Sacs Secondary Reading Lists
ST ANDREW’S CATHEDRAL SCHOOL SECONDARY BOOK LISTS
Aboriginal stories Action and adventure Biography and autobiography Christian Classics Crime Dystopian Fantasy Graphic novels Historical fiction Humorous stories Love and romance Middle School reading list Multicultural stories Non fiction Science fiction Senior reading list Short stories (online) Sports Thrillers War stories World literature
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ABORIGINAL STORIES Definition: fiction books written by Aboriginal authors.
Author Title or Series
Behrendt, Larissa Home Coleman, Dylan Mazin Grace Fran, Dobbie Whisper Paper bags and dreams Frankland, Richard J. Walking the boundaries Heiss, Anita Who am I? The diary of Mary Talence, Sydney, 1937 (or any other title) Leane, Jeanine Purple threads Lucashenko, Melissa Killing Darcy McDonald, Meme & My girragundji Prior, Boori The Binna Binna Man Njunjul the sun Mudrooroo (Johnson, Master of the ghost dreaming series Colin) Wild cat falling Norrington, Leonie The Barrumbi kids series Watson, Nicole The boundary Wharton, Herb Yumba days Wimot, Eric Pemulwuy: the Rainbow Warrior
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ABORIGINAL PICTURE BOOKS Definition: junior picture books written by Aboriginal authors.
Author Title or Series
Adams, Jeanie Going for oysters Pigs and honey Bancroft, Bronwyn Possum & Wattle or any other title Barunga, Albert About this little devil and this little fella Fry, Chris Nardika learns to make a spear Greene, Gracie, Roughtail: the dreaming of the Roughtail Tramacchi, Joe and Gill, lizard and other stories told by Kukatja Lucille Hollinsworth, David They took the children Kwaymullina, Ambellin Crow and the waterhole & Kwaymullina, Ezekiel The two-hearted numbat Kwaymullina, Ezekiel & My country Morgan, Sally Malbunka, Mary When I was little, like you Meeks, Arone Raymond Sisi and the cassowary Enora and the black crane Morgan, Sally In your dreams or any other title Norrington, Leonie You and me: our place Papunya school Papunya school book of country and history Prior, Boori Shake a leg Randall, Bob Nyuntu Ninti Tracker Tjugingji Williams, Edna Down the hole: up the tree, across the Tantjingu & Wingfield, sandhills, running from the state and Daisy Eileen Wani Bates
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ABORIGINAL BIOGRAPHY Definition: true narrative of an Aboriginal person’s life, told by another person.
Author Title or Series
Abdullah, Ian As I grew older: the life and times of a Nunga growing up along the Murray river Austin, Debbie Old tucker man Christophersen, Jane My home in Kakadu Davis, Jack A boy’s life Dingo, Sally Dingo: the story of our mob Ernie Dingo, king of the kids Flick, Isabel Isabel Flick: the many lives of an extraordinary Aboriginal woman Garimara, Nugi Follow the rabbit-proof fence (Pilkington, Doris) Gilbert, Kevin Me and Mary Kangaroo Ginibi (Langford, Ruby) Don’t take your love to town Hollinsworth, David They took the children Malbunka, Mary When I was little, like you Meehan, Donna It is no secret Morgan, Sally My place MumShirl (Perry, MumShirl: an autobiography Colleen Shirley) & Sykes, Roberta (Bobbi) Nannup, Alice When the pelican laughed Nicholson, John Kimberley warrior: the story of Jandamarra Oodgeroo Noonuccal Stradbroke dreamtime (Walker, Kath) Pryor, Boori Maybe tomorrow Russell, Elaine A is for Aunty The shack that dad built Sykes, Roberta Snake cradle (& sequels) Williams, Edna Down the hole: up the tree, across the Tantjingu & Wingfield, sandhills, running from the state and Daisy Eileen Wani Bates
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DREAMING STORIES Definition: a story owned by different tribes and their members that explains the creation of life, people and animals.
Author Title or Series
Barlow, Maisie Jirrbal: rainforest dreamtime stories Bonn, David Uluru stories series Green, Gracie, Tranmad Roughtail: the dreaming of the roughtail lizard and other stories Jones, Elsie The story of the falling star Lofts, Pamela (ed.) Aboriginal story series Marshall, James Vance Stories from the billabong Naiura Tales of my grandmother’s dreamtime (& sequels) Nicholls, Christine (ed.) Dreaming narrative series O’Brien, May Bawoo stories The legend of the seven sisters Thompson, Liz (ed.) Sharing our stories series Trezise, Percy & The Quinkins (plus any other title) Roughsey, Dick Wright, Doreen King Clyde of Brewarrina
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ACTION AND ADVENTURE Definition: story about people having exciting, action-packed adventures; involves daring escapes, crime-solving or espionage.
Author Title or Series
Abela, Deborah Max Remy: Super Spy Baillie, Allan Wreck Bradford, Chris Hostage Carter, Ally Gallagher Girls series Heist society Catran, Ken Sea of Mutiny Corder, Zizou Lionboy series Craig, Joe Jimmy Coates series D’Ath, Justin Extreme adventures series Dixon, Franklin W. Hardy boys series Flanagan, John Ranger’s apprentice series Forester, C.S. Hornblower series Fussell, Sandy Samurai Kids series Gray, Eva Tomorrow Girls series Grylls, Bear Mission: Survival series Harris, David Cliffhanger series Hearn, Liam Across the nightingale floor Heath, Jack The Lab (& sequels) Higgins, Jack & Rich and Jade series Richards, Justin Higgins, Simon Thunderfish Higson, Charlie Young Bond series Horowitz, Anthony Alex Rider series Diamond Brothers series Ibbotson, Eva Journey to the river sea Kemp, Ross Ganglands series Lord, Gabrielle Conspiracy 365 series MacHale, D.J. Flight 29 down series Marsden, John Tomorrow when the war began series Marshall, Jill Jane Blonde series Masters, Anthony Hunted
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McSkimming, Geoffrey Cairo Jim series Mowll, Joshua The Guild trilogy Muchamore, Robert Cherub series Henderson kids series O’Brien, Patrick Master and commander Patterson, James The dangerous days of Daniel X Paulsen, Gary Hatchet series Reichs, Kathy Viral Ryan, Chris Vortex Blackout Alpha Force series Snicket, Lemony A series of unfortunate events
See the Thrillers list for more senior action titles
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BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY Biography: narrative of a person’s life, a true story about a real person, told by another person. Autobiography: narrative of a person’s life, told in the first person.
Author Title or Series
Bodansky, Yossef Bin Laden: the man who declared war on America Bowden, Tim One crowded hour: Neil Davis, combat cameraman 1934-1985 Chang, Jung Wild swans Cochrane, Peter Simpson and the donkey: the making of a legend Coren, Michael J.R.R. Tolkien: the man who created The lord of the rings Corris, Peter & Hollows, Fred Hollows: an autobiography Frederick Davidson, Margaret Louis Braille: the boy who invented books for the blind Davis, Pedr Charles Kingsford Smith: the world's greatest aviator Do, Anh The happiest refugee Doherty, Peter The beginner's guide to winning the Nobel prize: a life in science Donaghy, Bronwyn Anna's story Duffell, W.J. & Mant, Soldier boy: the letters of Gunner W.J. Gilbert Duffell, 1915-18 Eareckson Tada, Joni Joni Facey, A.B. A fortunate life Filipovic, Zlata Zlata’s diary Fitzsimons, Peter The ballad of Les Darcy Frank, Anne The diary of Anne Frank Garimara, Nugi Follow the rabbit-proof fence (Pilkington, Doris) Greengrass, Paul & Spycatcher: the candid autobiography of a Wright, Peter senior intelligence officer Grylls, Bear Mud, sweat and tears Heiss, Anita Am I black enough?
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Hill, Anthony Young digger Soldier boy: the true story of Jim Martin Inserra, Rose Mary MacKillop: holy mother to the poor Issacson, Walter Steve Jobs Jameson, Julietta The ties that bind: six journeys of a lifetime Levine, Karen Hana's suitcase Li, Cunxin Mao's last dancer MacDonald, Fiona Edwin Hubble Mah, Adeline Yen Chinese Cinderella Mandela, Nelson Long walk to freedom Marr, David Patrick White Martin, Jesse Lionheart: a journey of the human spirit McCarthy, Shaun J.K. Rowling McCourt, Frank Angela's ashes: a memoir McGregor, Adrian Cathy Freeman: a journey just begun Meloche, Renee Taft Heroes for young readers series Nasar, Sylvia A beautiful mind Nile, Fred Fred Nile: an autobiography Ondaatje, M. Running in the family Ralston, Aron Between a rock and a hard place Robins, Phil Joan of Arc and her marching orders Schwarzernegger, Arnold Total recall Scutt, Craig Mary Bryant: the impossible escape Shears, Richard Wildlife warrior: Steve Irwin 1962-2006, a man who changed the world Shone, Rob Alexander the Great: the life of a king and conqueror Spiegelman, Art Maus: a survivor's tale I: my father bleeds history [graphic novel] Stamaty, Mark Alan Alia's mission: saving the books of Iraq: inspired by a true story [picture book] Stephenson, Ron Victor Chang: murder of a hero Wasdin, Howard E. SEAL Team Six: memoirs of an elite navy seal sniper Williams, Sue Mean streets: kind heart: the Father Chris Riley story Wyndam, Susan Life in his hands: the true story of a neurosurgeon and pianist (Charlie Teo) Yousafzai, Malala & Malala: the girl who stood up for education McCormick, Patricia and changed the world
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CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS Definition: books that defend and explain Christian beliefs.
