I know it is time to stop entering bookshops and looking at online bookstores for a while when my "to read" pile is this huge! I added up all the pages and found a total of 2891 pages!
The Secrets of Magnolia Moon by Edwina Wyatt illustrated by Katherine Quinn
From the blurb:
"Magnolia Moon is very good at keeping secrets. She knows just what to do with them, and has a way of talking to the jumpy ones to stop them causing trouble. Which is why people are always leaning in and whispering: Can I tell you a secret?"
Due for publication October 2019
The fox girl and the white gazelle by Victoria Williamson
From the blurb:
"She is the Fox Girl. I am the White Gazelle. Together we can outrun anything.
Reema feels completely lost. She'll never call this strange country, with its grey skies and boring food, home. Syria is her home and it's a million miles away.
Caylin feels completely alone. She's looking after her useless mum, stealing from other kids so she can eat. She can't tell anyone, they'll only let her down.
The refugee and the bully - Reema and Caylin can't imagine being friends, until a shared secret brings them together."
Listen to the author reading a extract here.
May B: a novel by Caroline Starr Rose
From the blurb:
"This gorgeous novel in verse by Caroline Starr Rose will transport you to the Kansas prairie - to the endless grassland, and to the suffocating closeness of the sod house where May is stranded. May's straightforward yet eloquent voice, and her bravery, determination, and willingness to risk everything will capture your heart."
I am very drawn to books set in the prairie - think of Little House on the Prairie, Black-eyed Susan and Sarah, Plain and Tall.
The Giver by Lois Lowry
I have read this of course but I have such strong memories of this wonderful dystopian plot that I want to re-read it this year.
From the blurb:
"Intelligence. Integrity. Courage. Wisdom. These are the qualities a receiver of Memory must have. And one more which can only be named, but not described. The Capacity to See Beyond. Jonas lives safely within the community, a place where there is not war, no hunter and no pain. But when he is selected as the Receiver of Memory, he starts to discover dark secrets that lie beneath the surface of this perfect world. Secrets that will lead him to undertake an incredible journey."
Ottilie Colter and the Master of Monsters by Rhiannon Williams
I loved the first installment where we met Ottilie Colter.
From the burb:
"Ottilie Colter is the first girl to join the secretive, boys-only Narroway Hunt - and she's determined that she won't be the last. The hunt trains boys to defend against ruthless dredretches, but the threat is getting worse all the time. No-one is sage, especially not the girls who work at Fort Fiory alongside the huntsmen, but aren't allowed to fight. Ottilie must convince the Hunt to train the girls - but with talk of witchcraft on the rise, and a mysterious hooded figure lurking in the Narroway itself, her time is running out."
Where the River runs Gold by Sita Brahmachari
From the blurb:
"Bold adventure and breathtaking writing."
I have begun reading this one and it is utterly engrossing. I anticipate this will be one of my favourite books this year. Due for publication July 2019.
Songbird by Ingrid Laguna
From the blurb:
"A new house. A new school. A new language. In a country far from home.
Jamila wants to make new friends and fit in but it's hard when you miss your best friend at home in Iraq, and you're worried about your father's safety, and your mother needs your help with simple tasks like shopping. When Jamie joins the school choir, she finds a place where she can belong, a place where she might find a friend. A place where she can dare to hope."
I saw this one at the Children's Hospital Book Bunker and the cover intrigued me.
Rumble Star by Abi Elphinstone
Inside the front cover of my advanced reader copy (this book is due for publication later this month) are endorsements by Katherine Rundell (Rooftoppers), MG Leonard (Beetle Boy) and Emma Carroll (Letters from the lighthouse). How impressive! Take a look at Abi's web page.
Here are the first sentences from the prologue:
"The trouble with grown-ups is that they always think they're right - about bedtimes and vegetables mostly, but also about beginnings. And in particular about the beginnings of our world. They have all sorts of ideas about big bangs and black holes, but if they had come across the Unmaped Kingdoms (which they wouldn't have because secret kingdoms are notoriously hard to find), they would have learnt that at the very very beginning there was just an egg. A rather large one. And out of that egg, a phoenix was born."
Vincent and the Grandest Hotel on Earth by Lisa Nicol
Due for publication July 2019.
From the ARC Blurb:
"If I could just take a brief moment to explain something about moments... Not all moments in time are the same. There are some moments that change everything. Some moments that set you on a different path, altering your life forever. Some moments after which no one and nothing will ever be the same. This story begins with one of those moments."
I really like the cover of this one - do you?
Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales re-spun by Hilary McKay
From the blurb:
"A fabulous collection of imaginative retellings inspired by classic fairy tales ... Featuring new versions of old favourites, this ten story collection includes Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Princess and the Pea, Rumpelstiltskin, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Pied Piper of Hamlin, The Swan Brothers, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White and Red Riding Hood."
I am planning to read one fairy tale each night. I started with The Princess and the Pea.
Lampie and the children of the sea by Annet Schaap
This is a book about a lighthouse keeper - one of my favourite topics. It will be available in July this year. Huge thanks to Beachside Bookshop for my advance reader copy.
From the blurb:
"Every evening Lampie the lighthouse keeper's daughter must light a lantern to warn ships away from the rocks. But one stormy night disaster strikes. The lantern goes out, a ship is wrecked and an adventure begins."
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