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May 13

2020 Shortlist

  • May 13, 2020
  • Abigail Cini
  • Announcements, 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

  • Coming Home to Country
    Bronwyn Bancroft
  • Definitely Do Not Open This Book
    Andy Lee & Heath McKenzie
  • I’m Australian Too
    Mem Fox & Ronojoy Ghosh
  • Koalas Eat Gum Leaves
    Laura & Philip Bunting
  • Pig the Grub
    Aaron Blabey
  • Sorry Day
    Coral Vass & Dub Leffler
  • Thelma the Unicorn
    Aaron Blabey
  • This is a Ball
    Beck & Matt Stanton
  • Too Many Cheeky Dogs
    Johanna Bell & Dion Beasley
  • The Unscary Book
    Nick Bland

Fiction for Younger Readers

  • Ella and Olivia: Sports Carnival
    Yvette Poshoglian & Danielle McDonald
  • Ella Diaries: Friendship SOS
    Meredith Costain & Danielle McDonald
  • Hot Dog 3: Circus Time!
    Anh Do & Dan McGuiness
  • Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables Fight Back
    Tim Harris & James Hart
  • Polly and Buster 1
    Sally Rippin
  • Sporty Kids: Soccer
    Felice Arena & Tom Jellett
  • The Bad Guys Episode 9: The Big Bad Wolf
    Aaron Blabey
  • Tiny Timmy: Soccer Superstar!
    Tim Cahill
  • Truly Tan: Trapped
    Jen Storer & Claire Robertson
  • WeirDo 12: Hopping Weird!
    Anh Do & Jules Faber

Fiction for Older Readers

  • 117-Storey Treehouse
    Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton
  • A Great Escape
    Felice Arena
  • Exploding Endings: Painted Dogs and Doom Cakes
    Tim Harris
  • Funny Kid: Prank Wars
    Matt Stanton
  • Kensy and Max: Breaking News
    Jacqueline Harvey
  • A Most Magical Girl
    Karen Foxlee
  • New City
    Deborah Abela
  • So Wrong 2: Inappropriate
    Michael Wagner & Wayne Bryant
  • The Forgotten Pearl
    Belinda Murrell
  • Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow
    Jessica Townsend

Fiction for Years 7-9

  • A Song Only I Can Hear
    Barry Johnsberg
  • Akarnae
    Lynette Noni
  • As Happy As Here
    Jane Godwin
  • Detention
    Tristan Bancks
  • Dragonfly Song
    Wendy Orr
  • Illuminae
    Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman
  • Lenny’s Book of Everything
    Karen Foxlee
  • Liars: No Survivors
    Jack Heath
  • Medoran Chronicles 2: Raelia
    Lynette Noni
  • Punchlines
    Oliver Phommovanh
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