recommended titles for years 5 & 6

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PF - Middle Fiction Titles (Years 5 - 6)

Book of the Year Finalists and Recommended Reads 2009 2012This list includes general fiction, historical fiction, fantasy adventure, humour, non- fictionand picture books.

General Fiction

Title Author Comments

Darius Bell and the Glitter pool Odo Hirsch2010 Book of the Year winner

Younger Readers

Save our SharksDavid Metzenthen

Follow the woes of the Sharks J uniorFootball team.

Matt and Billy for Keeps Elisabeth Fensham Friendship and adventure

Kingdom of Silk series Glenda MillardIncludes 2009 Book of the year winner& other shortlisted and honour titles

The wish pony Catherine Bateson 2009 Honour Book

Bungawitta Emily Rodda 2012 Book of the Year finalist

Arkie Sparkle: Code Crimson Petra J amesBook one of a new series about ayoung treasure hunter

Driving the Fishy Frog J ames Moloney An Aussie Chomps adventure

Pyro Watson and the hiddentreasure

Nette Hilton

J ust one wish Sally Rippin Penny moves from China to Australia.

In the shadow of the palace J udith A. Simpson Set in India

The Friendship Matchmaker Randa Abdel-Fattah For upper primary

Too small to Fail Morris Gleitzman Oliver doesnt care about money howcan he get what he really wants?


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Charlie Burr and the three stolendollars.

Sally Morgan,Ambelin, Blaze andEzekiel Kwaymullina

The first book in the series.

Pookie Aleera is not my boyfriend Steven Herrick A verse novel moving, meaningfuland funny

J ust a dog Michael GerardBauer

2011 Honour Book. Charming story of afamilys love for their dog. Sad andserious in parts. Suits Yr 5 and over.

Violet Mackerals brilliant plot Anna Bradford 2011 Honour Book. One of a series oflovely stories about Violet and her

family.

The Tunnels of Tarcoola J ennifer Walsh

Four children become involved in amystery.

Star Catherine Bateson Families, change & our place in theworld

On Orchard Road Elsbeth Edgar Friendship can bloom in the most

unexpected places

Liar and spy Rebecca Stead Bullying, lying, fear, courage andfriendship a great read.

Truly Tan J en Storer Tan is a feisty, imaginative andresourceful character.

Camo Girl Kekla Magoon Ella and Z navigate school

Historical Fiction


Running with the horses* Alison Lester 2010 Book of the year finalist


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A certain music Celeste Walters Set in the Vienna area in 1821.

Atomic Testing (My AustralianStory)

Allan TuckerSet in Woomera in the outback andconcerning the Atomic testing carriedout

Hiding Edith Kathy Kacer Set in Vienna in 1938 WW11

Meet Grace (first in series) Sofie LagunaGrace is sentenced to life in the newpenal colony of Australia

The Ivory Rose Belinda Murrell After J emma wakes up in 1895 shemust race time to rescue her friend andreturn to the present. FantasyAdventure time travel.

A friend for Grace Sofie Laguna Set in 1808, Our Australian Girl series.

Taj and the great camel trek Rosanne Hawke Set in the early days of the Europeansettlement of Australia

Queen of the Falls Chris Van Allsburg Based on the true story of the firstperson to go over Niagra Falls in abarrel.

The Ghost at the Point Charlotte Calder A mystery adventure story set in the1900s

Wonderstruck Brian Selznick By the author of Hugo Cabret, thisstory is set in 1927 and 1977 with twocharacters who set out on quests.

Stolen Girl Trina Saffioti A fictionalised account of the Stolen

Generation

The Red Poppy David Hill Set on the Western Front in France

Sydney Harbour Bridge MyAustralian Story

Vashti Farrer Illustrated story of the building of theSydney Harbour Bridge


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Meet Nellie Penny Mathews Our Australian Girl series

Forget me not Sue Lawson The story of one familys voyage on theTitanic.

The Forgotten Pearl Belinda Murrell Set in Darwin in 1941 when J apanattacked Pearl Harbour and northernAustralia

Dingo: The dog who conquered acontinent

J ackie French A story of survival

Fantasy Adventure


Tensy Farlow and the home formislaid children

J ennifer Storer 2010 Book of the year finalist

The Whisperer Fiona McIntosh 2010 Book of the year finalist

The Wizard of RondoEmily Rodda 2009 book of the year finalist

Captain Congo and the crocodileking*

Greg Holfeld2009 Picture book of the year finalist graphic novel

Nanny Piggins and the wickedplan

R. A. Spratt

Cicada Summer Kate Constable A Magical time slip novel

A ghost in my suitcase Gabrielle Wang Set in China and steeped inmythology a fast paced adventureand coming of age story.

Angel Creek Sally Rippin

Boy without a soul &

The Boy who wasnt there

Michael Panckridge The Book of Gabrielle Series No. 2 &

3


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The Last Summoner Sherryl J ordan Dragons, adventure.

The Travelling Restaurant Barbara Else An edge of your seat tale of treachery,courage and magic.

The road to Belgrandia Michael Stephens A magical and compelling story

The Emerald Atlas J ohn Stephen A spell-binding, action-packed page-turner of an epicBook 1 in the Book of Beginningseries.

