Year 9 Wide Reading List
As part of your Wide Reading programme you are required to read at least two books on different genres each term.
Below is a recommended list of titles. You are encouraged to add to the list. You cannot include texts that you have read or studied in the past or are studying this year.
| ADVENTURE | |
| Allende, Isabel | City Of The Beasts |
| Buchan, John | The Thirty-Nine Steps |
| Clancy, Tom | Netforce Explorer Series |
| Crewe, Gary | Angel's Gate |
| Crichton, Michael | Congo , Jurassic Park |
| Cussler, Clive | Black Wind |
| De Mille, Nelson | The Lion's Game |
| Disher, Garry | Past The Headlands |
| Edwards, Vaughn | The Dogs Of Pompei |
| Fleming, Ian | Moonraker |
| Harris, David | Devil's Island |
| Harris, Robert J. | Will Shakespeare And The Pirate's Fire |
| Higgins, Simon | Thunderfish; Under No Flag; Sheba ; In The Jaws Of The Sea ; Silverfin |
| Howard, Robert E. | Conan |
| Horowitz, Anthony | Stormbreaker; Eagle Strike; Scorpia ; Ark Angel ; Snakehead |
| Laird, Elizabeth | The Garbage King |
| Lisson, Deborah | The Devil's Own |
| Mason, Prue | Camel Rider |
| McCaughrean, Geraldine | The White Darkness |
| McNab, Andy | Boy Soldier |
| Metzenthen, David | Johnny Hart's Heroes ;Lee Spain |
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Mowll, Joshua |
Operation Jericho |
| Muchamore, Robert | The Fall |
| Paulsen, Gary | The Car, Dogsong |
| Perez-Reverte, Arturo | Captain Alatriste |
| Reeve, Phillip | Mortal Engines |
| Reilly, Matthew | Ice Station, and others |
| Sachar, Louis | Holes |
| Shillitoe, Tony | Caught In The Headlines |
| Stevens, Leonie | Eat Well And Stay Out Of Jail |
| Westerfeld, Scott | So Yesterday |
| Winchester , Simon | Krakatoa: The Day The World Exploded (551.2109598) |
| Zurbo, Matt | Flyboy And The Invisible |
| ANIMAL STORIES | |
| Adams, Richard | Watership Down; The Plague Dogs |
| Durrell, Gerald | My Family And Other Animals |
| Grahame, Kenneth | The Wind In The Willows |
| Hartnett, Sonya | Forest |
| Horwood, William | The Duncton Chronicles |
| Jacques, Brian | Redwall Series |
| Kipling, Rudyard | The Jungle Book |
| London , Jack | The Call Of The Wild |
| Paulsen. Gary | My Life In Dog Years |
| Rubenstein, Gillian | Foxspell |
| CRIME AND DETECTIVE STORIES | |
| Ashley, Bernard | Ten Days To Zero |
| Baillie, Allan | Secrets Of Walden Rising |
| Beckett, Bernard | Lester |
| Carey, Peter | My Life As A Fake |
| Carmichael , Claire | Ads R Us |
| Caswell, Brian | Double Exposure |
| Catran, Ken | Black Sister; Talking To Blue |
| Cave, Patrick | Sharp North |
| Chopra, Deepak | The Return Of Merlin |
| Clarke, Judith | The Lost Day |
| Cole, Stephen | Thieves Like U |
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Cormier, Robert |
Fade; The Rag And Bone Shop;and others |
| Corris, Peter | Cliff Hardy books ; The Japanese Job |
| Crewe, Gary | Strange Objects; The Lacemaker's Daughter |
| Disher, Gary |
The Dragon Man;Two-Way Cut ; Eva's Angel |
| Eaton, Anthony | A New Kind Of Dreaming |
| Forbes, Colin | The Savage Gorge |
| French, Nicci | The Safe House |
| Funke, Cornelia | The Thief Lord |
| Gee, Maurice | The fat man |
| Golden, Christopher | Burning Bones |
| Greenwood , Kerry | Feral; The Castlemaine Murders |
| Gulik, Robert Van | The Chinese Gold Murders |
| Haddon, Mark | The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time |
| Hammett, Dashiell | The Thin Man |