Author Title or Series
Ayers, Martin Naked God Dickson, John A Sneaking Suspicion (and other titles) Laferton, Carl Original Jesus Lennox, John God’s undertaker: has science buried God? Lewis, C.S. Mere Christianity McDowell, Josh More than a carpenter McGrath, Alister Dawkins’ God Payne, Tony Islam in our backyard Strobel, Lee The Case for Christ Tice, Rico & Cooper, Barry One life: what’s it all about?
CHRISTIAN FICTION Definition: stories with a Christian worldview woven into the plot and character development.
Author Title or Series
Carlson, Melody Diary of a teenage girl series True colours series Dekker, Ted The Circle trilogy Gunn, Robin Jones Christy Miller series Henderson, Dee O’Malley family series Kingsbury, Karen September 11 series Lawhead, Stephen King Raven series Pendragon series Lewis, C.S. Narnia Series Mangum, Erynn Cool beans Richards, Kel The Case of the Vanishing Corpse Scott Bell, James A higher justice A greater glory (and others) Williamson, Jill Mission league series Safelords series
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CHRISTIAN BIOGRAPHIES Definition: narrative of a person’s life, told by another person, about a Christian person.
Author Title or Series
Benge, J. & G. Hudson Taylor Bentley, Lisa Misraje Saving Levi: left to die, destined to live Carson, Ben Gifted hands: the Ben Carson story Cook, Faith Lady Jane Grey: 9 days Queen of England Cruz, Nicky Run Baby run Erickson, Joni Joni (and others) Finlayson, Linda Risk takers series Hamilton, Bethany Soul surfer Hathaway, Paul William Wilberforce: Freedom Fighter Howat, Irene Boys who changed the world series Girls who used their talents series Hunter, Zach Be the change: your guide to freeing slaves and changing the world Jones, Jeremy V. & Janna Toward the goal: the Kaka story Magnusson, Sally Flying Scotsman Maharaj, Rabi Death of a guru Meloche, Renee Taft William Carey Amy Carmichael David Livingstone George Muller Metaxas, Eric Amazing Grace Moynahan, Brian If God spare my life Reed, Naomi No ordinary view Sheikh, Bilkis I dared to call him father Smart, S. Bright lights, dark nights Talk, dc Jesus Freaks Series Vujicic, Nick Unstoppable: the incredible power of faith in action Washburn, Kim Breaking through by grace: the Bono story Wilkerson, David Cross and the Switchblade Wurmbrand, Richard Tortured for Christ Yun, Brother The Heavenly Man: the remarkable true story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun
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CHRISTIAN HISTORY Definition: books exploring the history of Christianity.
Author Title or Series
Bainton, Roland H. Here I Stand (Martin Luther) Barnett, Paul Is the New Testament History? Birkett, Kirsten Essence of the Reformation Dickson, John 666 and all that Jesus: a short life Life of Jesus Knox, Broughton The Lord’s Supper from Wycliffe to Cranmer
CHRISTIAN LIVING Definition: books addressing issues related to Christian living.
Author Title or Series
Allberry, Sam Is God anti-gay? Bolt, Peter Living with the underworld Bradley, Sarah True: being true to yourself, your God, your relationships Chapman, John A Fresh Start Dickson, John Hanging in there Galea, Ray Nothing in my hand I bring Hybels, Bill Too busy not to pray Kandiah, Krish Back to the source Fresh Paradoxology Lewis, C.S. The Screwtape letters Lucado, Max Six hours one Friday McDonald, David Hope beyond cure McKinley, Mike Did the devil make me do it? Payne, T. & Jensen, P. Pure sex Piper, John Don’t waste your life Warren, Rick Purpose driven life Yancey, Phillip Where is God when it hurts?
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UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE Definition: books to help understand the meaning of the Bible.
Author Title or Series
Allcock, Jonty Hero (Gideon) Lost (The prodigal son)
Custis James, Carolyn Lost women of the Bible Macarthur, John Twelve ordinary men Twelve extraordinary women Reed, Naomi The Promise
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CLASSICS Definition: originally used to refer to ancient Greek or Roman art and literature, now the word is generally used to refer to works or writers universally acknowledge to be excellent.
Author Title or Series
Alcott, Louisa May Little women Austen, Jane Pride and prejudice (& any other title) Baum, Frank L. The wizard of Oz Bronte, Charlotte Jane Eyre Bronte, Emily Wuthering Heights Camus, Albert The outsider Carroll, Lewis Alice's adventures in Wonderland Cervantes Don Quixote Chopin, Kate The awakening Collins, Wilkie The moonstone Conrad, Joseph Heart of darkness (& any other title) Dante The divine comedy Defoe, Daniel Robinson Crusoe Dickens, Charles Great expectations (& any other title) Dostoyevsky, Fyodor Crime and punishment Doyle, Arthur Conan Sherlock Holmes series Dumas, Alexandre The three musketeers Eliot, George Daniel Deronda (or any other title) Fitzgerald, F. Scott The great Gatsby (or any other title) Forster, E.M. A room with a view Gaskell, Elizabeth North and south Hardy, Thomas Tess of the D’Urbervilles (or any other title) Hawthorne, Nathaniel The scarlet letter Heller, Joseph Catch-22 Hemingway, Ernest The old man and the sea (or any other title) Hesse, Hermann Steppenwolf Homer The Iliad The Odyssey Hugo, Victor The hunchback of Notre Dame Huxley, Aldous Brave new world James, Henry The turn of the screw
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Joyce, James A portrait of the artist as a young man Kafka, Franz Metamorphosis Lawrence, D.H. Sons and lovers Lee, Harper To kill a mockingbird Lindsay, Joan Picnic at Hanging Rock London, Jack The call of the wild Maugham, W. Somerset The moon and sixpence Don Fernando Then and now Of human bondage Melville, Henry Moby Dick Mitchell, Margaret Gone with the wind Orwell, George Animal farm (or any other title) Plath, Sylvia The bell jar Poe, Edgar Allen Tales of mystery and imagination Remarque, Erich Maria All quiet on the Western Front Saint-Exupery, Antoine de The little prince Salinger, J.D. The catcher in the rye Shelley, Mary Frankenstein Steinbeck, John The grapes of wrath (or any other title) Stevenson, R.L. Kidnapped Stoker, Bram Dracula Swift, Jonathan Gulliver's travels Thackeray, William Vanity Fair Tolkien, J.R.R. The hobbit The Lord of the Rings Tolstoy, Leo Anna Karenina War and peace Twain, Mark A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s court Verne, Jules Around the world in 80 days Waugh, Evelyn The loved one Wells, H.G. The time machine Wilde, Oscar The picture of Dorian Gray Wilder, Laura Ingalls Little house series Woolf, Virginia Orlando
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CRIME Definition: an umbrella term for fiction about crimes. The traditional form is a ‘whodunit’ – where a crime has been committed, and the cause of the mystery is gradually revealed, usually through the hero or heroine’s brilliant deductions based on evidence which is shared with the reader.