The Red Wind* Isobelle Carmody Book of the Year for Younger Readers 2011

The accidental princess J en Storer A modern day fairy tale

Northwood Brian Falkner Cecilia Undergarment lives in a housemade of huge plastic bubbles. Heradventures take her into the darkforest with a sad and neglected dog.

Wildwood Colin Meloy Prues troubles start when her baby

brother is abducted by a murder ofcrows.

The Golden Door (Part 1 of theThree Doors Trilogy)and

The Silver Door (Part 2)

Emily Rodda High quality fantasy adventureBook of the Year finalist 2012

Ghost Club the New Kid Deborah Abela The oldest paranormal investigationorganisation in the world meet theiryoungest two members.

Mort: the 10,000 year old boy Martin Chatterton

Hatched (Book 1 of theGrimstones Series)

Asphyxia A tender gothic fairytale told in acollage of words, photos anddrawings.


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Vinnie versus Bluebottle Gerry Bobsien Imagination, battles and underwater

creatures.

The truth about Verity Sparks Susan Green Verity is a 13 year old orphan who

works as a milliner (hat maker) inVictorian London.Book of the Year finalist 2012

Humour


The Toilet Kid Pat Flynn Follows The Tuckshop Kid

The really nearly dead canoe ride. David Metzenthen Fast paced writing, great humour andstrong plot

Nit boy: Lift off Tristan Banks A louse is the central character

The Icecream War Edwina Howard A smart, clever story

The Slice Rosie Quilter The consequences of a bet involving aslice of pizza

Uncle Trev and his whistling bull J ack Lasenby Set in the 1930s, Uncle Trev tries tocheer up the narrator who isrecovering from an illness.

Horrible Harriets Inheritance Leigh Hobbs Horrible Harriet moves to chapterbook format

Henry Hoey Hobson Christine Bongers 2011 Finalist Book of the Year forYounger Readers. Henrys problemsgrow as he moves to a newneighbourhood and school. Yr 5 andabove.

Con-Nerd Oliver Phommavanh A story about discovering your owngifts and talents


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Losers (Mates series) Pauline Deeves The Wiggly Worms are not a very

successful soccer team follow theirfunny story.

Phyllis Wong and the forgottensecrets of Mr Okyto Geoffrey McSkimming Magic, mystery, puns, humour and anappealing main character

Louis Beside Himself Anna Fienberg Funny, moving and clever thewonder of words is revealed

Wreck the Halls (Lightning Strikesseries)

Meg McKinlay Mischief, misunderstandings andmayhem.

Eric Vale, Epic Fail Michael Gerard Bauer Easy to read & funny

Non-Fiction


Explorers: Filling in the map ofAustralia

Chris Miles

Deep Sea Whale Rescue J an RamageA whale and her calf needrescuing.

Booms, Busts and Bushfires (FairDinkum History)

J ackie French Covers aspects of AustralianHistory in a humorous way

Sir Edward Weary Dunlop(Aussie Hero Series)

Hazel Edwards Weary Dunlops biography writtenas an easy to read story.

H.O.U.S.E. (Habitable ObjectsUnique Spatial Extraordinary)

Aleksandra Machowiak A quirky look at contemporaryarchitecture. Features unusualand practical houses from aroundthe world.

Extreme Weather Margaret Hynes An up to date look at weather andclimate.


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Animal Encyclopedia Kingfisher Publishers Features over 2000 animals in full

colour.

The Olympics - History Full illustrated history of theOlympics from ancient to modern

times.

Sharks CloseupSnakes Closeup

Dr Mark Norman The latest information withexcellent photographs.

The science behind stuff Angela Royston Let your brightest ideasgerminate

Survivors: into the Wilderness J im Pipe Covers the gripping survival

stories of 12 people who survivedlife-threatening situations.

Wild whiskers and tender tales Ute Wegmann A book about Australian wildliferescue.

No Return Captain Scotts raceto the pole

Peter Gouldthorpe Fully illustrated story of daringand doom.

The Return of the Word Spy* Ursula Dubosarsky Eve Pownall Award forInformation books 2011

The Dream of the Thylacine Margaret Wild Shortlisted for Picture book of theYear 2012

The Little Refugee Ahn Do Book of the Year finalist 2012The autobiography of Vietnameseborn Ahn Do condensed foryounger readers

One Small Island the story ofMacquarie Island

Alison Lester Book of the Year finalist 2012Picture book format

Archies letter Martin Flanagan A story of a the Burma Railway inWW2.


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Picture Books for Years 5 6


MirrorJ eannie Baker

Picture Book of the Year 2011Two families on the oppositesides of the world having anaverage day. Beautifullypresented in J eannie Bakersdistinctive collage style.

One Small Island Alison Lester

A non-fiction picture book about

the life and times of MacquarieIsland.

Sam, Grace and the Shipwreck Michelle Gillespie The true story of a dramaticrescue following a shipwreck inWestern Australia.

Queen of the Falls Chris Allsburg Based on the true story of thewoman who went over the NiagraFalls in a barrel.

The Little Refugee Ahn Do Book of the Year finalist 2012The autobiography of Vietnameseborn Ahn Do condensed foryounger readers.

Running with the horses Alison Lester The story of a daring escapeduring WW 2 involving the RoyalAcademy of Dancing Horses.

Sophie Scott Goes South Alison Lester J oin Sophie as she follows thevoyage of Mawson to Antarctica.

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