https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=BSOPAC%3A%20(PREMIERS%20%2B%20READING%20%2B%20CHALLENGE%20%2B%20YEARS%20%2B%205%20%2B%20AND%20%2B%206)&QRYTEXT=Anywhere%3A%20Premiers'%20Reading%20Challenge%20Years%205%20and%206%20(Keywords)&SETLVL=SET&CF=GEN&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=538276&CF=GEN The graphic novel adaptation of the mega-bestseller that launched a global phenomenon! Minutes before she died Grace Cahill changed her will, leaving her decendants an impossible decision: "You have a choice - one million dollars or a clue." Grace is the last matriarch of the Cahills, the world's most powerful family. Everyone from Marie Curie to Harry Houdini is related to the Cahills, yet the source of the family power is lost. 39 Clues hidden around the world will reveal the family's secret, but no one has been able to assemble them. Now the clues race is on, and young Amy and Dan must decide what's important: hunting clues or uncovering what REALLY happened to their parents. The graphic novel adaptation of the mega-bestseller that launched a global phenomenon! Minutes before she died Grace Cahill changed her will, leaving her decendants an impossible decision: "You have a choice - one million dollars or a clue." Grace is the last matriarch of the Cahills, the world's most powerful family. Everyone from Marie Curie to Harry Houdini is related to the Cahills, yet the source of the family power is lost. 39 Clues hidden around the world will reveal the family's secret, but no one has been able to assemble them. Now the clues race is on, and young Amy and Dan must decide what's important: hunting clues or uncovering what REALLY happened to their parents.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Riordan, Rick<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>2023.<br />1 online resource<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br />The 39 Clues: Graphic Novel ; 1<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Available online: </span>Click to access digital title.<br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Ebooks - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 12 Apr 2023) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=538498&CF=GEN When Charles Wallace Murry goes searching through a 'wrinkle in time' for his lost father, he finds himself on an evil planet where all life is enslaved by a huge pulsating brain known as 'It'. How Charles, his sister Meg and friend Calvin find and free his father makes this a very special and exciting mixture of fantasy and science fiction, which all the way through is dominated by the funny and mysterious trio of guardian angels known as Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who and Mrs Which. When Charles Wallace Murry goes searching through a 'wrinkle in time' for his lost father, he finds himself on an evil planet where all life is enslaved by a huge pulsating brain known as 'It'. How Charles, his sister Meg and friend Calvin find and free his father makes this a very special and exciting mixture of fantasy and science fiction, which all the way through is dominated by the funny and mysterious trio of guardian angels known as Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who and Mrs Which.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>L'Engle, Madeleine<br />International Women's Day edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Penguin Books, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©1962<br />255 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.<br />Time quintet ; 1.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J LEN - Onloan - Due: 08 May 2024 - 010720355<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=535271&CF=GEN After finding her brother and saving the entire supernatural world, Amari Peters is convinced her first full summer as a Junior Agent will be a breeze.But between the fearsome new Head Minister's strict anti-magician agenda, fierce Junior Agent rivalries, and her brother Quinton's curse steadily worsening, Amari's plate is full. So when the secretive League of Magicians offers her a chance to stand up for magiciankind as its new leader, she declines. She's got enough to worry about!But her refusal allows someone else to step forward, a magician with dangerous plans for the League. This challenge sparks the start of the Great Game, a competition to decide who will become the Night Brothers' successor and determine the future of magiciankind.The Great Game is both mysterious and deadly, but among the winner's magical rewards is Quinton's last hope--so how can Amari refuse? After finding her brother and saving the entire supernatural world, Amari Peters is convinced her first full summer as a Junior Agent will be a breeze.But between the fearsome new Head Minister's strict anti-magician agenda, fierce Junior Agent rivalries, and her brother Quinton's curse steadily worsening, Amari's plate is full. So when the secretive League of Magicians offers her a chance to stand up for magiciankind as its new leader, she declines. She's got enough to worry about!But her refusal allows someone else to step forward, a magician with dangerous plans for the League. This challenge sparks the start of the Great Game, a competition to decide who will become the Night Brothers' successor and determine the future of magiciankind.The Great Game is both mysterious and deadly, but among the winner's magical rewards is Quinton's last hope--so how can Amari refuse?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Alston, B.B.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Melbourne, VIC] : Hardie Grant Children's Publishing, 2022.<br />Supernatural Investigations ; 2.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Available online: </span>Access eBook online<br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Ebooks - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 23 Feb 2023) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=537711&CF=GEN From the world?s favourite author, David Walliams - ten cautionary tales and a delightfully dreadful cast of characters; all in a gorgeously gifty FULL COLOUR format!. From the world?s favourite author, David Walliams - ten cautionary tales and a delightfully dreadful cast of characters; all in a gorgeously gifty FULL COLOUR format!.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Walliams, David<br />Unabridged ed.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[London] : HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks, 2022.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Available online: </span>Access eAudiobook online<br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Eaudio Books - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 04 Apr 2023) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=514400&CF=GEN When pets go missing in Blue River Creek it is up to Ada to follow the scientific method by making a hypothesis, collecting data, and experimenting to find the missing animals. When pets go missing in Blue River Creek it is up to Ada to follow the scientific method by making a hypothesis, collecting data, and experimenting to find the missing animals.