss. I anger easily, and
I drink. Sergeant Foster is investigating. He has
concerns about my husband, and the missing girl.
THE EXECUTION
Dick Wolf
PB$19.99
23 bodies are discovered
beheaded on the U.S border,
each marked with a unique
symbol, a carving of a
hummingbird. Detective Garza
recognizes it as the signature of a brutal assassin.
CHRIS RYAN EXTREME:
SILENT KILL #4
Chris Ryan
PB$29.99
When MI5 officer Avery is
abducted by the IRA’s notorious
Nutting Squad, her hopes lie in
the hands of a young SAS recruit.
20 years later the former SAS legend, is a scarred
shadow of his former self. But when a face from the
past appears and rescues him from deep trouble,
Bald is offered one last shot at redemption.
THE LOCKED-ROOM
MYSTERIES
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The purest kind of detective
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by observation and deduction,
rather than luck, coincidence
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collection, all the great writers of detective fiction have
produced masterpieces in this genre.
FARM
Tom Rob Smith
PB$19.99
Daniel thought his parents were
enjoying a peaceful retirement. But
a phone call changes everything.
‘Your mother, she’s not well’,
his father tells him. ‘She’s been
imagining terrible things’. She’s been committed to
a mental hospital. Then his mother calls. ‘Everything
that man has told you is a lie. I’m not mad, I need the
police’. Presented with a horrific crime, a conspiracy
that implicates his own father, Daniel must decide:
who is telling the truth, his mother or his father?
BREAKING CREED
Alex Kava
PB$29.99
Ryder and his dogs have been
making headlines after intercepting
several major drug stashes
through Atlanta’s airport. But when
Creed and his dogs are called to
search a commercial fishing vessel, they discover
the Colombian cartels’ latest shipment isn’t drugs, its
cargo is human, a 14 year old girl. FBI agent Maggie
is investigating a series of murders, and uncovers a
hit list with Ryder’s name on it.
THE HUNTED #2
James Phelan
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Seal Team Six killed Osama Bin
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before more innocent bystanders suffer?
BURNT PAPER SKY
Gilly MacMillan
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Rachel Jenner’s 8 year old son,
Ben, goes missing. Desperate
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She let Ben out of her sight, and
now he’s gone, so of course the nation thinks she is
to blame. But what really happened that afternoon?
Sci Fi/Fantasy
THE CHIMES
Anna Smaill
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A boy stands on the roadside,
alone in the rain, no memories, no
directions, no parents. The world
around Simon is music. Here, life
is orchestrated by a vast musical
instrument that renders people unable to form new
memories. But Simon is beginning to remember. He
feels there is something he urgently has to do. He then
meets Lucien, who has a gift for hearing, and a theory
about Simon’s past.
MESSENGER’S LEGACY
Peter V. Brett
HB$19.99
Each night the world is overrun by
demons that have been hunting
the surface for over 300 years. A
scant few hamlets and half starved
city states are all that remain of a
once proud civilization. When tragedy strikes, 6 year
old Briar decides to flee. When Ragen learns Briar,
the son of an old friend, is missing, he risks danger to
bring him safely home.
HALF THE WORLD:
SHATTERED SEA #2
Joe Abercrombie
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Thorn is a girl desperate to avenge
her dead father. She lives to fight.
But she has been named murderer
by the very man who trained her to kill. Crossing half
the world to find allies against the ruthless High King,
she learns harsh lessons of blood and deceit.
AWOL: TIME KEEPER #3
Traci Harding
PB$29.99
The timekeepers return to the
Astro-Marine Institute Explorer to
stop their nemesis interfering with
the departure of an otherworldly
being, residing on Oceane. They agree to regroup one
week before the interference is due to take place. But
one team member seems to be taking an unofficial
detour.
Classics
THE WHISPERING CITY
Sara Moliner
BOOKS: TOP TENS
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With over 100 top ten lists paying
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an essential companion for book
lovers everywhere.
PB$29.99
When wealthy socialite Mariona is
found dead in her mansion, Ana,
a young journalist, is assigned to
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of mysterious letters at the scene,
pointing to events dramatically different from the
official version.
WOLF WINTER
Cecilia Ekb
PB$29.99
There are six homesteads on
the Mountain. The town a day’s
journey away. Two young girls find
a dead man, near their cottage.
