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Readers 8 years and older

Andy and Ghost Boy by Karen Tyrrell

East of the Sun West of the Moon retold by Susanna Davidson.

The White Giraffe by Lauren St John

Pup by John Heffernan

Readers 10 years and older

Attack of the Alien Horde by Robert Venditti

Best Babysitters Ever by Caroline Cala

The Camel Who Crossed Australia by Jackie French

The Girl from Snowy River by Jackie French

The Phantom Lollipop Man by Pamela Butchart

TombQuest. Amulet Keepers by Michael Northrop

Readers 8 years and older

Dungeon Academy. Tourney of Terror by Madeleine Roux

Girltopia by Hilary Rogers

Little Lunch. Triple the Trouble by Danny Katz and Mitch Vane

Rubies and Runaways by Janine Beacham

When Fishes Flew the Story of Elena’s War by Michael Morpurgo

Readers 10 years and older

The Buried Ark by James Bradley

Detention by Tristan Bancks

The Lost Whale by Hannah Gold

A Witch Come True by James Nicol

Readers 12 years and older

Zarkora by N & A Lochel

Readers 8 years and older

EJ Girl Hero Jump Start Susannah McFarlane

Nice Girls Don’t Play Footy by Kathy Helidoniotis

Runt by Craig Silvey

Talking to the Moon by S E Durrant

Readers 10 years and older

Cop and Robber by Tristan Bancks

Liars The Truth App by Jack Heath

Ranger’s Apprentice. The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan

The Riddle of Tanglewood Manor by Tracey Hawkins

Readers 12 years and older

Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans

Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley

Readers 8 years and older

What Snail Knows by Kathryn Apel 

The Book of Wondrous Possibilities by Deborah Abela

Readers 10 years +

All Four Quarters of the Moon by Shirley Marr

August & Jones by Pip Harry

Big Magic by Sarah Armstrong 

Hedgewitch by Skye McKenna

Mikki and Me and the Out-of-Tune Tree by Marion Roberts.

Readers 8 years +

 Dusty in the Outwilds by Rhiannon Williams

The Last Light Horse by Dianne Wolfer.

No Words by Maryam Master

The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee by Deborah Abela

The Sugarcane Kids and the Red-Bottomed Boat by Charlie Archbold

The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon

Readers 10 years +

Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger

Raven’s Song by Zana Fraillon and Bren MacDibble

The Wintrish Girl by Melanie La’Brooy

Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon by Gabrielle Wang.

 Readers 6 to 8 years 

 Stella The Unstoppable and the Magic Underpants by Richard Newsome

Readers 8 to 10 years

Being Jack by Susanne Gervay

The Breakfast Club Adventures. The Beast Beyond the Fence by Marcus Rashford & Alex Falase-Koya

Readers 10 years +

Bushfire by Sally Murphy

Evie and Rhino by Neridah McMullin

Five Dragons by Pamela Jeffs

How to Tackle Your Dreams by Fiona Hardy

The Jammer by Nova Weetman

Serpent’s Wake: a Tale of the Bitten by L.E.Daniels

Stunt Kids by Trent Roberts

 Readers 8 to 10 years+

All of Us Together by Bill Condon

Bear Grills Adventures. The River Challenge by Bear Grills

Bindi Wildlife Adventures. A Whale of a Time by Chris Kunz

Daisy and the Trouble with School Trips by Kes Gray

Dog Tales by Emily Rodda

Gamora’s Galactic Showdown by Brandon T Snider

Princess Olivia Investigates the Wrong Weather by Lucy Hawking

Sporty Kids. Netball by Felica Arena

Readers 10 years +

Seven Days by Fleur Ferris

What About Thao? By Oliver Phommavanh

 Readers 8 to 10 years+

All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook by Leslie Connor

Billy the Kid by Michael Morpurgo

The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman

Princess Olivia Investigates the Wrong Weather by Lucy Hawking

Robyn Silver The Darkest Dream by Paula Harrison

Shine. Lily’s secret audition by Holly Webb

The Spectacular Spencer Gray by Deb Fitzpatrick

Tanker to the rescue by Julia Johnson

Readers 10-12 years

The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi

Readers  12 years +

 The F Team by Rawah Arja

 I’ll Keep You Close by Jeska Verstegen

 Readers 8-10 years

Rockstar Detectives by Adam Hills

Swim Team Trouble, a Jake Maddox Graphic Novel

Readers 10 to 13 years

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

The Deep End by Jenna Guillaume

Haywire by Claire Saxby

Readers 13 years +

Deep Water by Sarah Epstein

Stone by Finbar Hawkins

Young adult and adult readers

Exiles by Jane Harper

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

 Readers 8-10 years

The Island of Lost Horses by Stacy Gregg

The January Stars by Kate Constable

Mark Anchovy War & Pizza by William Goldsmith

Meanwhile by Jason Shiga

Rockstar Detectives by Adam Hills

 Readers 8-10 years

Planet Omar Unexpected Super Spy by Zanib Mian.

Stink and the Shark Sleepover by Megan McDonald

The Travelling Bookshop Mim and the Baffling Bully by Katrina Nannestad

Wandi by Favel Parrett

The Wild Way Home by Sophie Kirtley

All readers 14 years plus

The Coconut Children by Vivian Pham

The Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird.

Rift Breaker by Tristan Michael Savage

Wake Up Missing by Kate Messner

All readers

Albert Namatjira by Vincent Namatjira

Readers Aged 8-12 years

My Brother Ben by Peter Carnavas

The School for Talking Pets by Kelli Anne Hawkins

Readers Aged 10-14 years

Ming & Flo. Fight for the Future by Jackie French

Monuments by Will Kostakis

The Newspaper Club by Beth Vrabel

The Right Way to Rock by Nat Amoore

Swarm Rising by Tim Peake

All readers 10 years plus

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne

Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief by Katrina Nannestad

What We All Saw by Mike Lucas

Young Adult and Adult readers

 Sanctuary by Judy Nunn