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Beaty, Andrea<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York : Amulet Books, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022<br />139 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.<br />Questioneers ; 5.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J BEA - Available - 010620938<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - Early Junior Fiction - JF EARLY BEA - Onloan - Due: 03 May 2024 - 010620945<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=514429&CF=GEN What if you could communicate with a whale? Rio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, while his mum is in hospital back home. Alone and adrift, the only thing that makes him smile is joining his new friend Marina on her dad's whale watching trips. That is until an incredible encounter with White Beak, a gentle giant of the sea changes everything. But when White Beak goes missing, Rio must set out on a desperate quest to find his whale and somehow save his mum. What if you could communicate with a whale? Rio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, while his mum is in hospital back home. Alone and adrift, the only thing that makes him smile is joining his new friend Marina on her dad's whale watching trips. That is until an incredible encounter with White Beak, a gentle giant of the sea changes everything. But when White Beak goes missing, Rio must set out on a desperate quest to find his whale and somehow save his mum.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Gold, Hannah<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022<br />319 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J GOL - Available - 010597193<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=514795&CF=GEN <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rushby, Pamela<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Walker, 2022.<br />1 Volume.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J RUS - Onloan - Due: 03 May 2024 - 010515807<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J RUS - Onloan - Due: 10 May 2024 - 010515814<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=514994&CF=GEN A toilet? On the footpath? On the fanciest street in Pelican Rise? When Sunday Moon trips over a toilet that's been left out for hard rubbish collection, she starts seeing rubbish EVERYWHERE, from plastic bags floating in Yabby Swamp to coffee cups littering the streets. After Pelican Rise Primary pledges to cut out single-use plastics for a month, Sunday and her besties Ockie, Kirra and Lottie are inspired to go even further and launch their very own war on waste. Plastic is OUT! Vintage clothes are IN! And all that hard rubbish on the nature strips could make for fantastic billy cart materials. With the help of the rest of grade six, plenty of second hand tyres and a LOT of memes, The Good Times crew are going to host the best billy cart race that Pelican Rise has ever seen; a race that says NO to waste! A toilet? On the footpath? On the fanciest street in Pelican Rise? When Sunday Moon trips over a toilet that's been left out for hard rubbish collection, she starts seeing rubbish EVERYWHERE, from plastic bags floating in Yabby Swamp to coffee cups littering the streets. After Pelican Rise Primary pledges to cut out single-use plastics for a month, Sunday and her besties Ockie, Kirra and Lottie are inspired to go even further and launch their very own war on waste. Plastic is OUT! Vintage clothes are IN! And all that hard rubbish on the nature strips could make for fantastic billy cart materials. With the help of the rest of grade six, plenty of second hand tyres and a LOT of memes, The Good Times crew are going to host the best billy cart race that Pelican Rise has ever seen; a race that says NO to waste!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Amba, Samone<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>South Melbourne, Vic. : Affirm Press, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022<br />306 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.<br />Good times of Pelican Rise ; 2.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J AMB - Available - 010602712<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J AMB - Available - 010602682<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=515075&CF=GEN Bernie mutters to me. 'No way. Who'd go into the mangroves at night?' I swallow. Not me. Not into Sebastian land. No one would head into crocodile heartland in the middle of a dark night. No one, unless they had a very good reason. Andy and his best friend Eli live in a small coastal town in far north Queensland. When Eli's cousin Jacob is arrested for a jewellery theft, Andy and Eli both know he is innocent. The police have evidence. But something is not right, and Andy and Eli need to work out what, and fast or Jacob will end up in jail. So, with the help of twins Bernice and Fletcher (AKA Bernie and Fletch) and Andy's trusty sausage dog, Washington, they set out to hunt for clues to what really happened. The trail points to a mysterious red-bottomed boat rumoured to be hidden deep in the mangroves. Does it hold the evidence they need to prove Jacob's innocence? Can they find it without getting lost forever? And how will they outwit Sebastian, the legendary gigantic saltwater crocodile? Bernie mutters to me. 'No way. Who'd go into the mangroves at night?' I swallow. Not me. Not into Sebastian land. No one would head into crocodile heartland in the middle of a dark night. No one, unless they had a very good reason. Andy and his best friend Eli live in a small coastal town in far north Queensland. When Eli's cousin Jacob is arrested for a jewellery theft, Andy and Eli both know he is innocent. The police have evidence. But something is not right, and Andy and Eli need to work out what, and fast or Jacob will end up in jail. So, with the help of twins Bernice and Fletcher (AKA Bernie and Fletch) and Andy's trusty sausage dog, Washington, they set out to hunt for clues to what really happened. The trail points to a mysterious red-bottomed boat rumoured to be hidden deep in the mangroves. Does it hold the evidence they need to prove Jacob's innocence? Can they find it without getting lost forever? And how will they outwit Sebastian, the legendary gigantic saltwater crocodile?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Archbold, Charlie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Wurundjeri Country ; Melbourne, Victoria : The Text Publishing Company, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022<br />202 pages ; 20 cm.