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May 08

2018 Shortlist

  • May 8, 2018
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  • Shortlist

During Term 1 each year children across Victoria are asked to recommend their favourite Australian books to other children by nominating four Australian titles.

All nominations are collated and the 10 books with the most nominations in each of the award categories are the shortlisted books for that year. Students are then encouraged to read as many of these books across Term 2 and Term 3 that they can.

All this reading is leading to each student rewarding their very favourite book during the voting process in early Term 4.

Picture Story Books

  • Arty Farty Marty: The Paint Smashin’ Kraken
    Dale Baker
  • Busting!
    Aaron Blabey
  • Chip
    Kylie Howarth
  • Do Not Open This Book Again!
    Andy Lee, Heath McKenzie
  • Excuse Me!
    Dave Hughes & Holly Ife, Philip Bunting
  • Flapper, VC
    Mark Wilson
  • Go Go And The Silver Shoes
    Jane Godwin, Anna Walker
  • Hickory Dickory Dash
    Tony Wilson, Laura Wood
  • Pig The Star
    Aaron Blabey
  • Too Many Cheeky Dogs
    Johanna Bell, Dion Beasley

Fiction for Younger Readers

  • Bad Guys: Intergalactic Gas
    Aaron Blabey
  • Billie B Brown: Billie’s Yummy Bakery Adventure
    Sally Rippin, Alisa Coburn
  • Ella And Olivia: Zoo Rescue
    Yvette Poshoglian, Danielle McDonald
  • Ella Diaries: Pony School Showdown
    Meredith Costain, Danielle McDonald
  • Eric Vale Off The Rails
    Michael Gerard Bauer, Joe Bauer
  • Hotdog!: Party Time!
    Anh Do, Dan McGuiness
  • Polly And Buster: The Wayward Witch & The Feelings Monster
    Sally Rippin
  • Sporty Kids: Handball
    Felice Arena, Tom Jellett
  • WeirDo: Really Weird!
    Anh Do, Jules Faber
  • You Choose: Footy Fever
    George Ivanoff, James Hart

Fiction for Older Readers

  • Aquatica
    Lance Balchin
  • Friday Barnes: Danger Ahead
    R A Spratt
  • Funny Kid For President
    Matt Stanton
  • Grimsdon
    Deborah Abela
  • Iris And The Tiger
    Leanne Hall
  • Our Australian Girl: Meet Grace
    Sofie Laguna, Lucia Masciullo
  • Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables
    Tim Harris, James Hart
  • The 91-Storey Treehouse
    Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton
  • The Boy And The Spy
    Felice Arena
  • The Forgotten Pearl
    Belinda Murrell

Fiction for Years 7-9

  • Are You Seeing Me?
    Darren Groth
  • Every Word
    Ellie Marney
  • Game Theory
    Barry Jonsberg
  • Graffiti Moon
    Cath Crowley
  • Maybe
    Morris Gleitzman
  • Nona & Me
    Clare Atkins
  • The Fall
    Tristan Bancks
  • The Protected
    Claire Zorn
  • The Secrets We Keep
    Nova Weetman
  • Yellow
    Megan Jacobson
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