Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2013
winner y
After
Camberwell
:
Penguin
,
2012
Z1876629
2012
single work
children's fiction
children's
'In the fourth part of Felix's story, continuing his adventures in World War Two, he faces perhaps his greatest challenge - to find hope when he's lost almost everything, including his parents. As Europe goes through the final agonizing stages of the war, Felix struggles to reconcile hatred and healing. He's helped by a new friend, but if he should lose her as well...' (Publisher's blurb)
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Year: 2012
winner y
The Invisible Hero
St Lucia
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University of Queensland Press
,
2011
Z1788718
2011
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Philip has spent his whole life at school either being invisible or being called stupid. He's used to being the loner, the odd one out, the boy who lives with his nan.
So when Philip's class is given a school assignment to write about heroes and villains, the project causes conflict in the classroom as everyone weighs in on the debate.
For the first time, Philip has the opportunity to shine in school but can he convince the class that being different is not necessarily a bad thing and that heroes have many disguises?' (Publisher's blurb)
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Year: 2011
winner y
Now
Camberwell
:
Viking
,
2010
Z1691367
2010
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Set in the current day, this is the final book in the series that began with Once, continued with Then and is... Now. Felix is a grandfather. He has achieved much in his life and is widely admired. He has mostly buried the painful memories of his childhood, but they resurface when his granddaughter Zelda comes to stay with him. Together they face a cataclysmic event armed only with their with gusto and love - an event that helps them achieve salvation from the past, but also brings the possibility of destruction.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Year: 2009
winner y
Noodle Pie
Norwood
:
Omnibus Books
,
2008
Z1452665
2008
single work
children's fiction
children's
"It’s Andy’s first trip on an airplane when he and his dad travel to Vietnam to meet all his relatives. Talk about culture shock! Everyone calls him by his Vietnamese name instead of Andy and he is stunned to discover the family restaurant is nothing like what he expected. Somehow though, Andy helps his Vietnamese family and his dad come to see things in a new way." (Source: Amazon)
winner y
Pearl Verses the World
Newtown
:
Walker Books Australia
,
2009
Z1607159
2009
single work
children's fiction
children's
(taught in 2 units)
'A moving illustrated verse novel about a girl dealing with isolation at school, and with her grandma’s illness at home.
'At school, Pearl feels as though she is in a group of one. Her teacher wants her to write poems that rhyme but Pearl’s poems don’t. At home, however, Pearl feels safe and loved, but her grandmother is slowly fading, and so are Mum and Pearl. When her grandmother eventually passes away, Pearl wants life to go back to the way it was and refuses to talk at the funeral. But she finds the courage to deliver a poem for her grandmother that defies her teacher’s idea of poetry – her poem doesn’t rhyme; it comes from the heart.' (Publication summary)
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Year: 2008
winner y
Stride's Summer
Crows Nest
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Allen and Unwin
,
2007
Z1410120
2007
single work
children's fiction
children's
'After his dad dies in a fishing accident, Stride turns to Ferd, his dad's pet bird, for comfort. He's determined to make sure nothing in his life changes so dramatically ever again. But soon Ferd makes a new friend - a girl! - and Stride's mother makes unsettling plans, and suddenly everything safe and familiar in his world spirals dangerously out of control...
'This summer, Stride has to overcome more than just his grief for his father - he has to learn to let go, trust others and even put his own life at risk. And he has to find a way to accept that change isn't always a huge and terrible thing.
'A coming-of-age novel about a boy, a bird and a bond that even a bushfire can't break.' (Publisher's blurb)