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Henkell, Manning |
The Man Who Smiled |
| Jinks, Catherine | The Inquisitor |
| Le Carre, John | The Spy Who Came In From The Cold |
| Lindsay, Joan | Picnic At Hanging Rock |
| Lockhart, Robin B. | Reilly: Ace Of Spies (327.1241 REI LOC) |
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MacFarlane, Peter |
The Enemy You Killed |
| Malet, Leo | Mission To Marseilles , Shadow Alley: Nine Crime Stories |
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Montgomery, Beth The Birthmark |
The Birthmark |
| Myers, Walter Dean | Monster |
| Patterson, James | Maximum Ride: School's Out Forever |
| Pinkney, John | Great Australian Mysteries (994 PIN) |
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Puzo, Mario |
The Godfather ; The Sicilian |
| Rai, Bali | (Un)arranged Marriage |
| Rendell, Ruth | The Babes In The Wood |
| Staples, Suzanne Fisher | Storm |
| Tokogawa, Masako | The Master Key |
| Tom, Emma | Evidence |
| Wallace, Rich | Restless: A Ghost's Story |
| Werlin, Nancy | The Killer's Cousin |
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Westerfeld, Scott |
So Yesterday |
| Wynne-Jones, Tim | The Boy In The Burning House |
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Zafon, Carlos Ruiz |
The Shadow Of The Wind |
| FAMILY | |
| Burke, Janine | Journey To Bright Water |
| Cadnum, Michael | Zero At The Bone |
| Carter, Alden | Up Country |
| Choy, Wayson | The Jade Peony |
| Clarke, Judith | One Whole And Perfect Day |
| Courtney, Bryce | Brother Fish |
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De Goldi, Kate |
Sanctuary |
| DeWitt, Helen | The Last Samurai |
| Fusillo, Archie | The Dons |
| Hartnett, Sonya | Sleeping Dogs |
| Hathorn, Libby | Thunderwith |
| Heffernan, John | Marty's Shadow |
| Horniman, Joanne | Mahalia ; Little Wing |
| Levithan, David | Are We There Yet |
| McCourt, Frank | Angela's Ashes |
| McKerral, Helen | Homestrung |
| Moloney, James | Lost Property |
| Nicholls, Bron | Mulloway |
| Nieuwenhuizen, Agnes | Family (short stories) |
| Pung, Alice | Unpolished Gem |
|
Svensen, Mark Snigger James On Grey |
Snigger James On Grey |
| Valentine, Jenny | Finding Violet Park |
| Voigt, Cynthia | Sons From Afar; When She Hollers |
| FANTASY | |
| Anderson , Kirsty | Kingdoms Of The Seventh Pool |
| Browne , N.M. | Basilisk |
| Carmichael, Claire | Fabricant, Originator |
| Carmody, Isobelle | The Gathering; Ashling; The Farseekers; and others |
| Carmody, Isobelle | Alyzon Whitestarr |
| Caswell, Brian | Dreamslip |
| Colfer, Eoin | Artemis Fowl |
| Cornish, D.M. | Foundling (Book 1 of the Monster Blood Tattoo series) |
| Croggan, Alison | The Gift (Book 1 of the Pellinor series) |
| Dart-Thornton, Cecilia | The Ill-Made Mute ( Book 1 of The Bitterbynde Trilogy ) |
| Dickinson , Peter | The Kin Series |
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Eaton, Anthony |
Nightpeople; Skyfall |
| Fletcher, Susan | Shadow Spinner |
| Greenwood , Kerry | The Rat And The Raven |
| Hemingway, Amanda | The Greenstone Grail |
| Higgins, Simon | Beyond The Shaking Time ; Cybercage |
| Hightman, Jason | The Saint Of Dragons |
| Hirsch, Odo | Will Buster & Gelmet Helmet |
| Horowitz, Anthony | Power Of Five series |
| Hoving, Isabel | The Dream Merchant |
| Katz, Louise | The Other Face of Janus |
| Kelleher, Victor | Dogboy |
| Landy, Derek | Skulduggery Pleasant |
| Larbalestier, Justine | Magic Or Madness |
| Lasenby, Jack | Taur |
