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Still alive : notes from Australia's immigration detention system / Safdar Ahmed. Author: Ahmed, Safdar, author, illustrator. -- Ahmed, Safdar -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Villawood Immigration Detention Centre -- Comic books, strips, etc. Publisher: Ventnor, Victoria : Twelve Panels Press, 2021. -- ©2021 Review by: Maroula on: 7/03/2025 2:24:23 PM Member Rating: Following the experiences of Safdar Ahmed an art teacher at Villawood detention centre Still Alive documents Safdar's time there along with the lives and lived experience of the people at Villawood.A fantastic and eye-opening read that I cannot recommend to people enough!This title was shortlisted for the CBCA award in 2022 and won book of the year in the NSW Premier's Literary awards
The Midnight Library / Matt Haig. Author: Haig, Matt, 1975-, author. Publisher: Edinburgh : Canongate, 2020. Review by: EllaH on: 6/01/2025 2:25:50 PM Member Rating: Good book! All about choice and 'sliding doors'
I know you're lying / by Daphne Benedis-Grab. Author: Benedis-Grab, Daphne, author. Publisher: Gosford, NSW : Scholastic, 2023. -- ©2022 Review by: EllaH on: 6/01/2025 2:17:50 PM Member Rating: it was good but i generally lke books about murder and i was expecting some murder and was a bit disapointed when it was just theft. still a good book.
Completely normal : (and others lies) / Biffy James. Author: James, Biffy, author. Publisher: Richmond, Victoria : Hardie Grant Books, 2022. Review by: EllaH on: 6/01/2025 2:06:06 PM Member Rating: Heartbreakingly good. I feel that life isn't fair on stella she deserves more. I don't like how it ends. I want it to continue a bit more. But overall a really good book.
Skin deep / [Hayley Lawrence]. Author: Lawrence, Hayley, author. Publisher: Gosford, NSW : Scholastic Australia, 2021. Review by: EllaH on: 6/01/2025 1:55:54 PM Member Rating: The first book I have ever read from Hayley lawrence and by far my favourite. I definetly reccomend it.
Ruby Tuesday / Hayley Lawrence. Author: Lawrence, Hayley, author. Publisher: [Hawthorn, Victoria] : Penguin Books, 2020. Review by: EllaH on: 6/01/2025 1:54:56 PM Member Rating: A book about teenage life consent singing confidence love and friendship. This book was really good.
Such a good liar / Sue Wallman. Author: Wallman, Sue, author. Publisher: London : Scholastic, 2022. Review by: EllaH on: 6/01/2025 1:48:38 PM Member Rating: Sue Wallman is one of my favourite authors and this book is definetly one of my favourites.
The Natural Way of Things [electronic resource]. Charlotte Wood. Author: Wood, Charlotte. -- Piper, Ailsa. Publisher: Rearsby, Leicestershire : Wavesound from W. F. Howes Ltd, 2016. Review by: serenejean on: 11/11/2024 8:17:40 AM Member Rating: Gripping no! Tiresome yes. It's a long confected tale of misery - impossible to believe that such abuse could happen without any oversight of the authorities. Author wallows in the descriptions of abuse.For believable descriptions of abuse read 'Black Convicts'. Gripping yes!
Sphero SPRK+ Author: Publisher: Boulder, CO : Sphero, [2017] Review by: Maywald, Calla Miss on: 12/06/2024 2:05:55 PM Member Rating: It is a really great thing to play with and so fun for anyone any ages can play with it even just driving it around and making it go crazy is kind of what you are supposed to od or you can code it however you want but coding it is kind of for nerds so just have fun with it
Something bad is going to happen / Jessie Stephens. Author: Stephens, Jessie, author. Publisher: Sydney, New South Wales : Macmillan, Pan Macmillan Australia, 2023. Review by: guygriffin@hotmail.com on: 23/05/2024 9:18:58 PM Member Rating: self indulgent and slow....