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J ARC - Available - 010602750<br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J ARC - Available - 010602729<br />Hampton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J ARC - Available - 010602743<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J ARC - Available - 010602736<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=522130&CF=GEN K2 O'Hero is a seemingly ordinary boy - after all, he and his twin sister Izzabird have been sworn to keep their family's magical history a secret. Not even their infuriating stepsiblings, Theo and Mabel, know that magic exists. They believe K2 to be the most hopeless person they have ever known. But K2 has a secret gift: he draws maps of worlds that are beyond the wildest of imaginations. Worlds with six hundred moons, burning rivers and dark, twisty jungles alive with plants that hunt by the smell of fear. But what K2 doesn't know, is that the maps he draws are real. When their baby sister Annipeck is kidnapped, the warring stepsiblings will have to use K2's gift to find a crossing point into one of those worlds and embark on a daring rescue mission. With a terrible beast and a petrifying robot assassin in their way, they must learn to work together quickly - because the future of their family is at stake. K2 O'Hero is a seemingly ordinary boy - after all, he and his twin sister Izzabird have been sworn to keep their family's magical history a secret. Not even their infuriating stepsiblings, Theo and Mabel, know that magic exists. They believe K2 to be the most hopeless person they have ever known. But K2 has a secret gift: he draws maps of worlds that are beyond the wildest of imaginations. Worlds with six hundred moons, burning rivers and dark, twisty jungles alive with plants that hunt by the smell of fear. But what K2 doesn't know, is that the maps he draws are real. When their baby sister Annipeck is kidnapped, the warring stepsiblings will have to use K2's gift to find a crossing point into one of those worlds and embark on a daring rescue mission. With a terrible beast and a petrifying robot assassin in their way, they must learn to work together quickly - because the future of their family is at stake.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cowell, Cressida<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Hodder Children's Books, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022<br />444 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><br />Hampton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J COW - Available - 010737650<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J COW - Available - 010737643<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=523483&CF=GEN Twelve-year-old Billy Pyke has a talent for sorting things out, whether it's his chaotic family home or the busy book stall at Paddy's Market. In 1871, the market is the loud, smelly, marvellous heart of Melbourne, and Billy is delighted to work at the book stall there for the eccentric Mr Cole. When his new friend Kezia warns him of a sinister magician called the Obscurosmith, Billy can't believe her stories of magical deals gone horribly wrong, until he sees them happening. And the night that the Obscurosmith crosses a terrifying and dangerous line, Billy realises something: if he wants the Obscurosmith stopped, he'll have to do it himself. Twelve-year-old Billy Pyke has a talent for sorting things out, whether it's his chaotic family home or the busy book stall at Paddy's Market. In 1871, the market is the loud, smelly, marvellous heart of Melbourne, and Billy is delighted to work at the book stall there for the eccentric Mr Cole. When his new friend Kezia warns him of a sinister magician called the Obscurosmith, Billy can't believe her stories of magical deals gone horribly wrong, until he sees them happening. And the night that the Obscurosmith crosses a terrifying and dangerous line, Billy realises something: if he wants the Obscurosmith stopped, he'll have to do it himself.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Mellor, Amelia<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Boonwurrung Country ; South Melbourne, VIC : Affirm Press, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022<br />310 pages ; 21 cm.<br />Grandest bookshop in the world (Series)<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J MEL - Onloan - Due: 06 May 2024 - 010643043<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=524410&CF=GEN Milo Bolt is ready to be the hero of his own story. With Uncle Horatio trapped in an enchanted sleep by the power-hungry Alchemist, he sets off with his new friend Alessia to find a cure and save them all. Their journey leads them to the magical treehouse - home of the Botanist, the Alchemist's sworn enemy. Against the clock, they hunt for the cure: foraging in the Secret Garden, challenging Robin Hood and confronting the mighty Jabberwock. But the Alchemist will stop at nothing to unlock the powerful secrets of The Book of Books, and Tilly, Pages & Co. and the whole world of imagination are under threat as a battle for the fate of bookwandering is set in motion. Milo Bolt is ready to be the hero of his own story. With Uncle Horatio trapped in an enchanted sleep by the power-hungry Alchemist, he sets off with his new friend Alessia to find a cure and save them all. Their journey leads them to the magical treehouse - home of the Botanist, the Alchemist's sworn enemy. Against the clock, they hunt for the cure: foraging in the Secret Garden, challenging Robin Hood and confronting the mighty Jabberwock. But the Alchemist will stop at nothing to unlock the powerful secrets of The Book of Books, and Tilly, Pages & Co. and the whole world of imagination are under threat as a battle for the fate of bookwandering is set in motion.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>James, Anna (Anna Lois)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022<br />414 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.<br />Pages and Co ; 5.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J JAM - Available - 010643036<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=524415&CF=GEN I don't want to remember the truck, or the night I was taken, or the family I left behind. I am not a sad Polish girl. I am a good and happy German girl. I am. I am. I am. It's the Second World War and Himmler's Lebensborn Program is in full flight when eight-year-old Zofia Ulinski is kidnapped by the Germans. She has blonde hair and blue eyes, just like the other Polish children taken from their families and robbed of their names, their language, their heritage. But when Zofia is adopted into a wealthy and loving German family, it is easier, it is safer to bury her past, deep down, so everything is forgotten. Until the Polish boy arrives. And the past comes back to haunt her. I don't want to remember the truck, or the night I was taken, or the family I left behind. I am not a sad Polish girl. I am a good and happy German girl. I am. I am. I am. It's the Second World War and Himmler's Lebensborn Program is in full flight when eight-year-old Zofia Ulinski is kidnapped by the Germans. She has blonde hair and blue eyes, just like the other Polish children taken from their families and robbed of their names, their language, their heritage. But when Zofia is adopted into a wealthy and loving German family, it is easier, it is safer to bury her past, deep down, so everything is forgotten. Until the Polish boy arrives. And the past comes back to haunt her.