Monthly Archives: July 2023

Eat my Dust, Neridah McMullin, illustrated by  Lucia Masciullo, Walker Books, 2023. Isbn 978 1 760654 19 1, Hardcover, $26.99.

Posted on July 30, 2023 by sharongreenaway

The book is based on the true story of Jean Robertson and Kathleen Howell who pioneered female race car drivers in a time when females were not really even supposed to drive a car, never mind race them. Set in … Continue reading →

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The Concrete Garden, Bob Graham, Walker books, 2023, ISBN 978 1 5295 1264 9, Hardback.$27.99.

Posted on July 30, 2023 by sharongreenaway

Graham sets this book at a time after ‘…a cold, hard winter…’ It is an allegory for the time when the world was locked down, a time that many young children may have forgotten about, but who can remember being … Continue reading →

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