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A

Abhorsen Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
Airborn Kenneth Oppel (Hodder 2004)
Animal Architects John Nicholson (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
Antar and the Eagles William Mayne, (Walker Books, 2000)
Are we there yet? Alison Lester (Penguin/Viking, 2004)
Arthur: King of the Middle March Kevin Crossley-Holland (Orion, 2003)
Arthur: The Seeing Stone Kevin Crossley-Holland (Orion, 2001)
Ascent into Asgard Geoffrey McSkimming (Hodder Headline, 1998)
At the beach: postcards from Crabby Spit Roland Harvey (Allen & Unwin, 2004)
At the sign of the Sugared Plum Mary Hooper (Bloomsbury, 2003)

B

The Ballad of Cauldron Bay Elizabeth Honey (Allen & Unwin, 2004)
A Banner Bold: the story of Rose Aarons Nadia Wheatley, (Scholastic 2000)
Bartlett and the Forest of Plenty Odo Hirsch (Allen & Unwin, 2001)
Basilisk NM Browne (Bloomsbury, 2004)
The Beat of the Drum Martin Waddell (Walker, 2000)
Beetle Boy Lawrence David (Bloomsbury, 2002)
Being Brandie Mary Tucker (Hodder Headline, 2003)
Belonging Jeannie Baker (Walker Books, 2004)
Beneath the Surface Gary Crew and Steven Woolman (Hodder, 2004)
Billy the Baked Bean Kid Victor Kelleher/Terry Denton (Lothian, 2002)
The Birdwatcher Simon James (Walker, 2003)
The Black House Jackie French (Koala Books, 2003)
black juice Margo Lanagan (Allen & Unwin, 2004)
Bloomability Sharon Creech (Macmillan, 1998)
The Book of Everything Guus Kuijer (Allen & Unwin, 2006)
The Book of Plans (The Doorways trilogy, book 2) Michael Pryor (Hodder Headline, 1998)
The Boy, the Bear, the Baron and the Bard Gregory Rogers (Allen & Unwin, 2004)
The Boy who Built the Boat Ross Meuller (Allen & Unwin, 2006)
Brian Banana Duck Sunshine Yellow Chris McKimmie (Allen & Unwin, 2006)
Bridie's Fire Kirsty Murray (Allen & Unwin, 2004)
Burning for Revenge (Book 5 of the Tomorrow series) John Marsden (Pan Macmillan, 1997)

C

Cairo Jim and the Secret Sepulchre of the Sphinx Geoffrey McSkimming (Hodder Headline, 1999)
Carlo likes colours Jessica Spanyol (Walker, 2003)
The cat who got carried away Allan Ahlberg (Walker Books, 2003)
Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society Adeline Yen Mah (Allen & Unwin, 2004)
Clovermead David Randall (Hodder, 2004)
A Company of Fools Deborah Ellis (Allen & Unwin, 2004)
Corroboree Angus Wallam and Suzanne Kelly (Cygnet Books, 2004)
Creepy Cool Andrew Daddo (Hodder Hotshots, 2002)

D

Daddy's Lullaby Tony Bradman (Bloomsbury, 2002)
The Dark Horse Marcus Sedgwick (Dolphin, 2004)
The Darkroom (After Dark series No. 34) Gerard Ross, ill. Steen Woodman (Lothian, 1999)
Daughter of Venice Donna Jo Napoli (Walker, 2003)
Delightful Delilah Nigel Gray (Lothian, 2002)
The Devil's Own Deborah Lisson, (Lothian YA, 2000)
The Dirt Experiment Richard Glover (Hodder Hotshots, 2003)
Doomspell Cliff McNish, (Dolphin, 2001)
Down the Hole Edna Tantjingu Williams & Eileen Wani Wingfield (IAD Press, 2000)
Dragon Fire Charles Ashton (Walker, 2003)
Dreamwalker Isabelle Carmody (Lothian, 2001)
Drowned Wednesday Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin, 2004)
The Duck Catcher Moses Aaron (Mark Macleod/Hodder, 2003)