| Lawhead, Stephen | The Black Rood |
| Le Guin, Ursula | The Earthsea Trilogy ; Voices |
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Lewis, C.S. |
The Chronicles Of Narnia; Out Of The Silent Planet |
| Luckett, Dave | A Dark Winter; A Dark Journey; A Dark Victory |
| McCaffrey, Anne | Dragonsong |
| McRobbie, David | Mandragora |
| Martin, George R.R. | A Game Of Throws |
| Moloney, James | Book Of Lies, and others |
| Morton-Shaw, Christine | The Riddles Of Epsilon |
| Nicholson, William | The Wind Singer |
| Nix, Garth | Sabriel ; Lirael; Abhorsen; and Keys to the Kingdom series |
| Odgers, Sally | Translations In Celadon |
| Paolini, Christopher | Eragon |
| Prior, Natalie | Fireworks And Darkness |
| Pryor, Michael | The Mask Of Caliban ; Blaze Of Glory |
| Pullman , Philip | His Dark Materials Trilogy |
| Reeve, Philip |
Predator's Gold |
| Salvatore, R.A | Homeland |
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Tolkein, J.R.R. |
The Hobbit |
| Whitmore, Andrew | Fireflaught |
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Wilkinson, Carole |
Garden Of The Purple Dragon |
| Williams, Liz | Empire Of Bones |
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Williams, Tad |
The Dragonbone Chair |
| GROWING-UP | |
| Abdel-Fattah, Randa | Ten Things I Hate About Me |
| Aldridge, James | The Girl From The Sea |
| Armstrong, Sarah | Salt Rain |
| Boyd, Maria | Will |
| Bunting, Eve | Blackwater |
| Charlwood, Don | All The Green Year |
| Cohn, Rachel & Levithen, David | Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist |
| Collins, Alan | Boys From Bondi |
| Condon, Bill | Dogs; Dare Devils |
| Corbet, Robert | The Passenger Seat |
| Crewe, Gary | Dear Venny, Dear Saffron |
| Crowley, Cath | Chasing Charlie Duskin |
| Dawe, Ted | Thunder Road |
| Dessen, Sarah | This Lullaby |
| Disher, Gary | From Your Friend Louise Deane |
| D'Lacey, Chris | From Me To You |
| Doyle, Roddy | Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha |
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Earls, Nick |
Monica Bloom ; After January |
| Fleischman, Paul | Paul Westlandia |
| Fusillo, Archie | Bruises; Boys Don't Cry |
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Gardam, Jane |
Jane Bilgewater |
| Gardner, Graham |
Inventing Elliot |
| Gardner, Scott | White Ute Dreaming ; Gravity |
| Green, John | Looking for Alaska |
| Hathorn, Libby | The Climb |
| Horniman, Joanne | A Charm Of Powerful Trouble |
| Hyde, Michael | Tiger |
| Jinks, Catherine | Evil Genius |
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Johnson, Pete |
10 Hours To Live |
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Jonsberg, Barry |
It's Not About You Calma; Dream Rider |
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Kipling, Rudyard |
Captains Courageous |
| Koertge, Ron | The Kissing Never Stops |
| Lanagan, Margo | The Best Thing |
| Larkin, John | Growing Payne |
| Leviathan, David | Boy Meets Boy |
| Lowry, Brigid | Guitar Highway Rose |
| Lyga, Barry | The Astonishing Adventures Of Fan Boy And Goth Girl |
| Marchetta, Melina | On The Jellicoe Road; Saving Francesca |
| Marsden, John | Secret Men's Business (305.31 MAR) |
| McDonald, Meme | Njunjul The Sun |
| Moloney, James | Black Taxi |
| Monk, Scott | Boyz'R'Us, Raw; The Never Boys |
| Murphy, Kirsten | The King Of Whatever |
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Parry, Glynn |
Mosh; Scooterboy; Sad Boys |
| Pausacker, Jenny | Mr Enigmatic |