Author Title or Series
Bond, Michael Monsieur Pamplemousse series Braun, Lilian Jaclson Cat Who series Cavendish, Grace Lady Grace series Chandler, Raymond The big sleep Christie, Agatha Any title Coben, Harlan Tell no one Corris, Peter Torn apart Davis, Lindsey The Falco series Day, Marele Claudia Valentine series Dexter, Colin Inspector Morse series Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Sherlock Holmes series Eco, Umberto The name of the rose Fforde, Jasper Nursery Crime Division series Flint, Shamini Inspector Singh investigates series Greenwood, Kerry Phryne Fisher series Grisham, John The pelican brief The client Higashino, Keigo The devotion of suspect X Higgins Clark, Carol Regan Reilly series Higgins Clark, Mary The cradle will fall Hoag, Tami Ashes to ashes Hoeg, Peter Miss Smilla’s feeling for snow Horowitz, Anthony Diamond Brothers series Howell, Katherine Frantic James, P.D. Adam Dalgliesh series Jungstedt, Mari Inspector Knutas series Lane, Andrew Young Sherlock Holmes series Leon, Donna Drawing conclusions Lord, Gabrielle Fortress Mankell, Henning Kurt Wallender series
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Marsh, Ngaio Inspector Alleyn series McCall Smith, Alexander No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series McDermid, Val The wire in the blood McGown, Jill A perfect match Mortimer, John Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow murders Moss, Tara Hit Palmer, Tom Foul play Patterson, James Confessions of a murder suspect Peters, Elizabeth Children of the storm Peters, Ellis Cadfael series Puzo, Mario The godfather Rankin, Ian The Inspector Rebus series Read, Anthony Sherlock Holmes’s Baker Street Boys series Reichs, Kathy Temperance Brennan series Richards, Justin The invisible detective series Riordan, Rick Big red tequila Robinson, Peter Playing with fire Sayers, Dorothy L. Murder must advertise Simons, Paullina Red leaves Tremayne, Peter Absolution by murder Wallace, Edgar The feathered serpent Walters, Minette The scold’s bridle
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DYSTOPIAN Definition: ‘utopia’ was a word coined to refer to an ideal world. The seeming impossibility of this perfection has led to the concept of dystopia (or anti-utopia). Dystopian novels are set in the future, based on grim predictions of doom awaiting mankind.
Author Title or Series
Aguirre, Ann Razorland series Atwood, Margaret The handmaid’s tale Augarde, Steve X Isle Bacigalupi, Paolo Ship breaker Baggott, Julianna Pure series Beale, Fleur Juno series Beckett, Bernard Genesis Bradbury, Ray Fahrenheit 451 Caswell, Brian A cage of butterflies Collins, Suzanne Hunger Games trilogy Condie, Ally Matched trilogy Crossan, Sarah Breathe Dashner, James Maze runner series Dick, Philip K. Do androids dream of electric sheep? DuPrau, Jeanne City of Ember Eaton, Anthony Darklands trilogy Fforde, Jasper Shades of grey: the road to High Saffron Grant, Michael Gone series Grant, Mira Feed Gray, Eva Tomorrow girls series Hager, Mandy The crossing Harland, Richard Worldshaker Higgins, Jane The bridge Higgins, Simon Beyond the shaking time Higson, Charlie The enemy Howey, Hugh Wool series Huxley, Aldous Brave new world Lawrence, Louise Children of the dust Lott, Tim Fearless
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Lowry, Lois The giver MacDonald, Caroline The lake at the end of the world Malley, Gemma The declaration trilogy Marion, Issac Warm bodies McCarthy, Cormac The road Meyer, Stephenie The host Murray, Kirsty Vulture’s gate Ness, Patrick Chaos walking series Price, Lissa Starters series Pryor, Michael The mask of Caliban Rossi, Veronica Under the never sky series Roth, Veronica Divergent series Sanderson, Brandon Steelheart Shannon, Samantha The bone season Stasse, Lisa M. The forsaken Treggiari, Jo Ashes, ashes Wells, Dan Partials series Westerfield, Scott Uglies series Wiggins, Bethany Stung Young, Moira Dustlands series Zorn, Claire The sky so heavy
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FANTASY Definition: fiction with strange or other worldly settings or characters; fiction which invites suspension of reality/disbelief.
Author Title or Series
Adornetto, Alexandra Halo series Alexandra, Tonya Love oracles series Angelini, Josephine Starcrossed series Armentrout, Jennifer Lux series Brooks, Terry The Shannara series Bursztynsky, Sue Wolfborn Carmody, Isobelle Obernewtyn Chronicles series Cast, P. C. Marked: a house of night novel Chandler, Ben Voyages of the flying dragon series Clare, Cassandra City of Bones: The mortal instruments series Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl series Collins, Paul Dragonlinks: The Jelindel chronicles Cooper, Peter The ghost of Ping Ling Cooper, Susan The dark is rising series Cornish, D.M. Monster blood tattoo series Croggon, Alison The Pellinor series Daly, Stuart The scourge of Jericho Dart-Thornton, Cecilia The Bitterbynde series Dibben, Damian The history keepers series DiTerlizzi, Tony & Black, The Spiderwick Chronicles Holly Douglass, Sara The Axis trilogy Eddings, David/Leigh The Belgariad series Farmer, Nancy Sea of trolls series Feist, Raymond Riftwar saga Forrest, Lisa Inheritance Forsyth, Kate The witches of Eileanan series Fukuda, Andrew The hunt Funke, Cornelia Dragonrider Goodkind, Terry The sword of truth series Gordon, Kate Thyla Gray, Claudia Evernight series
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Harrison, Michelle The 13 treasures Hearn, Lian Tales of the Otori series Hill, Will Department 19 series Hobbs, Robin The farseer trilogy Hoffman, Mary Stravaganza series Hoving, Isabel The dream merchant Jacques, Brian Redwall series Jones, Diana Wynne The worlds of Chrestomanci series Jordan, Robert The wheel of time series Kagawa, Julie The iron king Kate, Lauren Fallen series Kiernan, Celine The Moorehawke Trilogy Kristoff, Jay Lotus war series Langrish, Katherine Troll fell Lawhead, Stephen R. Taliesin: The Pendragon cycle Le Guin, Ursula The Earthsea quartet Lewis, C.S. The Chronicles of Narnia Maas, Sarah J. Adarlan’s assassin series MacHale, D.J. Pendragon series Marchetta, Melina The Lumatere chronicles Marillier, Juliet The Sevenwaters novels Marr, Melissa Wicked lovely series Martin, George, R. R. A song of ice and fire series Masson, Sophie Forest of dreams McCaffery, Anne Dragonsingers series Meyer, Stephenie Twilight series Mott, Jason The returned Paolini, Christopher Inheritance series Pattou, Edith North child Paver, Michelle Wolf brother Peterson, Will Triskellion series Pierce, Tamora The immortals series Pike, Aprilynne Wings Pollock, Tom Skyscraper throne series Pratchett, Terry Discworld novels Pullman, Phillip His dark materials series Pulman, Felicity Shalott series Redmond, J. B. Oathbreaker series Riordan, Rick Percy Jackson series Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter series
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Scott, Michael The secrets of the immortal Nicholas Flamel Stroud, Jonathan The Bartimaeus trilogy Tolkien, J.R.R. The hobbit The Lord of the Rings Various authors Quentaris chronicles Various authors Warhammer series Weeks, Brent The Night Angel trilogy Weis, Margaret & The Death Gate Cycle series Hickman, Tracy Wilkinson, Carole Dragonkeeper Wilson, N.D. 100 cupboards series Wrightson, Patricia The Nargun and the stars
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GRAPHIC NOVELS Graphic novel: a story in comic-strip format, presented as a book. Manga: a collection of stories in comic-strip format, created in Japan, or those which conform to traditional Japanese manga design style.
Author Title or Series
Graphic versions of popular books Austen, Jane Pride and prejudice Sense and sensibility Bradbury, Ray Fahrenheit 451: the authorized adaptation Card, Orson Scott Ender's game : ultimate collection Christie, Agatha The Agatha Christie adventures series Clare, Cassandra The infernal devices series Fleming, Ian James Bond 007 series Gaiman, Neil Coraline Horowitz, Anthony Alex Rider series Jones, Diana Wynne Howl's moving castle Jordan, Robert The eye of the world Kafka, Franz The metamorphosis Muchamore, Robert The recruit Patterson, James Maximum Ride series Riordan, Rick Percy Jackson series Shan, Darren The saga of Darren Shan series Tolkien, J.R.R. The hobbit
Manga
Ando, Yuma Sherlock Bones series Aoyama, Gōshō Case closed series Arakawa, Hiromu Fullmetal alchemist series Crilley, Mark Miki falls series Hatori, Bisco Ouran High School Host Club series Iwashiro, Toshiaki Psyren series Kinutani, Yū Ghost in the shell series Kishimoto, Masashi Naruto series Kobayashi, Miyuki Kitchen princess series Kubo, Tite Bleach series Minami, Maki S.A., Special A. series
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Nakajo, Hisaya Hana-Kimi series Nakamura, Yoshiki Skip-beat! series Oda, Eiichiro One piece series Shiina, Karuho Shojo Beat series Shimabukuro, Mitsutoshi Toriko series Shintani, Kaoru Young Miss Holmes series Takaya, Natsuki Fruits basket series Tanemura, Arina Full moon o sagashite series Tsubaki, Izumi Oresama teacher series Watsuki, Nobuhiro Rurouni Kenshin series Yoyo Vermonia series Yumi, Kiiro Library wars series
General Interest Graphic Novels
Castellucci, Cecil The plain Janes Cosson, M.J. On the case with Holmes and Watson series Dauvillier, Loïc Hidden : a child's story of the Holocaust Gulledge, Laura Lee Page by Paige Hale, Shannon Rapunzel's revenge Jablonski, Carla Resistance Jacobson, Sid Anne Frank: the Anne Frank House authorized graphic biography Malkasian, Cathy Percy Gloom Moore, Alan The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series Olson, Nathan John F. Kennedy: American visionary O'Malley, Bryan Lee Scott Pilgrim series Satrapi, Marjane Persepolis: the story of a childhood Siegel, Siena Cherson To dance : a memoir Simonson, Walter World of Warcraft series Spiegelman, Art Maus I and II Stamaty, Mark Alan Alia's mission: saving the books of Iraq Various authors Batman series Various authors Superman series Wilson, Sean Michael The 47 Ronin Yang, Gene Luen American born Chinese Boxers Saints
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HISTORICAL FICTION Definition: story with fictional characters & events in a historical setting. Well written historical fiction is well-researched and weaves true events and real historical characters convincingly into the story.
