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3 Reasons Why You Should Read The Clueless Guide to Solving a Mystery by Samera Kamaleddine
What’s the book about? I didn’t always live with seven old people and one middle-aged cavoodle called Christine … Claudia Smith’s parents have left her to (temporarily) live with her grandparents at Boonside Heights Retirement Village while they’re away on a once-in-a-lifetime cruise. The only good thing? The most popular kids at school, Yasmin and Zayn Bassal, have turned up to visit their grandmother. The not-so-good thing?
12 good books for the over 8’s these holidays • CHILD Magazines
12 good books for the over 8’s these holidays Posted at 10:00h in Book Reviews, Education Looking for some good books for the over 8’s for their holiday reading? Here are some great suggestions! Ming & Hilde: Lead A Revolution (The Girls Who Changed the World) by Jackie French, pub. by HarperCollins p/b RRP$16.99 ages 10+ Jackie French is one of our best-known writers.
A Letter From Samera Kamaleddine, Author of The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart
The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart is very special to me. After the publication of my YA novel, Half My Luck, I decided to make the switch to writing middle-grade fiction – re-exploring a time when I thoroughly enjoyed reading, but also a time when I felt as though it was just me, and only me, struggling with an overwhelming ‘worry brain’. ‘Anxiety’ wasn’t a word I heard until many years later. And it’s something that’s never gone away… Download the full letter here.
You’re Never Alone: Read Our Review of The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart by Samera Kamaleddine
Evie Hart likes rules. A lot. But as she embarks on her very last year of primary school, it feels like all the rules around her are being broken. When Evie’s class starts learning about the Earth’s place in the universe, it makes Evie think about her own place in the world and where she belongs. Which has her more worried than ever. When your mum writes a horoscope page for a living, it’s hard not to think about what the future holds.
Samera Kamaleddine’s ‘shameful’ Anglo-Lebanese confession
Her career began writing about boys, irritating parents and friendship dramas in teen magazines. Then SAMERA KAMALEDDINE realised a more confronting story, of growing up between Sydney’s Anglo and Lebanese cultures, needed to be told. I thought I wanted to write something funny; that slapstick style of humour found in the likes of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, My Life is a Toilet and Hating Alison Ashley (for all you ’90s kids out there).
Finding yourself: Author Samera Kamaleddine on why finding yourself isn't just for your teenage years
Author and winner of the inaugural Matilda Prize Samera Kamaleddine reveals how she is using fiction to boost her self-worth. Science tells us that our sense of self develops in our brains during our teen years – for me, it's something I unexpectedly re-explored recently as an adult. I'd quit my dream job, which had felt like my whole identity for four years. And it's embarrassing to admit that I suddenly didn't know who I was without it.
Australian snow fields top tips from Mt Buller, Falls Creek, XTM
Jeans and trackies are real sights on the slopes, says Pete Forras, co-founder of XTM and former Olympic skier – but they’re a bad idea. “Denim gets wet and cold and is not designed for snow,” he explains. “Look for a light, breathable and warm underlayer (think merino and bamboo), a mid-layer for warmth and then something waterproof on the outside to keep you dry.
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