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Primary Library Conference 2014
Getting the Boys Reading
Y = Picture Book / P = Picture Book for Older Readers
M = First Steps / N = Next Steps
CF = Children’s Fiction
T = Younger Teen Reads / T+ = Older Teen Reads
Ahlberg, Allan – Kicking a Ball
A rhyming story celebrating the love of playing football.
Y
Alperin, Mara – Jack and the Beanstalk
A retelling of the favourite traditional fairy tale.
Y
Andreae, Giles –
Sir Scallywag and the Deadly Dragon Poo
Sir Scallywag has to rescue King Colin's sweet machine
when Baron Greedyguts steals it.
Y
Brownlow, Mike – Ten Little Pirates
Introduces the numbers 1 to 10 with a story about a
group of pirates getting into various scrapes on the high
seas.
Y
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Coats, Lucy – Captain Beastlie’s Pirate Party
A pirate crew make their dirty, smelly captain have a bath
and tidy him up before giving him his surprise birthday
party and presents.
Y
Corderoy, Tracey – Why?
A young rhino who is always asking his parents questions
gets taken to the local museum in a bid to curb his
curiosity.
Y
Cowell, Cressida – How to be a Viking
A reluctant Viking ends up saving everyone when a storm
hits their ship.
Y
Dale, Penny – Dinosaur Rescue!
A rescue team of dinosaurs race to help a building crew
whose lorry has got stuck on a railway crossing.
Y
Fletcher, Tom –
The Dinosaur that Pooped a Planet!
A boy goes into space with a hungry dinosaur that eats
everything in sight, including their space rocket.
Y
Foreman, Michael – Superfrog and the Big Stink
Superfrog makes the big businesses in the city clean up
when rubbish starts to pollute his pond.
Y
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Freedman, Claire –
George’s Dragon at the Fire Station
Sparky causes chaos when he goes to an open day at the
fire station with George, but ends up saving the day when
he rescues a cat stuck up a tree.
Y
Freedman, Claire – Spider Sandwiches
A rhyming story of all the gruesome things a monster
loves to eat.
Y
Guillain, Adam – Marshmallows for Martians
A boy travels to Mars in a homemade rocket where he
comes to the rescue of the Martians who are fed up with
alien musicians coming and making a racket on their
planet.
Y
Hart, Caryl – How to Catch a Dragon
A boy embarks on a knightly quest using his imagination
when he reads a book about dragons in the library.
Y
Hendra, Sue – Supertato
A potato dons his superhero disguise at night to save the
vegetables from a naughty pea who is running amok
among the supermarket aisles.
Y
Koken, Alexandra – Spot the Zebra at the Zoo
Invites the reader to spot different animals within each
scenario including a zebra which is hiding in each picture.
Y
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Lewis, Jill – Something Delicious
A small creature uses his wit to stop a big monster from
eating him and ends up getting invited to his birthday party
instead.
Y
Lewis, Jill – Ug-A-Lug: Four Cavemen and a Pencil
A group of cavemen have a crazy adventure when one of
the pencils belonging to the boy who drew them magically
appears in their drawing.
Y
Longstaff, Abie – Just the Job for Dad
A brother and sister search for a more exciting job for
their dad, meeting astronauts, knights and pirates along
the way.
Y
Maidment, Stella – Astronaut Puzzles
Gives the reader puzzles to solve on each page as two
astronauts have fun with the aliens they meet in space.
Y
Pickford, Sue – Bob and Rob
A burglar's pet dog struggles with his owner's criminal
activities and longs to do good deeds.
Y
Rhodes, Julie – The Very Noisy House
The sound of an old lady's walking stick on the ground
floor of a building sets off a series of disruptive noises.
Y
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Robinson, Michelle –
There’s a Lion in My Cornflakes
Two brothers recount the humorous consequences of
saving cereal coupons for the offer of a free lion.
Y
Shireen, Nadia – Yeti and the Bird
A lonely yeti makes friends with a lost bird and in doing so
shows the other forest animals that he is not scary and
fierce like they think he is.
Y
Smallman, Steve – Big, Bad Owl
A group of animals try to make a grumpy owl happy, but
learn that the owl actually likes being in a bad mood.
