Kids’ Book Review – Win Calypso Summer and Rift Breaker book pack

We have two fantastic new young adults novels offered for this book pack giveaway by Magabala Books.

Rift Breaker
After conducting welding repairs on the outer hull of a space vessel, token human and lowly engineer Milton Lance returns to a silent, gloomy interior. The crew are dead, and the only survivor he can find is an annoying, pointy-eared simian. When a mysterious gun-toting woman rescues the stranded pair, an unlikely trio is formed. But escaping the ship is the easy part, for Milton discovers he is not an ordinary human at all, but a saviour of worlds.

Rift Breaker is a sci-fi action adventure driven by distinctive characters, and explores themes of alienation, identity and independence. Author Tristan Michael Savage was the recipient of the Kris Hembury encouragement award at the 2014 Aurealis Awards.

Calypso Summer
Calypso Summer is a story told by Calypso, a young Nukunu man, fresh out of high school in Rastafarian guise. After failing to secure employment in sports retail, his dream occupation, Calypso finds work at the Henley Beach Health Food shop where his boss pressures him to gather native plants for natural remedies. This leads him to his Nukunu family in southern Flinders Ranges and the discovery of a world steeped in cultural knowledge. The support of a sassy, smart, young Ngadjuri girl, with a passion for cricket rivalling his own, helps Calypso to reconsider his Rastafarian façade and understand how to take charge of his future.

Calypso Summer is a 2013 State Library of Queensland Black & Write prize winner.

Thanks to the wonderful people at Magabala Books, we have two book packs to give away, each containing a copy of Rift Breaker and Calypso Summer. Each prize is valued at $39.90.

To win, tell us in 25 words or less, what your dream occupation is and why.

Type ‘Calypso Summer’ into the subject line and email your answer to susanATkids-bookreviewDOTcom. The most creative answers, as judged by KBR, will win. Be sure to include your full name and address — entries without will be ineligible. Please provide a street address, as prizes cannot be delivered to PO Boxes.

Competition runs from Wednesday, 23 April 2014, 9pm to Wednesday, 30 April 2014, 9pm AEST, and the comp is open to residents of Australia, over the age of 18 (mum and dad can enter on behalf of kids). This is a game of skill, not chance. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Prizes cannot be delivered to PO Boxes. To be considered valid, entries must include a name and street address. Privacy statement: Winners’ contact details are forwarded to the relevant publisher. Other contact details are not shared. All contact details are permanently deleted at competition end.