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Nannestad, Katrina<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Gadigal Country/Sydney, NSW : ABC Books, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022<br />333 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J NAN - Onloan - Due: 19 May 2024 - 010636755<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=524431&CF=GEN Every kid wants to laugh, and Max is the boy who can make it happen. He's also the boy who absolutely, definitely, does not under any circumstances want a cat. So why did Mum and Dad just bring one home? Max is the funny kid ... but now a cat is here to ruin his life! Cat bums, cat claws, ticklish cats, piano-playing cats, cats that will run away and cats that won't (oh, and a jealous Duck in a jacuzzi) are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this Funny Kid adventure! Every kid wants to laugh, and Max is the boy who can make it happen. He's also the boy who absolutely, definitely, does not under any circumstances want a cat. So why did Mum and Dad just bring one home? Max is the funny kid ... but now a cat is here to ruin his life! Cat bums, cat claws, ticklish cats, piano-playing cats, cats that will run away and cats that won't (oh, and a jealous Duck in a jacuzzi) are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this Funny Kid adventure!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Stanton, Matt (Illustrator)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Gadigal Country/Sydney, NSW : ABC Books, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022<br />197, 27 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm<br />Funny kid ; 11.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2 reserves</span><br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J STA - Onloan - Due: 03 May 2024 - 010636762<br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J STA - Onloan - Due: 02 May 2024 - 010686811<br />Hampton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J STA - Onloan - Due: 06 May 2024 - 010686774<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J STA - Onloan - Due: 03 May 2024 - 010679981<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=524442&CF=GEN The HILARIOUS new novel and the year's most perfect festive gift - from million-copy bestselling author David Baddie. It used to be the most WONDERFUL time of the year, but for years Christmas has been taken over by Winterzone. All the things that made Christmas special are gone: the human connection, the baubles passed down through generations, even the rubbish cracker jokes. Instead, Christmas is run by robots, while 3D holograms of Santa Claus called Santavatars check if you've been naughty or nice - and on Christmas Eve, all of the presents are delivered by ZoneDrones instead of Santa's reindeer! But when they stumble on a curious clue, eleven-year-old Etta and her friend Monty find themselves thrown into a fight to bring back Christmas. Racing against time and against the might of Winterzone, they must find the real Santa - before the true meaning of the festive season is lost forever... The HILARIOUS new novel and the year's most perfect festive gift - from million-copy bestselling author David Baddie. It used to be the most WONDERFUL time of the year, but for years Christmas has been taken over by Winterzone. All the things that made Christmas special are gone: the human connection, the baubles passed down through generations, even the rubbish cracker jokes. Instead, Christmas is run by robots, while 3D holograms of Santa Claus called Santavatars check if you've been naughty or nice - and on Christmas Eve, all of the presents are delivered by ZoneDrones instead of Santa's reindeer! But when they stumble on a curious clue, eleven-year-old Etta and her friend Monty find themselves thrown into a fight to bring back Christmas. Racing against time and against the might of Winterzone, they must find the real Santa - before the true meaning of the festive season is lost forever...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Baddiel, David<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022<br />250 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J BAD - Onloan - Due: 04 May 2024 - 010683278<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=525031&CF=GEN From spectator to superstar, that's The Champ! Summer used to always be picked last for a sports team, but one day her life changed forever. Now she has the skills and abilities of the greatest sports stars who ever lived. Now she is The Champ! When everyone's favourite rock band is kidnapped by the mysterious Book Witch, it's up to Summer and her sidekick Ice Cream Boy to save the day. Go, Champ! Go! From spectator to superstar, that's The Champ! Summer used to always be picked last for a sports team, but one day her life changed forever. Now she has the skills and abilities of the greatest sports stars who ever lived. Now she is The Champ! When everyone's favourite rock band is kidnapped by the mysterious Book Witch, it's up to Summer and her sidekick Ice Cream Boy to save the day. Go, Champ! Go!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Do, Anh<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Cammeraygal Country/Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022<br />179 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.<br />Champ ; 2.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2 reserves</span><br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J DO - On Reserve Shelf - Awaiting collection within 10 days of this date. (Set: 22 Apr 2024) - 010628415<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=525676&CF=GEN **eBook Edition** You have a big heart. And people blessed with a big heart have a choice to make. Do they fill that heart with light and love or do they fill it with darkness and hate? This is your choice to make, Matilda. Make it wisely. Tilda Moss refuses to believe her papa has abandoned her and left her, alone and orphaned, in Brushwood Convent and Home for Girls, no matter what Sister Agatha says. A promise is a promise and Papa promised he would be back for her as soon as he returns from the war. But Tilda is convinced the dreadful Sister Agatha is out to get her. Why is she so hateful all the time? She insists that Matilda declare to all at the convent that she is an orphan. She is not an orphan and she will never say it! Something is amiss and Tilda and her best friend Annie need to find out what before it is too late. **eBook Edition** You have a big heart. And people blessed with a big heart have a choice to make. Do they fill that heart with light and love or do they fill it with darkness and hate? This is your choice to make, Matilda. Make it wisely. Tilda Moss refuses to believe her papa has abandoned her and left her, alone and orphaned, in Brushwood Convent and Home for Girls, no matter what Sister Agatha says. A promise is a promise and Papa promised he would be back for her as soon as he returns from the war. But Tilda is convinced the dreadful Sister Agatha is out to get her. Why is she so hateful all the time? She insists that Matilda declare to all at the convent that she is an orphan. She is not an orphan and she will never say it! Something is amiss and Tilda and her best friend Annie need to find out what before it is too late.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Whiting, Sue<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Newtown, NSW] : Walker Books Australia, 2022.