Y
Smith, Alex T – Hector and the Big Bad Knight
A very naughty knight meets his match in the tiniest boy
of the village.
Y
Sperring, Mark –
Max and the Won’t Go to Bed Show
A boy goes through a humorous routine of delaying
tactics as he puts off the inevitable moment of when he
must go to bed.
Y
Stower, Adam – The Troll and Oliver
A troll is determined finally to catch and eat a human boy.
Y
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DC Super Friends – Crime Wave!
The Super Friends face a giant octopus when the Black
Manta tries to steal a valuable pearl.
M
DC Super Friends – Hero Havoc
The Super Friends try to help Bizzaro become a hero.
M
Dale, Elizabeth – Rory’s Robot
Rory builds a robot so that it can help keep the house
tidy.
M
De Marco, Clare – The Animals’ Football Camp
Hippo helps his team score the winning goal through team
playing unlike Lion who only wants to show off on the
pitch.
M
Cole, Steve – Monstar Finds a Home
Two children have fun with their new pet that their mad-
scientist parents have invented.
N
McAllister, Angela – The Pirates’ Picnic
A group of pirates decide to row ashore to have a picnic.
N
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Prasadam-Halls, Smriti –
Norman the Naughty Knight (Blue Bananas)
Telling tales lands Norman in tons of trouble!
N
Small, Alfie – Captain Thunderbolt and the Jelloids
When Alfie finds a rocket in his back garden he has a
space adventure where he helps the inhabitants of planet
Burble from being invaded by slimy aliens.
N
Taylor, Dean – We Have Lift-Off!
Animals decide to build a space rocket which will take
them away from the horrible farmer who owns the farm
they live on.
N
Woods, Dave – Sir Lance-A-Little
Imagines Sir Lancelot as a boy and his adventures in
Camelot.
N
Cut the Rope : Search and Find
The reader is invited to solve a series of puzzles featuring
the characters from the Cut The Rope game app.
P
Beck, Jennifer – The Little Hen and the Great War
A young New Zealand soldier befriends a small chicken he
saves while fighting in the trenches in France during
World War I.
P
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Goscinny – Where’s Dogmatix?
Invites the reader to search for Dogmatix from the
Asterix series in each of the scenes.
P
Robinson, Hilary – Where the Poppies Now Grow
Told in the style of 'The House that Jack Built', tells the
story of two friends who join the army to fight in World
War I.
P
Santillan, Jorge – When’s the Doctor? A Search-And-Find Book
Puzzle book in which the reader has to locate Doctor
Who and his companions hidden in various historical
scenes.
P
Snow, Alan – How Pirates Really Work
A humorous look at pirates and what pirate life is like on
the high seas.
P
Turner, James – Super Animal Adventure Squad
Two stories in which the SAAS are called into action to
save teatime from a mad scientist, and to rescue the
world's most valuable baboon from pirates.
P
Abnett, Dan - Burning Moon
12-year-old Jake, now a fully-fledged member of the
Dragon-riders, must travel with Match to the Land of the
Red Moon in search of his missing family.
CF
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Andrea, Giles
Billy Bonkers and the Wacky World Cup!
Three funny football stories with Billy, centred on the
World Cup. Put your trainers on, Billy Bonkers is back
with more amazing adventures! This time he's landing a
plane and flying through the air in a hot-air balloon to
watch the World Cup final.
CF
Bass, Guy - Frog the Barbarian
Now that Frog has saved Princess Rainbow, and probably
the whole world, he decides that he doesn't want to be a
prince anymore. But when an arrogant bragon arrives to
threaten the king and queen, there is only one frog for the
job!
CF
Bently, Peter - Life Stinks!
Cedric Thatchbottom can't wait to train as a squire,
serving Sir Percy the Proud - a knight famed throughout
the land for his glorious deeds. But this famous knight isn't
all he appears to be, and Cedric soon finds himself being
run ragged around Castle Bombast by his new master.
CF
Black, Peter Jay - Urban Outlaws
From a bunker hidden deep beneath the city, five super-
skilled kids plan daring missions against the world's richest
criminals, stealing their dirty money and giving it away to
those in need. But their latest target is about to land them
in serious trouble. Benito Del Sarto is a dangerous man -
they'll be lucky to escape with their lives.
