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Image from 'I Like You' by Stoddard Sandol

BOOK CLUB IS BACK

KIDS BOOK CLUB

'An unlikely hero. An extraordinary story...'  What do YOU think?

'The raven doesn't want you to read this story. What if you find out the location of his treasure? Or worse, what if you learn his secret - that ravens can talk?'

With the help of an irritating pigeon, a flirtatious weather hen, a philosophical scarecrow, a kind priest, a ghost boy AND his grieving sister; Raven will uncover a thief, save a life and discover that there is more to life than being magnificent. 

Saturday 2nd of March 2pm. 

Come along to the Younger Sun before we head over to the Sun Theatre for snacks and chats about this awesome story. 

TEEN BOOK CLUB

'...a confronting and heartfelt story of adolescent experience'

'What do you do when everyone says you're someone you're not? 

Alex wants change. Massive change. More radical than you could imagine. 

Her mother is not happy; in fact, she's imploding. 

Her dad has walked out. 

Alex has turned vegetarian, changed schools, stopped taking her medication. And created a new identity. An identity that shakes her world. 

And Alex - the other Alex - has a lot to say about it.' 

Saturday 2nd of March 3pm. 

Come along to the Younger Sun before we head over to the Sun Theatre for snacks and chats about this intensely moving book.

Both books are 20% off for the month of February. For more information contact us on 9689 0661, or email youngersunbookclub@gmail.com

Captain Underpants Competition

ARE YOU BUYING A CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS BOOK?

Well then, you should enter the

Captain Underpants 

Drawing Competition!

Just draw us a picture of something Captain Underpants related, like, your favourite Captain Underpants moment or a portrait of yourself as Captain Underpants, or Harold and George hanging out...

Submit your drawing and your details to the Younger Sun and we will display all the entries in the shop!

The Winner will win:

A CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS POSTER, CAPE AND INFLATABLE CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS TOY!

Entries close February 28^th

The Winner will be notified by March 1^st

Our Girl Heroes

There are so many fabulous feminine characters in the shop at the moment, protagonists who make stories a delight to read, who inspire and encourage, who are brave and clever! Go Girls! Here are some of our favourite girls!

Truly Tan by Jen Storer

We love Tan! She is Australian, and is written by the fabulous Jen Storer, a Melbournian! Tan is the youngest of three sisters, she has moved to the country with her family, she is funny, clever and engaging, you will wish she was your best friend!

Ruby Redfort by Lauren Child

The second Ruby Redfort novel 'Take Your Last Breath' is here! Ruby is back! The girl wonder detective is solving mysteries, heading out to sea and swimming with sharks! You'll have to read it to believe it!

Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage

Moses Le Beau (please call her Mo for short) was orphaned as a baby during a hurricane in a strange small town in the swampy part of the U.S.A. Like all clever ladies she keeps a diary, takes karate classes, helps out in the Piggly Wiggly diner with her best friend Dale and during one eventful summer begins to solve many a mystery, including a suspicious murder!

The Abominables by Eva Ibbotson

Agatha Farlingham is the daughter of an English earl, but on a trek through the Himalayan mountains Agatha is kidnapped by a family of Yetis who she befriends. She teaches them to speak, have good manners and generally devotes her life to them. Brave Agatha protects the yetis from humans who want to hurt them and is an impressive warrior for the lovely Yeti creatures! 

New Year, New Books

Happy New Year! Take a look at the shiny new books that have arrived.

Catch The Zolt - The Debt, Installment One by Phillip Gwynne (ages 10+)

Fifteen-year-old Dom is cast out of his comfortable life in the Gold Coast's Halcyon Grove when he inherits an ancient debt. Now, he has six Herculean tasks to perform... or lose a pound of flesh.

A Very Unusual Pursuit - City of Orphans #1 by Catherine Jinks (ages 10+)

A clever adventure with feisty characters, set in a time where science clashes with superstition and monsters lurk in chimneys.

Level 2 by Lenore Appelhans (ages 13+)

In Level 2, the liminal place between our world (Level 1) and heaven, seventeen-year-old Felicia Ward spends her days in the pod reliving her favourite memories - until she is broken out by Julian, a boy she knew when she was alive. There's about to be an uprising in Level 2, and Julian wants to recruit her to the cause. But unsure whether she can trust Julian, and still in love with her boyfriend Neil on Earth, she finds herself torn between two loves - and two worlds.

The Will to Live by Tanya Landman (ages 9+)

My name is Poppy Fields. Last year Graham and I were roped in to help at a christening party at Coldean Manor. But events took a grave turn when we discovered a tramp in the churchyard... Dead. Then we became stranded by a storm - and quickly realised we were trapped in the mansion with a murderer. 

Create! Draw!

Do you like drawing? Creating? Doodling in the margins of your notebook? Maybe these books are for you. Check them out.

Street Art Doodle Book: Outside the Lines compiled by Dave the Chimp

256 Pages of colouring and doodling fun from over 75 street artists from around the world

Let's Make Some Great Art by Marion Deuchars

This book is packed with stimulating ideas to spark your creative imagination. You can complete the Mona Lisa's smile, or design your own Jackson Pollock... 

Wreck This Box by Keri Smith

Wreck this box. Make a mess with the box. This is not a box. 

Keri Smith tells you all the ways you could wreck this box. Have fun turning it into a plant box, or making it into a diorama! The possibilities are endless.

My Wonderful World of Fashion and My Even More Wonderful World of Fashion 

by Nina Chakrabarti

Two books for drawing, creating and dreaming. 

Ever wondered what the Pharaoh Queen wore to parties? Do you know how to tie-dye a t-shirt? What do platform shoes have in common with Ancient Japan? 

Complete and colour in drawings, design your own clothes and invent textile patterns. 

 Draw Me a House by Thibaud Herem

A book for budding architects and designers! Create and colour in your own houses and furniture. 

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (Part 2)

More fantastic Christmas books!

 The Lion, the Unicorn and Me by Jeannette Winterson

Winnie the Pooh and the Grand Christmas Surprise

Christmas at the Toy Museum by David Lucas

The Twelve Days of Christmas by Jane Ray

The Jolly Christmas Postman by Janet & Allan Ahlberg

The Story of Christmas illustrations by Pamela Dalton

Christmas Wombat by Jackie French