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03/07/2010Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins
reviewed by Niranjana Iyer
20/06/2010Out of the Way! Out of the Way by Uma Krishnaswami
reviewed by Niranjana Iyer
13/06/2010Best Friends Forever: A World War Two Scrapbook by Beverly Patt
reviewed by Karmel Schreyer
16/05/2010Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman
reviewed by Graham Ranger
28/04/2010Crossing by Andrew Xia Fukuda
reviewed by Robert H. Abel
05/03/2010A Lion in Paris by Beatrice Alemagna
Fledolin Upside Down by Antje Damm
On the Tip of a Pin by Geeta Dharmarajan
reviewed by Karmel Schreyer
07/06/2009Ten Days and Nine Nights: an Adoption Story by Yumi Heo
reviewed by Karmel Schreyer
01/02/2009Outside Beauty by Cynthia Kadohata
reviewed by Karmel Schreyer
08/12/2008The Fold by An Na
reviewed by Karmel Schreyer
04/07/2008Mo's Mischief by Hongying Yang
reviewed by Karmel Schreyer
25/06/2008Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet by Sherri L. Smith
reviewed by Karmel Schreyer
30/04/2008The Wakame Gatherers by Holly Thompson / Kazumi Wilds (illus.)
reviewed by Karmel Schreyer
15/04/2008Ling Ling Looked in the Mirror by Ming and Wah Chen / Mariko Jesse (illus.)
reviewed by Karmel Schreyer
02/03/2008Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party by Ying Chang Compestine
reviewed by Karmel Schreyer
09/02/2008Indie Girl by Kavita Daswani
reviewed by Karmel Schreyer
30/08/2006A Place Where Sunflowers Grow by Amy Lee-Tai and Felicia Hoshino (illustrator)
reviewed by Roseanne Thong
26/04/2006Camel Bells in the Windy Desert: Coming of Age in Inner Mongolia by Andrew Tu
reviewed by Paul McGuire
07/09/2005How Hedley Hopkins Did a Dare by Paul Jennings
reviewed by Paul McGuire
12/08/2005My Friend the Enemy by J.B. Cheaney
reviewed by Paul McGuire
12/06/2005Girls for Breakfast by David Yoo
reviewed by Paul McGuire
23/04/2005The Not-So-Star-Spangled Life of Sunita Sen by Mitali Perkins
reviewed by Karmel Schreyer
30/01/2005Bound by Donna Jo Napoli
reviewed by Paul McGuire
23/01/2005The Ramayana for Children by Bulbul Sharma & K P Sudesh (illus.)
reviewed by Karmel Schreyer
09/01/2005The Flame Tree by Richard Lewis
reviewed by Nicholas Gordon
02/12/2004The Crocodile who wanted to be Famous by Alan Jefferies, Mariko Jesse (illus.) and Liang Yue (translator)
reviewed by Karmel Schreyer
16/11/2004Adventures with Kids: The Essential Guide to Hong Kong for the Expat Parent by Sarah Woods
reviewed by Karmel Schreyer
05/11/2004The Wishing Tree by Roseanne Thong
reviewed by Paul McGuire
14/09/2004Sleepwalking by Nicola Morgan
reviewed by Nicholas Gordon
02/08/2004Gweilo: Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood by Martin Booth
reviewed by David McKirdy
20/07/2004Spilled water by Sally Grindlay
reviewed by Paul McGuire
06/07/2004Pick Up Your Parrots and Monkeys by William Pennington
reviewed by Paul McGuire
27/05/2004Great Books for High School Kids: A Teachers' Guide to Books That Can Change Teens' Lives by Rick Ayers and Amy Crawford (eds.)
