Holiday Reading 1997: A selection of children's and young adults' books

Younger Fiction

  • Alexander, Lloyd The House Gobbaleen Tooley doesn't know what good luck is until one of the "friendly folk" arrives.
  • Broome, Errol What a goat! Eliza has to save her goat but there doesn't seem to be any easy way.
  • Fine, Anne Care of Henry Whose house will Hugo stay at while his mother has a baby?
  • Handford, Martin Where's Wally?: the wonder book The new Wally, four years in the making.
  • Laird, Elizabeth Secret friends A story about the tragic consequences of name calling and bullying.
  • Mattingley, Christobel Daniel's secret Daniel uncovers an ancient Aboriginal circle carving. A simple story redolent with the passing of time.
  • Sim, Dorrith M. In my pocket "There were almost 10,000 like me, who came to the United Kingdom before World War II began … some of us were reunited with our families. Sadly, many of us were not …"
  • Whelehan, Dennis The Dad library Joseph borrows a new Dad from the Dad library who doesn't turn out quite as expected.