2014 Primary Fiction

OCTOBER

The Cleo Stories

By Libby Gleeson
Illustrated by Freya Blackwood

Cleo desperately wants a necklace. Her parents say special presents are only for birthdays...but Cle ... Read More

Regal Beagle

By Vijay Khurana
Illustrated by Simon Greiner

A classic tale of a beagle who would be Queen. When the queen of a small kingdom dies without leavin ... Read More

Race To The End Of The World

By A.L. Tait

A map of the world? Why did the King need one of those? Besides, everyone knew that if you went too ... Read More

Rocket Battles

By Candice Lemon-Scot
Illustrated by Celeste Hulme

Jake and his friends are a wildcard entry in the most famous race in the solar system— the Rocket Ba ... Read More

Lulu Bell and the Christmas Elf

By Belinda Murrell
Illustrated by Serena Geddes

Cooking, a concert, and cricket on the beach - it's a Lulu Bell Christmas story! The Bell family are ... Read More

SEPTEMBER

Being Jack

By Susanne Gervay

The fourth and concluding book about Jack - an ordinary boy who does extraordinary things. Jack is i ... Read More

Spud & Charli

By Samantha Wheeler

Does your imagination ever run wild? Charli is at riding camp, where her dream is about to come true ... Read More

Brotherhood of Thieves 2

By Stuart Daly

Passing two fiendishly difficult tests is just the beginning . . . All Caspan, Roland, Sara, Lachlan ... Read More

How to Save the Universe in Ten Easy Steps

By Allison Rushby

Cooper can't believe that he and Molly are related, let alone twins. They are so different! He loves ... Read More

Jake in Space

By Candice Lemon-Scot
Illustrated by Celeste Hulme

Jake is sent to remedial space car driving school on the moon. Nothing could be more embarrassing. B ... Read More

AUGUST

Plenty

By Ananda Braxton-Smith

A place to call home. Maddy Frank has always lived in Jermyn Street. Always. But now her mum and dad ... Read More

My Dog Doesn’t Like Me

By Elizabeth Fensham

A heart-warming new book from the author of Matty Forever. Eric was given a dog for this eighth birt ... Read More

Stuff Happens Ned

By Andrew Daddo

Stuff happens sometimes. Everyday stuff. At school, at home, with sport, with mates. For Ned it happ ... Read More

One Rule For Jack

By Sally Morgan and Ezekiel Kwaymullina
Illustrated by Craig Smith

Jack thinks he is clever, thinking up a rule that will help him avoid doing the jobs his parents wan ... Read More

Riddle Gully Runaway

By Jen Banyard

Lovable junior reporter Pollo di Nozi returns in this funny, fast-paced who-dunnit for middle reader ... Read More

1914 : Australia’s Great War

By Sophie Masson

Louis Jullian and his older brother Thomas are on holiday in Sarajevo, enjoying the privileges of li ... Read More

Fox Swift takes on The Unbeatables

By David Lawrence with Cyril Rioli

Fox Swift is over the moon about captaining the Davinal Diggers for another season. Who wouldn't be? ... Read More

JULY

Roses are blue

By Sally Murphy
Illustrated by Gabriel Evans

From the award-winning author of Pearl Verses the Worldand Toppling comes a verse novel about resili ... Read More

Friday Barnes 1

By R.A Spratt

Imagine if Sherlock Holmes was an eleven-year-old girl! When girl detective Friday Barnes solves a b ... Read More

Rescue on Nim’s Island

By Wendy Orr

Nim lives on an island with her father, Jack, a marine iguana called Fred, a sea lion called Selkie, ... Read More

The Last Race Horse: 1844 Do You Dare?

By James Moloney

Do You Dare . . . Stick up for your mates? Ride a horse at breakneck speed? Risk your life for freed ... Read More

Stolen Stash

By Sally Rippin
Illustrated by Aki Fukuoka

Billie and the Secret Mystery Club are investigating their most serious mystery yet. Someone has tak ... Read More

Bully On The Bus

By Kathryn Apel

She’s big. She’s smart. She’s mean. She’s the bully on the bus. She picks on me and I don’t like it. ... Read More

Flat Stanley’s Epic Canadian Adventure

By S. Pennypacker

Stanley Lambchop and his family are in British Columbia, Canada, for some skiing and winter fun. But ... Read More

JUNE

The Toy Sale

By Sally Rippin

Jack is selling the toys he doesn't play with anymore. There's some old Lego, a scruffy teddy bear a ... Read More

Bella Dancerella Loves to Dance

By Poppy Rose
Illustrated by Omar Aranda

A gorgeous new series for girls aged 4 - 7. Perfect for fans of 'Pearlie in the Park' and 'Magic Bal ... Read More

Kelsey and the Quest of the Porcelain Doll

By Rosanne Hawke

A captivating story of adversity, adventure and love from award-winning author Rosanne Hawke.‘Nanna, ... Read More

