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Children’s Fiction Lenny’s Book of Everything Karen Foxlee RRP $19 .99 Feature TITLES Katrina Nannestad RRP $16 .99 --------------------------------------------- Lenny’s younger brother has a rare form of gigantism and while Lenny’s fiercely protective, it isn’t always easy being the sister of ‘the giant’. A book about finding good in the bad that will break your heart while raising your spirits. The Ice Monster David Walliams, Tony Ross RRP $22 .99 --------------------------------------------- The Ice Monster is a comedic tale of adventure, possibility and the unlikely friendship of a ten-year-old girl and a 10,000-year- old mammoth. The characters and atmosphere are vividly brought to life by Tony Ross’ stunning line illustrations. The Top Secret Undercover Notes of Button McGinty Rhys Darby RRP $15 .99 --------------------------------------------- Rhys Darby delivers absurdity with his first hilarious mystery- comedy book for kids! Crack the crazy morse codes and unleash the action with bogus baddies and McGinty’s mission to find his parents, who have been pronounced missing. --------------------------------------------- When Freja and Tobias arrive in Claviers, Provence, it feels like home. But a spate of criminal activity casts a cloud over the village. Freja is determined to solve the mystery, but the closer she gets, the more impossible things seem to become. Leaving the Lyrebird Forest Liars #2 No Survivors Gary Crew, Julian Laffan RRP $16 .99 Jack Heath RRP $14 .99 --------------------------------------------- ‘Are you lonely here?’ her mother asked. ‘Never,’ Alice said. ‘Not while I am friends with the lyrebird.’ Leaving Lyrebird Forest is a beautiful story about friendship, change and our place in nature. The Restless Girls Jessie Burton, Angela Barrett RRP $27 .99 --------------------------------------------- A dazzling, feminist fairytale from the author of The Miniaturist and The Muse. A stunning gift, this inspirational story is a modern classic to be handed down from mother to daughter for generations. Funny Kid Get Licked (Book 4) Andrew Hansen, Jessica Roberts RRP $14 .99 --------------------------------------------- Boy Pharaoh Bab Sharkey returns to the magic city of the Animal Mummies. Only this time, he faces the grossest weapon ever devised – a giant mummified moth. Can Bab and his smelly friends defeat this ancient evil? --------------------------------------------- Jarli’s Truth App uncovers a dangerous secret at the crash site. Suddenly he is a target again. There’s no-one he can trust. He has to find out what else Viper is hiding before it’s too late. Lies can hurt, but the truth can kill... DUE 1ST DECEMBER Bab Sharkey and The Animal Mummies: The Giant Moth Mummy (Book 2) --------------------------------------------- The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Provence Matt Stanton RRP $14 .99 Putting the fun in fundraising, launching a puppy-smuggling operation, and planning a secret theme park are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this brand-new Funny Kid adventure! DUE 16TH NOVEMBER Give a Gift Card this Christmas available in-store and online Frankie Fish and the Viking Fiasco Peter Helliar, Lesley Vamos RRP $14 .99 --------------------------------------------- From Australian comedian Peter Helliar comes the third adventure in his hilarious Frankie Fish series! Just when you thought our time-travellers had everything under control, it all comes crashing down... Funny Kid Triple The Laughs! Boxset (Books 1-3) Matt Stanton RRP $29 .99 --------------------------------------------- Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. And with this boxed set of the first three books in the Funny Kid series, that means triple the laughs! DUE 16TH NOVEMBER .com.au 27