Book recommendations for Stag 3 at Oakhill Drive

It is very important that all of us start reading for pleasure. There are lots of
benefits to reading. These are just few reasons why we at Oakhill Drive Public
are promoting that all children read for pleasure at home.
 Reading helps you to relax:
It works even better than listening to music or drinking hot tea!
 Reading gives lots of information:
Reading is the best source of information, and every news
article/book/magazine fills you up with new information.
 Reading helps to stimulate your brain:
Keeping the brain stimulated via reading can keep your brain healthy and
active.
 Improve your vocabulary:
Having a reading habit introduces you to newer words and phrases,
improving your vocabulary.
 Improve thinking:
Reading helps you to ask better questions, view different perspectives,
expose yourself to newer forms of thinking, make connections- all of
which helps in improving your analytical thinking skills.

The list is endless. There are too many benefits to reading which makes it one of
the best sources of knowledge and entertainment.
Therefore, Mrs. Ranaweera our Teacher Librarian has put together a list of book
recommendations to ensure that you get into the habit of reading for pleasure.
Author Book Title/ Information

Abela, Deborah

1. Grimsdon Trilogy
2. Teresa: A new Australian

Banks, Triston One afternoon, four police officers visit Ben Silver’s
home. Minutes after they leave, his parents arrive. Ben
and his little sister Olive are bundled into the car and told
they’re going on a holiday. Things aren’t right and Ben
knows it. His parents are on the run. Now Ben gathers
evidence, jots notes and tries to uncover what his parents
3. Two Wolves have done. The trouble is, if he figures it out, what does he
do next? Tell someone? Or keep the secret and live life on
the run?
Blyton, Enid

4. The Famous 5. The Adventures of the Wishing-Chair

Five series Mollie and Peter discover the most extraordinary thing: a
magical wishing-chair that takes them on some wonderful
adventures. Your young readers will love the first book in
Enid Blyton's classic fantasy series about a chair that can
fly and grant wishes!

Chrimes, Penny Tiger Heart is the magical tale of a bold young chimney
sweep and a remarkable tiger, a dangerously hypnotic
ruby and a mystical land that's found across an ocean
and through a storm. This novel will sweep the whole
family up into one magical friendship… and one roaring
adventure

6. Tiger Heart
Colfer, Chris Twins Alex and Conner's world changes when their
grandmother gives them a treasured fairy-tale book. The
Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell is book 1 in a series
that combines our modern-day world with the
enchanting realm of classic fairy tales. Filled with magic
spells, laugh-out-loud humour and page-turning
adventure, kids won’t be able to put this down.
 7. Land of Stories
series
Fourteen-year-old Brystal Evergreen has always known she
was destined for great things--that is, if she can survive the
oppressive Southern Kingdom. Her only escape are books,
but since it's illegal for women to read in her country, she
has to find creative ways of acquiring them. Working as a
maid at her local library gives her the perfect excuse to be
near them and allows her to sneak a few titles home when
8. Tale of Magic no one is looking. But one day Brystal uncovers a secret
section of the library and finds a book about magic that
changes her life forever.
Colfer, Eoin AT JUST TWELVE YEARS OLD, ARTEMIS FOWL IS
A CRIMINAL GENIUS.No scheme is too dastardly, no
plot too devious. And he's just discovered that fairies are
real.
Poor fairies.
But these are not the cuddly creatures of bedtime stories.
They are armed. They are dangerous. And when Artemis
9. Artemis Fowl captures Captain Holly Short for her fairy gold, he messes
series with the wrong elf.
Let the misadventure begin.
Cowell, Cressida From the author of How to Train Your Dragon this new
series is about Xar, a young boy Wizard, and Wish, a
young girl Warrior, who have been taught since birth to
hate each, and the thrilling tale of what happens when their
two worlds collide.