They say a wolf made those
wounds. What wild animal cuts a body so clean?
KNICKERBOCKER CLASSICS
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Non Fiction
Biography
PAUL KEATING
David Day
HB$49.99
Paul Keating was one of the
most significant political figures
of the late 20th century. Firstly
as Treasurer, and then Prime
Minister. Based on research and interviews with
former colleagues, Day has completed a portrait of
both the public, and private man.
JOE’S FRUIT SHOP
& MILK BAR
Zoe Boccabella
PB$29.99
Leaving a small village in Italy
in 1939, 15 year old Annibale
arrived in Australia. 70 years
later, granddaughter Zoe, hurries
to save their treasured belongings from the rising
waters of the Brisbane River. When Zoe sees the
sign from their old fruit shop and milk bar about to
disappear, this triggers in her a realisation that much
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A FIFTY-YEAR SILENCE
Miranda Mouillot Richmond
PB$32.99
After surviving WWII by escaping
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Five years later, Anna packed
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children. The two never saw or spoke again. This is
Miranda’s journey to find out what happened.
WITH EVERY STEP
Neil Cadigan
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In late 2010, Andrew “Cad” quit
his job, sold his home, and set
out to walk around Australia to
honour his mate, Chris, who had
recently died from leukaemia.
Over the next 18 months, Cad
walked over 15,000 kilometres.Tragically, he died 12
weeks later after a horrific motorcycle accident.
NURSES OF THE OUTBACK
Annabelle Brayley
PB$22.99
The work of a nurse is challenging enough, but in a remote
location, the stakes are higher.
Meet 15 courageous people who
prove that the outback runs on
nurse power. There’s Anna, on duty as Cyclone Yasi
tears through QLD; Maureen, who faces snakebites
and helicopter crashes; and Aggie, who helps young
people in the Kimberley.
DIRTY CHICK
Antonia Murphy
PB$32.99
The fact that vampire worms
were reproducing by the tens
of thousands in the belly of my
goat should not have come as a
surprise. By now I’d learned that
country life is not a pastoral painting.
Military
VERA BRITTAIN & THE
FIRST WORLD WAR
Mark Bostridge
HB$35.00
When war broke in Europe, Vera
left Uni to become a Voluntary
Aid Detachment nurse, treating
soldiers. These events had an enormous impact on
her life. Friends, her fiancee, & brother were killed.
GALLIPOLI
Matt McLachlan
PB$22.99
A comprehensive and practical guide to the battlefields and
cemeteries of Gallipoli, by a travel
agent who specialises in touring
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THE REAPER
Nicholas Irving
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An incredible true story of the
legendary Nicholas Irving, and his
journey from a wayward kid to the
3rd Ranger Battalion’s deadliest
Master Sniper. A gripping account
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deployed, his romanticised expectations of life at war
are torn apart. With extreme physical and mental conditions, he learns the meaning of discipline and focus.
GALLIPOLI 100 YEARS
Julian Thompson
HB$59.99
From April 1915 to 9 January
1916, troops from Australia, New
Zealand, the UK & Turkey fought
for the Gallipoli Peninsula. The
Allied forces wanted to forge a passage through the Dardanelles in order to create a sea
route to Russia and capture the Ottoman capital of
Constantinople. The Allies suffered devastating losses
in the face of the Turks.
Current Affairs
THE RISE & FALL OF
GUNNS LTD
Quentin Beresford
PB$32.99
At its peak, Gunns Ltd had a
market value of $1 billion, and was
the largest employer in the state of
Tasmania. Its collapse in 2012 was
a major national news story, as was the arrest of its
CEO for insider trading. Read about the Gunns empire, and how it was built on close relationships with
state and federal governments, political donations and
use of the law to intimidate and silence its critics.
MAYDAY: THE INSIDE STORY
OF THE FALL OF QANTAS
Matt O’Sullivan
PB$32.99
Qantas boss Alan Joyce put Qantas on a collision course for bustups with anything that got in its
way. Once an Australian identity, Qantas has become
a shadow of its former self as its past caught up with it
and the company began to tear itself apart.
