2015 Primary Fiction

OCTOBER

Mister Cassowary

By Samantha Wheeler

City boy Flynn is taken to Mission Beach by his dad to ready his Grandad Barney’s banana farm for sa ... Read More

At My Door

By Deb Fitzpatrick

Deliveries usually come in a van. Deliveries are often heavy boxes or oddly shaped padded bags. Deli ... Read More

Freddy Tangles: Legend or Loser

By Jack Brand & Tom Jellett

What would you rather do, tell Sid he smells or tell Principal Brody he smells? That's easy. I would ... Read More

The Tournament at Gorlan

By John Flanagan

Before they became the most famous Ranger in the land and the hard-working Ranger Commandant, Halt a ... Read More

Blunderingly Brilliant

By Adam Wallace

Jackson Payne has blundered his way onto the front page of the newspaper. He’s a hero! A Star! He’s ... Read More

SEPTEMBER

Myra and the Magic Motorcycle - Book 1

By Amanda Greenslade
Illustrated by Glen Holman

When an eight-year-old Australian girl, named Myra, finds a shining yellow motorcycle in the shed, s ... Read More

Coco Banjo Has Been Unfriended

By N.J. Gemmell

It's time for school camp and some spectacular, Coco-licious adventures! But two problems could ruin ... Read More

Bella and the Wandering House

By Meg McKinlay

Bella is very surprised one morning to discover her house has moved in the night - not a lot, just a ... Read More

Sporty Kids: Soccer

By Felice Arena
Illustrated by Tom Jellett

FWOOOOMP! It was a killer kick, straight through goals. Abby did a victory dance and skipped around ... Read More

The Fourteenth Summer of Angus Jack

By Jen Storer
Illustrated by Lucinda Gifford

Funny, exhilarating and a little bit scary; a bewitching blend of Norse mythology and urban fantasy. ... Read More

AUGUST

Shadows of the Master

By Emily Rodda

Britta has always wanted to be a trader like her father, sailing the nine seas and bringing precious ... Read More

Pig Dude

By Michael Wagner
Illustrated by Adam Nickel

Mama truly believes in Pig Dude. But can he really do anything? There's only one way to find out. It ... Read More

Kizmet and the Case of The Tassie Tiger

By Frank Woodley

From Frank Woodley, much-loved comedian, storyteller and talented artist, comes a hilarious series a ... Read More

Stuff Happens: Tom

By Pat Flynn

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

Hooked on Netball

By Bernadette Hellard
Illustrated by Lisa Gibbs

Meet Maddy and her friends from the Gems! Maddy can't wait to play her first game of netball with he ... Read More

Leo da Vinci vs The Ice-cream Domination League

By Michael Pryor
Illustrated by Jules Faber

Help! The Ice-cream Domination League is blowing up the world's ice-cream factories! Enter Leo da Vi ... Read More

Lola's Toybox: The Patchwork Picnic

By Danny Parker
Illustrated by Guy Shield

When Lola is given an old toy box, she discovers it’s a magical passageway … To a world where toys c ... Read More

The Off-Limits Fence: Little Lunch

By Danny Katz
Illustrated by Mitch Vane

3 highly illustrated, hilarious stories about a group of kids and their adventures during the fiftee ... Read More

JULY

Soon

By Morris Gleitzman

I hoped the Nazis would be defeated. And they were. I hoped the war would be over. And it was. I hop ... Read More

Fox Swift and the Golden Boot

By David Lawrence

Fox Swift and his ragtag team of Diggers are ready for another adventure-filled year of fun, footy a ... Read More

Triple Magic: TrickStars 1

By Karen Wood

Book 1 in an exciting series featuring fantastic trick-riding triplets from the creator of Diamond S ... Read More

Izzy Folau 1: Chance of a Lifetime

By Israel Folau & David Harding

Daniel and Sione have been given the chance of a lifetime to be coached by Australian rugby union st ... Read More

Molly and Pim and the Millions of Stars

By Martine Murray

Molly's mother is not like other mothers: she rides a yellow bike and collects herbs and makes potio ... Read More

Flat Stanley The Australian Boomerang Bonanza

By J. Greenhut

G'day, Stanley! Flat Stanley and his brother Arthur have just won a trip to Australia! They fly down ... Read More

Helix and the Arrival

By Damean Posner

Hi, I'm Helix. I'm twelve years old and the worst caveman-to-be that Rockfall has ever seen. I'm eve ... Read More

JUNE

Coco Banjo Is Having A Yay Day

By N.J Gemmell

Coco Banjo to the rescue! Coco Banjo loves her life. She sleeps in a tiger onesie, wears her mum's d ... Read More

Lulu Bell and The Magical Garden

By Belinda Murrell
Illustrated by Serena Geddes

Summer's here, and Lulu Bell is ready to do some gardening! A summer storm has arrived, and the Bell ... Read More

On Track

By Kathryn Apel

A compelling verse novel about sibling rivalry, sporting excellence and self-doubt from a fresh Aust ... Read More

