Review: Wonder
This week’s review is brought to you by my little brother Book Boy Jr (aged 11). Title: Wonder Author: R.J. Palacio Publisher: Random House Children’s Publishers UK/ Penguin Books Australia About the book: Wonder is a book about a boy named August Pullman who was born with a facial abnormality that makes him look different. This…
Read MoreReview: A Study In Charlotte
Title: A Study In Charlotte Author: Brittany Cavallaro Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books (HarperCollins Publishers) About the book: When Jamie Watson, descendant of Dr. Watson, moves to a school in America on a rugby scholarship, he doesn’t expect to run into Charlotte Holmes, descendant of Sherlock Holmes, and he certainly doesn’t expect to be accused of…
Read MoreReview: Karl, The Universe And Everything
Title: Karl, The Universe And Everything Author: Dr Karl Kruszelnicki Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia About the book: Why do books smell like books? Why are some people always late? What causes earworms? If you have ever wanted to know the answer to any of these questions, the science behind these questions, and many more is…
Read MoreAdventures in music #3: My first EP!
Yesterday, I received CD copies of my first EP. It’s called ‘Joe Visser, EP No. 1’ and features six original songs. ‘Playing With Fire, one of the songs on the CD, was recently shortlisted for an ACMF National Songwriting Award. I didn’t win this year, but I was very excited to have made the finals.…
Read More12 books on my Christmas wishlist
It’s that time of year again! I love Christmas because I usually get a whole new stack of books to read. It’s never easy making a wishlist, but I’ve narrowed it down to eight fiction and four non-fiction books this year. Santa, take note… One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus I’ve read…
Read MoreReview: Turtles All The Way Down by John Green
Title: Turtles All The Way Down Author: John Green Publisher: Penguin Books Australia About the book: Aza Holmes is a 16-year-old teenager diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. She often goes into what she calls ‘thought spirals’, times when she can only think of one thing, and cannot stop thinking about it. When her best friend’s father goes…
Read MoreAdventures in music #2: Shoalhaven River Festival (+ Guy Sebastian)
I had quite a big week with my music last week! On Saturday the 28th of October, I performed at the Shoalhaven River Festival. I got to do this because earlier in the year, I won the Shoalhaven Unearthed competition. I had a great time playing on the huge stage, and I felt that the…
Read MoreAdventures in music: Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival
This is my first year performing as a singer/songwriter, so I’m going to post occasionally about some of my gigs. If you’d like to see more regular news and updates about my music, I have a new Facebook page, so come and say hi! On the 21st of October, I performed at the Kangaroo Valley…
Read MoreReview: The World’s Worst Children 2
This week’s review is brought to you by my little brother Book Boy Jr (10). Title: The World’s Worst Children 2 Author: David Walliams Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books About the book: This book contains a variety of stories about children with traits such as mischief, hatred and other horrible things. Each story is different in…
Read MoreReview: Nevermoor (The Trials Of Morrigan Crow)
Title: Nevermoor: The Trials Of Morrigan Crow Author: Jessica Townsend Publisher: Hachette Australia I was lucky enough to receive a proof copy of this book from the publisher. About the book Morrigan Crow is a Cursed Child. Doomed to die on Eventide, everything that goes wrong around her town is blamed on her. When she…
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