Portman, Frank |
King Dork |
| Ridden, Brian | Outfall |
| Rosoff, Meg | Justin Case |
| Shanahan, Lisa | My Big Birkett |
| Shillitoe, Tony | Joyride |
| Svendsen, Mark | Snigger James On Grey |
| Tashjian, Janet | The Gospel According To Larry |
| Tayleur, Karen | Chasing Boys |
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Walters, Celeste |
The Last Race; The Glass Mountain |
| Westerfeld, Scott | The Last Days |
| Wheat, Chris | Loose Lips |
| Whitebeach, Terry | Bantam |
| Wynne-Jones, Tim | The Flight Of Burl Crowe |
| Zurbo, Matt | Idiot Pride |
| Zusak, Markus | The Underdog; Fighting Ruben Wolfe; When Dogs Cry |
| HEROES/QUEST NARRATIVE | |
| Allende, Isabel | Zorro: The Novel |
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Bateson, Catherine |
The Airdancer Of Glass |
| Beye, Charles Rowan | Odysseus: A Life |
| Biko, Steve | Cry Freedom |
| Bowles, Colin | Nights in the sun |
| Bradbury, Ray | Fahrenheit 451 |
| Carey, Peter | The True History Of The Kelly Gang |
| Caswell, Brian | Only The Heart |
| Catran, Ken | Odysseus |
| Chopra, Deepak | The Return Of Merlin |
| Cormier, Robert | I Am The Cheese |
| Cook, Jennifer | The Maiden And The Minotaur |
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Cooper, Susan |
The Dark Is Rising Series |
| Cope, Tim & Hatherly, Chris | Off The Rails (915.042 COP) |
| Crossley-Holland, Kevin | The Seeing Stone ; At The Crossing-Place |
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Cussler, Clive |
Trojan Odyssey |
| Defoe, Daniel | The Life And Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe |
| Dumas, Andre | The Three Musketeers |
| Facey, A.B | A Fortunate Life |
| Fleming, Ian | James Bond series |
| Frank, Anne | The Diary Of Anne Frank (940.53161 FRA) |
| Gallo, Max | Napoleon: The Song Of Departure |
| Gemmell, David | Lord Of The Silver Bow |
| Green, Roger Lancelyn | The Adventures of Robin Hood |
| Herrick, Steven | The Simple Gift |
| Homer | The Iliad ; The Odyssey |
| Kenneally, Thomas | Schindler's List |
| Lansing, Alfred | Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (919.8904 SHA) |
| Lawrinsky, Michael | Hard Jacka: the story of a Gallipoli legend |
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LeGuin, Ursula |
The Wizard Of Earthsea |
| Leigh, Julia | The Hunter |
| Li, Cunxin | Mao's Last Dancer |
| Mah, Adeline Yen | Chinese Cinderella And The Secret Dragon |
| Manfredi, Valerio Massimo | Tyrant |
| Martin, Jesse | Lionheart |
| McCaffrey, Anne | Black Horses For The King |
| McDonald, Roger | Mr Darwin 's Shooter |
| Manfredi, Valerio Massimo | Alexander , Spartan |
| McKinley, Robin | The Outlaws Of Sherwood |
| Metzenthen, David | Boys Of Blood And Bone |
| Moloney, James | Angela |
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Moloney, James |
Bridge To Wiseman's Cove |
| Moloney, James | Lost Property |
| Morgan, Sally | My Place |
| Nix, Garth | Sabriel |
| Peet, Mal | Keeper |
| Pryor, Michael | The House Of Many Rooms |
| Renault, Mary | The Bull From The Sea ;Fire From Heaven |
| Stewart, Mary | The Crystal Cave (Arthurian legend) |
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Swift, Jonathan |
Gulliver's Travels |
| Tolkein, J.R.R. | Lord Of The Rings |
| Twain, Mark | The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn |
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Zusak, Markus |
The Messenger |
| HISTORICAL | |
| Baillie, Alan | Songman |
