Presented
from easier to more difficult books
For
beginning readers, look for picture books with action, repetitive words and lots
of fun in them
Books by Mem Fox, Robert Munsch, Pamela Allen, Babette Cole, Anthony
Browne, Margaret Wild, Michael Salmon and many others
The
books between picture books and novels ie. 'bridging books' .
. .
Jets
series,
Colour Jets series (Collins), Skinny
Books series(Collins), Aussie Bites
series (Penguin), Solo series (Omnibus),The
Rex Files series (Hodder), Hot Shots series (Hodder), Lost Diary
of… series (Collins)
Other
special popular titles for readers who are not quite ready for the full novel
are:
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Duncan
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Ball
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Emily
Eyefinger
series
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Collins
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Di
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Bates
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Bushranger
series
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Hodder
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Margaret
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Clark
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Shorts series and Mango
Creek series
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Penguin
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Roald
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Dahl
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Magic
Finger
and other titles
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Puffin
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Anna
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Fienberg
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Tashi
series
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Collins
|
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Dan
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Greenburg
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Zack
series
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Pan
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Paul
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Jennings
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Gismo,The
Paw Thing, The Cabbage Patch Fib
and other titles
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Puffin
|
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Gretel
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Killen
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My
Sister’s a Sea Slug
and other titles
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Random
|
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Christopher
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Milne
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Naughty
Stories series
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Milne
Books
|
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Dave
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Pilkney
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Captain
Underpants
series
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Scholastic
|
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Tim
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Winton
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The
Bugalugs Bum Thief
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Puffin
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Following
are novels readers enjoy because of their humour, fantasy or they are just a
'good read':
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K
A
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Applegate
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Animorphs
series
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Scholastic
|
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Duncan
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Ball
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Selby
series
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Collins
|
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Raymond
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Feist
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Riftwar
Saga
series
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Collins
|
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Rachel
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Flynn
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I
Hate Friday
and other titles
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Puffin
|
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Morris
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Gleitzman
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Adults
Only
and other titles
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Pan
|
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Andy
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Griffiths
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Just
Annoying,
Just Tricking, Just Stupid, Just Crazy, The Day My
Bum Went Psycho
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Pan
|
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Anthony
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Horowitz
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Granny
and other titles
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Walker
|
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Brian
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Jacques
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Redwall
series
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Random
|
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Paul
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Jennings
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Unreal
and
other titles
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Penguin
|
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Garry
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Kilworth
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Welkin
Weasels Adventure series
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Transworld
|
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C
S
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Lewis
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Narnia
series
|
Collins
|
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John
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Marsden
|
Tomorrow
series, Cool School, Creep Street and other titles
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Pan
|
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Geoffrey
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McSkimming
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Cairo Jim
series
|
Hodder
|
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Pat
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Pollari
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Barf-O-Rama series
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Transworld
|
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Terry
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Pratchett
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Truckers
and
other titles
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Corgi
|
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Emily
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Rodda
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Deltora
Quest series
and others
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Scholastic
|
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J
K
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Rowling
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Harry Potter series
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Allen
& Unwin
|
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Moya
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Simons
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Dead
Scary
and other titles; Totally Weird and other titles
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Omnibus
|
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Lemony
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Snicket
|
A
Series of Unfortunate Events series
|
Collins
|
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Paul
|
Stafford
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Pants on Fire
series
|
Gary
Allen
|
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Michael
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Stephens
|
The
Prince of Kelvin Mall and other titles
|
Allen
& Unwin
|
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J
R
|
Tolkein
|
The
Hobbit
|
Collins
|
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Jacqueline
|
Wilson
|
Double
Act
and other titles
|
Corgi
|
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Tim
|
Winton
|
Blueback
and Lockie Leonard series
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Pan
|
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Diana
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Wynne
Jones
|
Chrestomanci
series and others
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Collins
|
Look
out for books based on current films eg The
Lord of the Rings, humorous poetry, joke books, books with tapes eg Disney's
Read with me series, Jets
book and tape sets, ABC children's book tapes
Composed
by yr 4 –6
Arrendell
Primary
December,
2001
