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My (paraphrased) review from GR: Sublime, magical writing. Feminist re-telling. #preview #rso #octoberrelease2018🇦🇺 #twelvedancingprincesses #fairytales 👑👑👑👑👑

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Dollar Kids | Jennifer Richard Jacobson

#currentlyreading #middlefiction #preview #rso #octoberrelease2018🇦🇺 #candlewickpress

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Only Love Can Break Your Heart | Katherine Webber

#tbrpile These four, plus 2 digital books 📚 to read by August 11. Pressure‘s on. #rso #octoberrelease2018🇦🇺 #preview

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The Universe Is Expanding and So Am I | Carolyn Mackler

#currentlyreading #rso #octoberrelease2018🇦🇺 #yalit #humour #diversity #metoo #sequel

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Missusb

The House With a Clock In Its Walls | John Bellairs

so-so

This 1973 novel is being re-released this year because the film has been made, starring Jack Black and Cate Blanchett. I found it very much a product of its time. #rso #octoberrelease2018🇦🇺 #movietiein #fantasy

JazzFeathers Oh. How so? 6y

Missusb The MC‘s parents have died, and there‘s v little exploration of how this affects him. He gets sent to live with his uncle and the idea of magic takes precedence. Also, the exposition happens when he overheard conversations. He‘s rarely involved. He is described as a fat boy and is dreadfully bullied about that. These days author try much harder to present positive representations rather than offer these stereotypes. When (con‘t)... (edited) 6y

Missusb When he does the bad bad thing, he never tells his uncle, fearing being sent to an orphanage. I don‘t know. It seemed outdated. 6y

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Missusb

Dry | Neal Shusterman