| Catran, Ken | Golden Prince |
| Crichton, Michael | The Great Train Robbery |
| Dickinson , Peter | A Bone From A Dry Sea (Pre-History) |
| Doyle, Roddy | A star called Henry |
| Dumas, Alexandre | The Man In The Iron Mask |
| El Mahdy, Christine | The Pyramid Builder: Cheops, The Man Behind The Great Pyramid (932.01 CHE EL) |
| Gedge, Pauline | Child Of The Morning (Egyptian) |
| Hesse, Karen | The Stowaway |
| Hirsch, Odo | Slaughterboy |
| Jacq, Christian | Ramses Series |
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Jinks, Catherine |
Pagan Series, The Inquisitor |
| Knight, Bernard | The Sanctuary Seeker (Mediaeval) |
| Lisson, Deborah | Red Hugh |
| Moloney, James | The House On River Terrace |
| Murray , Kirsty | Bridie's fire |
| Newton , Robert | Runner |
| Park, Ruth | Playing Beattie Bow |
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Rees, Celia |
Witch Child |
| Ridden, Brian | Lifeboat |
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Updale, Eleanor |
Montmorency |
| Watson, Jules | The White Mare (Celtic Britain ) |
| HUMOUR | |
| Aronsen, Linda | Kelp; A Comedy Of Love |
| Barnes, Rory | Horsehead Boy |
| Bauer, Michael Gerard | Don't Call Me Ismael |
| Bennett, John | Sea Otters Gambolling In The Wild Wild Surf |
| Bone, Ian | Fat Boy Saves The World |
| Boyd, Maria | Will |
| Clarke, Judith | Al Capsella Series |
| Choldenko, Gennifer | Al Capone Does My shirts |
| Dahl, Roald | Boy |
| Ford, Adam | Man Bites dog |
| Gleitzman, Morris | The Other Facts Of Life |
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Gwynne, Phillip |
Jetty Rats |
| Herrick, Steven | Water Bombs (A821.3HER) |
| Jinks, Catherine | The Great Stinking Lie |
| Jonsberg, Barry | The Whole Business Of Kiffo And The Pitbull; It's Not All About You Calma |
| Johnson, Pete | Faking It |
| Killeen , Gretal | My Life Is A Toilet |
| Larkin, John | Pizzafeatures |
| McCann, Daryl | Wish you weren't here |
| McRobbie, David | Wayne Series |
| Moriarty, Jaclyn | Finding Cassie crazy |
| Pratchett, Terry | Discworld series |
| Townsend, Sue | Adrian Mole Diaries |
| Wheat, Chris | My Excellent Lives |
|
Winton, Tim Lockie Leonard |
Lockie Leonard |
| OTHER COUNTRIES | |
| Abdel-Fattah, Randa | Does My Head Look Big In This (Muslim in Australia ) |
| Baillie, Alan | The China Coin ( China ) |
| Brooks, Martha | Bone Dance (American Indian) |
| Carter, Forrest | The Education Of Little Tree (American Indian) |
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Courtney, Bryce |
The Power Of One ( South Africa ) |
| Craven, Margaret | I Heard The Owl Call My Name (Canadian Indian) |
| Dai, Siji | Balzac And The Little Chinese Seamstress ( China ) |
| Garland, Sherry | Shadow Of The Dragon ( Vietnam ) |
| Mah, Adeline Yen | Falling Leaves ( China ) |
| Marchetta, Melina | Looking For Alibrandi (Italian) |
| McCormick, Patricia | Sold (India) |
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Nicholson, Anne Maria |
Weeping Waters (New Zealand ) |
| Paulsen, Gary | Dogsong (Eskimo) |
| See, Lisa | Snowflower And The Secret Fan ( China ) |
| Staples, Suzanne F. | Daughter Of The Wind ( Pakistan ) |
| Watson, James | No Surrender ( Angola ) |
| France | |
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Dumas, Alexandre The Three Musketeers |
The Three Musketeers |
| Hugo, Victor | Les Misérables |
| Maupassant, Guy De | Selected Short Stories |
| Saint-Exupery, A. | The Little Prince |
| Turnbull, Sarah | Almost French |
