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.
Framed
Price AUD 14.95
by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Dylan Hughes is more interested in the Ninja Turtles than in the Renaissance artists they are named after. But then D...
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Girl stuff
Price AUD 39.95
by Kaz Cooke
Girl Stuff has everything girls need to know about: friends, body changes, shopping, clothes, make-up, pimples (arrghh), sizes, ...
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Holes
Price AUD 15.95
by Louis Sachar
'You want to run away?' Mr Sir asked him.
Stanley looked back at him, unsure what he meant.
'If you want t...
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Nim's island
Price AUD 14.95
by Wendy Orr
Nim lives on an island in the middle of the wide blue sea with her father Jack, a marine iguana called Fred, a sea lion called S...
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