THE AUSTRALIAN MOMENT
T.V TIE-IN EDITION
George Megalogenis
PB$32.99
A review of key events since the
1970s, that have forged institutional & political leadership. Examining
how we developed from a closed economy racked by
the oil shocks, survived the Asian financial crisis, the
dotcom tech wreck, and the GFC, to become the last
developed nation in the 2000s.
BUREAUCRACY
David Graeber
PB$32.99
Where does the desire for endless
rules, regulations, and bureaucracy
come from? David Graeber, takes
a journey through ancient and
modern history to trace the fascinating evolution of
bureaucracy over the ages.
Science
THE BRAIN’S WAY
OF HEALING
Norman Doidge
PB$35.00
Looking at traumatic brain injury, in
which brain functioning is a factor.
This book describes how patients
have retrained their brains and learned to walk, speak,
or hear, while others have reset the brain’s energy
patterns to overcome or reduce chronic pain, alleviate
anxiety, trauma, and learning disorders.
HOW TO BUILD A UNIVERSE
Ben Gilliland
HB$24.99
From the formation of the first
particles in the Big Bang, to the
development of the first stars, galaxies, planets and leading up to the
present day and where the future
of the universe might lie. Each chapter has an ongoing
narrative, building the universe piece by piece, with
graphics and fact boxes interspersed throughout.
THE MATHEMATICS
DEVOTIONAL
Clifford Pickover
HB$29.99
Providing a thought provoking
quotation and spectacular image
related to the world of mathematics
for each day of the year. Wisdom
by legendary scientists is featured, along with gorgeous fractals, splendid architecture, mind expanding
optical illusions and more.
STARMUS
Various
HB$49.99
This book is the result of the Starmus meeting in 2011, where the
legendary Russian and American
pioneers of the space age met up
for the first time to share the moments that electrified the human race. They tell their
stories about the 1st space walk, the lunar landing,
recovery of Apollo 13, and repair of the Hubble Space
Telescope.
True Crime
GUANTANAMO DIARY
Larry Siems
PB$29.99
Since 2002, Ohamedou Slahi has
been imprisoned at the detainee
camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The U.S has never charged him
with a crime. Although he was
ordered to be released, the U.S. government fought it,
and there is no sign of him being released. 3 years into
his captivity he began a diary.
MURDER AT CAMP DELTA
Joseph Hickman
PB$29.99
For 20 years, he worked as a
prison guard. Following 9/11, he
was enlisted as a squad leader &
Sergeant of the Guard in Guantanamo Naval Base. But at Camp
Delta, something seemed amiss. When three prisoners turned up dead, supposed suicides, he knew that
something was seriously wrong.
INSIDE ALCATRAZ
Jim Quillen
HB
$35.00
In 1942, Jim Quillen, a petty thief,
was arrested and sentenced to
imprisonment on Alcatraz island.
Imprisoned for 10 years, he reflects
on life, and shares his journey of surviving Alcatraz.
Non Fiction
LOVE KILLS
Paul Taylor
PB$16.99
Examining five sensational and
controversial cases linked by
loved and death. In a fit of insane
jealous rage, did O.J. Simpson
butcher his lover? Was Oscar
Pistorius, the Blade Runner, also madly enraged
when he fired four shots into the door of the toilet
where his beautiful blonde lover crouched in terror?
Business
TAX FOR AUSTRALIANS
FOR DUMMIES 2014-15
EDITION
Jimmy B. Prince
PB$24.99
Beat the taxman and get the
maximum refund you’re entitled
to. Providing complete coverage of changes to tax
legislation, as well as proposed changes. You’ll
learn tax tips, technicalities, warnings, and info on
financial hardship, relationships, and employment.
FEELING WISDOM
Rob Preece
PB$22.99
The realm of emotion is one of
those areas where Buddhism
and Western psychology are
often thought to be at odds. Are
emotions to be valued, examined,
worked with as signs leading us to deeper selfknowledge? Or are they something to be ignored and
avoided as soon as we recognize them?
HAPPINESS
Matthieu Ricard
PB$19.99
In his revolutionary book, Buddhist
monk Matthieu Ricard shows that
happiness is not just an emotion,
but a skill that can be developed.
“Happiness” contains simple exercises that will train the mind to recognize and pursue
happiness by concentrating on the fundamental things
in life, and changing the way we view the world.