reviewed by David Bickel
10/05/2004Doing It by Melvin Burgess
reviewed by Paul McGuire
21/03/2004Miss Smithers by Susan Juby
reviewed by Paul McGuire
15/02/2004Star by John Singleton
reviewed by Paul McGuire
10/02/2004Shadowmancer by G. P.Taylor
reviewed by Paul McGuire
29/01/2004Soul Stealer by Martin Booth
reviewed by Paul McGuire
21/01/2004Eragon by Christopher Paolini
reviewed by Paul McGuire
15/01/2004Spy High: Episode 1 - The Frankenstein Factory by A.J. Butcher
reviewed by Paul McGuire
07/12/2003Alice, I Think by Susan Juby
reviewed by Christine Bruce
09/11/2003Lakas and the Manilatown Fish by Anthony D Robles
Chachaji's Cup by Uma Krishnaswami
reviewed by Roseanne Thong
24/10/2003The English Roses by Madonna
reviewed by Amy Robinson
17/10/2003Going Home, Coming Home by Truong Tran
reviewed by Roseanne Thong
10/10/2003The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Marc Haddon
reviewed by Paul McGuire
18/09/2003The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
reviewed by Paul McGuire
05/07/2003Half and Half by Lensey Namioka
reviewed by Paul McGuire
27/06/2003Throwaway Daughter by Ting-Xing Ye
reviewed by Christine Bruce
24/06/2003Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J K Rowling
reviewed by Elaine Leung
17/06/2003The Edge by Alan Gibbons
Caught in the Crossfire
Shadow of the Minotaur
reviewed by Paul McGuire
28/05/2003Monday Redux by Robert Favole
reviewed by Christine Bruce
18/05/2003China's Son: Growing Up in the Cultural Revolution by Da Chen
reviewed by Paul McGuire
10/04/2003Double Fudge by Judy Blume
reviewed by Elaine Leung
08/04/2003Big Numbers by Mary and John Gribbin
reviewed by Peter Gordon
28/03/2003Wandering Warrior by Da Chen
reviewed by Paul McGuire
09/03/2003An Ocean Apart, a World Away by Lensey Namioka
Ties that Bind, Ties That Break
reviewed by Paul McGuire
01/03/2003The Boat Girl and The Magic Fish by Dean Barrett
reviewed by Roseanne Thong
01/02/2003Lady: My Life as a Bitch by Melvin Burgess
reviewed by Elaine Leung
09/12/2002The Brave Little Seamstress by Mary Pope Osborne
reviewed by Karmel Schreyer
20/11/2002The Wish List by Eoin Colfer
reviewed by Elaine Leung
12/11/2002Coraline by Neil Gaiman
reviewed by Elaine Leung
03/11/2002Right Outside My Window by Mary Ann Hoberman
reviewed by Karmel Schreyer
19/10/2002Giggle, Giggle, Quack by Doreen Cronin
Baby, Come Out! by Fran Manushkin
reviewed by Susan Sprengeler
02/10/2002A Singing Bird Will Come by Karmel Schreyer
reviewed by Elaine Leung
25/09/2002The Moon in the Man by Elizabeth Honey
reviewed by Karmel Schreyer
18/08/2002Before we were Free by Julia Alvarez
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
reviewed by Peter Gordon
08/08/2002The Story of the Orchestra by Robert Levine
reviewed by Elaine Leung
15/07/2002Watch Out! A Giant! by Eric Carle
reviewed by Eileen Knights
01/07/2002Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot by Margot Theis Raven
reviewed by George-Ann Gund
19/06/2002Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve
reviewed by Paul McGuire
09/06/2002King Midas by Demi
reviewed by Paul McGuire
04/06/2002The Rough Guide to Children's Books, 5-11 years by Nicholas Tucker
The Rough Guide to Children's Books, 0-5 years by Nicholas Tucker
reviewed by Elaine Leung
24/05/2002Ferren and the White Doctor by Richard Harland
reviewed by Bill Condon
15/05/2002Home of the Brave by Allen Say
reviewed by Elaine Leung
21/03/2002Because a Fire was in My Head: 101 Poems to Remember by Michael Morpurgo
reviewed by Dianne Bates
11/03/2002Hunted by N.M. Browne
reviewed by Charles Foran
15/02/2002The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
reviewed by Karmel Schreyer
19/01/2002Dogs by Bill Condon
reviewed by Charles Foran
02/01/2002UG: Boy Genius of the Stone Age by Raymond Briggs
reviewed by Bill Condon
20/12/2001Yoko's Paper Cranes by Rosemary Wells
reviewed by Roseanne Thong
16/12/2001Eat Your Peas by Kes Gray and Nick Sharratt
reviewed by Graham Young
12/11/2001The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
reviewed by Paul McGuire
11/09/2001 Beware of the Storybook Wolves by Lauren Child
reviewed by Bill Condon
27/08/2001Red is a Dragon by Roseanne Thong
reviewed by Elaine Leung
25/07/2001China's Son by Da Chen
reviewed by Julia Davidson

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