Loyal Creatures

By Morris Gleitzman

Like many of his mates from the bush, Frank Ballantyne is keen to join the grand adventure and do hi ... Read More

Figgy in the World

By Tamsin Janu

Figgy has two problems. One is her name. Nobody in Ghana has that name. The other is that her grandm ... Read More

Dandelion Clocks

By Rebecca Westcott

I gather up the first collection of photographs of my mum and flick through . . . What all these pic ... Read More

MAY

The Sequin Star

By Belinda Murrell

Everyone in the circus has a secret - Claire's is just more unusual than most . . . After her grandm ... Read More

Billy Slater Presents: Try Time

By Patrick Loughlin

A junior fiction series for boys about a local boys' rugby league team who get special coaching and ... Read More

Maxx Rumble: Soccer Knockout

By Michael Wagner
Illustrated by Terry Denton

Follow Maxx, Rexx and the Stone Valley Saints through a tough (and hilarious) season of soccer mayhe ... Read More

Frank Davies and the Amazing Frog Catapult

By Rohan Clifford

One boy. One catapult. One thousand evil giant toads . . . and luckily one huge, luminous, green fro ... Read More

The Treasure of Dead Man’s Cove

By George Ivanoff

YOU CHOOSE . . . Wealth beyond your wildest dreams or deadly pirate's curse! You find an old map whi ... Read More

The Billy That Died With Its Boots on and Other Australian Verse

By Stephen Whiteside
Illustrated by Lauren Merrick

This collection of rhythmic, rhyming poetry by Stephen Whiteside is coupled with lovely black and wh ... Read More

Bleakboy and Hunter Stand Out in the Rain

By Steven Herrick

A new, laugh-out-loud novel from award-winning author Steven Herrick. Some things are too big for a ... Read More

APRIL

The Wardens: Brotherhood of Thieves

By Stuart Daly

A brotherhood of treasure hunters. A terrifying enemy. Five young recruits. The race is on.Caspan ha ... Read More

My Explosive Adventure: Eliza Boom's Diary

By Emily Gale

Eliza Boom is having a blast. With her best friend (well, dog) Einstein, she's on a mission to catch ... Read More

Crawf's Kick It To Nick: The Cursed Cup

By Shane Crawford & Adrian Beck

It's the first footy game on the new oval and Nick and his team, the Cobar Creek Crocs, are desperat ... Read More

The Boy From Snowy River

By Edwina Howard
Illustrated by Joe Bond

George really wants to go to Big Spills Water World. But its a long way from Mumblegum. His gran has ... Read More

Badudu Stories

By May O'Brien

What is it like when an Aboriginal child moves from a remote community into a mainstream school? Wri ... Read More

The Bravest Kid - Hey Jack!

By Sally Rippin
Illustrated by Stephanie Spartels

When Jack hurts his ankle, he tries really hard not to cry. He's not a baby! Surely he can be braver ... Read More

MARCH

The Simple Things

By Bill Condon

Stephen has never met his great aunt, Lola, and he doesn't want to. She sends him money twice a year ... Read More

Do You Dare? Tough Times 1931

By Simon Mitchell

Do you dare...Let a girl join your cricket team?Fight for your friends?Risk everything to save your ... Read More

The Adventures of Scooterboy and Skatergirl

By Andy Jones
Illustrated by Doreen Marts

Skatergirl is cool. She has cool hair, she wears cool clothes and she rides a really cool skateboard ... Read More

Billy Is A Dragon - First Bite

By Nick Falk
Illustrated by Tony Flowers

A new, laugh-out-loud series from the author and illustrator of Saurus Street.When nine-year-old Bil ... Read More

Annie's Snails

By Dianne Wolfer
Illustrated by Gabriel Evans

An adorable new addition to the 'Walker Stories' series.Annie loves her pet snails. They have lots o ... Read More

Daisy's Quest

By Jodie Wells-Slowgrave
Illustrated by Kerry Millard

A fairy isn't born with wings. She has to earn them.When Queen Jasmine sends Daisy on a Fairy Quest ... Read More

FEBRUARY

Paruku - The Desert Brumby

By Jesse Blackadder

From deep in the Kimberley Desert comes a legend of wild brumbies with Arabian bloodlines, who can r ... Read More

The Catier Emerald: Kitten Kaboodle Mission 1

By Eileen O'Hely
Illustrated by Heath McKenzie

"Your mission," said the chief, "should you choose to accept it, is to penetrate DOG Fortress, disgu ... Read More

Ash Rover: Keeper of the Phoenix (Book 1)

By Aleesah Darlison

Can Ash and his friends rescue the village and break the evil wizard's spell in time?Ash Rover wants ... Read More

Meet Pearlie: Our Australian Girl

By Gabrielle Wang

It's 1941... and the war is changing Pearlie's life every day. Darwin is full of soldiers, there's a ... Read More

A Very Good Ideas: The Tinklers Three # 1

By Meredith Badger

Marcus and Mila Tinkler are VERY good at climbing. But can they go from their house to the town cloc ... Read More