E

Edward Britton Gary Crew and John Neilsen (Lothian, 2000)
Eglantine, Eustace, Eloise: 3 ghost stories Catherine Jinks (Allen & Unwin, 2000-03)
The Enchanted Village Enid Richmond (Walker, 1999)
The Encyclopedia of Preserved People Natalie Jane Prior (Hodder, 2002)
Endangered: working to save animals at risk Rick Wilkinson (Allen & Unwin, 2002)

F

Feed MT Anderson (Walker, 2003)
Finding Grace Alyssa Brugman, (Allen & Unwin, 2001)
The Fire-Eaters David Almond (Hodder, 2003)
Fleshmarket Nicola Morgan (Hodder 2003)
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)

G

Gathering Blue Lois Lowry (Bloomsbury, 2002)
Good Morning Sam Marie-Louise Gay (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
Gordon's got a snookie! Lisa Shanahan (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)
Greta the Garbo Irena Sibley (Lothian, 2002)
Grim Tuesday Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin, 2004)
The Gruesome Truth Bernard Gallate (Hodder Hotshots, 2003)
Gunga Din Rudyard Kipling (JM Dent, 1987)

H

Hana's Suitcase Karen Levine (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
The Hand of Glory Sophie Masson (Hodder, 2002)
Harry Potter - what to read after ... (review article)
Have Courage, Hazel Green Odo Hirsch (Allen & Unwin, 2001)
Helicopter Man Elizabeth Fensham (Allen & Unwin, 2006)
Hitler's Daughter Jackie French, (Harper Collins 1999)
Horrendo's Curse Anne Fienberg (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
The House of Many Rooms (The Doorways trilogy, book 1) Michael Pryor (Hodder Headline, 1997)
How to Make a Bird Martine Murray (Allen & Unwin, 2003)

I

Ice Trap! Shackleton's incredible expedition Meredith Hooper (Frances Lincoln, 2000)
I'm Big Enough Sally Odgers (Koala Books, 2002)
In Hollow Lands Sophie Masson (Hodder, 2003)
The Incomparable Captain Cadell John Nicholson (Sue Hines/Allen & Unwin, 2004)
The Inquisitor Catherine Jinks (Pan Macmillan, 1999)
It's time, Caz Klein Karen Brooks (Lothian 2001)

J

Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island Francis Bryan (Orion, 2001)
Jinx Margaret Wild (Allen & Unwin, 2001)
A Journey to Distant Mountains Jill Dobson, (UQP Young Adult 2001)
Julia, my Sister Bronwyn Blake (Lothian, 2003)
Just the Right Stripes Nigel Gray (Koala Books, 2002)

K Keep your hair on! Elizabeth Vercoe (Black Dog Books, 2003)
The Keeper Rosanne Hawke (Lothian Takeaways, 2000)
King of the Wilderness Christobel Mattingley (Text, 2001)

L

The Lammas Field Catherine Fisher (Hodder, 1999)
Lenny and Tweek Klaus Baumgart (Koala Books, 2002)
Let the Celebrations BEGIN! Margaret Wild/Julie Vivas (Omnibus, 1991)
Lines in the Sand: new writing on war and peace ed. Mary Hoffmann (Frances Lincoln, 2003)
Looking for X Deborah Ellis (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
Love that Dog Sharon Creech (Bloomsbury, 2001)
Lucy Anna and the Finders Sarah Hayes (Walker Books, 2001)

M

Made with love Kate Petty (Koala Books, 2003)
The Magic Lands Kevin Crossley-Holland (Orion, 2001)
Mahalia Joanne Horniman (Allen & Unwin, 2001)
Make the team, Baby Duck! Amy Hest (Walker, 2002)
Mandragon Moses Aaron (Mark McLeod/Random House, 1998)
The Mighty Murray John Nicholson (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat Stephen Michael King (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
Minah Percy Mumbulla/Bronwyn Bancroft (HarperCollins, 1997)
Mister Monday Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
Monstered Bernie Monagle (Lothian, 2001)
The Moon in the Man Elizabeth Honey (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
A Moose called Mouse Martine Murray (Allen & Unwin, 2001)
Mouse, Mole and the Falling Star AH Benjamin (Koala Books, 2002)
My Dog Ralph Caroline Heens (Koala Books, 2003)
My Grandparents Guido van Genechten (Koala Books, 2002)