Author Title or Series
Auel, Jean Clan of the cave bear Blacklock, Dyan Pankration Boyne, John The boy in the striped pyjamas Brooks, Geraldine The year of wonders Bunney, Ron Eye of the eagle Catran, Ken Sea of mutiny Chamings, Matt The Medici curse Chevalier, Tracy Girl with a pearl earring Coerr, Eleanor Sadako and the thousand paper cranes Corby, Caroline Before they were famous series Corder, Zizou Halo Courtney, Bryce The power of one Crew, Gary The lace maker’s daughter Daly, Stuart Witch hunter chronicles Eaton, Anthony Into white silence Faulks, Sebastian Charlotte Gray French, Jackie A rose for the ANZAC boys Gavin, Jamila Coram Boy Gemmell, David Fall of kings Golding, Julia Den of thieves Greene, Bette Summer of my German soldier Greene, Graham The quiet American Gregory, Kristiana The Royal Diaries series Gregory, Philippa The other Boleyn girl Grenville, Kate The secret river Harris, Robert Pompeii Hartnett, Sonya The silver donkey Hayes, Rosemary The blue-eyed Aborigine Herbert, Xavier Capricornia Hill, Anthony Captain Cook’s apprentice Hooper, Mary By royal command
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Jinks, Catherine Pagan series Kelleher, Victor Baily’s bones Keneally, Thomas Schindler’s Ark Kent, Hannah Burial rites Kerr, Judith When Hitler stole pink rabbit Klein, Lisa Ophelia Lawhead, Stephen Hood Malouf, David Ransom Manfredi, V. M. The ides of March McCullough, Colleen The song of Troy McRobbie, David A good arriving Min, Anchee The last Empress Murray, Kirsty Children of the wind series Newton, Robert Black Dog gang Orczy, Baroness The scarlet pimpernel Park, Ruth Playing Beatie Bow Pearl, Matthew The Dante club Pulman, Felicity The Janna mysteries Rees, Celia Pirates Richardson, V. A. The House of Windjammer Scarrow, Simon Under the eagle Schaffer, Mary Ann & The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Barrows, Annie Society Scott, Kim That deadman dance Serraillier, Ian The silver sword Stockett, Kathryn The help Sutcliff, Rosemary The eagle of the ninth Toksvig, Sandi Hitler’s canary Wein, Elizabeth Code name Verity Westall, Robert The machine gunners White, Patrick A fringe of leaves Wilkinson, Carole Ramose series Willmot, Eric Pemulwuy: the rainbow warrior Yolen, Jane Briar Rose Zusak, Marcus The book thief
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HUMOROUS STORIES Definition: writing that is intended to provoke laughter or amusement in the reader.
Author Title or Series
Adams, Douglas The hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy Base, Graeme Truck dogs: a novel in four bites Bauer, Michael Gerard Don't call me Ishmael! Ishmael and the return of the dugongs Blume, Judy Are you there, God? It's me, Margaret Burgess, Anthony The Malayan trilogy Caswell, Brian Cruisin’ Chatterton, Martin The Brain finds a leg Child, Lauren Clarice Bean series Collins, Tim Diary of a wimpy vampire Earls, Nick 48 shades of brown Fforde, Jasper The fourth bear: an investigation with the Nursery Crime Division Fine, Anne Madam Doubtfire Fleming, Fergus Shock horror history French, Jackie How the aliens from Alpha Centauri invaded my maths class and turned me into a writer- and how you can be one too Gleitzman, Morris Worry warts Griffiths, Andy Schooling around series Grossmith, George The diary of a nobody Grossmith, Weedon Harris, Christine Warped: twisted stories Hornby, Nick About a boy Horowitz, Anthony Diamond Brothers series Hung Le Barry Noodles and DaKillerBs Jennings, Paul Unbearable!: more bizarre stories Unbelievable: more surprising stories Jerome, Jerome K. Three men in a boat: to say nothing of the Dog!
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Jonasson, Jonas The 100 year old man who climbed out the window and disappeared The girl who saved the King of Sweden Jonsberg, Barry My life as an alphabet Jorgensen, Norman Another fine mess 002 Kemp, Gene The turbulent term of Tyke Tiler Lawson, Henry Henry Lawson's humorous stories Marsden, John The great Gatenby Moloney, James Black taxi Naipaul, V.S. A house for Mr Biswas Phommavanh, Oliver Punchlines Rennison, Louise Withering tights: the misadventures of Tallulah Casey Sansom, Ian The mobile library: the case of the missing books Shipton, Paul Bug Muldoon and the killer in the rain Starke, Ruth Dead red Stow, Randolph Midnite: the story of a wild colonial boy Valentine, James Jumpman Waterhouse, Keith Billy Liar Waugh, Evelyn Scoop: a novel about journalists The loved one Wheat, Chris Screw loose
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LOVE AND ROMANCE Definition: love story featuring characters with strong romantic notions and (often exaggerated) behaviour almost entirely governed by these emotions.
Author Title or Series
Austen, Jane Pride and prejudice (plus any other title) Betts, A. J. Zac and Mia Blackman, Marjorie Noughts and crosses Blume, Judy Forever Bone, Ian Love cuts Brastares, Ann Sisterhood of the travelling pants series Bronte, Charlotte Jane Eyre Bronte, Emily Wuthering Heights Burke, J. C. Faking sweet Buzo, Laura Good oil Byatt, A.S. Possession: a romance Cass, Kiera The selection series Cassidy, Cathy Any title Caswell, Brian The full story Clarke, Judith One whole and perfect day Cohn, Rachel Dash and Lily’s book of dares Nick and Norah’s infinite playlist De Bernieres, Louis Captain Corelli's mandolin Disher, Garry The divine wind: a love story Downham, Jenny You against me Du Maurier, Daphne Rebecca Dumas, Alexandre Camille Durrell, Lawrence The Alexandria quartet (seniors only) Earls, Nick Monica Bloom Eliot, George Middlemarch Esquivel, Laura Like water for chocolate Falconer, Colin Anastasia Forman, Gayle Where she went Fowles, John The French lieutenant’s woman Garcia Marquez, Gabriel Love in the time of cholera Godberson, Anna The Luxe series
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Goldman, William The Princess bride Green, John The fault in our stars Greene, Graham The end of the affair Harlen, Jonathan Fireflies Harris, Joanne Chocolat Hartnett, Sonya Black foxes Hawthorne, Nathaniel The scarlet letter Henderson, Dee Any title Heyer, Georgette Arabella Howell, Simone Everything beautiful Ibbotson, Eva Magic flutes Klein, Lisa Ophelia Kundera, Milan The unbearable lightness of being Lowry, Brigid Guitar highway rose Magorian, Michelle A little love song Maltby Jr., Richard Miss Potter Marillier, Juliet The Sevenwaters novels McCarthy, Maureen Chain of hearts McCullough, Colleen The ladies of Missalonghi The thorn birds McKinley, Robin Beauty Meyer, Stephenie Twilight series Mitchell, Margaret Gone with the wind Moloney, James Touch me Montgomery, L. M. The Blue Castle Ondaatje, Michael The English patient Pasternak, Boris Dr Zhivago Picoult, Jodi The pact Pike, Aprilynne Wings Earthbound Rosoff, Meg How I live now Rowell, Rainbow Eleanor and Park Saliba, Sue Alaska Shaw, George Bernard Pygmalion [play] Sparks, Nicholas The notebook & other titles Spinelli, Jerry Stargirl Tolstoy, Leo Anna Karenina Wing, Rachael Love struck Wong, Gabrielle Little paradise Zevin, Gabrielle Memoirs of a teenage amnesiac
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MIDDLE SCHOOL READING LIST Books suitable for students in Years 7-9
Author Title or Series Subject
Adams, Douglas Hitchhiker’s guide to Science-fiction, fantasy, the galaxy series humour Augarde, Steve XIsle Dystopian Bacigalupi, Paolo Ship breaker Dystopian Boyne, John The boy in the striped WW2, anti-Semitism pajamas Brooks, Max World War Z Fantasy, war, zombies Card, Orson Scott Ender's game Science-fiction, future, gifted children Carey, S. Eerie series Horror Carmody, The Obernewtyn Fantasy Isobelle chronicles Carter, Ally I’d tell you I love you, Art, crime, family, love, but I’d have to kill you teamwork, thieves Cass, Keira The selection Love, princes/princesses, dystopian Clare, Cassandra The mortal instruments Fantasy, horror, vampires, series werewolves, monsters Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl series Fantasy Collins, Suzanne The Hunger Games Dystopian, survival, reality series TV Condie, Ally Matched Dystopian, romance Cormier, Robert The chocolate war School stories, loneliness Crichton, Michael Jurassic Park Science fiction, dinosaurs Dashner, James The maze runner Cooperation, Science fiction, survival Doctorow, Cory Little Brother Civil rights, computer hacking, terrorism, thriller Flanagan, John Ranger’s apprentice Adventure, knights series Frank, Anne The diary of Anne WW2, Jewish holocaust Frank French, Jackie Hitler’s daughter WW2, historical fiction