New Age
FUNDRAISING IDEAS
Molly Russell
PB$19.99
This book is written to assist
those planning a fund-raising
event, to share hints and ideas
to help lead you around some of
the pitfalls. This is a light hearted
approach, showing that with careful planning, a little
hard work and a good sense of humour, fundraising
can be fun!
100 BEST STOCKS TO
BUY IN 2015
PB$24.99
This new edition includes an
evaluation of the current market
state, details on protecting
profits, information about
significant investment opportunities, and guidance on balancing a portfolio between
aggressive and safety stocks, to developing strong
investment habits.
THE RELUCTANT PSYCHIC
Suzan Saxman
PB$29.99
Suzan has spent a her life coming
to terms with her extraordinary
gift. As a child, she saw things that
terrified her and alienated her from
other children and her own mother.
But as an adult, she slowly learnt to use her psychic
ability to bring comfort to those in need. She has connected the living with the dead and brought messages
of hope from one world to another.
ANGEL ANSWERS ORACLE
CARDS
Doreen Virtue
PD$19.99
Sometimes, you need a simple
to-the-point answer to your
questions. These cards offer you
trustworthy guidance when a
short-but-sweet response is required.
Personal Development
WHAT MOTIVATES ME
Chester Elton
HB$32.99
Re-align your work with what
truly motivates you. This is not a
personality test, but a scientifically valid assessment that digs
straight to the core of what
motivates you at work. Featuring thought-provoking
exercises and 60 powerful strategies.
Religion
THE STORY OF
CHRISTIANITY
Jean-Pierre Isbouts
HB$64.99
Illustrated with hundreds of
gorgeous photographs, artifacts,
and maps, this book focuses
on the rich social and cultural
history of Christianity through the ages.
PB$9.99
Sofija visits her 80 year old friend
Bill, and suspects he’s being
scammed over the internet. Compelled by Bill’s devastating stories
of online dating, heartbreak and bankruptcy, Sofija
gets drawn into the underworld of romance scams.
Her investigations take her to victims, experts and
ultimately to her computer, where she sets up her own
senior’s dating profile.
STUFF YOU SHOULD
KNOW ABOUT STUFF
Tripp Crosby
HB$18.99
Do you know how to properly conduct yourself in a public restroom?
What about while in the midst of a
profoundly awkward silence? Have
you perfected how to get out of helping your friend
move? If you answered no to those questions, fear
not. The book will help you handle trivial life situations.
CHASING THE SCREAM
Johann Hari
PB$29.99
January 2015 marks 100 years
since drugs were first banned.
Johann Hari set off on a three-year
long, 20,000-mile journey to find
out why they were criminalised,
how this is causing a disaster today and what happens
when you choose a radically different path. His discoveries are told entirely through the startling and moving
stories of real people.
40 DAYS OF DATING
Jessica Walsh
PB$39.99
When long time friends Timothy
and Jessica found themselves
single at the same time, they
decided to try an experiment. They
say it takes 40 days to change a
habit. Could the same be said for love? They agreed
to date each other for 40 days, record their experiences and post the material on a website. What began
as an experiment, became an Internet sensation.
Sport
THE HAPPINESS QUEST
Lana Penrose
PB$24.99
In 2008, Lana was diagnosed
with major depression. Not
surprising since she’d just
been through a divorce, moved
countries 3 times and discovered
that the new love of her life was a closet drug addict. Lana takes readers on an A-Z journey through
depression.
YOU’RE JUST TOO GOOD
TO BE TRUE
Sofija Stefanovic
BECOMING WESTERLY
Jamie Brisick
THE CRYSTAL EXPERIENCE, THE MEDITATION EXPERIENCE, THE ANGEL EXPERIENCE & THE CHAKRA EXPERIENCE
$14.99 each
Sociology
QUIT CANNABIS
Etty Matalon
PB$22.99
This ground-breaking guide is
based on the experience of hundreds of users. It provides practical
tools on getting free from pot for
the long term. With real-life case studies and proven
strategies for managing withdrawal symptoms.
THE UTOPIA EXPERIMENT
Dylan Evans
PB$29.99
Dylan sold his house, and moved
to Scotland to found a self-sufficient community with people he
recruited on-line. He attempted to
create conditions that might exist
in the aftermath of society’s collapse. What began as
an experiment became deadly earnest.
