Themes & Genres

REVIEWS BY THEME - GENRE - READER

YOUNG ESTABLISHED READERS - mid-primary to lower secondary

Antar and the Eagles William Mayne, (Walker Books, 2000)
Ascent into Asgard Geoffrey McSkimming (Hodder Headline, 1998)
A Banner Bold: the story of Rose Aarons Nadia Wheatley, (Scholastic 2000)
Bartlett and the Forest of Plenty Odo Hirsch (Allen & Unwin, 2001)
Being Brandie Mary Tucker (Hodder Headline, 2003)
Beneath the Surface Gary Crew and Steven Woolman (Hodder, 2004)
The Black House Jackie French (Koala Books, 2003)
Bloomability Sharon Creech (Macmillan, 1998)
The Book of Plans (The Doorways trilogy, book 2) Michael Pryor (Hodder Headline, 1998)
Burning for Revenge (Book 5 of the Tomorrow series) John Marsden (Pan Macmillan, 1997)
Cairo Jim and the Secret Sepulchre of the Sphinx Geoffrey McSkimming (Hodder Headline, 1999)
The cat who got carried away Allan Ahlberg (Walker Books, 2003)
Creepy Cool Andrew Daddo (Hodder Hotshots, 2002)
The Darkroom (After Dark series No. 34) Gerard Ross, ill. Steen Woodman (Lothian, 1999)
Daughter of Venice Donna Jo Napoli (Walker, 2003)
The Dirt Experiment Richard Glover (Hodder Hotshots, 2003)
Doomspell Cliff McNish, (Dolphin, 2001)
Dragon Fire Charles Ashton (Walker, 2003)
Dreamwalker Isabelle Carmody (Lothian, 2001)
Eglantine, Eustace, Eloise: 3 ghost stories Catherine Jinks (Allen & Unwin, 2000-03)
The Enchanted Village Enid Richmond (Walker, 1999)
Flytrap Meme McDonald & Boori Monty Pryor, (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
The Folk Keeper Franny Billingsley (Bloomsbury, 2002)
Frankel Mouse and the Bestish Lair Odo Hirsch, (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
Gracie and the Emperor Errol Broome (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
The Grandstand (After Dark series No. 33) Gary Crew, ill. Peter Holland (Lothian, 1999)
The Gruesome Truth Bernard Gallate (Hodder Hotshots, 2003)
Hana's Suitcase Karen Levine (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
Harry Potter - what to read after ... (review article)
Have Courage, Hazel Green Odo Hirsch (Allen & Unwin, 2001)
Hitler's Daughter Jackie French, (Harper Collins 1999)
Horrendo's Curse Anne Fienberg (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
It's time, Caz Klein Karen Brooks (Lothian 2001)
The Keeper Rosanne Hawke (Lothian Takeaways, 2000)
The Lammas Field Catherine Fisher (Hodder, 1999)
Looking for X Deborah Ellis (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
Love that Dog Sharon Creech (Bloomsbury, 2001)
The Magic Lands Kevin Crossley-Holland (Orion, 2001)
Monstered Bernie Monagle (Lothian, 2001)
The Moon in the Man Elizabeth Honey (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
The Naming of Tishkin Silk Glenda Millard (ABC Books, 2003)
NIPS Go National Ruth Starke (Lothian Books, 2003)
Not Nits! Lucy Treloar (Koala Books, 2003)
Parvana Deborah Ellis (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
Parvana's Journey Deborah Ellis (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
The Penny Pollard series Robin Klein (Hodder, 2004)
Pepper Dreams Colin Thompson (Hodder Headline, 2003)
The Puberty Book Wendy Darvill (Hodder, 2003)
Ramose: prince in exile Carole Wilkinson (Black Dog Books, 2001)
Ramose and the tomb robbers Carole Wilkinson (Black Dog Books, 2001)
Read My Mind! Krista Bell (Lothian Takeaways, 2000)
Red Hugh Deborah Lisson (Lothian, 1998)
Redback Mansion Lorraine Marwood (Five Island Press, 2002)
Runestone Anna Ciddor (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
Sailmaker Roseanne Hawke, (Lothian Takeaways, 2002)
Shadow Seeker Jen McVeity (Angus & Robertson, 2002)
Shauzia Deborah Ellis (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
The Singer of All Songs Kate Constable (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
Spook's Shack Wendy Orr (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
Squish Natalie Jane Prior (Hodder Hotshots, 2002)
Tashi and the haunted house Anna Fienberg (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
Tashi and the Royal Tomb Anna Fienberg (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
Think Smart, Hazel Green Odo Hirsch (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
Truckdogs Graeme Base (Penguin, 2003)
Vampire Slugs on Callisto Jackie French (Koala Books, 2003)
Warts'n'all Anne Morgan (Koala Books, 2003)
The Waterless Sea Kate Constable (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
Welcome to Minute 16 Jim Schembri (Lothian, 2000)
When the Angels Came Glenda Millard (ABC Books, 2003)
Wolfspell Anna Ciddor (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
The Wolves in the Walls Neil Gaiman (Bloomsbury, 2003)
The Wooden Cow Terry Denton (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
The Worst Year of my Life Katherine Goode (Lothian Takeaways, 2000)

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