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Funke, Cornelia The thief lord Adventure, Venice, orphans, runaways Fussell, Sandy Samurai Kids series Martial arts, Japanese history, adventure Gleitzman, Morris Once Orphans, Poland, WW2, historical Grant, Michael Gone Dystopian, fantasy, power, supernatural Green, John The fault in our stars Love story, teenagers, cancer Gwynne, Phillip The Debt Adventure, family secrets Harland, Richard Worldshaker Dystopian, fantasy, science fiction, population control Herbert, Frank Dune series Science fiction fantasy, human survival Horowitz, Alex Rider series Adventure, computers, Anthony spies Ibbotson, Eva Journey to the river sea Adventure, friendship, orphans Jacques, Brian Redwall series Fantasy, animal stories Jinks, Catherine City of orphans series Fantasy, monsters, supernatural Jonsberg, Barry My life as an alphabet Family, friendship Landy, Derek Skulduggery pleasant Fantasy, good and evil, series magicians Le Guin, Ursula The Wizard of Earthsea Fantasy, magic series Lewis, C.S. The Chronicles of Fantasy Narnia series Lowry, Lois The giver Dystopian, fantasy Mafi, Tahereh Shatter me Fantasy, love stories, mystery McCaffrey, Anne Dragonsong Fantasy, dragons, quest McNab, Andy Boy soldier series Army, thriller, soldiers, special air service Meyer, Stephenie Twilight Romance, fantasy, vampires, school Morphew, Chris The Phoenix files series End of the world, adventure, mystery
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Muchamore, Cherub series Secret service, spies, Robert mystery Ness, Patrick The knife of never Dystopian, science fiction letting go Nix, Garth Keys to the kingdom Fantasy, good and evil, series magic Palacio, R. J. Wonder Disabled children, friendship, school stories Paolini, Eragon Dragons, fantasy Christopher Paulsen, Gary Hatchet Adventure, survival Phelan, James Chasers Mystery, survival, viruses Picoult, Jodi My sister’s keeper Leukemia, family, organ transplants Pike, Aprilynne Wings series Fairies, fantasy, love story, trolls Price, Lissa Starters Dystopian, survival, orphans, science fiction Pullman, Phillip His dark materials Fantasy, friendship, series kidnapping, experiments, quest Quick, Matthew The silver linings Husbands and wives, playbook mental illness, relationship Reeve, Philip Mortal engines Cities, dystopian, steampunk, survival Reilly, Matthew Any title Suspense and adventure Rhue, Morton The wave Fascism, power, school, self-perception, totalitarianism Roth, Veronica Divergent Family, decision making, dystopian Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter series Fantasy, schools, wizards, magic Ryan, Chris Alpha Force series Adventure, crime, mystery, survival, teamwork Sachar, Louis Holes Boys, crime, juvenile delinquents
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Scott, Michael The secrets of the Fantasy, magic, immortal Nicholas adventure, twins Flamel series Silvey, Craig Jasper Jones Adventure, murder, racism, friendship Stockett, Kathryn The help African Americans, historical, racial prejudice, women Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit Classic, fantasy, good and The Lord of the rings evil, quest Verne, Jules 20,000 leagues under Classic, science fiction, the sea steampunk Westerfield, Scott Uglies series Dystopian, adventure, body image, relationship Wiggins, Bethany Stung Dystopian, virus modification, adventure Zevin, Gabrielle Memoirs of a teenage Love, memory, school amnesiac stories, family life Zorn, Claire The sky so heavy End of the world, survival Zusak, Marcus The book thief Books, death, friendship, anti-Semitism, WW2
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MULTICULTURAL STORIES Definition: Literature about the sociocultural experiences of ‘under-represented’ groups (people who are ‘non-mainstream’ in terms of ethnicity, religion, language etc.)
Author Title or Series
Abdel-Fattah, Randa Does my head look big in this? Ali, Monica Brick Lane Baillie, Allan The China coin Brooksbank, Anne On loan Brugman, Alyssa Walking naked Caswell, Brian & Chiem, Only the heart David An Phu Chaudhuri, Amit Afternoon raag Clavell, James Shogun Cornwell, Autumn Carpe diem Dham, Narinder Bend it like Beckham Disher, Gary The divine wind Flint, Shamini Inspector Singh series Gibbons, Alan Caught in the crossfire Glass, Linzi Ruby red Glatshteyn, Yankev Emil and Karl Gleeson, Libby Refuge Gordimer, Nadine July’s people Guterson, David Snow falling on cedars Heinrich, Sally Hungry ghosts Hosseini, Khaled The kite runner Ibbotson, Eva Journey to the River Sea Kadohata, Cynthia Kira-kira Kingsolver, Barbara The poisonwood bible Kurtz, Jane Faraway home Lahiri, Jhumpa The namesake Lomer, Kathryn The spare room Marchetta, Melina Looking for Alibrandi Mehran, Marsha Pomegranate soup Mistry, Rohinton A fine balance Murray, Kirsty The secret life of Maeve Lee Kwong Naipaul, V.S. The mimic men
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Park, Linda Sue When my name was Keoko Potok, Chaim The Chosen Rhys, Jean Wide Sargasso Sea Rippin, Sally Chenxi and the foreigner Savvides, Irini Aliki says Sherman, Alexie The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian Smith, Zadie White teeth Tan, Amy Joy luck club Various Authors S.A.S.S.(Students across the seven seas) series Wang, Gabrielle Little paradise Wheat, Chris Loose lips Whelan, Gloria Homeless bird Yang, Gene American born Chinese [graphic novel]
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NON-FICTION Definition: popular non-fiction titles from a variety of genres.
Author Title or Series
Albom, Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie Aron, Paul Unsolved mysteries of history: an eye-opening investigation into the most baffling events of all time. Boey, Kim Cheng Between stations Brickhill, Paul The great escape Bryson, Bill Notes from a small island Carlyon, Les The Great War Charriere, Henri Papillon Colbert, David The magical worlds of Harry Potter: a treasury of myths, legends and fascinating facts. DC Talk and the Voice Jesus Freaks of the Martyrs Diamond, Jared Guns, germs and steel Do, Anh The happiest refugee Flannery, Tim The weather makers: the history and future impact of climate change Ghinsberg, Yossi Heart of the Amazon Grylls, Bear Mud, sweat and tears Harden, Blaine Escape from Camp 14: one man's remarkable odyssey from North Korea to freedom in the west Homer The Iliad Hooper, Chloe The tall man: death and life on Palm Island. Jackson, Tom (editor) Elements: an illustrated history of the periodic table Jackson, Tom (editor) Mathematics: an illustrated history of numbers Keynes, Randal Annie’s box King, Greg & Wilson, The fate of the Romanovs Penny Klein, Naomi No logo Kurlansky, Mark Cod Morison, Frank Who moved the stone? Murgatroyd, Sarah The dig tree: the story of Burke and Wills
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Obama, Barack Dreams from my father Pham, Andrew X. Catfish and Mandala: a Vietnamese Odyssey Pilkington, Karl The moaning of life: the worldly wisdom of Karl Pilkington Rookmaaker, H.R. Modern art and the death of a culture Sobel, Dava Longitude Stewart, Robert Mysteries of history Sullivan, Bryan & To the moon and back French, Jackie Sykes, Bryan The seven daughters of Eve Watson, Peter A terrible beauty: the people and ideas that shaped the modern mind: a history Wilkinson, Carole Black snake: the daring of Ned Kelly Woods, John Leaving Microsoft to save the world Yousafzai, Malala with Malala: the girl who stood up for education McCormick, Patricia and changed the world
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SCIENCE FICTION Definition: story based on impact of actual, imagined or potential science, usually set in the future or on other planets. The future depicted in a good science fiction story has to be plausible in the light of contemporary science.