PB$29.99
Peter Drouyn was a champion surfer who changed the face of surfing
by introducing the concept of the
man-on-man competition format.
For nearly a decade now, Peter has
been living as a woman. The surfing community is at
once awestruck, sceptical and supportive.
WORLD OF CRICKET
Mike Coward
HB$49.99
A stunning visual celebration of
cricket, featuring photographs from
three of the world’s greatest sports
photographers as well as Don
Bradman’s personal collection of
35mm slides, along with his typed commentary, all put
together by expert commentator Mike Coward.
SUAREZ MESSI NEYMAR
Luca Caioli
PB$19.99
At Barcelona only the best players
succeed. Messi joined the club
aged 13, and learned to play the
Barcelona way, Neymar served his
apprenticeship in Brazil’s top flight
and Suarez enjoyed success with Ajax and Liverpool.
Non Fiction
Pets & Nature
NAPTIME WITH THEO
& BEAU
Jessica Shyba
HB$22.99
Theo the puppy, part-Boxer,
part-Shepherd, part-Labrador,
part-Sharpei, was rescued by
Beau, a 23 month old toddler,
and his family from an animal shelter. The two of
them instantly became best friends. At naptime,
Theo waits for Beau to fall asleep, then curls up
next to him. A charming bedtime story.
PURE JOY
Danielle Steel
PB$19.99
In this charming, heartfelt memoir, Danielle Steel tells how she
met a dog the size of a mouse,
with a personality that could
light up an entire room. Danielle
looks at the beloved pets who have brought joy, and
sometimes chaos, to her home through the years.
BUGS IN CLOSE-UP
Colin Hutton
HB$29.99
The extreme close-ups of insects, spiders and other invertebrates, illustrate a hidden fauna
of alien-looking critters. Many
people see these creatures as
creepy, but viewing these tiny animals through a
macro lens presents them in an entirely new light.
Leisure
BUDGET REST AREAS
AROUND AUSTRALIA
Paul Smedley
Spiral$49.99
Travelling around Australia on a
budget? This is the most comprehensive directory of rest areas
along Australia’s major roads
and highways. For each rest area there’s information on facilities (including toilets, water, showers,
dog friendly and playgrounds), a photo, the author’s
rating, a GPS point and map.
MAKING MASTERPIECE
Rebecca Eaton
PB$19.99
When Rebecca became the
producer of Masterpiece Theatre
in 1985, she hadn’t seen many
episodes, nor did she even like
mystery novels. But she seized
the chance to make a mark. 28 years later, Masterpiece is one of television’s hottest shows.
MOVIES TOP TENS
Rob Hill
PB$17.99
An essential comparison for
movie-lovers everywhere. Covering a full spectrum of subjects, including underrated masterpieces,
twist endings, car chases, kisses,
vampires, battles, parties and ambiguous endings.
Travel
WALKING THE NILE
Levison Wood
PB$29.99
Walking the length of the Nile,
Levison uncovers the amazing
history. The dangers are real
for this ex-army officer, and he
needs to overcome the mental and physical challenges.
STILL TRAVELLING
Mal Leyland
PB$32.99
Intrepid explorer, navigator, and
documentary film-maker, the surviving Leyland brother looks back
on his incredibly adventurous life.
At a time when the outback was
still a forbidding, remote frontier,
the Leyland brothers brought it into people’s homes
through their many documentaries.
THE YEAR OF
LIVING DANISHLY
Helen Russell
PB$27.99
Denmark is officially the happiest
nation on Earth. When Helen is
forced to move there, can she
discover the secrets of their happiness? Or will the long, dark winters
and pickled herring take their toll? This is a funny,
poignant journey.
Art & Music
ROCK PAINTINGS OF
ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA
Godden & Malnic
HB$29.99
Mysterious, dramatic, enlightening.
Aboriginal rock paintings of Australia are extraordinary glimpses
into a culture older than European civilisations, yet still
immensely vibrant today.
ART THERAPY
COLOURING BOOKS
HB $24.99 each
Colouring-in is not just
for kids. Rediscover the
pleasure and benefits from
this activity. Unleash your
creativity by filling these
amazing illustrations with the
shades you like.