CF
Blackwood, Sage - Jinx's Magic
Jinx has to prevent the Bonemaster from destroying the
forest that gives him his magical powers, and rescue Simon
who has been captured by the Bonemaster.
CF
Blake, Chris - Stone Age Rampage
When Tom bangs on an Aztec drum in a museum he
releases an ancient curse. Now he must go back in time
and track down six golden coins. Tom travels all the way
back to the Stone Age - and is captured in a hunter's net!
CF
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Bradford, Chris – Assassin
Three young ninja warriors sneak into a heavily-guarded
palace intent on killing the leader of their enemy as
revenge for the murder of their parents.
CF
Brown, Judy - The Great Escape
Three robotic pets built by a brainy professor to be the
perfect robo-friends have to find a new home after their
elderly owner is taken away ill and their house is sold.
CF
Brown, Matt The Most Powerful Boy in the Universe
When Compton Valance and his best friend Bryan Nylon
discover the world's first TIME MACHINE (aka a mouldy,
thirteen-week-old-cheese-and-pickled-egg sandwich), they
become the most powerful boys in the universe.
CF
Butler, Steven - Rollercoaster Riot!
Dennis enters a competition to win a ride on the newest
rollercoaster ride in Beanoland.
CF
Campbell, James - Boyface and the Tartan Badger
When the tartan badger that Boyface Antelope has been
given for his tenth birthday is stolen, Boyface enlists the
help of his friend Clootie to get him back. But who could
the thief be? The only clue is a red clown nose...
CF
Carson, Jack - Terminal Takedown
Titch travels to Ocean Terminal for the last leg of the
Battle Champions competition, and discovers the truth
about his missing father.
CF
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Cole, Steve - Special Agent Mummy
A young boy finds himself caught up in a crazy adventure
when a 2000-year-old mummy detective moves in next
door to him.
CF
Collins, Tim - Sneezy Alien Attack
Colin comes back down to Earth with a bang when his
parents force him to look after his annoying little brother,
David, for the day. To make matters worse, David has a
terrible cold and his constant sniffles and sneezes are
starting to really annoy Colin.
CF
Duddle, Jonny Jolley-Rogers and the Ghostly Galleon
Featuring the crew from the Pirates Next Door, Matilda
and Jim Lad find themselves aboard a ghostly galleon.
CF
Grylls, Bear - Strike of the Shark
When Beck Granger is ship-wrecked in the open seas, he
needs all of his survival skills to save a small group of
passengers. But the sinking was no accident. In order to
stay alive, he'll have to work out who wants him dead, and
why.
CF
Hartley, Steve
Oliver Fibs and the Clash of the Mega Robots
Oliver has to battle a giant robot which is threatening to
take over Earth.
CF
Hay, Sam - Hour of the Doomed Dog
Joe must help a dead dachshund apprehend two thieves
who plan to rob his owner's hotel.
CF
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Hulme-Cross, Benjamin - The Knight's Enemies
Two brothers travel back in time in order to help the
ghost of a medieval knight change the past so that he can
rest in peace.
CF
Kimpton, Archie - Jumblecat
Billy Slipper is just a normal boy. Sort of. But one day he
finds a completely jumbled-up, legs-head-and-tail-all-over-
the-place, grumpy, enormous, biscuit-obsessed talking cat-
and everything changes.
CF
Ladd, Jim - Mutiny!
Sam and the crew of the Jolly Apollo are still searching for
Planet X, where they hope to find Sam's parents and a
whole load of treasure when a new pirate causes a mutiny
on joining the crew of the Jolly Apollo.
CF
Landman, Tanya - Tomb of Doom!!!
Sam Swann investigates sinister goings-on on the set of
the new movie his dad is filming in Egypt.
CF
Lerangis, Peter - The Tomb of Shadows
Jack McKinley and his friends are the Select. Their powers
are growing at a furious rate and they must find seven
magical objects to save themselves - and the world. Two
treasures have already been found, but time is running
out...
CF
Lowe, Dave - My Hamster is a Pirate
Nine-year-old Benjamin Jinks and his family are off for a
holiday by the seaside, and his genius-hamster is coming
with them. But the pair soon uncover the mystery of
some stolen diamonds and set about trying to solve the
crime.