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Available online: </span>Access eBook online<br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Ebooks - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 14 Sep 2022) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=525983&CF=GEN Wolf Girl and her pack have escaped their enemies' clutches - only to find themselves in a canoe hurtling down a croc-infested river towards a terrifying waterfall! But saving themselves from certain death is only the beginning! Soon after, the pack is marooned on a mysterious island filled with wild animals. Why does it exist? And what could it possibly have to do with Gwen's long-lost sister? From jungle to savannah, it will be the most unlikely allies who come to their aid... Wolf Girl and her pack have escaped their enemies' clutches - only to find themselves in a canoe hurtling down a croc-infested river towards a terrifying waterfall! But saving themselves from certain death is only the beginning! Soon after, the pack is marooned on a mysterious island filled with wild animals. Why does it exist? And what could it possibly have to do with Gwen's long-lost sister? From jungle to savannah, it will be the most unlikely allies who come to their aid...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Do, Anh<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Cammeraygal Country/Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022<br />172 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.<br />Wolf girl ; 8.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3 reserves</span><br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J DO - Onloan - Due: 24 Apr 2024 - 010688952<br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J DO - Onloan - Due: 22 May 2024 - 010683193<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J DO - Onloan - Due: 01 May 2024 - 010683148<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J DO - Onloan - Due: 27 Apr 2024 - 010688945<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=526463&CF=GEN The 1960s. America and Russia are in a race to conquer space. Stuck on a remote farm with her awful aunt, twelve-year-old orphan Ruth spends every night gazing at the stars, dreaming of adventure. One night she spots a flying saucer blazing across the sky? before crash-landing in a field. When the spaceship opens and reveals a mysterious alien, all Ruth?s dreams come true. But does this visitor from another planet have a giant secret??. The 1960s. America and Russia are in a race to conquer space. Stuck on a remote farm with her awful aunt, twelve-year-old orphan Ruth spends every night gazing at the stars, dreaming of adventure. One night she spots a flying saucer blazing across the sky? before crash-landing in a field. When the spaceship opens and reveals a mysterious alien, all Ruth?s dreams come true. But does this visitor from another planet have a giant secret??.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Walliams, David<br />Unabridged ed.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Tullamarine, Vic] : Bolinda/HarperCollins UK, 2022.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Available online: </span>Access eAudiobook online<br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Eaudio Books - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 03 Oct 2022) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=527386&CF=GEN Making mooncakes with Ah Ma for the Mid-Autumn Festival was the last day of Peijing?s old life. Now, adapting to their new life in Australia, Peijing thinks everything will turn out okay for her family as long as they have each other - but cracks are starting to appear. Her little sister, Biju, needs Peijing to be the dependable big sister. Ma Ma is no longer herself; Ah Ma keeps forgetting who she is; and Ba Ba, who used to work seven days a week, is adjusting to being a hands-on dad. How will Peijing cope with the uncertainties of her own little world while shouldering the burden of everyone else? And if Peijing?s family are the four quarters of the mooncake, where does she fit in? 'An enchanting, touching, perfectly crafted story that will live in my heart for a very long time. A novel of family, friendship, culture, honour and identity that is both timely and timeless. I laughed and cried so many times, and felt as if my soul and my worldview were both expanding. An instant classic.' KATE GORDON, author of CBCA award-winning Aster?s Good, Right Things. Making mooncakes with Ah Ma for the Mid-Autumn Festival was the last day of Peijing?s old life. Now, adapting to their new life in Australia, Peijing thinks everything will turn out okay for her family as long as they have each other - but cracks are starting to appear. Her little sister, Biju, needs Peijing to be the dependable big sister. Ma Ma is no longer herself; Ah Ma keeps forgetting who she is; and Ba Ba, who used to work seven days a week, is adjusting to being a hands-on dad. How will Peijing cope with the uncertainties of her own little world while shouldering the burden of everyone else? And if Peijing?s family are the four quarters of the mooncake, where does she fit in? 'An enchanting, touching, perfectly crafted story that will live in my heart for a very long time. A novel of family, friendship, culture, honour and identity that is both timely and timeless. I laughed and cried so many times, and felt as if my soul and my worldview were both expanding. An instant classic.' KATE GORDON, author of CBCA award-winning Aster?s Good, Right Things.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Marr, Shirley<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[North Sydney, NSW] : Penguin eBooks, 2022.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Available online: </span>Access eBook online<br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Ebooks - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 10 Oct 2022) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=527410&CF=GEN Hazel Morrison has a secret habit - pretending to make videos about everyday things. Eight important tips for successfully buttering toast! Putting your hair in a ponytail: a step-by-step guide! But when her family move to the outer suburbs, Hazel has to cope with starting at a new school where she doesn?t exactly feel welcomed. A school project inspires her to create a real video - a how-to guide for being ?the new person? . . . because everyone, sometime, will meet one, or be one!. Hazel Morrison has a secret habit - pretending to make videos about everyday things. Eight important tips for successfully buttering toast! Putting your hair in a ponytail: a step-by-step guide! But when her family move to the outer suburbs, Hazel has to cope with starting at a new school where she doesn?t exactly feel welcomed. A school project inspires her to create a real video - a how-to guide for being ?the new person? . . . because everyone, sometime, will meet one, or be one!.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Branford, Anna<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Newtown, NSW] : Walker Books Australia, 2022.