N

The Naming of Tishkin Silk Glenda Millard (ABC Books, 2003)
Nathaniel's Nutmeg: how one man's courage changed the course of history Giles Milton (Hodder and Stoughton, 1998)
A New Song in the Land: the writings of Atapo, Paihia, c.1840 Fleur Beale (Scholastic, 2004)
A Night the Stars Danced for Joy Bob Hartman (Hodder Headline, 1999)
NIPS Go National Ruth Starke (Lothian Books, 2003)
Not Nits! Lucy Treloar (Koala Books, 2003)

O
Once upon a Picture Sally Swain (Allen & Unwin, 2004)
The Other Side of Dawn (Book 7 of the Tomorrow series) John Marsden (Pan Macmillan, 1999)
The Other Wind Ursula le Guin (Orion, 2002)

P

The Pagan Chronicles (Pagan's Crusade, Pagan in Exile, Pagan's Vows, Pagan's Scribe) Catherine Jinks (Hodder Headline, 1999)
Pagan's Daughter Catherine Jinks (Allen & Unwin, 2006)
Papunya Book of School and Country Papunya School (Allen & Unwin, 2001)
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)
Pictures telling stories: the art of Robert Ingpen Sarah Mayor Cox (Lothian, 2004)
Planet Janet in orbit Dyan Sheldon (Walker Books, 2004)
Poison under their lips Mark Svendsen (Lothian YA, 2001)
A Poke in the I: a collection of concrete poems Paul B Janeczko (Walker Books, 2002)
Princess Aasta Stina Langlo Ordal (Bloomsbury, 2002)
The Puberty Book Wendy Darvill (Hodder, 2003)

R

Rain May and Captain Daniel Catherine Bateson (UQP, 2002)
The Rainbow Serpent Dick Roughsey (Collins, 1975)
Raised by Frank Dave O'Neil (Lothian, 2002)
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)
The Red Tree Shaun Tan (Lothian, 2001)
Redback Mansion Lorraine Marwood (Five Island Press, 2002)
Refugee Boy Benjamin Zephaniah (Bloomsbury, 2002)
Reggie and Lu (and the same to you!) Emma Quay (Hodder/Mark Macleod, 2003)
Round and round and round and round Colin Thompson (Hodder, 2002)
Runestone Anna Ciddor (Allen & Unwin, 2002)

S

Sabrina Fludde Pauline Fisk, (Bloomsbury, 2001)
Sailmaker Roseanne Hawke, (Lothian Takeaways, 2002)
Sam Vole and his brothers Martin Waddell (Walker, 2002)
Saving Francesca Melina Marchetta (Penguin, 2003)
The Secret Beach Jackie French (Angus & Robertson, 1995)
A Secret Place Joan Lingard (Signature - Hodder Headline, 1998)
Shadow Seeker Jen McVeity (Angus & Robertson, 2002)
Shauzia Deborah Ellis (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
The Shaedow Master Justin D'Ath (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
Silly Billy Anthony Browne (Walker Books, 2006)
The Singer of All Songs Kate Constable (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
Skellig David Almond (Hodder Headline, 1998)
Slaughterboy - Odo Hirsch (Allen & Unwin, 2005)
Sleepy Pendoodle Malachy Doyle (Walker, 2003)
Song of Arthur Robert Leeson (Walker, 2000)
Songman Allan Baillie (Penguin, 1994)
Spook's Shack Wendy Orr (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
Squish Natalie Jane Prior (Hodder Hotshots, 2002)
The State of the Planet John Nicholson (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
Stravaganza Mary Hoffman (Bloomsbury, 2002)

T

Tales from Earthsea Ursula le Guin (Orion , 2002)
Tashi and the haunted house Anna Fienberg (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
Tashi and the Royal Tomb Anna Fienberg (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
The Tenth Power Kate Constable (Allen & Unwin, 2004)
The Tin Forest Helen Ward (Koala Books, 2003)
Think Smart, Hazel Green Odo Hirsch (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
35 Kilos of Hope Anna Gavalda (Walker Books, 2005)
Tom Appleby, Convict Boy Jackie French (HarperCollins, 2004)
Too many pears Jackie French (Koala Books, 2003)
The Tough Guide to Fantasy Land - Diana Wynne Jones (Victor Gollanz, 2005)
Truckdogs Graeme Base (Penguin, 2003)
Two Summers John Heffernan (Scholastic Press, 2003)
Two Way Cut Garry Disher (Hodder Headline 2004)