EARTH DANCES
Andrew Ford
PB$29.99
Broadcaster Andrew Ford explores
the relationship between primal
forms of music and the most refined examples of the art, between
passion and control. He looks at
music that is in touch with something fundamental in
our existence, music that rediscovers the earthy side
of our nature, the primitive, the simple, rude or rough,
and in doing so restores and resets our humanity.
MUSIC TOP TENS
Barney Harsent
PB$17.99
Covering a full spectrum of
subjects, including underrated
superstars, musical siblings, and
outrageous concerts. Whether or
not you agree with the lists, they
should hopefully prompt you to remember, discuss
and maybe even discover hitherto unexplored genres
Gardening
SECRET GARDENS
Alain Le Toquin
HB
$60.00
Experience the magic of discovering beautiful, intricately planned
and meticulously cultivated hidden
worlds. More than 200 spectacular images showcase 14 private
gardens, extraordinary examples of landscape design
that are inaccessible to the public. These gardens
offer a dizzying range of horticultural and conceptual
diversity.
Style & Fashion
TIE DIP DYE
Karen & Martin Davis
PB$24.99
Tie-dye has had resurgence on the
catwalk, in interiors and with crafters; and Tie Dip Dye is targeted
at a new generation of dyers who
value subtle and modern designs rather than the lurid
psychedelic patterns of old.
ICONS OF WOMEN’S STYLE
Robert Holden
PB$39.99
Examining, item by item, the most
influential and legendary garments
and accessories, their provenance
and history, the stories of their
design, the celebrities who made them famous, and
the various ways they have shaped how women dress
today. Take Coco Chanel’s short, simple black dress .
Vogue predicted that the LBD would become a sort of
uniform, and indeed it has.
Cooking
RACHEL KHOO’S KITCHEN
NOTEBOOK
Rachel Khoo
HB$39.99
With 100 standout recipes, fullcolour photography and Rachel’s
very own sketches of the food
and places she encounters. She
finds the most delicious fare, recording it all in her
kitchen notebook. From a Ham Hock Tiffin Box to Slow
Roasted Pork Belly, Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook
will inspire even the most jaded cook.
EAT DRINK PALEO
COOKBOOK
Irena Macri
PB$34.99
Complete with an intro to paleo
nutrition and philosophy, a handy
inventory of foods to focus on and
avoid, and user-friendly recipes and measurements.
Hazelnut pancakes with blood orange syrup and chilli
chocolate mousse. There are super-tasty dinners,
garden produce and sauces, sides and drinks.
GLUTEN-FREE FOOD
FOR THE FAMILY
AWW
PB$24.99
Gluten Free recipes which caters
for the ever-growing need for guidance and advice about food which
is suitable for those who are gluten intolerant, without
giving up the flavour.
CLEAN START
Terry Walters
PB$29.99
Terry Walters makes cooking
with seasonal, locally grown
ingredients simple and satisfying
with uncomplicated and delicious
recipes. Organised seasonally, with
full colour photographs, the 100 vegan and gluten-free
recipes are the perfect complement to any diet.
PLENISH
Kara Rosen
PB$24.99
You are what you eat, and consuming fresh, raw juices is a delicious
way to flood your body with nutrients, cleanse your system and cure
your ills. Plenish shows you how
to make over 40 juice blends, detox with a cleanse
programme, heal your body naturally, fight disease,
and lose weight in the process.
Childrens
Pre School
AND THE BAND PLAYED
WALTZING MATILDA
Eric Bogle
HB$24.99
Eric Bogle’s famous and familiar
Australian song about the Battle
of Gallipoli explores the futility of war with haunting
power. Now Bruce Whatley’s evocative illustrations
bring a heart-rending sense of reality to the tale. A
timely story for every generation to share.
THELMA THE UNICORN
Aaron Blabey
HB$16.99
Thelma is an ordinary pony who
longs to be more. One day, she
spots a carrot on the ground
and comes up with a brilliant
idea! She ties it to her head, just before a skidding
truck spills pink paint and glitter all over her! Presto!
Thelma is a unicorn! Thelma quickly rises to fame,
but does she really want all the attention? Or would
she be happier as her old self again?
WHAT’S IN MY LUNCHBOX
Peter Carnavas
HB$24.99
Today in my lunchbox I happened to find... What could be
inside the lunchbox? An apple?
