This update includes all the AWW books I have read so far this year. Ideally I would have broken this up into three posts but so I don’t create too many out of place posts I’ve added them into one. There will still be the last update and final wrap up in December though. Looking at the list I have once again come out of the gate with a bang, then the April-June slump is to be expected but not a bad effort there, and as we head back on track with July-September it is a tad directionless but still some good titles in there. I am hoping I can actively direct my reading back to Aussie women, the last few months have only caught AWW titles around the edges, I’m aiming for some intentional reading for the final quarter.
Reviews obviously are behind but I have a lot of these coming up over the next few weeks so hopefully that will boost my review numbers significantly.
January-March
Fairytales for Feisty Girls by Susannah McFarlane
Growing Up Queer in Australia ed Benjamin Lee – Review
Summer Time by Hilary Bell
Goodwood by Holly Throsby – Review
A Day at the Show by Gwyn Perkins – Review
Just the Way We Are by Jessica Shirvington – Review
Shout out to the Girls – Review
Meerkat Choir by Nicki Greenberg – Review
Celeste the Giraffe Loved to Laugh by Celeste Barber – Review
Charlotte Pass by Lee Christine
Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend
The Mistake by Wendy James
Meet Me at the Intersection ed Rebecca Lim
Welcome to Orphancorp by Marlee Jane Ward
Clancy the Quokka by Lilli Wilkinson – Review
Star Crossed by Minnie Darke – Review
A Trip to the Beach by Gwyn Perkins
Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley
Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood
Faking It (#2) by Gabrielle Tozer – Review
April-June
The Ex by Nicola Moriarty
Those Other Women Nicola Moriarty
The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl by Melissa Keil
What I Like About Me by Jenna Guillaume
The Anzac Bilby by Claire Saxby
The Easter Bunnyroo by Susannah Chambers
Archibald the Naughtiest Elf in the World Causes Trouble for the Easter Bunny by Skye Davidson
Ten Things I Hate About Me by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Before You Forget by Julia Lawrinson – Review
July-September
Queer Stories ed. Maeve Marsden
Ella and the Ocean by Lian Tanner
My Friend Fred by Frances Watts
Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian by Dorothy Wall
Blinky Bill Grows Up by Dorothy Wall
Blinky Bill and Nutsy by Dorothy Wall
AWW20 TOTAL
Read: 35/40
Reviewed: 11/35
Whitney and Britney are two gorgeous chooks, Fluffy and silky with stunning good looks. Dora is perplexed about where her chooks go each night. Little does she know, they are Whitney and Britney, Chicken Divas!
First of all, I am well aware it has been An Age since I last posted on my blog. Even my well intentions around June for Pride fell flat because of Reasons but I finally find myself in the right state of mind that I am not only excited but actually capable of posting things again (whoo!). Before you all panic, I will not be backlogging the last three months with posts, but I will be posting a lot of my posts that were meant to come out during that time i.e my AWW update, my book bingo update etc. So I will combine those into one post and the last couple updates can be done in one go and I can get back on track.
The beloved lead character from Jacob’s New Dress is back in an encouraging story about gender expression. When Jacob goes to the boys’ bathroom he is chased out because the boys think he looks like a girl because of the way he is dressed. His classmate, Sophie, has a similar experience when she tries to go to the girls’ bathroom. When their teacher finds out what happened, Jacob and Sophie, with the support of administration, lead change at their school as everyone discovers the many forms of gender expression and how to treat each other with respect.
One sunny day, Errol finds that Thomas the Teddy is sad, and Errol can’t figure out why. Then Thomas the Teddy finally tells Errol what Teddy has been afraid to say: ‘In my heart, I’ve always known that I’m a girl Teddy, not a boy Teddy. I wish my name was Tilly.’ And Errol says, ‘I don’t care if you’re a girl teddy or a boy teddy! What matters is that you are my friend.’