U The Unmaker (The Doorways trilogy, book 3) Michael Pryor (Hodder Headline, 1999)

V
Vampire Slugs on Callisto Jackie French (Koala Books, 2003)
The Violin Man Colin Thompson (Hodder, 2003)
Voyage with Jason Ken Catran (Lothian, 2000)

W

Walking with the Seasons in Kakadu Diane Lucas (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
Walking Naked Alyssa Brugman, (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
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 Dogs Cry Markus Zusak (Pan Macmillan, 2001)
When the Angels Came Glenda Millard (ABC Books, 2003)
When's my turn? Hayley Smithers (Koala Books, 2004)
Where's Mum? Libby Gleeson (omnibus Books, 1992)
Whisper Fran Dobbie (Hodder Headline 2000)
Whistle Man Brian Ridden (Lothian, 2000)
Winter John Marsden (Pan Macmillan, 2001)
With Dew on My Boots Colin Thiele (Lothian, 2002)
Wolfspell Anna Ciddor (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
The Wolves in the Walls Neil Gaiman (Bloomsbury, 2003)
Wombat Stew Marcia Vaughan (Ashton Scholastic, 1984)
The Wooden Cow Terry Denton (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
The Worst Year of my Life Katherine Goode (Lothian Takeaways, 2000)

A	Abhorsen Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin, 2003) *Airborn* Kenneth Oppel (Hodder 2004) *Animal Architects* John Nicholson (Allen & Unwin, 2003) *Antar and the Eagles* William Mayne, (Walker Books, 2000) *Are we there yet?* Alison Lester (Penguin/Viking, 2004) *Arthur: King of the Middle March* Kevin Crossley-Holland (Orion, 2003) *Arthur: The Seeing Stone* Kevin Crossley-Holland (Orion, 2001) *Ascent into Asgard* Geoffrey McSkimming (Hodder Headline, 1998) *At the beach: postcards from Crabby Spit* Roland Harvey (Allen & Unwin, 2004) *At the sign of the Sugared Plum* Mary Hooper (Bloomsbury, 2003)
B	The Ballad of Cauldron Bay Elizabeth Honey (Allen & Unwin, 2004) A Banner Bold: the story of Rose Aarons Nadia Wheatley, (Scholastic 2000) *Bartlett and the Forest of Plenty* Odo Hirsch (Allen & Unwin, 2001) *Basilisk* NM Browne (Bloomsbury, 2004) The Beat of the Drum Martin Waddell (Walker, 2000) *Beetle Boy* Lawrence David (Bloomsbury, 2002) Being Brandie Mary Tucker (Hodder Headline, 2003) *Belonging* Jeannie Baker (Walker Books, 2004) *Beneath the Surface* Gary Crew and Steven Woolman (Hodder, 2004) *Billy the Baked Bean Kid* Victor Kelleher/Terry Denton (Lothian, 2002) *The Birdwatcher* Simon James (Walker, 2003) *The Black House* Jackie French (Koala Books, 2003) black juice Margo Lanagan (Allen & Unwin, 2004) *Bloomability* Sharon Creech (Macmillan, 1998) *The Book of Everything* Guus Kuijer (Allen & Unwin, 2006) *The Book of Plans* (The Doorways trilogy, book 2) Michael Pryor (Hodder Headline, 1998) *The Boy, the Bear, the Baron and the Bard* Gregory Rogers (Allen & Unwin, 2004) The Boy who Built the Boat Ross Meuller (Allen & Unwin, 2006) Brian Banana Duck Sunshine Yellow Chris McKimmie (Allen & Unwin, 2006) *Bridie's Fire* Kirsty Murray (Allen & Unwin, 2004) *Burning for Revenge* (Book 5 of the Tomorrow series) John Marsden (Pan Macmillan, 1997)
