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<h2><strong>Here&#8217;s the verdict, just in time for Australian Reading Hour&#8230; </strong></h2>
<p><strong><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14307" src="https://www.school-news.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Jack-and-the-Jungle-205x300.jpg" alt="" width="205" height="300" />Jack and the Jungle</strong></p>
<p>For age 5+</p>
<p>By Malachy Doyle and Paddy Donnelly, Bloomsbury</p>
<p>“Jack was scared but he was really brave. I liked the story a lot.”</p>
<p>&#8211; Elouise, age 6</p>
<p><em>Themes and genre: young readers, facing fears, friendship, imagination. </em></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14314" src="https://www.school-news.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Funny-Life-of-Teachers-241x300.jpg" alt="" width="241" height="300" /></p>
<p><strong>The Funny Life of Teachers</strong></p>
<p>For age 7+</p>
<p>By James Campbell &; Rob jones, Bloomsbury</p>
<p>“It is like reading a maze because of all the signposts. The jokes are funny. I showed my best friend on the bus and he laughed at Mrs Fridgewater’s jar of bottom burps. My favourite part was the time travelling teachers.”</p>
<p>&#8211; Grayson, age 8</p>
<p><em>Themes and genre: humour, ‘choose your own adventure’, comic strip, short story collection. </em></p>
<p><strong> <img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14310" src="https://www.school-news.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Pages-Co-195x300.jpg" alt="" width="195" height="300" /></strong></p>
<p><strong>Pages &; Co.: Tilly and the Bookwanderers</strong></p>
<p>For age 9+</p>
<p>By Anna James, HarperCollins Children’s Books</p>
<p>“I liked how the letters change when magic happens. Now I’m reading some of the books they wander into &#8211; it’s fun imagining Tilly and Oskar inside them.”</p>
<p>&#8211; Olivia, age 9</p>
<p><em>Themes and genre: fantasy adventure, magic, secrets and lies, family loss and grief, friendship, inclusiveness, book positivity. </em></p>
<p><em> <img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14309" src="https://www.school-news.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Nice-Girls-Don’t-play-Footy-194x300.jpg" alt="" width="194" height="300" /></em></p>
<p><strong>Nice Girls Don’t play Footy</strong></p>
<p>For age 9+</p>
<p>By Kathy Helidoniotis, Scholastic</p>
<p>“The AFL games and the big tryout at the end were really exciting. Josie and Princess were my favourite characters.”</p>
<p>&#8211; Maddy, age 10</p>
<p><em>Themes and genre: family, multi-cultural identity, sports, girl power, friendship. </em></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14313" src="https://www.school-news.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Space-on-Earth-210x300.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="300" /></p>
<p><strong>Space on Earth: Intergalactic facts about the world around you</strong></p>
<p>For age 10+</p>
<p>By Dr Sheila Kanani, Alma Books</p>
<p>“My favourite fact is that astronauts helped invent invisible braces. I wish you could buy ‘astronaut toothpaste’.”</p>
<p>&#8211; Ali, age 12</p>
<p><em>Themes and genre: non-fiction, science, physics, space, STEM, history, fun facts. </em></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14311" src="https://www.school-news.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Pirate-boy-of-Sydney-Town-194x300.jpg" alt="" width="194" height="300" /></p>
<p><strong>Pirate Boy of Sydney Town</strong></p>
<p>For age 10+</p>
<p>By Jackie French, HarperCollins Children’s Books</p>
<p>“I liked the way it went from Sydney to the sea and into battles. It had great twists.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8211; Clark, age 10</p>
<p><em>Themes and genre: historical fiction, adventure, pirates and shipwrecks, Australian fiction, Indigenous Australian characters, friendship and betrayal, freedom. </em></p>
<p><em> <img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14308" src="https://www.school-news.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Move-the-Mountains-194x300.jpg" alt="" width="194" height="300" /></em></p>
<p><strong>Move the Mountains: The Freedom Finders</strong></p>
<p>For age 9+</p>
<p>By Emily Conolan, Allen &; Unwin</p>
<p>“I loved changing the story around and getting to know different characters. It puts you in the journey from Italy to Australia and feels really real.”</p>
<p>&#8211; Ella, age 11</p>
<p><em>Themes and genre: historical fiction, ‘choose your own adventure’, mystery, Australian fiction, anti-bullying, refugee characters, freedom. </em></p>
<p><em> <img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14315" src="https://www.school-news.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Good-Thieves-195x300.jpg" alt="" width="195" height="300" /></em></p>
<p><strong>The Good Thieves</strong></p>
<p>For age 9+</p>
<p>By Katherine Rundell, Bloomsbury</p>
<p>“I read this so fast, it was amazing! The more criminal elements get your heart racing.”</p>
<p>&#8211; Sarah, age 12</p>
<p><em>Themes and genre: action adventure, detective mystery, family and friends, heist, mafia, greed and loyalty. </em></p>
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