False Advertising by Dianne Blacklock **
1 April, 2007
Take the best of Marian Keyes, stir in some Cathy Kelly, add a pinch of Bridget Jones and you will end up with this thoroughly enjoyable new book from Diane Blacklock.

Shearwater by Andrea Mayes *
1 April, 2007
Cassie Callinan has run away from home, escaping her marriage of 28 years.

Shattered by Gabrielle Lord *
1 April, 2007
Things were going well for Gemma Lincoln when she first left the NSW police and set herself up as a private investigator.

Sucked in by Shane Maloney **
1 April, 2007
The chance to read Shane Maloney’s sixth Murray Whelan thriller was one I looked forward to with great delight and I was not to be disappointed.

The Immortal Prince by Jennifer Fallon **
1 April, 2007
A hanged prisoner fails to die and afterwards claims to be one of the immortal God-like figures from ancient legend, a Tide Lord.

The End of the World by Paddy O'Reilly *
1 April, 2007
I will be honest and say that I was a little surprised at reading Paddy O’Reilly’s collection of short stories.

The Crimes of Billy Fish by Sarah Hopkins *
1 April, 2007
The Crimes of Billy Fish was highly commended in the inaugural ABC Fiction Prize.

Love Like Water by Meme McDonald **
1 April, 2007
When Cathy moves from cattle country to Alice Springs looking for a new start she is challenged by the landscape and the people who populate it.

Problem Child by James Roy **
1 April, 2007
This illustrated novel for primary-school readers is a breath of crackling fresh air.

Riding High 5 by Bernadette Kelly **
1 April, 2007
Someone has been stealing the tails of several local horses and Annie is determined to find out who.

Freaks Ahoy by Leigh Hobbs *
1 April, 2007
Leigh Hobbs is an expert in creating nasty characters.

Castlecliff and the Fossil Princess by Elizabeth Pulford **
1 April, 2007
Jamie desperately wants to make the swimming team at school but against his two closest rivals the prospects don’t look good.

The Trouble with Dogs by Bob Graham
1 April, 2007
‘The trouble with dogs,’ said Dad, ‘is that they take over your life.’

The Story of Growl by Judy Horacek *
1 April, 2007
The Story of Growl is a beautiful picture book narrating the adventures of Growl-a very naughty little monster who likes nothing more than to growl (very loudly) around the grounds of her castle in Eucalyptus Drive. One day, Growl is so naughty that the neighbours have to call in the police to help and Growl learns a lesson about considering others.

Sock Monster by Glen Melenhorst & Sharon O'Connor *
1 April, 2007
‘Leave that scooter. Drop that Bike. Sock Monster’s on the prowl tonight.’

Chain of Evidence by Garry Disher
1 March, 2007
A young girl disappears on her way home from school and Sergeant Ellen Destry finds herself at the head of the investigation. She struggles to assert her authority in a male-dominated Victorian police department, living in the shadow (and in the house of) the absent head inspector, Hall Challis, who’s away exploring his own family mystery

Company by Max Barry
1 March, 2007
Like Jennifer Government—the book that launched Barry onto the world stage—Company is a sardonic look at the corporate world. Unlike Barry’s previous effort, it’s not a story overlaid against the backdrop of capitalism gone mad.

When it is Time by Stacey McCleary
2 February, 2007
In this unique picture book Sally Rippin tells the story of Sakura as she observes the chickens at the bottom of the garden.

Spirit Wrestlers by Thomas Shapcott
2 February, 2007
A small religious sect, the Doukhobors, journeys from Canada to a tiny country town in Queensland. A Doukhobor teenager, Ivan, forms a deep bond with a country boy, Johann.

Piglet and Mama by Margaret Wild
2 February, 2007
Separation anxiety, one of a young child’s primal emotions, is a subject often explored in picture books, with varying degrees of success.

Dead Giveaway by Janette Brazel
2 February, 2007
Mystery, adventure and puzzle-solving are the main elements of this book.

The Persian Blanket by Tim Chappell and Janine Milek
2 February, 2007
This is the remarkable life story of Janine Milek. Born in Poland, she and her family were sent by the Russians to Siberia, where they were forced to work in labour camps.

Pearlie in the Park by Wendy Harmer
2 February, 2007
Pearlie is a park fairy on a mission. She's a very organised fairy who's just a little bit bossy. When she writes a list of daily chores for the possums, spiders, ducks and frogs who live in the park (just in case they don't know what to do) she leaves the rats off the list - but, of course, rats are naughty fringe-dwellers and nobody in this story cares about them much.

Operation Orders: The Experience of a Young Australian Army Officer 1963-70 by Pat Beale
2 February, 2007
Australian Army experiences in Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam in the 1960s sowed both good and bad seeds in the furrow of military professionalism that produced the Army of today.

Spirit of the Digger by Patrick Lindsay
2 February, 2007
In my teenage years, I began a life-long interest in military history.