At this stage, books should be accessible and not strictly educational. Find books that have that all-important humour or 'street cred'. These years are about captivating and maintaining a child's interest in reading.
by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Brett Helquist
The other books from this series can be found in the 9-12 series section.
Dear Read... Click here for more details
by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by Alison Jay.
Lewis Carroll's whimsical, fantastical tale grabs every reader's imagination, and it is an artis... Click here for more details
by Odo Hirsch
Amelia Dee lives in the green house on Marburg Street, where a rare bronze lamp hangs outside her bedroom door. No one knows wh... Click here for more details
by Eoin Colfer
This is the first book in the series.
Artemis Fowl is one of the greatest criminal minds the world has ever seen. He ... Click here for more details
by Roland Harvey
Hi Everyone! Crabby Spit is COOL! I've been crabspotting, riding my bike, surfing and swimming, and looking at stars. ... Click here for more details
by Dav Pilkey
The other books from this series can be found in the 9-12 series section.
George and Harold have created the greatest ... Click here for more details
by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake
Charlie Bucket loves chocolate. And Mr Willy Wonka, the most wondrous inventor in the world, is o... Click here for more details
by E.B. White
Fern looked at her father. Then she lifted the lid of the carton. There, inside, looking up at her, was the newborn pig. It was... Click here for more details
by Lauren Child
The other books in the Clarice Bean series can be found in the 9-12 series section.
It's not easy to concentrate at ... Click here for more details
by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Liam is too big for his boots. And his football strip. And his school blazer. But being super-sized height-wise has i... Click here for more details
by Elizabeth Laird
When Adam's mother dies unconfessed, he pledges to save her soul with dust from the Holy Land. Employed as a dog-boy for t... Click here for more details
by Sally Morgan and Ambelin, Blaze and Ezekiel Kwaymullina, illustrated by Adam Hill
Curly's mum can't see the Fent, but Curly can. So when t... Click here for more details
by Paul Jennings and Morris Gleitzman
Incredibly imaginative and brilliantly plotted, Deadly! will leave readers gasping in delight, terror, ... Click here for more details
by Emily Rodda
'Deltora Quest' series 1 tells the story of three companions - Leif, Barda and Jasmine - who are on a perilous quest to find t... Click here for more details
