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Book cover of Three Boys Gone

Dianne Wolfer Author Of Cattle Muster

From Dianne's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Why am I passionate about this?

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Dianne's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Dianne Wolfer Why Dianne loves this book

Three boys drown during an outdoor education camp (not a spoiler). I was hooked by the way this book explores the fallout after a tragedy, looking at different character perspectives and the role of the media. I couldn’t put this one down and the story has stayed with me.

By Mark Smith ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Three Boys Gone as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?

'First rule of rescue: don't create another casualty.'

Grace Disher is about to face every teacher's worst nightmare. Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not…


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Book cover of Those That Wake

Those That Wake by Jesse Karp,

Mal's older brother has disappeared into thin air. Laura's parents went away for the weekend and when she gives them a call, they have no idea who she is. In pursuit of answers, the teens become entangled with two others similarly targeted by a force they don't understand and now,…

Book cover of The Surface Trials

Dianne Wolfer Author Of Cattle Muster

From Dianne's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author

Dianne's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Dianne Wolfer Why Dianne loves this book

Adventure on an alien planet is not my normal read! The originality, skilful plotting and characterisation kept me on the edge of my seat.

By H.M. Waugh ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Surface Trials as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 10, 11, 12, and 13.

What is this book about?

'It's like an interplanetary version of Survivor meets The Amazing Race, but with way more death vines and alien venom.' Better Reading

Three days, three clues, one hungry planet.
Constant surveillance.
The entire universe watching every move.
Some will shatter. Most will fail.
A select few will make it through, instant celebrities.

Welcome to the Surface Trials. The only way into Starquest Academy.

For Amethyst Antares, Starquest Academy offers an escape from the prison of her home planet. For Rian - the uber-famous and expertly disguised heir to the universe's two greatest dynasties - failure to get into his own…


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