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Book Review: Willa and Woof 3: Grandparents for Hire, by Jacqueline Harvey

MIDDLE GRADE: Willa has the perfect solution for kids who don’t have someone to bring to Grandparents’ Day at school – hire an oldie from the retirement village next to her house!

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Book Review: When Granny Came to Stay, by Alice Pung, illustrated by Soweol Han

CHILDREN'S BOOK: Everything changes when Granny comes to stay.She doesn't drive, she cooks strange foods and she thinks Destroyer Discs are just toys!But when Granny finally leaves, will things go back to the way they were?

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Book Review: Maku, by Meyne Wyatt

CHILDREN'S BOOK: OUR STORIES is a funny, relatable and engaging new early-chapter book series that celebrates Australia's multicultural society with authors and illustrators from a diverse range of backgrounds.

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Book Review: Horror Heights: The Slime: Book 1, by Bec Hill

JUNIOR FICTION: Welcome to Horror Heights: can the children who live here conceal the strange goings on behind closed doors?

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Book Review: The Christmas Pig, by J.K. Rowling, Illustrated by Jim Field

JUNIOR FICTION: A heartwarming, page-turning adventure about one child's love for his most treasured thing, and how far he will go to find it.

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Book Review: Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City, by Rob Biddulph

JUNIOR FICTION: Fizzing with magic, danger, friendship and art, this exciting, fun, middle-grade debut is from the bestselling creative genius behind #DrawWithRob.