Music and Magic

Looking for something to read this Easter? You could try one of these amazing novels.

From Jon Skovron (author of Misfit), we have Struts & Frets.

It's a story about Sam. He loves music, is trying to understand girls and wants to keep his family together. Sam's dream is to win the upcoming battle of the bands and turn his best friend into his girlfriend (without any weirdness).

First he must deal with a few issues; his Grandfather, the lead singer's temper, his hormones, and those catastrophes you can never plan for and that always seem to hit at the worst possible times.

Struts & Frets is a great book - it's very funny and well written. You might spot the the chapter titles are all names of songs. It's a great story about music, friendship and having the courage to live your dreams. (It's also very cheap, only $7.95!)


Secondly, we have The Zigzag Effect from Australian author Lili Wilkinson. (You might know her books Love-shy and A Pocketful of Eyes).

Sage has just moved with her family from Queensland to Melbourne.So that she can pay for a summer photography course, she gets a holiday job working for The Great Armand - an excellent but ageing magician. At the theatre she meets the beautiful assistant Bianca, and the very cute stagehand, Herb. 

One evening Sage, Herb and Bianca are staying late at the theatre and a wand gets broken on stage. Bianca sees this as a bad omen and is convinced that they have brought a curse upon themselves. Things start to happen, and when someone goes missing Sage must figure out who she can trust, who is keeping secrets and what is misdirection and trickery...

The Zigzag Effect is a fantastic holiday read. Plus it's set in Melbourne which is always a bonus. Sage is an awesome character, and you get to learn a bit about stage magic along the way. 

Brilliant New YA - Life in Outer Space

Are you looking for something fun? Cute? Easy to read? Then Life in Outer Space is for you!

This story is about Sam, a nerd whose life revolves around Star Wars, horror movies, and World of Warcraft. He has a small but loyal group of friends and until Princess Leia turns up he's not interested in girls. That is until he meets Camilla. With her cute English accent and her op-shop dresses, she's definitely different from the girls at his school. For a start, she's determined to be Sam's friend, even when he tries to ignore her. Sam thought all the movies he'd watched had taught him everything he needed to know. Maybe he was wrong....

A wonderful debut from Melbourne author Melissa Keil. With great characters and hilarious dialogue, this is a novel to be enjoyed by both boys and girls. Think John Green, but no tissue box required. You won't want to put it down! We love it and think you will too. 

This is the first novel from The Ampersand Project (a division of Hardie Grant Egmont) which publishes the best manuscripts from first-time young adult authors.

Meet The Author!

Meet The Author

Samantha Ellen Bound! 

Author of our Kids Book Club book 

'What the Raven Saw'

She will be joining us for a chat and signing at kids book club

March 2nd, 2pm, meet us in the Younger Sun bookshop! 

All  Welcome, Please RSVP, call us on 9689 0661

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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!