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Resources for Teachers Focus: Other Times and Places
Categories/
Genres (historical fiction): historical adventure,
historical family etc
& Novels (set of
four): Jinks, Catherine (1992) Pagan’s
Crusade; (1994) Pagan in Exile; (1995) Pagan’s
Vows & (1996) Pagan’s Scribe, all
Sydney: Omnibus.
$ Genre: historical
adventure; Suggested reading level: Years 9-10.
& Novel: Kelleher,
V., (1992) Micky Darlin’ , St Lucia: UQP.
$ Genre: historical
family; Suggested reading level: Years 10-11.
& Novel: Voigt,
Cynthia (1983) The Callendar Papers, New York:
Lions.
$ Genre: historical
family; Suggested reading level: Years 8-9.
Theme:
Contemporary Worlds
$ Genre: realistic fiction
& Novels (set of
three): Duder, Tessa (1987) Alex, (1989) Alex
in Winter & (1991) Alessandra in Rome,
all Auckland: Penguin Plus.
$ Suggested Reading Level: Years
9-11.
& Novel: Hathorn,
Libby (1994) Feral Kid, Rydalmere: Starlight.
$ Suggested reading level: Years
8-9.
& Novel: Harlen,
Jonathan (1994) Fracture Zone, Sydney:
Omnibus.
$ Suggested reading level: Years
8-9.
& Novel: Spence,
Eleanor (1977) A Candle for St Antony, Melbourne:
Oxford Uni.
$ Suggested reading level: Years
8-10.
& Novel: Swindells,
Robert (1993) Stone Cold, London: Puffin.
$ Suggested reading level: Years
9-10.
Focus: Books for
Younger Readers (Years 7-9)
Categories/
Genres: realistic fiction etc
& Short Novel:
Caswell, Brian (1993) Mike, St Lucia: UQP.
$ Genre: realistic
fiction; Suggested reading level: Years 7-8.
& Short Novel:
Caswell, Brian (1994) Lisdalia, St Lucia: UQP.
$ Genre: realistic
fiction; Suggested reading level: Years 7-8.
& Novel:
Dubosarsky, Ursula (1994) The White Guinea-pig,
Ringwood: Viking.
$ Genre: realistic
fiction; Suggested reading level: Years 7-9.
& Novel:
Dubosarsky, Ursula (1995) The First Book of Samuel,
Ringwood: Viking.
$ Genre: realistic
fiction; Suggested reading level: Years 8-10.
& Novel: Duder,
Tessa (1985) Jellybean, Auckland: Puffin.
$ Genre: realistic
fiction; Suggested reading level: Years 7-9.
& Novel: Fine, Anne
(1987) Madame Doubtfire, London: Penguin Plus.
$ Genre: realistic
fiction; Suggested reading level: Years 7-9.
& Novel:
MacLachlan, Patricia (1988) The Facts and Fictions
of Minna Pratt, London: Walker.
$ Genre: realistic
fiction; Suggested reading level: Years 7-8.
Focus: Short
Stories and Poems - Anthologies
Categories/
Genres: realistic fiction, historical, fantasy, poetry
etc
& Short Stories:
Caswell, Brian (199) A Dream of Stars, St
Lucia: UQP.
$ Genres: misc. but
mainly science-fiction/ fantasy; Suggested reading
level: Years 8-10.
& Short Stories:
Boyd, Suzette (ed)(1989) Between You and Me,
Sydney: Collins.
$ Genres: misc.
including humour, realistic fiction, tall tale;
Suggested reading level: Years 7-8.
& Short Stories:
Woodford, Peggy (ed)(1984) Misfits, London:
The Bodley Head.
$ Genres: misc. but
mainly realistic fiction; Suggested reading level:
Years 7-9.
& Short Stories:
Rubinstein, Gillian (1992) After Dark and Before
Dawn, both Sydney: Omnibus.
$ Genres: misc.
including fantasy, humour, tall tale; Suggested
reading level: Years 7-8.
& Poetry Anthology:
Manning, M., & O’Neil, J., (1994) New
Ways into Poetry, Melbourne: Oxford Uni.
$ Genre: Poetry
Resource Book for teachers & students; Suggested
Application: Years 7-10.
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