10. Wizards of
Once
DiCamillo, Kate

12. Flora and Ulysses

11. Because of Win-Dixie

Funke, Cornelia

13. Inkheart
One cruel night, Meggie's father reads aloud from a
book called INKHEART-- and an evil ruler escapes
the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living
room. Suddenly, Meggie is smack in the middle of
the kind of adventure she has only read about in
books. Meggie must learn to harness the magic that 14. Dragon rider
15. Thief Lord
 has conjured this nightmare. For only she can change
the course of the story that has changed her life
forever.

Gleitzman, Morris Once I escaped from an orphanage to find my

Mum and Dad.
Once I saved a girl called Zelda from a
burning house.
Once I made a Nazi with toothache laugh.
My name is Felix.
This is my story.
16. Once

Harris, tim

17. Exploding Endings 18. Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables

How do you stop a maniac dentist
from terrorising children? And
what does it take to get every
single student at Milford Junior
School put on detention? Find out
in this hilarious collection of short
stories.
He's the first teacher to cook us breakfast. Is
his spark-maker beetle really that dangerous?
I heard he drank yak's milk in Mongolia. He's
the only person who isn't afraid of Canteen
Carol. My mum says he used to be in the
circus. The class in room 12B has a new
teacher, and nothing is ever going to be the
same . . .

Harvey Jacqueline

19. Kensy and Max series

Herge Tintin is the titular protagonist of The
Adventures of Tintin, the comics series
by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is a reporter
and adventurer who travels around the world
with his dog Snowy. 

20 Tintin series

Hirsh, Odo

20. Amelia Dee and the Peacock

Lamp 21. Hazel Green
Keene, Carolyn Nancy, unaided, seeks to find a missing will. To the surprise of
many, the Topham family will inherit wealthy Josiah Crowley's
fortune, instead of deserving relatives and friends who were
promised inheritances. Nancy determines that a clue to a second
will might be found in an old clock Mr. Crowley had owned and
she seeks to find the timepiece. Her search not only tests her
keen mind, but also leads her into a thrilling adventure.

22. Nancy Drew

series
Lapinsky, L. D Pack your suitcase for a magical adventure!
When 12-year-old Flick Hudson accidentally
ends up in the Strangeworlds Travel Agency,
she uncovers a fantastic secret: there are
hundreds of other worlds just steps away from
ours. All you have to do to visit them is jump
into the right suitcase
23. The Strangeworlds Travel

Lindgren, Astrid Tommy and his sister Annika have a new

neighbour, and her name is Pippi
Longstocking. She has crazy red pigtails, no
parents to tell her what to do, a horse that lives
on her porch, and a flair for the outrageous that
seems to lead to one adventure after another!

24. Pippi Longstocking

Mellor, Amelia Pearl and Vally Cole live in a bookshop. And not just any
bookshop. In 1893, Cole’s Book Arcade in Melbourne is the
grandest bookshop in the world, brimming with every
curiosity imaginable. Each day brings fresh delights for the
siblings: voice-changing sweets, talking parrots, a new story
written just for them by their eccentric father.

25. The Grandest

Bookshop in the
World
Montgomery, L. M This heart-warming story has beckoned generations of
readers into the special world of Green Gables, an old-
fashioned farm outside a town called Avonlea. Anne
Shirley, an eleven-year-old orphan, has arrived in this
verdant corner of Prince Edward Island only to discover
that the Cuthberts—elderly Matthew and his stern sister,
Marilla—want to adopt a boy, not a feisty redheaded girl.
But before they can send her back, Anne—who simply
must have more scope for her imagination and a real home
26. Anne of Green —wins them over completely.
Gables
Moriarty, Jaclyn

27. Stolen Prince of

CloudBurst 28. Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars
29. The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte
Mettlestone

Morpogo, Michael Inspired by the true story of Walter Tull, the first black officer in
the British army, this is a stunning new novel of identity and loss by
Michael Morpurgo, biggest UK children's author and the
bestselling, award-winning writer of War Horse, now a smash West
End and Broadway hit as well as an Oscar-nominated movie.