C	*Cairo Jim and the Secret Sepulchre of the Sphinx* Geoffrey McSkimming (Hodder Headline, 1999) Carlo likes colours Jessica Spanyol (Walker, 2003) *The cat who got carried away* Allan Ahlberg (Walker Books, 2003) *Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society* Adeline Yen Mah (Allen & Unwin, 2004) *Clovermead* David Randall (Hodder, 2004) *A Company of Fools* Deborah Ellis (Allen & Unwin, 2004) *Corroboree* Angus Wallam and Suzanne Kelly (Cygnet Books, 2004) *Creepy Cool* Andrew Daddo (Hodder Hotshots, 2002)
D	Daddy's Lullaby Tony Bradman (Bloomsbury, 2002) The Dark Horse Marcus Sedgwick (Dolphin, 2004) *The Darkroom* (After Dark series No. 34) Gerard Ross, ill. Steen Woodman (Lothian, 1999) Daughter of Venice Donna Jo Napoli (Walker, 2003) *Delightful Delilah* Nigel Gray (Lothian, 2002) *The Devil's Own* Deborah Lisson, (Lothian YA, 2000) *The Dirt Experiment* Richard Glover (Hodder Hotshots, 2003) *Doomspell* Cliff McNish, (Dolphin, 2001) Down the Hole Edna Tantjingu Williams & Eileen Wani Wingfield (IAD Press, 2000) *Dragon Fire* Charles Ashton (Walker, 2003) *Dreamwalker* Isabelle Carmody (Lothian, 2001) *Drowned Wednesday* Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin, 2004) *The Duck Catcher* Moses Aaron (Mark Macleod/Hodder, 2003)
E	*Edward Britton* Gary Crew and John Neilsen (Lothian, 2000) *Eglantine, Eustace, Eloise: 3 ghost stories* Catherine Jinks (Allen & Unwin, 2000-03) *The Enchanted Village* Enid Richmond (Walker, 1999) *The Encyclopedia of Preserved People* Natalie Jane Prior (Hodder, 2002) *Endangered: working to save animals at risk* Rick Wilkinson (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
F	*Feed* MT Anderson (Walker, 2003) *Finding Grace* Alyssa Brugman, (Allen & Unwin, 2001) *The Fire-Eaters* David Almond (Hodder, 2003) *Fleshmarket* Nicola Morgan (Hodder 2003) *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)
G	*Gathering Blue* Lois Lowry (Bloomsbury, 2002) *Good Morning Sam* Marie-Louise Gay (Allen & Unwin, 2003) *Gordon's got a snookie!* Lisa Shanahan (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) *Greta the Garbo* Irena Sibley (Lothian, 2002) *Grim Tuesday* Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin, 2004) *The Gruesome Truth* Bernard Gallate (Hodder Hotshots, 2003) *Gunga Din* Rudyard Kipling (JM Dent, 1987)
H	*Hana's Suitcase* Karen Levine (Allen & Unwin, 2003) *The Hand of Glory* Sophie Masson (Hodder, 2002) Harry Potter - what to read after ... (review article) *Have Courage, Hazel Green* Odo Hirsch (Allen & Unwin, 2001) *Helicopter Man* Elizabeth Fensham (Allen & Unwin, 2006) *Hitler's Daughter* Jackie French, (Harper Collins 1999) *Horrendo's Curse* Anne Fienberg (Allen & Unwin, 2002) *The House of Many Rooms* (The Doorways trilogy, book 1) Michael Pryor (Hodder Headline, 1997) *How to Make a Bird* Martine Murray (Allen & Unwin, 2003)
I	Ice Trap! Shackleton's incredible expedition Meredith Hooper (Frances Lincoln, 2000) *I'm Big Enough* Sally Odgers (Koala Books, 2002) *In Hollow Lands* Sophie Masson (Hodder, 2003) *The Incomparable Captain Cadell* John Nicholson (Sue Hines/Allen & Unwin, 2004) *The Inquisitor* Catherine Jinks (Pan Macmillan, 1999) It's time, Caz Klein Karen Brooks (Lothian 2001)