| Germany | |
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Muller, Robert |
The Summer That Was |
| Whitting, Glenice | Pickle To Pie |
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Indonesia |
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| Grant, Nei | Indo Dreaming |
| Masson, Sophie | Tiger |
| Vondra, Josef | No-Name bird |
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Japan |
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| Carey, Peter | Wrong About Japan |
| Hearn, Lian | The Otori Saga |
| Lomer, Kathryn | Spare Room |
| Matsuoka, Takashi | Cloud Of Sparrows |
| Mori, Kyoko | One Bird |
| Watkins, Yoko K. | My Brother, My Sister And I |
| PERSONAL JOURNEYS | |
| Cairncross, John | The Enigma Spy (327.12092 CAI) |
| Dingo, Sally | Ernie Dingo King Of The Kids (791.43028 |
| Eisler, Benita | Chopin's Funeral |
| Eley, Beverley | The Book Of David (786.2092 HEL ELE) |
| Frank, Ann | The Diary Of Ann Frank (940.531161 FRA) |
| Jiang, Ji Li |
Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir Of The Cultural Revolution (951.056 JIA) |
| Lobel, Anita | No Pretty Pictures: A Child Of War (940.5318092 LOB) |
| Mah, Adeline Chen | Chinese Cinderella (951.2505 MAH) |
| McCourt, Frank | Angela's Ashes (941.90822092 MCC) |
| Morgan, Sally | My Place |
| Pryor, Boori | Maybe Tomorrow |
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Vassilieva, Tatiana |
A Hostage To War: Diary Of A Young Russian Girl (940.5317 VAS) |
| RELATIONSHIPS | |
| Bauer, Michael | Running Man |
| Burgess, Melvin | Loving April |
| Campbell, Margaret | Shadow Across The Sun |
| Carmody, Isobelle | Greylands |
| Clarke, Judith | The Lost Day ;Wolf On The Fold |
| Condon, Bill | Dogs |
| Crutcher, Chris | Ironman |
| Eaton, Anthony | Fireshadow |
| Fusillo, Archie | Boys Don't Cry |
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Gwynne, Phillip |
Deadly Unna ; Nukkin Ya |
| Harlen, Jonathan | Fracture Zone |
| Hyde, Michael | Max |
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Jonsberg, Barry |
The Whole Business With Kiffo And The Pitbull |
| Kelly, Laurene | I Started Crying Monday |
| Klein, Norma | Going Backwards |
| Lanagan, Margo | The Best Thing |
| Lucashenko, Melissa | Killing Darcy |
| Marchetta, Melina | Saving Francesca |
| Marsden, John | So Much To Tell You |
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McCarthy, Maureen |
Ganglands |
| McFarlane, Peter | More Than A Game |
| McRobbie, David | Tyro |
| Metzenthen, David | Falling Forward; Stony Heart Country |
| Moloney, James | Dougy; Gracey; Angela; Touch Me |
| Monagle, Bernie | Monstered |
| Monk, Scott | The Crush |
| Pausacker, Jenny | Getting Somewhere;, Pennington's Last Summer |
| Rai, Bali | The Last Taboo |
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Taylor, William |
The Blue Lawn |
| SCIENCE FICTION | |
| Adams, Douglas | The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy |
| Anderson, M.T. | Feed; The Astonishing Life Of Octavia Nothing |
| Asimov, Isaac | The Caves Of Steel ; I, Robot |
| Atwood, Margaret | The Handmaid's Tale |
| Bear, Greg | Darwin 's Radio |
| Blackman, Malorie | Noughts And Crosses trilogy |
| Bova, Ben | Mars |
| Broderick, Damien | Stuck In Fast Forward |
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Carmichael, Claire |
Incognito; Originator ; Fabricant |
| Case, John | The Genesis Code |
| Caswell, Brian | A Cage Of Butterflies |
| Cave, Patrick | Blown Away |