Author Title or Series
Adams, Douglas The hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy series Aguirre, Ann The Razorland series Anderson, Kevin J. The saga of seven suns Asher, Neal Agent Cormac series Asimov, Isaac I, robot Beale, Fleur Juno series Brody, Jessica Unremembered Burgess, Anthony A clockwork orange Card, Orson Scott Ender saga series Carter, Charlie Omega squad series Christopher, John The Tripods trilogy Clarke, Arthur C. Rendezvous with Rama Colfer, Eoin W.A.R.P. series Collins, Suzanne The Hunger Games trilogy Crichton, Michael Jurassic Park Prey Cronin, Justin The passage trilogy Dashner, James Maze runner series De Pierres, Marianne The night creatures series Dick, Philip K Minority report Falls, Kat Dark life Feist, Raymond E. The empire trilogy series Fox, Helen Eager Grant, Michael BZRK series Harland, Richard Worldshaker Healey, Karen When we awake Herbert, Frank Dune series Huxley, Aldous Brave new world Jarzab, Anna The many-worlds trilogy King, Stephen Under the dome L’Engle, Madeleine A wrinkle in time
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Lloyd, Saci Momentum Lore, Pittacus The Lorien legacies Mandanna, Sangu The lost girl Mariz, Rae The unidentified Meyer, Stephenie The host Norton, Jeff Meta wars series Orwell, George 1984 Patterson, James The dangerous days of Daniel X Pearson, Mary E. The adoration of Jenna Fox Philbrick, Rodman The last book in the universe Reeve, Philip Hungry cities chronicles Reilly, Matthew Hover car racer Contest Robinson, Kim Stanley Mars trilogy Ryan, Amy Kathleen Sky chasers series Sanderson, Brandon Reckoners series Scarrow, Alex Timeriders series Scott, Hugh Why weeps the Brogan? Shusterman, Neal Unwind Snyder, Maria, V. Insiders series Terrill, Cristin All our yesterdays Tintera, Amy Reboot Various authors Warhammer series Various authors Halo series Various authors Star wars series Various authors Doctor Who series Verne, Jules 20,000 leagues under the sea Vonnegut, Kurt Cat’s cradle Wasserman, Robin Skinned Wells, H.G. The time machine Westerfeld, Scott The Leviathan trilogy Williams, Sean Twinmaker series Wyndham, John Day of the Triffids
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SENIOR READING LIST Books appropriate for students in Year 10-12.
Author Title Subject
Abdel-Fattah, R. Does my head look big Muslim; identity; Australia in this? Abdel-Fattah, R. Ten things I hate about Muslim; identity; Australia me Achebe, Chinua Things fall apart Africa; post-colonial Adams, Richard Watership Down Rabbits; journey; survival Allende, Isabel Daughter of fortune Historical; Gold Rushes USA Anonymous Boned Television journalism Arneil, Stan One man’s war (NF) Diary; WW II; Burma Atwood, Margaret The handmaid’s tale Dystopian; gender role Auel, Jean Clan of the Cave Bear Stone Age Austen, Jane Emma Relationships; love Austen, Jane Persuasion Lost love; family Austen, Jane Pride and prejudice Marriage; money; society Baker, Tim Surf for your life (NF) Mick Fanning; surfing Ballard, J.G. Empire of the Sun WW II; children in wartime Bowden, Tim One crowded hour: Neil Biography; war; journalism Davis, combat cameraman 1934- 85(NF) Boyne, John The boy in the striped WW II; concentration pyjamas camps Bradbury, Ray Fahrenheit 451 Dystopian; sci-fi Bronte, Charlotte Jane Eyre Governess; Victorian; love Bronte, Emily Wuthering Heights Love; passion; death Brooks, Geraldine People of the book WW II; Judaism Brooks, Geraldine Year of wonders Black Death; village life Brugman, Alyssa Walking naked Friendship; popularity Buck, Pearl S. The good earth China; poverty; peasants Byatt, A.S. Possession Victorian poetry; love Calvino, Italo If on a winter’s night a Love; detective; reading traveller Calvino, Italo Invisible cities Marco Polo; imagination
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Calvino, Italo The castle of crossed Storytelling; tarot cards destinies Camus, Albert The outsider Classic; existentialist Carey, Peter Oscar and Lucinda Relationships; Australia Carey, Peter True history of the Historical; Ned Kelly Kelly Gang Cervantes, M. De Don Quixote Classic; knight; journey Chambers, Aidan Postcards from no War; self-discovery man’s land Chan, Jung Wild swans (NF) Biography; China; family Chopin, Kate The awakening Marriage Christopher, Lucy Stolen Abduction; desert Clavell, James Shogun Historical; Japan Clavell, James Tai-Pan Historical; China Coben, Harlan Tell no one Murder; mystery; love Coelho, Paulo The alchemist Spiritual & physical journey Collins, Wilkie The woman in white Classic mystery; fraud Conrad, Joseph Heart of darkness 19th C Congo; colonialism Conrad, Joseph Nostromo South America; silver mining Conrad, Joseph Victory Relationships; symbolism Cronin, Justin The passage Viruses; horror; vampires Cunxin, Li Mao’s last dancer (NF) Biography; China; ballet D’Aguiar, Fred The longest memory Slavery; USA; love Dai, Sijie Balzac & the little Love; reading; China- Chinese seamstress Cultural Revolution Dante The divine comedy Classic; drama Defoe, Daniel Robinson Crusoe Survival; early novel Dhami, Narinder Bend it like Beckham Culture conflict; soccer Dickens, Charles Great expectations Life in Victorian times Dickens, Charles A tale of two cities French Revolution Disher, Gary The divine wind WW II; love; Japanese Dostoyevsky, F. Crime and punishment Murder; Russia; redemption Dostoyevsky, F. The idiot Love; integrity vs. corruption Dostoyevsky, F. The Brothers Karamazov Moral struggles; Russia Douglass, Sara Threshold Fantasy Du Maurier, D. Rebecca Love; mystery Dumas, Alexandre The Count of Monte Historical; revenge thriller Cristo
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Eco, Umberto The name of the rose Historical; crime; abbey Eliot, George Daniel Deronda Victorian England; love Eliot, George Middlemarch Victorian England; love Facey, A.B. A fortunate life (NF) Autobiography; Australia Fitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby 1920s USA; relationships Fitzsimons, Peter The ballad of Les Darcy Biography; WW I; boxer (NF) Fitzsimons, Peter Nancy Wake: war Biography; WW II heroine (NF) Forester, C.S. Hornblower series Adventure; naval war Forster, E.M. A passage to India India; culture conflict Forster, E.M. A room with a view Social acceptance /true love Fowles, John The French Lieutenant’s Dual; love; Victorian woman Fowles, John The collector Love; abduction Frazier, Charles Cold Mountain US Civil War; love Gaarder, Jostein Sophie’s world Philosophy Gaita, Raimond Romulus, my father Biography; life lessons Garcia Marquez, G. One hundred years of Family saga; death; truth solitude Garcia Marquez, G. Love in the time of Romantic love; obsession cholera Gaskell, Elizabeth North and South Victorian England; love Golding, William Lord of the Flies Survival; bullying Greene, Grahame The quiet American Vietnam; war; relationships Gregory, Philippa Any title Historical fiction Grenville, Kate The secret river Historical; early Sydney Guevara, Ernesto Motorcycle diaries (NF) Che; travel South America Guterson, David Snow falling on cedars Japanese in USA; WW II Hardy, Thomas Far from the madding Victorian era; relationships crowd Heller, Joseph Catch-22 Humour; war; satire Hemingway, The old man and the Old man; fish; elements Ernest sea Hemingway, A farewell to arms WW I; love Ernest Hemingway, For whom the bell tolls Spanish Civil War Ernest Hersey, John Hiroshima (NF) WW II; nuclear bomb