J	*Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island* Francis Bryan (Orion, 2001) *Jinx* Margaret Wild (Allen & Unwin, 2001) *A Journey to Distant Mountains* Jill Dobson, (UQP Young Adult 2001) *Julia, my Sister* Bronwyn Blake (Lothian, 2003) *Just the Right Stripes* Nigel Gray (Koala Books, 2002)
K	Keep your hair on! Elizabeth Vercoe (Black Dog Books, 2003) *The Keeper* Rosanne Hawke (Lothian Takeaways, 2000) *King of the Wilderness* Christobel Mattingley (Text, 2001)
L	*The Lammas Field* Catherine Fisher (Hodder, 1999) *Lenny and Tweek* Klaus Baumgart (Koala Books, 2002) *Let the Celebrations BEGIN!* Margaret Wild/Julie Vivas (Omnibus, 1991) *Lines in the Sand: new writing on war and peace* ed. Mary Hoffmann (Frances Lincoln, 2003) *Looking for X* Deborah Ellis (Allen & Unwin, 2003) *Love that Dog* Sharon Creech (Bloomsbury, 2001) *Lucy Anna and the Finders* Sarah Hayes (Walker Books, 2001)
M	*Made with love* Kate Petty (Koala Books, 2003) *The Magic Lands* Kevin Crossley-Holland (Orion, 2001) *Mahalia* Joanne Horniman (Allen & Unwin, 2001) *Make the team, Baby Duck!* Amy Hest (Walker, 2002) *Mandragon* Moses Aaron (Mark McLeod/Random House, 1998) *The Mighty Murray* John Nicholson (Allen & Unwin, 2002) Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat Stephen Michael King (Allen & Unwin, 2003) *Minah* Percy Mumbulla/Bronwyn Bancroft (HarperCollins, 1997) *Mister Monday* Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin, 2003) *Monstered* Bernie Monagle (Lothian, 2001) *The Moon in the Man* Elizabeth Honey (Allen & Unwin, 2002) *A Moose called Mouse* Martine Murray (Allen & Unwin, 2001) *Mouse, Mole and the Falling Star* AH Benjamin (Koala Books, 2002) *My Dog Ralph* Caroline Heens (Koala Books, 2003) *My Grandparents* Guido van Genechten (Koala Books, 2002)
N	*The Naming of Tishkin Silk* Glenda Millard (ABC Books, 2003) *Nathaniel's Nutmeg: how one man's courage changed the course of history* Giles Milton (Hodder and Stoughton, 1998) *A New Song in the Land: the writings of Atapo, Paihia, c.1840* Fleur Beale (Scholastic, 2004) *A Night the Stars Danced for Joy* Bob Hartman (Hodder Headline, 1999) *NIPS Go National* Ruth Starke (Lothian Books, 2003) *Not Nits!* Lucy Treloar (Koala Books, 2003)
O	*Once upon a Picture* Sally Swain (Allen & Unwin, 2004) *The Other Side of Dawn* (Book 7 of the Tomorrow series) John Marsden (Pan Macmillan, 1999) *The Other Wind* Ursula le Guin (Orion, 2002)
P	The Pagan Chronicles (Pagan's Crusade, Pagan in Exile, Pagan's Vows, Pagan's Scribe) Catherine Jinks (Hodder Headline, 1999) *Pagan's Daughter* Catherine Jinks (Allen & Unwin, 2006) Papunya Book of School and Country Papunya School (Allen & Unwin, 2001) *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) *Pictures telling stories: the art of Robert Ingpen* Sarah Mayor Cox (Lothian, 2004) *Planet Janet in orbit* Dyan Sheldon (Walker Books, 2004) *Poison under their lips* Mark Svendsen (Lothian YA, 2001) *A Poke in the I: a collection of concrete poems* Paul B Janeczko (Walker Books, 2002) *Princess Aasta* Stina Langlo Ordal (Bloomsbury, 2002) *The Puberty Book* Wendy Darvill (Hodder, 2003)
