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What I Read in May

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Can’t believe it’s June already. I’m still getting used to writing 2017 in the date! Be that as it may, June it is, so time to report on what I read in May. Lots of goodies here, but perhaps my favourite has been the picture book, Mopoke, which made me laugh. I read it to my uni students (future teachers) to end the semester, and they laughed too. – which is why I read it to them. If I only taught them one thing this semester, I hope it was how important tit is that we read for pleasure.

So, here’s what I read. As always, if I’ve reviewed it, I’ve linked to the review.

Picture Books

Mopoke, by Philip Bunting

One Keen Koala, by Margaret Wild & Bruce Whatley

Children’s

History Mysteries: Diamond Jack, by Mark Greenwood

Australia’s Great War: 1917, by Kelly Gardiner

The BFG, by Roald Dahl

The Turnkey, By Allison Rushby

Wipeout, by Michael Adams

Young Adult

The Shark Caller, by Dianne Wolfer

Kill the Possum, by James Moloney (Audio)

Adult Fiction

In the Shadow of the Ark, by Anne Provoost (Audio)

The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins (Audio)

The Rosie Effect, by Graeme Simsion

Lovesong, by Nikki Gemmell

 

Back to work. So many books, so little time. Have a great June.

Great Read

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I love it when I pick up a new book to start reading and find myself a couple of hours later still reading, unable to close the book. With the numerous calls on my time to do other things, if a book refuses to be ignored, it’s a good one. This happened to me today with young adult novel called griEVE, by Lizzie Wilcock.

griEVE is a compelling tale of a teenage girl struggling with the aftermath of her mother’s disappearance from her life. Her father and aunt decide that the best way of coping is not to talk about it, and Eve is left to struggle through the grieving process for herself.

Topics including self-harm, family dysfunction and depression are all explored in a novel which could well be dark and scary but is instead absorbing and compelling.

My review of this one won’t be posted until I next update Aussiereviews, but you’ve just had a sneak preview of what I’ll be saying. What an excellent read!