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16 February 2024

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Books in the media

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Books in the media this weekend, 17–18 February

Unlocked reviews: New-release YA

Birdy
Sharon Kernot, Text, February 2024, reviewed by Alida Galati

In Birdy, a compelling YA verse novel by CBCA award-winning author Sharon Kernot (The Art of Taxidermy), we meet Maddy, who began experiencing selective mutism and anxiety after an unnamed... Read more

I Hope This Doesn't Find You
Ann Liang, Penguin, February 2024, reviewed by Charlotte Callander

Ann Liang’s third young adult novel, I Hope This Doesn’t Find You, is a feel-good rom-com that uses all the well-worn tropes of the enemies-to-lovers subgenre. When people-pleaser school captain... Read more

Smoke & Mirrors
Barry Jonsberg, A&U Children's, February 2024, reviewed by Brenton Cullen

High-school student Grace is a whiz at magic—or she tries to be. Since learning an array of magic tricks and pranks from her no-good Uncle Mike as a little girl,... Read more

What They Told Me
Hayley Lawrence, Scholastic, February 2024, reviewed by Anneliese Gates

Fifteen-year-old Elliott Gillespie has always believed she and her family are the lucky ones. Their home by Crooked River has been in the Gillespie family for generations. Her best friend,... Read more

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