R	*Rain May and Captain Daniel* Catherine Bateson (UQP, 2002) *The Rainbow Serpent* Dick Roughsey (Collins, 1975) Raised by Frank Dave O'Neil (Lothian, 2002) *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) *The Red Tree* Shaun Tan (Lothian, 2001) *Redback Mansion* Lorraine Marwood (Five Island Press, 2002) *Refugee Boy* Benjamin Zephaniah (Bloomsbury, 2002) Reggie and Lu (and the same to you!) Emma Quay (Hodder/Mark Macleod, 2003) *Round and round and round and round* Colin Thompson (Hodder, 2002) *Runestone* Anna Ciddor (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
S	*Sabrina Fludde* Pauline Fisk, (Bloomsbury, 2001) *Sailmaker* Roseanne Hawke, (Lothian Takeaways, 2002) *Sam Vole and his brothers* Martin Waddell (Walker, 2002) *Saving Francesca* Melina Marchetta (Penguin, 2003) *The Secret Beach* Jackie French (Angus & Robertson, 1995) *A Secret Place* Joan Lingard (Signature - Hodder Headline, 1998) *Shadow Seeker* Jen McVeity (Angus & Robertson, 2002) *Shauzia* Deborah Ellis (Allen & Unwin, 2003) *The Shaedow Master* Justin D'Ath (Allen & Unwin, 2003) *Silly Billy* Anthony Browne (Walker Books, 2006) *The Singer of All Songs* Kate Constable (Allen & Unwin, 2002) *Skellig* David Almond (Hodder Headline, 1998) *Slaughterboy* - Odo Hirsch (Allen & Unwin, 2005) *Sleepy Pendoodle* Malachy Doyle (Walker, 2003) *Song of Arthur* Robert Leeson (Walker, 2000) Songman Allan Baillie (Penguin, 1994) *Spook's Shack* Wendy Orr (Allen & Unwin, 2003) *Squish* Natalie Jane Prior (Hodder Hotshots, 2002) *The State of the Planet* John Nicholson (Allen & Unwin, 2002) *Stravaganza* Mary Hoffman (Bloomsbury, 2002)
T	*Tales from Earthsea* Ursula le Guin (Orion , 2002) *Tashi and the haunted house* Anna Fienberg (Allen & Unwin, 2002) *Tashi and the Royal Tomb* Anna Fienberg (Allen & Unwin, 2003) *The Tenth Power* Kate Constable (Allen & Unwin, 2004) The Tin Forest Helen Ward (Koala Books, 2003) *Think Smart, Hazel Green* Odo Hirsch (Allen & Unwin, 2003) *35 Kilos of Hope* Anna Gavalda (Walker Books, 2005) *Tom Appleby, Convict Boy* Jackie French (HarperCollins, 2004) *Too many pears* Jackie French (Koala Books, 2003) *The Tough Guide to Fantasy Land* - Diana Wynne Jones (Victor Gollanz, 2005) *Truckdogs* Graeme Base (Penguin, 2003) *Two Summers* John Heffernan (Scholastic Press, 2003) *Two Way Cut* Garry Disher (Hodder Headline 2004)
U	*The Unmaker* (The Doorways trilogy, book 3) Michael Pryor (Hodder Headline, 1999)
V	*Vampire Slugs on Callisto* Jackie French (Koala Books, 2003) *The Violin Man* Colin Thompson (Hodder, 2003) *Voyage with Jason* Ken Catran (Lothian, 2000)
W	*Walking with the Seasons in Kakadu* Diane Lucas (Allen & Unwin, 2003) *Walking Naked* Alyssa Brugman, (Allen & Unwin, 2002) *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 Dogs Cry* Markus Zusak (Pan Macmillan, 2001) *When the Angels Came* Glenda Millard (ABC Books, 2003) *When's my turn?* Hayley Smithers (Koala Books, 2004) *Where's Mum?* Libby Gleeson (omnibus Books, 1992) *Whisper* Fran Dobbie (Hodder Headline 2000) Whistle Man Brian Ridden (Lothian, 2000) *Winter* John Marsden (Pan Macmillan, 2001) *With Dew on My Boots* Colin Thiele (Lothian, 2002) *Wolfspell* Anna Ciddor (Allen & Unwin, 2003) *The Wolves in the Walls* Neil Gaiman (Bloomsbury, 2003) Wombat Stew Marcia Vaughan (Ashton Scholastic, 1984) *The Wooden Cow* Terry Denton (Allen & Unwin, 2002) *The Worst Year of my Life* Katherine Goode (Lothian Takeaways, 2000)