Books+&+Authors

Tales from Outer Suburbia - Shaun Tan. A really engaging text for visual learners and a genre study of children's literature.

The Pheonix Filesby Chris Morphew really grabbed my reluctant reading Year 8 boys

Town - James Roy. Interconnected series of short stories centred around a town. Useful for Yr. 9 as individual stories or as a novel.

The Girl who Married a Fly and Other Stories - Edited by Michael Hyde. A collection of quirky short stories that grab students attention.

Top Drawer: a Collection of Short Stories - edited by Allan Baillie. A collection of Australian short stories aimed towards a Yr.7 reading level. Comes with a teacher resource book full of activities and lesson plans.