#review

Review: Frankie

“Don’t judge me, bitch. This is a high-stress situation.” - Frankie, p. 9. Shivaun Plozza’s debut YA novel 'Frankie' (Penguin, April...

Review: Forever

Forever Judy Blume Macmillan (2015 reprint) My son pulled 'Forever' off a shelf in a bookstore. It was next to Enid Blyton in the young...

Review: Gusto & Gecko Travel to Kenya

Words: Longy Han Pictures: Elinor Hägg This picture book is the first in the Curious Travels of Gusto & Gecko series, and self-published...

Review: One True Thing

Teenage life in the media spotlight There’s YA realism and there’s YA realism. 'One True Thing' is definitely the latter: a great story...

Review: Happy Pants: Why is Mummy so sad?

Words: Heather Gallagher Pictures: Liz McGrath Wombat Books, 2014 Perinatal, or post-natal, depression (PND) affects one in seven new...