Notebooks of a Middle-School Princess

By Meg Cabot

Olivia Grace is completely average. Or so she thinks . . . until Her Royal Highness, Princess Mia Th ... Read More

The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones

By Will Mabbitt

When Mabel Jones unknowingly commits 'The Deed' she finds herself swiftly bundled into a sack and ca ... Read More

The Rooftop

By Toby Hammerschlag

Four friends, four very different stories. The Rooftop is set against a quintessential Sydney backgr ... Read More

MAY

Stuff Happens: Cooper

By Justin D'Ath

Stuff Happens. Real-life stories for boys. Suitable for beginner and newly confident readers. Stuff ... Read More

Lily the Elf: The Precious Ring

By Anna Branford and Lisa Coutts

Lily the elf finds a beautiful ring. Lily loves the ring she finds in the moss garden. It makes a wo ... Read More

Lily the Elf: The Midnight Owl

By Anna Branford and Lisa Coutts

Lily is frightened when the midnight owl hoots during the night. But Granny isn't afraid. She thinks ... Read More

Sporty Kids: Footy!

By Felice Arena

Get sporty with these great new books for beginner readers. Joe marked the footy. He ran with it as ... Read More

Hey Jack: The Star of the Week

By Sally Rippin

Jack has to leave his class to go to the special spelling group. Not everyone has to go. What if the ... Read More

A Week without Tuesday

By A Banks, H Rose & D Wood

'I cannot hold the worlds apart much longer. Have you found our answer? 'Vivienne Small's world is u ... Read More

Watch This Space 1: Out to Launch

By Colin Thompson

Kids adore Colin Thompson's brand of off-the-planet humour. Now here's an off-the-planet series to m ... Read More

APRIL

New Boy

By Nick Earls

Adjusting to a new country and a new school was never going to be easy for Herschelle. The food is s ... Read More

Samurai vs Ninja 1

By Nick Falk & Tony Flowers

Get ready for the greatest battle of all time! In the Edo Period of Japan, two teams fight for supre ... Read More

The Burning Sea

By Paul Collins and Sean McMullen

There is no lower rank than cabin boy on the warship Invincible. But Dantar knows he is important, b ... Read More

Run Pip Run

By J.C Jones

Pip Sullivan's tenth birthday was a disaster, and that was only the beginning. With her beloved Sull ... Read More

The Four Fingered Man

By Cerberus Jones

When Amelia's parents decide to reopen a creepy old hotel, Amelia and her new friend Charlie quickly ... Read More

The Island of Dr Libris

By Chris Grabenstein

Chris Grabenstein, author of the New York Times bestselling Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library and ... Read More

MARCH

Emily's Tiara Trouble

By Samantha Turnbull
Illustrated by Sarah Davis

Talented ten-year-olds Emily, Bella, Chloe and Grace are sick of adults trying to turn them into hel ... Read More

My Life and Other Massive Mistakes

By Tristan Bancks

Have you ever helped your pop escape from a nursing home? Does your teacher have a problem with his ... Read More

Lulu Bell and the Koala Joey

By Belinda Murrell

Lulu Bell's beach holiday is about to begin! Lulu can't wait for her holiday at Tarni Beach to begin ... Read More

Accidentally Awesome

By Adam Wallace
Illustrated by James Hart

Jackson Payne is clumsy. Like, really clumsy. Like really, really, really, really, clumsy. Like...we ... Read More

Hey Jack

By Chris Morphew

Jack has to leave his class to go to the special spelling group. Not everyone has to go. What if the ... Read More

Johnny Danger DIY Spy

By Peter Millett

A hilarious, action-packed tale featuring a pair of evil number twos, a madman, exploding bogey bomb ... Read More

FEBRUARY

Birrung: The Secret Friend

By Jackie French

From best-selling and award-winning author Jackie French comes a new series for younger readers call ... Read More

And All That Jazz

By Samantha-Ellen Bound

Meet four very different girls who all have one thing in common - they love to dance! Eleanor Irvin ... Read More

1854 Do You Dare? Eureka Boys

By Penny Matthews

Do you dare . . . Join a rebellion? Stand up to a bully? Risk your life for a friend? It's an advent ... Read More

Dexter: The Courageous Koala

By Jesse Blackadder

Twelve-year-old Ashley is going to stay with her Aunt Micky who lives near Byron Bay. Micky has spen ... Read More

Ready, Set, Spy: Frankie Fox Spy Girl

By Yvette Poshoglian

Meet your new hero, Frankie Fox! What would you do if you found out your were secretly being trained ... Read More

Penelope Perfect: Project Best Friend

By Chrissie Perry

Penelope Kingston wants to be perfect. And most of the time she is good, sensible and calm. But nobo ... Read More

Celebrating Australia - A Year In Poetry

By Lorraine Marwood

A beautiful collection of poems about celebrations. Australia Day, ANZAC Day, Boxing Day and birthda ... Read More