September Book Club
At Franc.World, we love nothing better than visiting our local QBD bookstore and browsing the shelves for a great new read – sure online is amazing, but to us, nothing can beat that new book smell, mmmmm delicious!
Why not try it out for yourself this month? You can pick up a copy of one of our super fun September Book Club titles while you’re at it!
Chippy Chaser
Anyone who has ever known the sheer delight of eating hot chips by the water will know the sheer terror that is being swarmed by a flock of hungry seagulls. In fact it’s such a common occurrence, author/illustrator Sam Cotton has created an entire TikTok series around chippies and seagulls and other cute cartoon characters - and amassed a following of nearly three million people in the process!
His first book, Chippy Chasers, is a spin off from his TikTok content, bringing a lively, fun story to life within a graphic novel style. Set in Sydney, the story introduces seagull mates SteveO, Stanley and Stacey and their great love of hot chips. When the best chippy chef in the world moves in nearby, they hatch the ultimate plan to score the chippy feast they've always dreamed of. However, they'll have to get past a giant, seagull-hating thug with a broom, deal with some bully bin chickens, and convince the World's Best Chippy Chaser to overcome his dark past and help them out.
A fun beginner novel for emerging and reluctant young tween readers.
Zombie Diaries: Face The Moosic!
In the second book in the hilarious zombie-comedy series, author duo Guy Edmonds and Matt Zeremes take readers on a butt-kicking adventure full of cows, explosions, trains, robots, snacks, drool, yaks, solar energy and spaghetti.
The book follows Jimmy and his friends who are ‘still living in a totally weird ZOMBIE-COW APOCALYPSE! And everyone is STILL mooing and drooling all over the place.’
Turns out that finding a cure to turn all of the adults back into humans isn't as easy peasy lemon squeezy as we thought. My best buds, Daisy and Hooey, and I aren't giving up hope though!
An easy read which is as much fun as the first Zombie Diaries instalment, Face the Moosic is perfect for fans of The Bad Guys, The Last Kids on Earth and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
The Gilded Ones
Bold and immersive, this New York Times bestselling book, is the first instalment of a feminist fantasy series inspired by the culture and folklore of West Africa.
The debut novel from playwright Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones sees sixteen-year-old Deka living in Otera, a deeply patriarchal ancient kingdom, where a woman's worth is tied to her purity, and she must bleed to prove it. But when Deka bleeds gold - the colour of impurity, of a demon - she faces a consequence worse than death.
She is saved by a mysterious woman who tells Deka of her true nature: she is an Alaki, a near-immortal with exceptional gifts. The stranger offers her a choice: fight for the Emperor, with others just like her, or be destroyed...
Originally from Sierra Leone, West Africa, US-based author Namina brings much of the vibrancy, culture and heritage of her homeland to The Gilded Ones, along with a strong feminine lead which is a joy to discover.
Ideal for older readers, the second book in the series, The Merciless Ones has already been published, ensuring the world of Deka can be explored to the fullest.