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Hesse, Hermann Steppenwolf Poetic self-portrait Hesse, Hermann Siddhartha India; life journey Hosseini, Khaled The kite runner Afghanistan; friendship Hosseini, Khaled A thousand splendid Afghanistan; women suns Hugo, Victor Les miserables Nineteenth century France; redemption Huxley, Aldous Brave new world Dystopian; sci-fi; future Ishiguro, Kazuo The remains of the day Love; road trip Ishiguro, Kazuo An artist of the floating Post-war Japan; meaning world James, Henry Portrait of a lady Love & betrayal; Victorian James, Henry Washington Square Love & betrayal; Victorian Jonasson, Jonas The 100 year old man Humour; life story; who climbed out the historical connections window and disappeared Joyce, James A portrait of the artist Artist; early 20th C Ireland; as a young man coming of age Joyce, James The Dubliners Ireland; relationships Kafka, Franz Metamorphosis Alienation; insect Kehm, Sabine Michael Schumacher: Biography; motor racing driving force (NF) Keneally, Thomas Schindler’s list /ark WW II; Holocaust Kennedy, Cate The world beneath Relationships; Tasmania Kent, Hannah Burial rites Iceland; murder King, Stephen Carrie Horror King, Stephen Cujo Horror King, Stephen Misery Horror Kingsolver, B. The poisonwood bible Africa; family life; missions Koch, Christopher Year of living Indonesia; political turmoil dangerously Kundera, Milan The unbearable Life choices; relationships lightness of being Lahiri, Jumpa The namesake Bengali in US; identity Lawrence, D.H. The rainbow Marriage; sexuality Leach, Tim Last king of Lydia Historical; Croesus & Cyrus Lee, Harper To kill a mockingbird Racism USA; courage Malouf, David The great world WWI; life in Australia Malouf, David An imaginary life Poet Ovid; Roman times Malouf, David Remembering Babylon Convict period; Australia
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Malouf, David Fly away, Peter WWI, trenches; friendship Mandela, Nelson Long walk to freedom Autobiography; apartheid (NF) Marchetta, Melina Looking for Alibrandi Growing up; Sydney; family Marchetta, Melina Saving Francesca Growing up; Sydney; school Martel, Yann Life of Pi Fantasy; adventure; spirit Martin, Jesse Lionheart: a journey of Autobiography; sailing; the human spirit (NF) youth Martin,George R.R. A song of ice and fire Fantasy McCaffrey, Kate In ecstasy Drug abuse; peer pressure McCarthy, Queen Kat, Carmel and Growing up; relationships Maureen St Jude get a life McCarthy, Maureen Chain of hearts Growing up; relationships McEwan, Ian Atonement Love; war; class; crime McEwan, Ian Enduring love Love; obsession; stalking Mistry, Rohinton A fine balance India; relationships Morgan, Sally My place (NF) Autobiography; Aboriginal Okri, Ben The famished road Nigeria; spirit; poverty Ondaatje, Michael In the skin of a lion Workers’ lives; Canada Ondaatje, Michael The English patient Life recovering after war Orwell, George Animal farm Satire on Stalinist society Orwell, George Nineteen Eighty-Four Classic; dystopian Park, Ruth Harp in the south Family life - Sydney Patterson, James Cross Crime thriller; mystery Perlman, Elliot The street sweeper WW II; Holocaust Plath, Sylvia The bell jar Descent into insanity Poe, Edgar Allen Tales of mystery and Short stories; suspense imagination Pung, Alice Unpolished gem (NF) Biography; Asian in Australia Remarque, Erich M All quiet on the Classic; WW I; Germany Western Front Rhys, Jean Wide Sargasso Sea Caribbean; Jane Eyre link Rippin, Sally Chenxi and the Australian in China; artists foreigner Rosoff, Meg How I live now Invasion; survival; love Roy, Arundhati The God of small things India; relationships Ruiz Zafon, Carlos Shadow of the wind Fantasy; books
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Rushdie, Salman Haroun and the sea of Adventure; children’s stories stories Salinger, J.D. The catcher in the rye Coming of age; USA Satrapi, Marjane Persepolis [graphic Autobiography; Iranian novel] Shelley, Mary Frankenstein Classic; horror; gothic Shute, Nevil A town like Alice WW II; love; Australia Silvey, Craig Jasper Jones Death; Australia 1960s Spiegelman, Art Maus I and II [graphic Holocaust; WWII novel] Steinbeck, John The grapes of wrath Depression epic; family life Steinbeck, John Of mice and men Friendship; labourers Stevenson, R.L. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Human duality; classic Stockett, K. The help Domestic employees; racism Stowe, Harriet B. Uncle Tom's cabin Slavery; classic Suskind, Patrick Perfume: story of a Murder; 19th C France; murderer blind Sykes, Roberta Snake cradle Aboriginal; autobiography Tan, Amy Joy Luck Club Chinese in USA; identity Tan, Amy The kitchen god’s wife Chinese women; identity Tolkien, J.R.R. Lord of the Rings Epic fantasy Tolstoy, Leo Anna Karenina Russia; love; loss; classic Tolstoy, Leo War and peace Russia; war; relationships Twain, Mark Adventures of 19th C US; adventure Huckleberry Finn classic Vonnegut, Kurt Slaughterhouse five Satire; American; humanity Walker, Alice The color purple African American; women Waugh, Evelyn The loved one Death rituals; satire; humour White, Patrick Voss Explorer; Australia; historical White, Patrick The tree of man Australia; small farm life Wilde, Oscar The picture of Dorian Personal dissolution; classic Gray Winton, Tim Cloudstreet Family saga; relationships Winton, Tim The riders Marriage; fatherhood Woolf, Virginia To the lighthouse Human existence Wyndham, John The Midwich cuckoos Sci-fi; horror; aliens Zusak, Marcus The book thief WW II; Holocaust; books
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Short Stories online
Short stories for Middle School (American literature) http://americanliterature.com/middle-school-short-stories
Twenty great American short stories (American literature) http://americanliterature.com/twenty-great-american-short-stories
These classic stories are so short you have no excuse not to read them (Huffington post) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/22/short-story- read_n_4220181.html
Short Stories (East of the web) http://www.short-stories.co.uk/
Classic short stories (World-English) http://www.world-english.org/stories.htm
Classic short stories (B&L Associates) http://www.classicshorts.com/
Short story project (ABC) http://www.abc.net.au/shortstories/
Australian stories http://www.australianstories.com/stories.html
World stories http://www.worldstories.org.uk/home/home
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SPORTS Autobiographies and Biographies Biography: narrative of a sportsperson’s life, a true story about a real sportsperson, told by another person. Autobiography: narrative of a sportsperson’s life, told in the first person.
Author Title Sport
Cousins, Ben My life story AFL Main, Jim Shake down the thunder: AFL from ugly ducklings to AFL Premiers: the story of the Sydney Swans Kirk, Brett & Hayley Braveheart AFL S. Halberstam, David Playing for keeps: Michael Basketball Jordan and the world he made Ingpen, Robert The boy from Bowral: the Cricket story of Sir Donald Bradman Kumar, V. Sachin Cricket Waugh, Steve Out of my comfort zone: the Cricket autobiography Kehm, Sabine Michael Schumacher: driving Formula 1 racing force Villeneuve, Jacques Villeneuve: my first season in Formula 1 racing & Donaldson, Gerald formula 1 Feinstein, John A good walk spoiled: days and Golf nights on the PGA tour Oxley, Mat Mick Doohan Motorcycling Hall, Lincoln Dead lucky: life after death Mountain on Everest climbing Hemmleb, Jochen, Ghosts of Everest: the Mountain Johnson, Larry A. & authorised story of the search climbing Simonson, Eric R. for Mallory & Irvine Johns, Matthew From the sheds Rugby League Woods, Bill El magic: the life of Hazem El Rugby League Masri Fitzsimons, Peter Nick Farr-Jones: the Rugby Union authorised biography
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Bray, Gordon From the ruck: a Rugby Union commentator tells all Campese, David On a wing and a prayer: the Rugby Union autobiography of David Campese Hitchcock, Kevin & One step ahead: on the field Rugby Union Macqueen, Rod and in the boardroom Johnson, M. Martin Johnson: the Rugby Union autobiography Wilkinson, Jonny Tackling life: striving for my Rugby Union type of perfection Zavos, Sprio The Golden Wallabies: the Rugby Union story of Australia's Rugby World Champions Martin, Jesse Lionheart: a journey of the Sailing human spirit Chaplin, J.P. Dark wind: a survivor's tale of Sailing love and loss Mundle, Rob Fatal storm Sailing Watson, Jessica True spirit: the Aussie girl Sailing who took on the world Slater, Robbie Robbie Slater: the hard way Soccer Bartholomew, Bustin' down the door Surfing Wayne & Baker, Tim Baker, Tim Surf for your life Surfing Tatz, Colin Black diamonds: the Various Aboriginal and Islander sports hall of fame Ralston, Aron Between a rock and a hard Walking, rock place climbing
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SPORTS Definition: stories with a sporting theme, often focused on one particular sport.