| Chalker, Jack | Midnight At The Well Of Souls |
| Clarke, Arthur C. |
2001: A Space Odyssey; The Ghost From The Grand Banks |
| Crichton, Michael | The Andromeda Strain ; Jurassic Park |
| Doyle, Arthur Conan | The Lost World |
| Farmer, Nancy | The House Of The Scorpion |
| Greenwood , Kerry | The Rat And The Raven |
| Halam, Ann | Dr Franklin 's Island |
| Hamilton, Peter F. | The Nanoflower |
| Heath, Jack | The Lab ; Remote Control |
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Herbert, Frank |
Dune |
| Hoyle, Fred | The Black Cloud |
| Huxley, Aldous | Brave New World |
| Larkin, Patrick | Robert Ludlum's The Moscow Vector |
| Le Guin, Ursula | The Dispossessed |
| Lem, Stanislaw | The Cyberiad ; Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology |
| Moffitt, Donald | The Jupiter Theft |
| Niven Larry | Ringworld |
| Jinks, Catherine | Living Hell |
| Price, Susan | The Sterkarm Handshake |
| Prue, Sally | Ryland's Footsteps |
| Pyers, Greg | Double Cross |
| Reeve, Philip | Mortal Engines |
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Robinson, Kim |
Green Mars |
| Rose, Malcolm | Framed |
| Sagan, Nick | Idelwild |
| Vance, Jack | Planet Of Adventure |
| Wells, H.G. | The Invisible Man ; The Island Of Dr Moreau ;The Time Machine ; War Of The Worlds |
| Westerfeld, Scott | The Risen Empire; Midnighters series |
| Westerfeld, Scott | Uglies ; Pretties ; Specials |
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Wyndham, John |
The Day Of The Triffids |
| SHORT STORIES | |
| The Green Man: Tales From The Mythic Forest | |
| Carmody, Isobelle | Green Monkey Dreams |
| Caswell, Brian | A Dream Of Stars |
| Chambers, Aiden | Fatal Twist |
| Dahl, Roald | Skin And Other Stories |
| Disher, Gary | Restless |
| Duder, Tess | Personal Best |
| Glatshteyn, Yankev | Emil and Karl |
| Lanagan, Margo | Red Spikes |
| MacFarlane, Peter | Lovebird |
| Nieuenhuizen, A | Crossing |
| Parry, Glyn | Radical Take-Offs |
| Sheahan, Robyn ed. | Original Sin , Tales From The Wasteland: Stories From The 13th Floor |
| Walker , Kate | Changes |
| Westall, Robert | Love Match |
| Wheatley, Nadia | Landmarks; The Night Tolkein Died |
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Wilson , Barbara Ker |
Hands Up, Who Enjoyed Their Schooldays |
| SPORTING READS | |
| Armstrong, Lance | Every Second Counts (796.62092 ARM ) |
| Burke, Matthew | Matthew Burke: A Rugby Life |
| Cope, Tim & Hatherly, Chris | Off The Rails (915.042 COP) |
| Crowley, Dan | Undercover Prop |
| Gwynne, Philip | Deadly, Unna |
| Hornby, Nick | Slam |
| Hyde, Max | Tyger Tyger |
| MacLean, John | On The Edge: Surfing Stories |
| McInnes, William | Cricket Kings |
| Mailer, Norman | The Fight |
| Moloney, James | Touch Me |
Peet, Mal |
The Keeper ; The Penalty |
| Safe, Mike | Remembering Amy: Amy Gillett, (796.62092 GIL SAF) |
| SURVIVAL | |
| Baillie, Alan | Songman |
| Bone, Ian | Sleep Rough Tonight |
| Dawe, Ted | Thunder Road |
| Farmer, Nancy | A Girl Named Disaster |
| Harris, Davis | Devil's Island |
| Hirsch, Odo | Slaughterboy |
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Holm, Anne |
I Am David |
| Kelleher, Victor | Taronga |
| Krakauer, Jon | Into Thin Air (796.522 KRA) |
| Lazenby, Jack | Because We Were The Travellers; The Shaman And The Droll |
| Lawrence, Louise | Children Of The Dust |
| Mitchell, Euan | Feral Tracks |
| Paulsen, Gary | Hatchet |
| Pegler, Tim | Game As Ned |
