7-9 Booklist by Author - Full When using this booklist, please be aware of the need for guidance to ensure students select texts considered appropriate for their age, interest and maturity levels. This title also appears on the 9plus booklist. This title is usually read by students in years 9, 10 and above. PRC Author/Title Publisher Year ISBN Annotations 17170 Abdel-Fattah, Randa Pan MacMillan 2005 9780330421850 Amal is a typical sixteen year old. When she decides to wear a head Does my head look big in this? scarf to school, her Islamic faith, personal strength and friendships are tested. An insight into contemporary Australian ethnic and religious issues. Strong language in context. Usually read by students in Years 9, 10 and above. 16880 Abdel-Fattah, Randa Pan MacMillan 2010 9780330426183 Sixteen year old Noah is a troublemaker. His father is a hotshot Noah's law barrister. This is not a good combination. When Noah gets caught misbehaving at school, his dad sends him to work at his aunt's law firm, during the holidays, to learn responsibility and fix his attitude. Noah discovers Law & Order TV shows differ from reality big time. 15613 Abdel-Fattah, Randa Pan MacMillan 2006 9780330422741 Jamie hates lot of things about her life, her dark hair, her dad's Charter Ten things I hate about me of Curfew Rights and her real name. Jamie has hidden her Lebanese background from everyone at school and it's only with her email friend, John, that she can really be herself. But, things are getting complicated. The most popular boy in school is interested in her, she keeps thinking about Timothy, the school loner, and the school formal is coming up. 11/10/21 7:05 AM 7-9 Booklist by Author - Full Page 1 of 299 PRC Author/Title Publisher Year ISBN Annotations 2345 Abdel-Fattah, Randa Pan MacMillan 2016 9781743534977 When Michael meets Mina, they are at a rally for refugees, standing on When Michael met Mina opposite sides. Mina fled Afghanistan with her mother, via a refugee camp, a leaky boat and a detention centre. Michael's parents have founded a new political party called Aussie Values. They want to stop the boats. Mina wants to stop the hate. Michael and Mina will need to overcome their differences to find some common ground. Usually read by students in Years 9, 10 or above. 3142 Abdel-Fattah, Randa Pan MacMillan 2008 9780330424202 Thirteen year old Hayaat is on a mission. She believes that a handful of Where the streets had a name soil from her grandmother's ancestral home in Jerusalem will save her life. The problem is the impenetrable wall that divides the West Bank, as well as the checkpoints, the curfews, the permit system and Haany's best friend, Samy, who always manages to attract trouble. 751179 Abdel-Magied, Yassmin Penguin 2021 9781760896065 Layla has ended the school year on a high and can't wait to spend the Listen, Layla holidays hanging out with her friends and designing a prize-winning Grand Designs Tourismo invention. But Layla's plans are interrupted when her grandmother in Sudan falls ill and the family rush to be with her. The last time Layla went to Sudan she was only a young child. Now she feels torn between her Sudanese and Australian identities. As political tensions in Sudan erupt, so too do tensions between Layla and her family. Layla is determined not to lose her place in the invention team, but will she go against her parents' wishes? What would a Kandaka do? Usually read by students in years 9, 10 and above. 7340 Abdel-Magied, Yassmin Random House 2016 9780857986153 At twenty-one, Yassmin worked on a remote Australian oil and gas rig. Yassmin's story Australia Pty Ltd She was the only woman and certainly the only Sudanese born Muslim woman. When she was two, Yassmin moved to Brisbane and has been tackling barriers ever since. She founded Youth Without Borders, helping young people to work for positive change in their communities. This is the story of how she got there, where she's going and how she wants the world to change. Usually read by students in Years 9, 10 or above. 587854 Abdel-Magied, Yassmin Penguin 2019 9780143788515 With her long skirt and headscarf Layla certainly stands out at her new You must be Layla high school. Everyone thinks they know her, just from a glance. But do they? And does Layla really know herself? Usually read by students in years 9, 10, and above 11/10/21 7:05 AM 7-9 Booklist by Author - Full Page 2 of 299 PRC Author/Title Publisher Year ISBN Annotations 723432 Acevedo, Elizabeth HarperCollins US 2018 9781405291460 Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem Poet X, The neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers - especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, who her family can never know about. With Mami's determination to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. So when she is invited to join her school';s slam poetry club, she doesn't know how she could ever attend without her Mami finding out. But she still can't stop thinking about performing her poems. Because in the face of a world that may not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to be silent. Adams, Douglas Any three titles read from this series can be included as official Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy series NEW Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal 2021 choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page, on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen. 447 Adams, Richard Oxford University 2001 9780060935450 A warren of rabbits is being chased from its home by a land developer. Watership down Press The rabbits have their own language and culture which is as complex and fascinating as human society. 5443 Adeyemi, Tomi MacMillan 2018 9781509871353 Under the orders of a ruthless king, anyone with powers was targeted Children of blood and bone and killed, leaving Zelie without a mother and her people without hope. Only a few people remain with the power to use magic, and they must remain hidden. Zelie is one such person. Now she has a chance to bring back magic to her people and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zelie must learn to harness her powers and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good. Usually read by students in years 9, 10 and above. 15151 Adi, Hakim White-Thomson 2001 9780750233200 South Africa's famous freedom-fighter struggled for race equality all his Nelson Mandela: father of freedom Publishing Ltd life and won. He became president of the people he helped to free and, in so doing, earned love and respect worldwide. It concludes with his life in retirement. 11/10/21 7:05 AM 7-9 Booklist by Author - Full Page 3 of 299 PRC Author/Title Publisher Year ISBN Annotations 8249 Adut, Deng Thiak & McKelvey, Ben Hachette Children's 2016 9780733636523 From the family farm at the age of 6, to the Sudanese Peoples Songs of a war boy Books Liberation Army, to Law school in Western Sydney, Deng Adut has undertaken a remarkable journey. Songs of A War Boy is his story, filled with adventure, heart break, and bloodshed, but also with resilience, compassion, and persistence. Deng recounts his experiences as a child soldier in Sudan, and his fight for education and for justice in Australia. A powerful, important book, this memoir is a must read for every Australian. 751114 Ahmadi, Arwin Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd 2020 9781471409929 Eighteen-year-old Amir Azadi always knew that coming out to his How it all blew up Muslim family would be messy, but he wasn't expecting it to end in an airport interrogation room. Now, he's telling his side of the story to the stern-faced officer. Amir has to explain why he ran away to Rome (boys, bullies, blackmail) and what he was doing there for a month (dates in the Sistine Chapel, friends who helped him accept who he is, and, of course, drama) . all while his mum, dad and little sister are being interrogated in the room next door. Usually read by students in years 9, 10 and above. 9346 Aiken, Joan Viking Children's 1992 9780670841691 Eight handsome, ambiguous pictures provide inspiration for eight Foot in the grave creepy ghost and horror stories. Includes a cautionary tale for anyone who has been unkind to a younger sibling. 469 Aiken, Joan Random House 2001 9780099411864 Two cousins who live in Willoughby Chase are left in the care of a cruel Wolves of Willoughby Chase, The Australia Pty Ltd governess. 4216 Albertalli, Becky Penguin 2017 9780141356112 Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love Upside of unrequited, The - she's lived through it twenty-six times.