Lift off! (Nit Boy 1), by Tristan Bancks

September 28, 2009
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Here is my review of Nit boy: Lift off! as posted to my work blog aboutthebooks.
Eleven year old Lewis Snow has a wild blonde afro and his hair has never been cut. It is filled with nits of course, and he considers them his pets. He has even made some money by passing them to [...]

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Read the first chapter of Lili Wilkinson’s Pink

September 10, 2009
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If you’re excited about Lili Wilkinson’s new book Pink but haven’t got your hands on it yet, you can pop over to Lili’s blog and read the first chapter. I think it looks good and can’t wait for the copies we have on order to come in.

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Leviathan trailer

September 2, 2009
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Those of you who have been following BookBoy for a while may have picked up that I have a bit of a thing for Scott Westerfeld. I mean, he’s not Johnny Depp, but boy can he write.
Anyway, you may also have heard me mention his upcoming book Leviathan, due out very soon. Just to tease [...]

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The adoration of Jenna Fox, by Mary E Pearson

September 1, 2009
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I used to be someone.
Someone named Jenna Fox.
That’s what they tell me. But I am more than a name. More than they tell me. More than the facts and statistics they fill me with. More than the video clips they make me watch.
More. But I’m not sure what.
Jenna Fox has just woken from a one [...]

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Sacred scars getting close

July 19, 2009

One of my two most anticipated books of 2009 is coming out in August. That’s next month! The book is Sacred scars by Kathleen Duey and it is the sequel to 2008 Golden Bookboy winner, Skin hunger. I previously mentioned that you can read the first chapter online, but perhaps you haven’t even read Skin [...]

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Reading Matters 2009 podcasts

July 13, 2009

For those unable to attend the recent Reading Matters conference , there are a few podcasts now available.
Tim Flannery, John Green, Mal Peet, M.T. Anderson, and a panel discussion about growing up Muslim in Australia are available for your downloading pleasure over at insideadog.com.au

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