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Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2001
(Notable Children's Books) y
Max
Bob Graham
(illustrator),
London
:
Walker Books [London]
,
2000
Z669052
2000
single work
picture book
children's
Max, the young son of superheroes, is a late bloomer when it comes to flying, until he is inspired by the plight of a falling baby bird. (Libraries Australia)
(Best Books For Young Adults) y
Borrowed Light
St Leonards
:
Allen and Unwin
,
1999
Z934133
1999
single work
novel
young adult
Callisto May, a sixteen-year-old with a passion for astronomy, has grown up in a family traumatised by a secret, unresolved grief, until her own crisis finally precipitates an openess between her parents and their children. -- From Trove record.
(Best Books For Young Adults) y
Lirael : Daughter of the Clayr
Crows Nest
:
Allen and Unwin
,
2001
Z816641
2001
single work
novel
young adult
fantasy
"Dark forces are abroad once more in the Old Kingdom. Lirael, solitary daughter of the Clayr, and Sameth, the reluctant Abhorsen-in-Waiting, both seek the same man who may hold the key to an ancient evil stirring in the West.
But the Dead cannot be laid to rest until the strange secret linking the fate of Lirael and Sameth is revealed." (Source: Allen & Unwin)
(Best Books For Young Adults) y
Fighting Ruben Wolfe
Norwood
:
Omnibus Books
,
2000
Z820925
2000
single work
novel
young adult
Partly because of their family's poor finances and partly to prove themselves, brothers Ruben and Cameron take jobs as fighters and find themselves reacting very differently in the boxing ring. (Source: Trove)
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Year: 1998
winner (Best Book for Young Adults) y
Shade's Children
St Leonards
:
Allen and Unwin
,
1997
Z254014
1997
single work
novel
young adult
science fiction
In a savage postnuclear world, four young fugitives attempt to overthrow the bloodthirsty rule of the Overlords with the help of Shade, their mysterious mentor.
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Year: 1997
(Honor Book) y
Sabriel
Sydney
:
HarperCollins Australia
,
1995
Z822173
1995
single work
novel
young adult
fantasy
(taught in 2 units)
Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.