30. A Medal
for Leroy
Murrell, Belinda After their village is attacked, a young brother and sister set off on
a dangerous quest to save their captured family and friends – and
free their land from the Sedah invaders. Joined by their friend
Saxon and the determined Princess Roana, Ethan and Lily must
solve puzzles and riddles, escape legendary sea monsters and
outwit bandits along the way.
But the greatest threat to the children is the sinister Sedah tracker,
Sniffer, who is close on their trail … Can the four friends find the
31. SunSword Sun Gem – before the Sedah can find them?
Trilogy

Paolini, Christopher The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high

fantasy novels written by American author Christopher
Paolini. Set in the fictional world of Alagaësia, the novels
focus on the adventures of a teenage boy named Eragon
and his dragon, Saphira, as they struggle to overthrow the
evil king Galbatorix.
32. Eragon sereis
Pullman, Philip These thrilling adventures tell the story of Lyra and Will—
two ordinary children on a perilous journey through
shimmering haunted other worlds. They will meet witches
and armoured bears, fallen angels and soul-eating spectres.
And in the end, the fate of both the living—and the dead—
will rely on them.

33. His Dark Materials

Trilogy
Rodda, Emily Once upon a time, in a dark city far away, there lived a boy
called Walter, who had nothing but his name to call his own
...' The handwritten book, with its strangely vivid
illustrations, has been hidden in the old house for a long,
long time. Tonight, four kids and their teacher will find it.
Tonight, at last, the haunting story of Walter and the
mysterious, tragic girl called Sparrow will be read, right to
the very end ... A mystery, a prophecy, a long-buried secret.
34. His Name was And five people who will remember this night as long as
 Walter they live

Ryder, Jack, 35. Jack’s Secret Jack has been dreading the summer holidays, but when
McKinley, Alic Summer his boisterous neighbours, Bruno and Rocco, make it
their mission to pull him into an adventure, his life will
never be the same again. Join the Secret Summer gang on
an unforgettable magical adventure, full of humour and
heart. Young readers will be spellbound by this
adventure.

Rowlings, J. K The Ickabog is coming... A mythical monster, a kingdom

in peril, an adventure that will test two children's bravery
to the limit. Discover a brilliantly original fairy tale about
the power of hope and friendship to triumph against all
odds, from one of the world's best storytellers.

36. The Ickabog:

Snicket, Lemony It tells an unhappy tale about three very

37. The Bad Beginning
A Series of Unfortunate Events
#1)
unlucky children. Even though they are
charming and clever, the Baudelaire siblings
lead lives filled with misery and woe. From the
very first page of this book when the children
are at the beach and receive terrible news,
continuing on through the entire story, disaster
lurks at their heels. One might say they are
magnets for misfortune.

Spratt, R.A

38. Friday Barnes series 39. Nancy Piggins series

Tolkein, J. R. R In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the

Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One
Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all
others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though
he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to
him. After many ages it fell by chance into the hands of the
hobbit Bilbo Baggins.
40. Lord of the Rings
Townsend,Jessica A breathtaking, enchanting new series by debut
Australian author Jessica Townsend, about a cursed girl
who escapes death and finds herself in a magical world -
but is then tested beyond her wildest imagination.
Guaranteed to cultivate reading habits
 41. Nevermoor

Turner, Ethel Seven Little Australians is a classic Australian children's

literature novel by Ethel Turner, published in 1894. Set
mainly in Sydney in the 1880s, it relates the adventures of
the seven mischievous Woolcot children, their stern army
father Captain Woolcot, and faithful young stepmother
Esther.

42. Seven Little

Australians
Willis, Inky A hilarious double act like no other! Accidentally
naughty nine-year-old Molly and Notes, the secret
scribble witch who lives in her pen pot, face friendship
troubles, spelling championships and, a few magical
muddles along the way. Book 1 in this magical series is
guaranteed to make 7-9s laugh out loud.

43. Scribble Witch:

Notes in Class
Walliams, David

44. Beast of Buckingham Palace

And a number of other titles

Zusak, Markus It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death
has never been busier and will be busier still.
By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up
a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's
Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book
thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with
the help of her accordion-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon
she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's
45. Book library, wherever there are books to be found.
Thief