| Ralston, Aaron | Between A Rock And A Hard Place |
| Rubenstein, Gillian | Terra-Farma |
| Sallis, Eva | The Marsh Birds |
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Sweeney, Joyce |
Free Fall |
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Voigt, Cynthia |
When She Hollers |
| /THRILLERS/SUPERNATURAL | |
| Brooks, Kevin | Being |
| Cadman, Michael | Zero At The Bone |
| Carmody, Isobelle | The Gathering |
| Catran, Ken | Black Sister |
| Cormier, Robert | After The First Death |
| Crewe, Gary | Strange Objects |
| Cross, Gillian | Wolf |
| Edwards, Hazel | Stalker |
| Greenwood , Kerry | Feral |
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Higgins, Simon |
Cybercage |
| Kelleher, Victor | Del-Del; The Ivory Trail |
| McFarlane, Peter | The Enemy You Killed |
| Mahy, Margaret | Memory; The Changeover |
| Parker, Michael | Doppelganger |
| Pryor, Michael | Talent |
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Pullman , Philip |
The Broken Bridge |
| Rose, Malcolm | The Obtuse Experiment |
| Wallace, Rich | Restless: A Ghost's Story |
| Westall, Robert | The Wind Eye;The Scarecrows; Yaxley's Cat |
| Westerfeld, Scott | Midnighters series; Peeps; The Last Days |
| Whyman, Matt | Inside The Cage |
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Wilkins, Kim |
Bloodlace |
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Williams, Sean |
Metal Fatigue |
| TIME TRAVEL | |
| Caswell, Brian | Dreamslip |
| Crichton, Michael | Timeline |
| Flyn, Warren | Return Ticket |
| Goodman, Alison | Singing The Dogstar Blues |
| Hoffman, Mary | Stravaganza: City Of Masks |
| Kelleher, Victor | Fire Dancer |
| Lisson, Deborah | The Devil's Own |
| Montgomery, Beth | The Birthmark |
| Murray, Kirsty | Market Blues |
| Pulman, Felicity | Shalott |
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Wells, H.G. |
The Time Machine |
| WAR STORIES | |
| Ashley, Bernard | Little Soldier |
| Ballard, J.G. | Empire Of The Sun |
| Bawden, Nina | Carrie's War |
| Boyne , John | The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas |
| Carlyon, Patrick | The Gallipoli Story |
| Carter, Peter | The Hunted |
| Caswell, Brian | Asturias |
| Catran, Ken | Jacko Moran Sniper; Jimmy Moran, Regular |
| Clancy, Tom | The Hunt For Red October |
| Courtney, Bryce | Smoky Joe's Cafe |
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D'Ath, Justin |
Hunters And Warriors |
| Dahl, Roald | Going Solo |
| Davidson , Leon | Red Army: Australians And New Zealanders In Vietnam |
| Davidson , Leon | Scarecrow Army: The ANZACs At Gallipoli (940.426 DAV) |
| Dubosarsky, Ursula | The First Book Of Samuel |
| Elliot, L.M. | Under A War-Torn Sky |
| Glatstein, Jacob | Emil And Karl |
| Harrison , Charles Yale | Generals Die In Bed |
| Hill, Anthony | Soldier Boy (940.426 MAR HIL) |
| Hicyilmaz, Gaye | And The Stars Were Gold |
| Higgins, Jack | The Eagle Has Landed |
| Kenneally, Thomas | Schindler's List |
| Lehrmann, Christian | Ultimate Game |
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Marsden, John |
The Tomorrow Series; While I Live |
| Metzenthen, David | Boys Of Blood And Bone ; Black Water |
| Morpurgo, Michael | Private Peaceful ; War Stories Of Conflict |
| Newbery, Linda | The Shell House |
| Nimmo, Jenny | The Rinaldi Ring |
| Palmer, Tony | Break Of Day |
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Rylant, Cynthia |
I Had Seen Castles |
Marie Buckland,
Melbourne High School
Library
20th December , 2007
