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Ranger’s Apprentice – John Flanagan

Ranger's Apprentice (Series) Author - John Flanagan [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2014[/su_pullquote] Description: Will is small for his age, but agile and energetic. All... read more →
  • October 28, 2014
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Schooling Around – Andy Griffiths

Schooling Around (Series) Author - Andy Griffiths [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2012[/su_pullquote] Description: A set of four novels chronicling the amazing goings on at... read more →
  • November 10, 2012
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Girl Underground – Morris Gleitzman

Girl Underground Author - Morris Gleitzman [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2011[/su_pullquote] Description: Bridget wants a quiet life which includes, if possible, keeping her parents... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Boyz Rule: Series – Felice Arena & Phil Kettle

Boyz Rules - Series Author - Felice Arena & Phil Kettle Illustrated - Various [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2008[/su_pullquote] Description: These best-selling books, for... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Boy Overboard – Morris Gleitzman

Boy Overboard Author - Morris Gleitzman [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2007[/su_pullquote] Description: A story of adventure, ball control and hope. Jamal and Bibi have... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Hitler’s Daughter – Jackie French

Hitler's Daughter Author - Jackie French [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2005[/su_pullquote] Description: The bombs were falling and the smoke rising from the concentration camps,... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Wombat Stew – Marcia Vaughan

Wombat Stew Author - Marcia Vaughan Illustrated - Pamela Lofts [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: One day, on the banks of a billabong,... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Who Sank The Boat? – Pamela Allen

Who Sank The Boat? Author - Pamela Allen Illustrated - Pamela Allen [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: When five animal friends of varying... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Timekeeper – Emily Rodda

Timekeeper Author - Emily Rodda [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: Two worlds - the real world and the world across the Barrier -... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Third Day The Frost – John Marsden

Third Day The Frost Author - John Marsden [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: Live what you believe in... die fighting for it. The... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Storm Boy – Colin Thiele

Storm Boy Author - Colin Thiele [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: When Storm Boy goes walking along the beach or over the sandhills... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Staying Alive In Year 5 – John Marsden

Staying Alive In Year 5 Author - John Marsden [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: Scott and his friends are simply staying alive in... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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So Much To Tell You – John Marsden

So Much To Tell You Author - John Marsden [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: A girl is sent to a special school to... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Power And Glory – Emily Rodda

Power And Glory Author - Emily Rodda Illustrated - Geoff Kelly [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: The author of The Pigs Are Flying!... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Possum Magic – Mem Fox

Possum Magic Author - Mem Fox Illustrated - Julie Vivas [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: When Grandma Poss's magic turns Hush invisible, the... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Playing Beatie Bow – Ruth Park

Playing Beatie Bow Author - Ruth Park [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: Beatie Bow is a game that Abigail sees all the younger... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Pigs Might Fly – Emily Rodda

Pigs Might Fly Author - Emily Rodda [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: Rachel was bored with having a cold and staying in bed,... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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People Might Hear You – Robin Klein

People Might Hear You Author - Robin Klein [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: When her aunt marries the forbidding Mr. Tyrell, Frances is... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Penny Pollard’s Diary – Robin Klein

Penny Pollard's Diary Author - Robin Klein Illustrated - Ann James [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: Penny Pollard hates: old people, Annette Smurton,... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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My Grandma Lived In Gooligulch – Graeme Base

My Grandma Lived In Gooligulch Author - Graeme Base Illustrated - Graeme Base [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: Gooligulch is "nowhere much near... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Misery Guts – Moris Gleitzman

Misery Guts Author - Moris Gleitzman [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: Keith tries to cheer up his parents by convincing them to move... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Midnight Gang – Margaret Wild

Midnight Gang Author - Margaret Wild Illustrated - Ann James [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: Join Baby Brenda and her gang, and find... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Magic Pudding – Norman Lindsay

Magic Pudding Author - Norman Lindsay [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: he plain truth was that Bunyip and his Uncle lived in a... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Lockie Leonard – Human Torpedo – Tim Winton

Lockie Leonard - Human Torpedo Author -Tim Winton [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: Lockie Leonard, hot surf-rat, is in love. The human torpedo... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Just Tricking! – Andy Griffiths

Just Tricking! Author - Andy Griffiths Illustrated - Terry Denton [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: Is this the right book for you? Take... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Junk Castle – Robin Klein

Junk Castle Author - Robin Klein [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: Mr. Drake thinks it's an ugly pile of old rubbish which should... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Jodie’s Journey – Colin Thiele

Jodie's Journey Author - Colin Thiele [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: Jodie is ecstatic when she wins the Greenvale Junior Show Jumping Championship,... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Green Wind – Thurley Fowler

Green Wind Author - Thurley Fowler [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: Set in 1948 on a soldier settlement fruit farm, the story tells... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Grandad’s Gifts – Paul Jennings

Grandad's Gifts Author - Paul Jennings Illustrated - Peter Gouldthorpe [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: This children's story, first published as 'Unbearable!' in... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Games – Robin Klein

Games Author - Robin Klein [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: A thriller about three girls alone in a big house and how a... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Enemies – Robin Klein

Enemies Author - Robin Klein [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: Mary-Anna Clutterworth and Sandra Sutton are bitter enemies, until they have to spend... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Dead Of The Night – John Marsden

Dead Of The Night Author - John Marsden [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: Australia has been invaded. Nothing is as it was. Six... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Crusher Is Coming – Bob Graham

Crusher Is Coming Author - Bob Graham Illustrated - Bob Graham [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: Peter frets over impressing his tough footballer... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Cool School – John Marsden

Cool School Author - John Marsden [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: It's your first day at your new cool school. By lunchtime you... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Complete Adventures Of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie – May Gibbs

Complete Adventures Of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie Author - May Gibbs [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: The gumnuts, creatures of the Australian bush, share... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Complete Adventures Of Blinky Bill – Dorothy Wall

Complete Adventures Of Blinky Bill Author - Dorothy Wall [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: This delightful set of stories about the adventures of... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Boss Of The Pool – Robin Klein

Boss Of The Pool Author - Robin Klein [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: Shelley's reluctant attempts to teach a mentally handicapped boy to... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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Bob The Builder And The Elves – Emily Rodda

Bob The Builder And The Elves Author - Emily Rodda Illustrated - Craig Smith [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2004[/su_pullquote] Description: Bob the Builder is... read more →
  • October 15, 2012
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4F for Freaks – Leigh Hobbs

4F for Freaks Author - Leigh Hobbs [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame 2011[/su_pullquote] Description: Class 4F is a mighty challenge for any teacher, with One-Eyed... read more →
  • October 13, 2012
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Going Bananas – Dann Max

Going Bananas Author - Dann Max [su_divider top="0"] [su_pullquote align="left"]Inducted into the YABBA Hall of Fame [/su_pullquote]    
  • October 13, 2012
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