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Tuesday, 11 August 2026

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  Dad Needs a NEW BUM!    Dawn McMillan Ill. Ross Kinnaird                                                                                ...
Sunday, 9 August 2026

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Royalslinger   Graci Kim Royalslinger  Graci Kim  Penguin (2026)  Novel 275 pages  Paperback  ISBN 978 1 77695 345 5 ‘ Aria knew sh...
Wednesday, 5 August 2026

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  Song of the Saltings   Rachael King                                                                                                     ...
Friday, 31 July 2026

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  Cass and the Beast   Claire Mabey   Jill Calder                                                                                      ...

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  A Flame in the Dark   Maria Gill                                                                                                        ...
Sunday, 26 July 2026

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Keith Goes Glam   Elaine Bickell                                                                                                          ...

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  Out in the Bay   Ned Barraud                                                                                                            ...
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Trevor Agnew
Trevor Agnew Freelance writer and researcher. * Reviews for Magpies magazine.* Wrote NZ book entries for ‘The Source’ database of Australian and New Zealand Children’s Literature (www.magpies.net.au). * Researched young adult review listings for Hooked on NZ Books website (2015-19).* Co-author with Jenny Sew Hoy Agnew of 'Merchant Miner Mandarin: The Life and Times of the Remarkable Choie Sew Hoy' Canterbury University Press (2020). Biography of Otago Chinese merchant and gold-dredging pioneer.Awards:1993: Nada Beardsley Literacy Award for services to Literacy (Canterbury Reading Association)2013: Canon Media Awards: Reviewer of the Year: Highly Commended.2013: Betty Gilderdale Award for services to children’s literature (Storylines).2022: Queen's Service Medal: for services to children's literacy and historical research. (New Year Honours).
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