Author Title or Series Sport
Arena, Felice Specky Magee series AFL Critchley, Cheryl Still kicking AFL Flanagan, Martin The call AFL Gwynne, Phillip Deadly unna? AFL Jenkins, Wendy Killer Boots trilogy AFL Mcfarlane, Peter More than a game AFL Flynn, Pat The line formation American Football Jones, V.M. Buddy Athletics Spinelli, Jerry Maniac Magee Athletics Panckridge, Michael & Toby Jones series Cricket Lee, Brett Starke, Ruth NIPS series Cricket Lee, Gillian Netball dreamz Netball Various authors All stars netball series Netball Dixon, Noel Country strong Rugby League Abela, Deborah Jasper Zammit (Soccer Soccer legend) series Crowley, Cath Gracie Faltrain takes Soccer control Dhami, Narinder Bend it like Beckham Soccer Hornby, Nick Fever pitch Soccer Oswald, Debra The Redback leftovers Soccer Hyde, Michael Surfing Goliath Surfing Topp, Aaron Single fin Surfing Walters, Celeste The last race Swimming Panckridge, Michael & The clued-up six series Swimming/Horse Harvey, Pam racing Caisley, Raewyn Lothian sports fiction series Various Panckridge, Michael The Anniversary legends Various The legends Metzenthen, David Danger wave Windsurfing
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THRILLERS Definition: characterized by fast paced and frequent action, where a resourceful hero must thwart the plans of a villain.
Author Title or Series
Brown, Dan The Da Vinci Code Child, Lee Die Trying Clancy, Tom Patriot Games Coben, Harlan Tell no one Crichton, Michael Jurassic Park Cussler, Clive Dirk Pitt series Darcy, Emma Who killed Camilla? De Mille, Nelson Mayday Deaver, Jeffrey Speaking in tongues Doctorow, Cory Little brother Eco, Umberto Foucault’s pendulum Ellis, David In the company of liars Flynn, Vince Mitch Rapp series Follett, Ken Eye of the needle Forbes, Colin Double jeopardy Fox, Kathryn Blood born Fuge, L.M. When courage came to call Grisham, John The client Higgins, Jack The eagle has landed Larkin, L.A. Thirst Le Carre, John The spy who came in from the cold Ludlum, Robert Bourne series Martini, Steve The list McNab, Andy Boy soldier series McRobbie, David See how they run Mussi, Sarah Siege Patterson, James The big bad wolf Peretti, F. & Dekker, Ted House Phelan, James Blood oil Reece, Gordon Mice Reilly, Matthew Ice station and sequels Rimington, Stella At risk
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WAR STORIES Definition: set against the backdrop of a war, they often express disenchantment, anger and horror at war.
Author Title or Series
Anderson, Scott Triage Baillie, Alan Little brother Ballard, J.G. Empire of the sun Barker, Pat Regeneration trilogy Boulle, Pierre The bridge on the River Kwai Briggs, Raymond When the wind blows [picture book] Caswell, Brian Asturias Catran, Ken Letters from the coffin trenches Monsters of blood and honour Chambers, Aidan Postcards from no man’s land Clancy, Tom Tom Clancy’s Op-Centre series Coerr, Eleanor Sadako and the thousand paper cranes Crane, Stephen The red badge of courage Crew, Gary Tagged Memorial [picture book] Dejong, Meindert The house of sixty fathers Disher, Gary The stencil man Donovan, Gerard Schopenhauer’s telescope Faulks, Sebastian Charlotte Gray Forester, C.S. Hornblower series The general Frazier, Charles Cold mountain French, Jackie Soldier on the hill A war for gentlemen A rose for the ANZAC boys Hitler’s daughter Galloway, Steven The cellist of Sarajevo Greene, Bette Summer of my German soldier Greene, Graham The quiet American Harrison, Charles Yale Generals die in bed Hartnett, Sonya The silver donkey Heller, Joseph Catch-22
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Hemingway, Ernest For whom the bell tolls A farewell to arms Higgins, Jack The eagle has flown Ishiguro, Kazuo An artist of the floating world Jorgensen, Norman In Flanders fields [picture book] Koch, Christopher The year of living dangerously Lockyer, John Harry and the ANZAC poppy MacLean, Alistair The guns of Navarone Malouf, David Fly away Peter Mattingley, Christobel The miracle tree McEwan, Ian Rose Blanche [picture book] McFarlane, Peter The enemy you killed Metzenthen, David Boys of blood and bone Morpurgo, Michael Private Peaceful Mulligan, David Heroes of Tobruk Nathanson, E.M. The dirty dozen Nemirovsky, Eve Suite Francaise Ondaatje, Michael The English patient Remarque, Erich Maria All quiet on the Western front Rhue, Morton The wave Robinson, Derek A good clean fight Serraillier, Ian The silver sword Toksvig, Sandi Hitler’s canary Tolstoy, Leo War and peace Vander Zee, Ruth & Erika’s story [picture book] Innocenti, Roberto Various authors Through my eyes series Waugh, Evelyn The sword of honour trilogy Westall, Robert Blitz The machine gunners
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WAR Non-Fiction Definition: popular non-fiction titles detailing the events or experiences of real wars.
Author Title or Series
Bowden, Mark Black Hawk down Brickhill, Paul The great escape Cochrane, Peter Simpson and the donkey: the making of a legend Dahl, Roald Going solo Dembo, Margot Bettauer Europa, Europa Duffell, W.J. Soldier boy: the letters of Gunner W.J. Duffell, 1915-18 Filipovic, Zlata Zlata’s diary Fitzsimons, Peter Gallipoli Kokoda Tobruk Frank, Anne The diary of Anne Frank Fussell, Paul The bloody game: an anthology of modern war Granfield, Linda & In Flanders Fields [picture book] McCrae, John Graves, Robert Goodbye to all that Harrison, Michael & Peace and war: a collection of poems Stuart-Clark, Christopher Hersey, John Hiroshima Hill, Anthony Soldier boy: the true story of Jim Martin the youngest Anzac Jones, James The thin red line Lawrence, T.E. Seven pillars of wisdom: a triumph Moriwaki, Yoko Yoko’s diary Nasht, Simon The last explorer: Hubert Wilkins: Australia's unknown hero Roy, Jennifer Rozines Yellow star Ryan, Chris The one that got away Spiegelman, Art Maus: I and II [graphic novel] Stamaty, Mark Alan Alia's mission: saving the books of Iraq: inspired by a true story [graphic novel] Takashima, Shizuye A child in prison camp
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WORLD LITERATURE Definition: literary works that have enjoyed circulation beyond their country or culture of origin, usually in translation, but may also be written in an adopted language.
Country of Author Title or Series origin/setting
Hosseini, Khaled A thousand splendid suns Afghanistan Ho, Minfong The clay marble Cambodia Allende, Isabel City of the beasts Chile The house of the spirits Bai, Sijie Balzac and the little Chinese China seamstress Buck, Pearl S. The good earth China Ha, Jin Waiting China Lu, Xun The real story of Ah Q and China other tales of China Yang, Gene Luen Boxers China Garcia Marquez, One hundred years of Columbia Gabriel solitude Kundera, Milan The unbearable lightness of Czechoslovakia being Hoeg, Peter Miss Smilla’s feeling for snow Denmark Bondoux, Anne-Laure The killer’s tears France Camus, Albert The outsider French-Algerian Grass, Gunter Crabwalk Germany Hesse, Hermann Narcissus and Goldmund Germany Kafka, Franz Metamorphosis and other Germany stories Remarque, Erich Maria All quiet on the western front Germany Kazantzakis, Nikos Zorba the Greek Greece Adiga, Aravind The white tiger India Mistry, Rohinton A fine balance India Naipaul, V.S. A house for Mr Biswas India Narayan, R.K. Malgudi days India Roy, Arundhati God of small things India Rushdie, Salman Haroun and the sea of stories India Swarup, Vikas Q & A (Film: Slumdog India millionaire)
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Higashino, Keigo The devotion of suspect X Japan Murakami, Haruki Kafka on the shore Japan Natsume, Soseki I am a cat Japan Esquivel, Laura Like water for chocolate Mexico Ihimaera, Witi Whale rider New Zealand Achebe, Chinua Things fall apart Nigeria Chekov, Anton Short stories Russia Pasternak, Boris Dr Zhivago Russia Ru, Freeman A disobedient girl Sri Lanka Jonasson, Jonas The 100-year-old man who Sweden climbed out the window and disappeared The girl who saved the King of Sweden Stark, Ulf Fruitloops and dipsticks Sweden Koch, Herman The Dinner The Netherlands
WORLD LITERATURE Non Fiction
Country of Author Title or Series origin/setting
Chang, Jung Wild swans: three daughters China of China Xinran The good women of China: China hidden voices Yen-Mah, Adeline Chinese Cinderella (& sequels) China De Waal, Edmund The hare with amber eyes European Satrapi, Marjane Persepolis: the story of a Iran childhood [graphic novel] Persepolis: the story of a return [graphic novel] Winter, Jeanette The librarian of Basra: a true Iraq story from Iraq [picture book] Longfellow, Henry The song of Hiawatha [picture Native American Wadsworth book] Guevera, Ernesto The motorcycle diaries South America (Che)
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