CBCA Younger Reader Notables 2017

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The Secrets We Keep

Nova Weetman

A beautifully written and insightful new novel sensitively uncovering the effects of trauma on the mind of an eleven - year - old girl. I don’t know if you’ve ever…

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Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers Third Grade

Kate Temple,Jol Temple

Jimmy Cook is finding History Week a bit boring until Ms Fennel starts banging on about Captain Cook. Then - bingo! Turns out he and Captain Cook have a lot…

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Wormwood Mire (Stella Montgomery, Book 2)

Judith Rossell

When Stella Montgomery returned to the Hotel Majestic cold and wet but exhilarated by adventure, the Aunts were furious. Now they are sending Stella away to the old family home…

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Ellyse Perry 1: Pocket Rocket

Ellyse Perry,Sherryl Clark

Find out where it all began for Ellyse Perry, Australia’s most prominent sportswoman!

All Ellyse wants to do is play sport. Cricket, soccer, touch footy, athletics - you name it…

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Dragonfly Song

Wendy Orr

There are two ways of looking at Aissa’s story. She’s the miracle girl who escaped the raiders. Or she’s the cursed child who called the Bull King’s ship to the…

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Elizabeth and Zenobia

Jessica Miller

Jessica Miller presents Elizabeth and Zenobia, a wonderfully compelling middle-grade story about friendship, courage, and the power of the imagination.

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Ruby Red Shoes Goes to London (Ruby Red Shoes, #3)

Kate Knapp

The third book in the best-selling Ruby Red Shoes series Ruby and her grandmother love to travel and now they are in London, the home of red buses, red telephone…

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Ruby Wishfingers - Skydancer’s Escape

Deborah Kelly

Ruby Wishfingers will take you on a magical adventure, featuring talking cats, jelly bean rain and pocket-sized unicorns.

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The Unforgettable What’s His Name

Paul Jennings

Even before all this happened I had never been like the other kids. I tried not to be seen. If I climbed a tree or hid among the bins, no…

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Lily in the Mirror

Paula Hayes

Lily loves all things dark and mysterious, so when she discovers a magic mirror in a locked room it’s like a dream come true. Or is it …

With a…

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Daughter of Nomads Book 1: The Tales of Jahani

Rosanne Hawke

Fourteen-year-old Jahani lives peacefully in the village of Sherwan. But havoc is brewing in the Mughal Empire with tyrants and war lords burning villages in their quest to rule the…

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Daystar: The Days are Numbered

Anne Hamilton

For centuries, the knights, dwarves, giants and sages of Auberon-Zamberg have been intent on a single quest. They’re all searching for ‘The King Who Guards the Gate’. Prophecy speaks of…

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Toad Delight

Morris Gleitzman

The jaw-dropping details of one slightly squashed cane toad’s adventures on TV. And his shock when he discovers what’s cooking ..

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Fizz and the Police Dog Tryouts: Fizz 1

Lesley Gibbes

In Book One of this hilarious and action-packed series for newly confident readers, Fizz is determined to go to the Police Dog Tryouts and prove that he can do the…

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Wicked’s Way

Anna Fienberg

Anna Fienberg’s fabulous new high-seas pirate adventure, with scoundrels and blaggards, devilish treachery, and pirates who long for a bit of comfort - great reading for 8 to 12 year…

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The Pearl-shell Diver: A Story of adventure from the Torres Strait

Kay Crabbe

Engaging and authentic historical fiction about one boy from the Torres Strait trying to work his way up in the pearl-shell industry.

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Rockhopping

Trace Balla

Join Clancy and Uncle Egg on a rambling, rockhopping adventure in Gariwerd (the Grampians), to find the source of the Glenelg River. A story about following your flow, and the…

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Yong: The Journey of an Unworthy Son

Janeen Brian (Author)

‘Yong,“ my father said one night as I sat on the earthen floor, stroking my pet cricket and determined to save it from being eaten. ’‘You will come with me…

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Blueberry Pancakes Forever

Angelica Banks

Dealing with a terrible loss at home and faced with unknown danger in the world of story, Tuesday McGillycuddy has to muster all her resources to survive her most challenging…

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The Lost Sapphire

Belinda Murrell

Marli is staying with her dad in Melbourne, and missing her friends. Then she discovers a mystery: a crumbling, abandoned mansion is to be returned to her family after ninety…

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Freedom Swimmer

Wai Chim

This incredible tale about two boys’ swim from mainland China to Hong Kong in search of freedom from poverty and oppression is inspired by a true story.

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When the Lyrebird Calls

Kim Kane

When Madeleine is shipped off to stay with her eccentric grandmother for the holidays, she expects the usual: politics, early-morning yoga, extreme health food, and lots of…

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The Family with Two Front Doors

Anna Ciddor

Meet the Rabinovitches: mischievous Yakov, bubbly Nomi, rebellious Miriam, solemn Shlomo, and seven more! Papa is a rabbi and their days are full of intriguing rituals and adventures. But the…

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The Shark Caller

Dianne Wolfer

Isabel is on a plane heading back to her island birthplace in Papua New Guinea. Izzy is looking forward to seeing her family again, but there’s another tragic reason for…

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