A bear? A dinosaur? The story
centres on the trepidation that a young girl faces
when starting school and her efforts to win friends.
She tries bringing different offerings to school in her
large brown box. Her journey ends when she finally
discovers her own magnificent self-worth.
SOPHIE LA GIRAFE
PEEKABOO! ABC & HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
HB $12.99 each
Toddlers & babies will giggle
in delight as Sophie the
Giraffe teaches the ABC &
celebrates her birthday in
these peekaboo books.
NOISY CASTLE
Sam Taplin
HB$29.99
Find out what it was like to live in a
castle with this noisy introduction
to life in the Middle Ages. A charming story tells of knights, jousts,
seiges and banquets. Press the buttons on the sound
panel down the side to add your own sound effects.
COUNT WITH MAISY
CHEEP CHEEP CHEEP!
Lucy Cousins
HB$19.99
Count from one to ten with Maisy
in this farmyard game of hide-andseek! It’s bedtime but where have
all of Mummy Hen’s chicks gone? Maisy is soon on
the case to search for them, and you can help too!
Lift the flaps along the way to see who’s hiding in the
stable, in the tractor, or up in the apple tree. Find all
ten chicks and make sure they get home safely!
FEARLESS: SONS &
DAUGHTER
Colin Thompson
HB$24.99
Fearless has fallen head over
paws for the beautiful Primrose.
Now, they’ve got puppies. He
warns his children about the
dangers lurking around every corner, like vacuum
cleaners and handbags. But when Primrose is in
trouble, will Fearless put aside his fears or will it be
brave pup Eric to the rescue?
THE JACKET
Kirsten Hall
HB$22.99
Once upon a time there was a
girl who had a dog named Egg
Cream. This girl loved her dog,
but she also loved her special
Book. But how about Book and
Egg Cream? Could they coexist as the girl’s two
favorite things in the whole wide world?
HB$24.99
Magpie is cross that she cant
fly like her friend Brown Falcon.
She thinks of mean tricks that will
make Brown Falcon look silly. But
she goes too far and finds out just how much friends
need each other.
THAT’S NOT MY OWL
Fiona Watt
HB$14.99
A delightful, brand new title in the
award-winning “That’s not my...”
series, which has sold approximately ten million titles worldwide. Babies and toddlers love sharing books with
an adult. In this book, they are introduced to eight
wise owls. It helps them develop vital pre-reading
and sensory skills.
PB$15.99
When thunder shakes his house
and rain pounds the windows,
Bear is frightened. By comforting
his Mama, Papa and Floppy help
make the storm seem not as scary.
Before Bear knows it, the storm has passed, because
even storms need their sleep, and so do bears. A
hugely heartwarming tale about the fear of thunder
and how to overcome it.
Activities
LEGO CITY TEST
FOR A CROOK
HB$14.99
Rosco Rutter, a novice crook,
wants to join the elite Sticky
Fingers Club. But first, he has to
pass a crooks’ tryout and steal the
things from a list he is given. While the inhabitants
of LEGO CITY pack the streets, cheering the annual
Celebration Day parade, Rosco is off on his mission.
He doesn’t even suspect that there are many surprises
waiting for him.
ENCHANTED FOREST
COLOURING BOOK
PB$19.99
This stunning new colouring book
takes readers on a inky quest
through an enchanted forest to
discover what lies in the castle at
its heart. As well as drawings to complete, colour and
embellish, there are hidden objects to be found along
the way including wild flowers, animals and birds,
gems, lanterns, keys and treasure chests.
FOLD & FLY AIRPLANES
Mark Zagaeski
GOOD MORNING GAME
THE TRAIL GAME THE GAME OF TOPS AND TAILS
THE GAME OF LINES
Herve Tullet
HB $11.99 each
THE
TODAY I’LL BE A PRINCESS
Paula Croyle & Heather Brown
HB$7.99
Everybody wants to be a princess!
What could be better? One little
heroine craves the royal treatment
until she learns that princesses
don’t get to play in the mud. It’s no contest, the tiara is
MAGPIE LEARNS A LESSON abandoned in favor of playtime outside.