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Available online: </span>Access eBook online<br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Ebooks - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 10 Oct 2022) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=529456&CF=GEN In his signature style, Oliver creates a fabulously diverse and heartfelt duo in Thao and Kadir and their sometimes hilarious and sometimes heart-wrenching dilemmas of culture and belonging in a remote rural community. Throw in some slam poetry and it might just end in a lifelong friendship and a whole lot more understanding. In his signature style, Oliver creates a fabulously diverse and heartfelt duo in Thao and Kadir and their sometimes hilarious and sometimes heart-wrenching dilemmas of culture and belonging in a remote rural community. Throw in some slam poetry and it might just end in a lifelong friendship and a whole lot more understanding.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Phommavanh, Oliver<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[North Sydney, NSW] : Penguin eBooks, 2022.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Available online: </span>Access eBook online<br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Ebooks - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 07 Nov 2022) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=531830&CF=GEN A novel from Australia's top female skateboarder, written with Jess Black, author of the bestselling Kaboom Kid series. My name is Poppy Starr Olsen. I?m twelve. I?m a bit of a dreamer. Okay, a lot of a dreamer. I love drawing and being creative. I also swim, surf and skate. And, well, this is my story . . . You?ll meet my family. They?re really loud but I love them to bits. And you?ll meet my friends - they?re so cool. There?s some drama in my story, too. Think: an awesome skate comp I?m not allowed to enter, but then I am and it?s going to be cancelled! I have to figure out how to save the comp and work on my best tricks in the bowl and keep up with my school work and create my art. There?s so much to do! But it?s an epic adventure. A novel from Australia's top female skateboarder, written with Jess Black, author of the bestselling Kaboom Kid series. My name is Poppy Starr Olsen. I?m twelve. I?m a bit of a dreamer. Okay, a lot of a dreamer. I love drawing and being creative. I also swim, surf and skate. And, well, this is my story . . . You?ll meet my family. They?re really loud but I love them to bits. And you?ll meet my friends - they?re so cool. There?s some drama in my story, too. Think: an awesome skate comp I?m not allowed to enter, but then I am and it?s going to be cancelled! I have to figure out how to save the comp and work on my best tricks in the bowl and keep up with my school work and create my art. There?s so much to do! But it?s an epic adventure.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Olsen, Poppy Starr<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[North Sydney, NSW] : Penguin eBooks, 2022.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Available online: </span>Access eBook online<br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Ebooks - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 13 Dec 2022) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=532161&CF=GEN "Listen up," Bastien said, ready to divulge the plan that he and his friends had finalized. "This is how we stop those bad brothers." Bastien Bonlivre is in trouble again. His sworn enemy, Olivier Odieux, has escaped jail and is out for revenge. Meanwhile, across Paris, fires are burning, and danger lurks at every corner. Who could be behind this? As clues start piling up, Bastien and his friends Theo, Alice and the mysterious Mathilde must set off on a daring treasure hunt to track down the answers they so desperately need. Because if they don't find them, it won't just be Bastien who is in danger, but the whole of Paris too. "Listen up," Bastien said, ready to divulge the plan that he and his friends had finalized. "This is how we stop those bad brothers." Bastien Bonlivre is in trouble again. His sworn enemy, Olivier Odieux, has escaped jail and is out for revenge. Meanwhile, across Paris, fires are burning, and danger lurks at every corner. Who could be behind this? As clues start piling up, Bastien and his friends Theo, Alice and the mysterious Mathilde must set off on a daring treasure hunt to track down the answers they so desperately need. Because if they don't find them, it won't just be Bastien who is in danger, but the whole of Paris too.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Povey, Clare<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Usborne, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022<br />383 pages : map ; 20 cm.<br />Bastien Bonlivre adventure ; 2.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Fiction - J POV - Onloan - Due: 04 May 2024 - 010686897<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=532243&CF=GEN Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum Training Institute, a magic school in the clouds where Marvellers from around the world practice their cultural arts, like brewing Indian spice elixirs and bartering with pesky Irish pixies. Despite her excitement, Ella discovers that being the first isn?t easy - some Marvellers mistrust her magic, which they deem 'bad and unnatural'. But eventually, she finds friends in elixirs teacher, Masterji Thakur, and fellow misfits Brigit, a girl who hates magic, and Jason, a boy with a fondness for magical creatures. When a dangerous criminal known as the Ace of Anarchy escapes prison, supposedly with a Conjuror?s aid, tensions grow in the Marvellian world and Ella becomes the target of suspicion. Worse, Masterji Thakur mysteriously disappears while away on a research trip. With the help of her friends and her own growing powers, Ella must find a way to clear her family?s name and track down her mentor before it?s too late. Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum Training Institute, a magic school in the clouds where Marvellers from around the world practice their cultural arts, like brewing Indian spice elixirs and bartering with pesky Irish pixies. Despite her excitement, Ella discovers that being the first isn?t easy - some Marvellers mistrust her magic, which they deem 'bad and unnatural'. But eventually, she finds friends in elixirs teacher, Masterji Thakur, and fellow misfits Brigit, a girl who hates magic, and Jason, a boy with a fondness for magical creatures. When a dangerous criminal known as the Ace of Anarchy escapes prison, supposedly with a Conjuror?s aid, tensions grow in the Marvellian world and Ella becomes the target of suspicion. Worse, Masterji Thakur mysteriously disappears while away on a research trip. With the help of her friends and her own growing powers, Ella must find a way to clear her family?s name and track down her mentor before it?s too late.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Clayton, Dhonielle<br />Unabridged ed.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Victoria] : Bolinda/HarperCollins audio, 2022.<br />Marvellerverse ; 1.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Available online: </span>Access eAudiobook online<br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Eaudio Books - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 10 Jan 2023) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=533289&CF=GEN Now an Emmy award-winning Netflix series! The highly-anticipated seventh book of the New York Times bestselling series, with over 7 million copies in print 'Terrifyingly fun! Max Brallier's The Last Kids on Earth delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs.' Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Wimpy Kid meets The Walking Dead in this hilarious series packed with monsters and zombies. Jack, Quint, June, and Dirk's journey continues with new friends, new stakes, and a new ride! With his zombie-controlling powers growing stronger, Jack Sullivan and his buddies are road-tripping toward the mysterious Tower, where they must once and for all stop Rezzoch the Ancient, Destructor of Worlds, from descending upon our dimension. But their journey is sidetracked when they are swept up by the Mallusc, an enormous centipede monster carrying the world's largest shopping mall on its back. On board, the kids discover a thriving monster society: Mallusc City! There, they encounter old allies as well as old foes, who are ruling over Mallusc City with an iron fist. Beating these bad guys in battle is not an option, but beating them in an election is... so Jack runs for mayor of Mallusc City! At first, proving his leadership skills just means shaking monster hands, kissing monster babies and promising to fill the water fountains with strawberry Nesquik. But when the Mallusc falls under attack, Jack must learn how to be a true leader before it's too late . . . Told in a mixture of text and black-and-white illustration, this is the perfect series for any kid who's ever dreamed of starring in their own comic book or video game. The Last Kids on Earth series: The Last Kids on Earth The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade The Last Kids on Earth and the Skeleton Road And don't miss the full-colour graphic novel: The Last Kids on Earth: Thrilling Tales from the Tree House. Now an Emmy award-winning Netflix series! The highly-anticipated seventh book of the New York Times bestselling series, with over 7 million copies in print 'Terrifyingly fun! Max Brallier's The Last Kids on Earth delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs.' Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Wimpy Kid meets The Walking Dead in this hilarious series packed with monsters and zombies. Jack, Quint, June, and Dirk's journey continues with new friends, new stakes, and a new ride! With his zombie-controlling powers growing stronger, Jack Sullivan and his buddies are road-tripping toward the mysterious Tower, where they must once and for all stop Rezzoch the Ancient, Destructor of Worlds, from descending upon our dimension. But their journey is sidetracked when they are swept up by the Mallusc, an enormous centipede monster carrying the world's largest shopping mall on its back. On board, the kids discover a thriving monster society: Mallusc City! There, they encounter old allies as well as old foes, who are ruling over Mallusc City with an iron fist. Beating these bad guys in battle is not an option, but beating them in an election is... so Jack runs for mayor of Mallusc City! At first, proving his leadership skills just means shaking monster hands, kissing monster babies and promising to fill the water fountains with strawberry Nesquik. But when the Mallusc falls under attack, Jack must learn how to be a true leader before it's too late . . . Told in a mixture of text and black-and-white illustration, this is the perfect series for any kid who's ever dreamed of starring in their own comic book or video game. The Last Kids on Earth series: The Last Kids on Earth The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade The Last Kids on Earth and the Skeleton Road And don't miss the full-colour graphic novel: The Last Kids on Earth: Thrilling Tales from the Tree House.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Brallier, Max<br />Unabridged ed.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[London, England] : Farshore, 2022.<br />Last Kids on Earth<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Available online: </span>Access eAudiobook online<br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Eaudio Books - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 24 Jan 2023) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=533290&CF=GEN Now an Emmy award-winning Netflix series! The highly-anticipated seventh book of the New York Times bestselling series, with over 7 million copies in print 'Terrifyingly fun! Max Brallier's The Last Kids on Earth delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs.' Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Wimpy Kid meets The Walking Dead in this hilarious series packed with monsters and zombies. Jack, Quint, June, and Dirk's journey continues with new friends, new stakes, and a new ride! With his zombie-controlling powers growing stronger, Jack Sullivan and his buddies are road-tripping toward the mysterious Tower, where they must once and for all stop Rezzoch the Ancient, Destructor of Worlds, from descending upon our dimension. But their journey is sidetracked when they are swept up by the Mallusc, an enormous centipede monster carrying the world's largest shopping mall on its back. On board, the kids discover a thriving monster society: Mallusc City! There, they encounter old allies as well as old foes, who are ruling over Mallusc City with an iron fist. Beating these bad guys in battle is not an option, but beating them in an election is... so Jack runs for mayor of Mallusc City! At first, proving his leadership skills just means shaking monster hands, kissing monster babies and promising to fill the water fountains with strawberry Nesquik. But when the Mallusc falls under attack, Jack must learn how to be a true leader before it's too late . . . Told in a mixture of text and black-and-white illustration, this is the perfect series for any kid who's ever dreamed of starring in their own comic book or video game. The Last Kids on Earth series: The Last Kids on Earth The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade The Last Kids on Earth and the Skeleton Road And don't miss the full-colour graphic novel: The Last Kids on Earth: Thrilling Tales from the Tree House. Now an Emmy award-winning Netflix series! The highly-anticipated seventh book of the New York Times bestselling series, with over 7 million copies in print 'Terrifyingly fun! Max Brallier's The Last Kids on Earth delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs.' Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Wimpy Kid meets The Walking Dead in this hilarious series packed with monsters and zombies. Jack, Quint, June, and Dirk's journey continues with new friends, new stakes, and a new ride! With his zombie-controlling powers growing stronger, Jack Sullivan and his buddies are road-tripping toward the mysterious Tower, where they must once and for all stop Rezzoch the Ancient, Destructor of Worlds, from descending upon our dimension. But their journey is sidetracked when they are swept up by the Mallusc, an enormous centipede monster carrying the world's largest shopping mall on its back. On board, the kids discover a thriving monster society: Mallusc City! There, they encounter old allies as well as old foes, who are ruling over Mallusc City with an iron fist. Beating these bad guys in battle is not an option, but beating them in an election is... so Jack runs for mayor of Mallusc City! At first, proving his leadership skills just means shaking monster hands, kissing monster babies and promising to fill the water fountains with strawberry Nesquik. But when the Mallusc falls under attack, Jack must learn how to be a true leader before it's too late . . . Told in a mixture of text and black-and-white illustration, this is the perfect series for any kid who's ever dreamed of starring in their own comic book or video game. The Last Kids on Earth series: The Last Kids on Earth The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade The Last Kids on Earth and the Skeleton Road And don't miss the full-colour graphic novel: The Last Kids on Earth: Thrilling Tales from the Tree House.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Brallier, Max<br />Unabridged ed.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[London, England] : Farshore, 2022.<br />Last Kids on Earth<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Available online: </span>Access eAudiobook online<br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Eaudio Books - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 24 Jan 2023) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=533546&CF=GEN In Diper Överlöde, book 17 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley is finding out that the road to fame and glory comes with some hard knocks.When he decides to tag along with his brother Rodrick’s band, Löded Diper, Greg doesn’t realize what he’s getting into. But he soon learns that late nights, unpaid gigs, fighting between band members, and money troubles are all part of the rock ’n’ roll lifestyle.Can Greg help Löded Diper become the legends they think they are? Or will too much time with Rodrick’s band be a diper överlöde? In Diper Överlöde, book 17 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley is finding out that the road to fame and glory comes with some hard knocks.When he decides to tag along with his brother Rodrick’s band, Löded Diper, Greg doesn’t realize what he’s getting into. But he soon learns that late nights, unpaid gigs, fighting between band members, and money troubles are all part of the rock ’n’ roll lifestyle.Can Greg help Löded Diper become the legends they think they are? Or will too much time with Rodrick’s band be a diper överlöde?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Kinney, Jeff<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[North Sydney, NSW] : Penguin eBooks, 2023.<br />Diary of a Wimpy Kid ; 17.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Available online: </span>Access eBook online<br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Ebooks - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 03 Feb 2023) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=498555&CF=GEN Think dinosaurs were all brown, green and scaly? Think again, on a kaleidoscopic journey into the technicolour world of dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts as they really may have looked. A richly detailed and vibrantly illustrated natural history book, this fascinating read is bursting with colour and will show you dinosaurs like never before. Discover cutting-edge theories on feathered dinosaurs, the colourful secrets of the fossil record, and what million-year-old remains tell us about how extinct animals lived and looked. Palaeo-artist and author Greer Stothers reimagines the dinosaurs and their prehistoric peers, using fossils and the examples of living species to bring this often misrepresented world to life. Meet dinosaurs of every hue of the rainbow and find out what colours and patterns they may have been. Think dinosaurs were all brown, green and scaly? Think again, on a kaleidoscopic journey into the technicolour world of dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts as they really may have looked. A richly detailed and vibrantly illustrated natural history book, this fascinating read is bursting with colour and will show you dinosaurs like never before. Discover cutting-edge theories on feathered dinosaurs, the colourful secrets of the fossil record, and what million-year-old remains tell us about how extinct animals lived and looked. Palaeo-artist and author Greer Stothers reimagines the dinosaurs and their prehistoric peers, using fossils and the examples of living species to bring this often misrepresented world to life. Meet dinosaurs of every hue of the rainbow and find out what colours and patterns they may have been.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Stothers, Greer<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Wide Eyed Editions, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022<br />63 pages : colour illustrations ; 31 cm.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Non-Fiction Animals - J 567 STO - Available - 010478713<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Non-Fiction Animals - J 567 STO - Onloan - Due: 09 May 2024 - 010478706<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=502247&CF=GEN Sunny has always taken the Dragonet Prophecy very seriously. If Pyrrhia's dragons need her, Clay, Tsunami, Glory, and Starflight to end the war, she's ready to try. She even has some good ideas how to do it, if anyone would listen to her. But shattering news from Morrowseer has shaken Sunny's faith in their destiny. Is it possible for anyone to end this terrible war and choose a new SandWing queen? What if everything they've been through was for nothing? Buried secrets, deadly surprises, and an unexpected side to scavengers are all waiting for her in the shifting sands of the desert, where Sunny must decide once and for all: Is her destiny already written? Or can five dragonets change their fate and save the world ... the way they choose? Sunny has always taken the Dragonet Prophecy very seriously. If Pyrrhia's dragons need her, Clay, Tsunami, Glory, and Starflight to end the war, she's ready to try. She even has some good ideas how to do it, if anyone would listen to her. But shattering news from Morrowseer has shaken Sunny's faith in their destiny. Is it possible for anyone to end this terrible war and choose a new SandWing queen? What if everything they've been through was for nothing? Buried secrets, deadly surprises, and an unexpected side to scavengers are all waiting for her in the shifting sands of the desert, where Sunny must decide once and for all: Is her destiny already written? Or can five dragonets change their fate and save the world ... the way they choose?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Sutherland, Tui, 1978-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2021<br />216 pages : chiefly colour illustrations, colour map ; 23 cm.<br />Wings of fire (Graphic novel) ; 5.<br />Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Graphic Novel - J SUT - Onloan - Due: 30 Apr 2024 - 010625568<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Graphic Novel - J SUT - Onloan - Due: 21 May 2024 - 010468103<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Graphic Novel - J SUT - Onloan - Due: 04 May 2024 - 010625605<br />