CF
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MacDonald, Alan - Revenge of the Green Meanie
Stan Button had always dreamed of becoming a
superhero. Then one day a letter arrives inviting him for
an interview at the mysterious Mighty High School. To his
amazement, Stan is offered a place - starting immediately.
CF
Mayhew, Jon - The Wrath of the Lizard Lord
Dakkar is plunged into a new and perilous adventure as
history and fantasy collide for a breathtaking showdown in
a mysterious world at the centre of the Earth where he
meets friendly giants & the Cryptos enemy.
CF
McCall, Alex - Attack of the Giant Robot Chickens
The city of Aberdeen is being terrorised by giant robot
chickens who want to peck out every last sign of human
resistance. The streets are empty, the adults have
vanished - and those left behind are fighting for survival.
CF
McGeddon, R - The Zombies!
Children have to find a cure when a science class
explosion causes a plague of zombies to invade their town.
CF
Meres, Jonathan - May Need Rebooting
Norm gets into trouble when he falls asleep during his
history lesson and then finds himself an unwilling
participant in a school football match.
CF
Mitchelhill, Barbara - Billy's Blitz
A 12-year-old boy and his 6-year-old sister try to survive
in their bombed-out house in London while waiting for
news of their missing mother and resisting evacuation.
CF
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Montgomery, Ross - The Tornado Chasers
A group of children with over-protective parents form a
tornado chasing club.
CF
Moss, Helen - The Phoenix Code
A teen boy and girl figure out clues to find the location of
an ancient artefact before a dangerous cult can steal it.
CF
Palmer, Tom - Over the Line
A professional footballer joins the army as World War I
rages in mainland Europe.
CF
Scieska, Jon
Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Moter
Frank Einstein, an 8-year-old scientist, loves to tinker,
build and take things apart. He loves to observe,
hypothesise, experiment and invent. He plans to win a
science fair but a rival causes trouble by kidnapping the
robots.
CF
Simpson, Craig - Bridge of Death
It's D-Day, 6th June 1944. Ten minutes after midnight. A
small British force is flying over Occupied France on what
is virtually a suicide mission - they must capture a bridge
before German forces guarding it can blow it up. There's
no room for error.
CF
Smith, Jim - Barry Loser and the Holiday of Doom
Barry can't wait to tell his friends that they've been invited
on his family caravan holiday to Plonkton. But the
weekend by the sea doesn't turn out to be the 'keelest'
Barry was hoping for.
CF
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Thomson, Jamie - Eternal Detention
Dirk discovers that his sworn enemy, Hasdruban the
White, is the new headmaster at his school, and is bent
upon vengeance.
CF
Turner, Tracey - Lost in the Mountains of Death
A choose your own adventure story that requires the
reader to find their way over a perilous mountain.
CF
Fein, Eric - The Fisherman and the Genie
The legendary tale of an evil Persian king, who marries a
new wife each day and then kills her the next morning. To
stop this murderous ruler, a brave woman named
Scheherazade risks her own life and marries the king
herself... but not without a plan. On their wedding night,
she will entertain him with the tale of the "Fisherman and
the Genie" - a legend so great, he'll never want it to end.
CF Graphic
Novel
Furman, Simon - Dragon Down
Snotlout's dragon, Hookfang, is shedding scales - and that's
causing fires in Berk! When an upset Hookfang flies off
and disappears, the gang set up a search party.
Unfortunately, Alvin the Treacherous is also on the hunt
for Hookfang... Who will get to Hookfang first - the
Riders or Alvin?
CF
Graphic
Novel
Matheny, Bill - In the Clutches of the Penguin!
In this story, the Penguin pulls a heist that could reveal
Bruce Wayne's secret identity and destroy vast portions
of the city of Gotham!
CF
Graphic
Novel
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McCann, Jesse Leon - Bad Moon Rising
Krypto and Streaky the super cat come up against
Mechanikat who is using a hypno-ray to get cats to steal
things for him.
CF
Graphic
Novel
McCloud, Scott - Tiny problems!
Despite being shrunk down to two inches tall by
Professor Hamilton's molecular scaling generator, the
Phantom Zone villains Jax-Ur and Mala are at large again,
ready to wreak havoc on Superman, Metropolis and the
world.
CF
Graphic
Novel
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