There’s such a tremendous range of books available for children that we’re spoilt for choice. However, finding the best and most suitable books on our own isn’t always easy. We’ve asked our reviewers – professionals in the genre of children’s books – to give us some good leads. We hope you enjoy some of their suggested top reads. Happy reading!
This section includes chapter books for children who are fluent readers, and have the ability to follow more complex storylines with rich language and ideas.
By Colin Thompson Random House, 2010 ISBN 9781741663822 Paperback $19.99 There is wry humour packed into every page of Colin Thompson’s novels. Here we are taken to the Days of Yore – so much better than the Dark Ages – where the false king has been ousted from the throne and banished to work in …
By Brian Falkner Walker Books Australia, 2010 ISBN 9781921529795 Paperback $19.99 Luke and Tommy discover a rare book, apparently boring but really hiding some very important secrets. Their town is flooding, and now there are some very bad people on their trail: they’re about to go on an unbelievable journey. Exciting and fast-paced with some …
By Elizabeth Pulford Walker Books Australia ISBN 9781921529450 Paperback $19.99 Kate (13) is worrying about her dad who is missing after a plane crash. Each evening she goes to an old hut in the hills where she lights a lamp in the window, so her father can find his way home. She is surprised by …
By Adele Broadbent HarperCollins 2010 ISBN 9781869508562 Paperback $19.99 Becs (12) and her family move to an isolated rural area to renovate an old mansion. But Becs didn’t realise they’d be living in an old shack with no power or phone and she kicks up quite a fuss. She discovers a runaway sleeping in their …
By Richard Newsome Text Publishing, 2010 ISBN 9781921656453 Paperback $25 Thirteen-year-old Gerald is a billionaire after an inheritance from his great-aunt, and a battle with the evil Sir Mason Green over a mysterious casket – one of three. Gerald and his friends head to India for a holiday, but they are soon heading for trouble …
By Sandy Fussell Walker Books Australia, 2010 ISBN 9781921529290 Paperback $16.99 Atl is a temple slave in Aztec times. The chief priest, who previously treated Atl well, has him shut in a box waiting to be sacrificed. When a battle breaks out the priest releases him, sending him to another city to seek help. As …
