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Premier's Reading Challenge 2013: Years 3 – 5 booklist
Students, parents/caregivers and/or teachers may choose books from these lists, but it is not
mandatory.
Author Title Fiction/NF Pages
Abela, Deborah The new kid [Ghost Club series] F 234 p
Bradford, Anna; Chadwick, Kat (illus) Neville no-phone F 111 p
Fienberg, Anna; King, Stephen Michael
(illus)
Figaro and Rumba and the
Crocodile Cafe
F 83 p
Applegate, Katherine The one and only Ivan F 256 p
Concept and illustrated by Sara Ball. Text
by Britta Drehsen
Flip-o-storic F 19 p
Bancroft, Bronwyn Remembering Lionsville NF 30 p
Ain, Beth; Higgins, Ann Keenan (illus) Starring Jules (as herself) F 145 p
Boyne, John; Jeffers, Oliver (illus) The terrible thing that happened to
Barnaby Brocket
Branford, Anna; Davis, Sarah (illus) Violet Mackerel’s natural habitat
[Violet Mackerel series]
Brasch, Nicolas The science behind theme parks,
playgrounds and toys [The science
behind series]
F 277 p
F 108 p
NF 32 p
Brown, Justin; Vane, Mitch (illus) Shot boom score! F 179 p
Bursztynski, Sue; Vane, Mitch (illus) Your cat could be a spy (Also titled:
It's True! Your cat could be a spy)
[It’s true! series]
NF 88 p
Gray, Nigel; Smith, Craig (illus) Doctor Frankenstein’s other monster F 48 p
Costain, Meredith Disaster chef [Lightning strikes
series]
F 112 p
Cox, David The fair dinkum war NF 31 p
D'Ath, Justin The Last Elephant [Lost world
circus series]
Falk, Nick; Flowers, Tony (illus) Tyrannosaurus in the veggie patch
[Saurus Street series]
F 154 p
F 120 p
Flint, Shamini; Heinrich, Sally (illus) Diary of a soccer star F 96 p

French, Jackie; Wilson, Mark (illus) A day to remember NF 30 p
George, Jessica Day Tuesdays at the castle F 228 p
Fienberg, Anna; Gamble, Kim (illus) Horrendo’s curse F 155 p
Gray, Nigel; McKenzie, Heath (illus) Hercules champion of the world F 109 p
Wilson, Mark Inside the world of Tom Roberts: a
Ben and Gracie art adventure
Harris, Gemma Elwin (compiled by) Big questions from little people -
answered by some very big people
Edwards, Hazel; Reynolds, Pat (illus) Professor Fred Hollows [Aussie
heroes series]
Premier's Reading Challenge 2013: Years 3 – 5 booklist
F 32 p
NF 317 p
NF 74 p
Hobbs, Leigh Horrible Harriet’s inheritance F 147 p
Wells, Jack; Irwin, Robert; Creagh,
Lachlan (illus)
The discovery [Robert Irwin
dinosaur hunter series]
James, Petra; Chen, Roy (illus) Code crimson [Arkie Sparkle
treasure hunter series]
Jorgensen, Norman; Foley, James (illus) The last viking
Kinney, Jeff Diary of a wimpy kid: Greg Heffley’s
journal [Diary of a wimpy kid series]
Macinnis, Peter; Thomas, Adele (illus) The monster maintenance manual a
spotter’s guide
Marwood, Lorraine Note on the door and other poems
about family life
Mason, Prue Birdie in the sky [Aussie chomps
series]
Lester, Alison; Harvey, Roland Shadow brumby [Bonnie & Sam
series]
F 83 p
F 111 p
F 32 p
F 217 p
NF 287 p
F 131 p
F 88 p
F 62 p
Millard, Anne; Noon, Steve (illus) A street through time NF 45 p
Morpurgo, Michael; Birmingham;
Christian (illus)
The butterfly lion F 128 p
Murrell, Belinda Lulu Bell and the birthday unicorn
[Lulu Bell series]
F 96 p
Norrington, Leonie; Denton, Terry (illus) Crocodile Jack [Aussie bites series] F 89 p
Oliver, Narelle Sand swimmers the secret life of
Australia’s dead heart
NF 31 p
Orr, Wendy Raven’s mountain F 181 p
Park, Mac Aquatan [Boy vs Beast. Battle of the
worlds series]
F 77 p
Rippin, Sally Angel Creek F 140 p
Rodda, Emily; Smith, Craig (illus) Bungawitta F 122 p
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Starke, Ruth; Holfeld, Greg (illus) Captain Congo and the Crocodile
King [Captain Congo]
Stewart, Briony Kumiko and the shadow catchers
[Kumiko series]
Premier's Reading Challenge 2013: Years 3 – 5 booklist
F 46 p
F 94 p
Storer, Jen; Masciullo, Lucia (illus) The accidental princess F 257 p
Thompson, Colin Barry F 32 p
One Arm Point Remote Community
School
Our world: Bardi Jaawi: life at
Ardiyooloon
Watts, Frances; Rogers, Gregory (illus) The secret of swords [Sword Girl
series]
Wegmann, Ute with Dr Anthony Helman Wild whiskers and tender tales:
close encounters with Australian
wildlife rescue & conservation
NF 64 p
F 85 p
NF 125 p
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