August Book Club
How lucky are we that so many good books have been released this month! So grab a blanket, head outdoors into the sunshine (but like under a tree in shade so you’re sun safe), and get reading!
Cross Bones: A Dog’s Breakfast
Scallywags, scurvy sea dogs and mangy pirates unite! Magnus, Daisy Ed and Spot are throwing away their leashes and embarking on a dangerous high seas adventure.
With a stolen map clutched in their paws, the dogs are looking for treasure – but with endless dangers ahead, and with a mysterious new crew member lurking below deck, it seems their latest adventure might be their last. Can the wily pirates change their fortune, and come out top dogs?
Written by Jack Henseleit and illustrated by Chris Kennett, this is the first book in the series of illustrated adventure novels that provide a fun, funny and fast-paced read.
Available at QBD Books!
No Words
We’ve got a lot of things to say in this month’s book review, which is funny, because the book we’re talking most about is entitled No Words, by the brilliant Maryam Master.
Just released, No Words is a funny, sweet, deeply moving story about Aria, a young boy from Iran who never EVER speaks and must learn to navigate the dog-eat-dog world of the school grounds in his new home in Australia without talking.
Luckily, Hero (the anti-heroine) and Jaz (the extrovert) step up to not only help him navigate his new life, but also defeat Rufus the school bully, form a poetry band and become besties in the process.
Beautifully written and told with such heart, No Words is the second book by Maryam Master who also wrote the incredible Exit Through The Gift Shop.
Drawing strongly on her Iranian heritage and childhood as an Iranian refugee arriving in Australia at the age of nine, Maryam has created a rich and vibrant back story for Aria, with culture, food, loss and the refugee journey all playing a part in the story.
A middle grade book to be read together or quite alone, if you’re going to buy your tween one book this year, make it this one.
Available at QBD Books!