Ally Morgan
STORMY NIGHT
Salina Yoon
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO
A DOG’S BEST FRIEND
Felicity Gardner
PB$14.99
An older, wiser dog offers hilarious
advice to puppies about how to be
a pet, including quickly grabbing
any snacks left laying around before your owner
changes their mind, helping out by ‘sorting’ the rubbish and always leading the way on walks.
CONGA DANCE
Amanda Tarlau
PB$14.99
One by one, Australian animals
join the conga line, dancing
together until they fall in a tangle
at the end!
PB$24.99
Learn to build the perfect paper
airplane in no time! Including a
64-page full-colour book recording
the history, stories and science
celebrating paper airplanes. With instructions to create
12 different styles of planes, you’ll be soaring. This kit
also includes 180 sheets of paper printed in free-form
patterns and fold-specific art.
FAIRIES TO COLOUR
Susanna Davidson
PB$9.99
A stylish and sophisticated book
full of fairies to colour, with a
full-colour version of each picture
accompanied by a black and white
line drawing to colour in yourself. Not just for children,
these beautiful illustrations will appeal to anyone who
loves the delicate charm of Victorian-style fairies.
Education
RHYMING AND SPELLING
DICTIONARY
Pie Corbett
PB$19.99
Inspire children to write their
own poems! Includes more than
6000 rhyming words and over 50
commissioned poems and rhymes. Amusing and eyecatching illustrations offer visual inspiration.
I’M READY...FOR MATHS
TIMES TABLES
FLASH CARDS
& MATHS TIMES
TABLES STICKER
BOOK
Flash Cards $14.99
Sticker Book $7.99
Childrens
Junior Fiction
TOMBQUEST #1
BOOK OF THE DEAD
Michael Northrop
PB$7.99
Nothing can save Alex Sennefer’s life. That’s what all the
doctors say, but his mother
knows it’s not true. She knows that the Lost Spells
of the Egyptian Book of the Dead can crack open
a door to the afterlife and pull her son back from
the brink. But when she uses the spells, five evil
ancients, the Death Walkers , are also brought back
to life. An ancient evil has been unleashed.
ELLA DIARIES #1
DOUBLE DARE YOU
Meredith Costain
PB$6.99
Its a new school year, and
everything is perfect. Ella has a
new uniform, glittery stationery
and cant wait to meet her new teacher. Until class
starts, that is, and everything goes wrong. She can’t
believe she has to sit next to her absolutely worst
enemy ever, Peach Parker! Tune into the secret
thoughts of Ella as she battles the school bully and
turns a lunch time curse into a lunch time craze!
ALICE-MIRANDA #11
AT THE PALACE
Jacqueline Harvey
PB$16.99
It’s Queen Georgiana’s silver jubilee, and Alice-Miranda and her
friends are invited. While Evesbury Palace is every bit as magnificent as they’d
imagined, some of the staff are behaving strangely.
It seems something much more sinister is at play.
Why is Aunty Gee determined to keep Alice-Miranda
at the palace for the rest of the holidays?
LGB WHERE IS THE POKY
LITTLE PUPPY?
Janette Sebring Lowrey
HB$4.50
From the Little Golden Book
archive comes a sequel to ‘The
Poky Little Puppy’. Poky’s thrilled
to discover a wonderful old rubber boot-but what will he do when it goes missing?
PENELOPE PERFECT
PROJECT BEST FRIEND
Chrissie Perry
PB$14.99
Penelope wants to be perfect.
Most of the time she is. But
sometimes she is bossy, angry
and frustrated. She’s never quite
sure which is going to be stronger on any given day.
There’s one part of Penelope’s life that is definitely
not perfect. She doesn’t have a best friend.
FROZEN ADVENTURES IN READING LVL 2
MEET ELSA, MEET ANNA & ANNA’S BEST
FRIEND PB $6.99 each
SHAUN THE SHEEP - TALES
FROM MOSSY BOTTOM
FARM
PB $9.99 each
Kids Fiction
I TOTALLY FUNNIEST
James Patterson
PB$15.99
Getting closer to his dream of being the best kid comic in the world,
Jamie faces his biggest challenge.
After scoring big on national TV
in the semifinals, all the attention
might be going to his head. Not only are his friendships starting to suffer, but the pressure of coming up
with his best material is pushing Jamie to the brink.
DARKMOUTH
Shane Hegarty
PB$19.99
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