December+10

> >  > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > >     15.      What is the title of book number 6 in the Key to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix? (//Superior Saturday//)
 * 1)  This author has written a lot of books for younger children. Here are some of her titles: Boot to a Goose, Hattie and the Fox, Koala Lou, and Possum Magic). She has received numerous awards for her contribution to children’s literature. A couple of years ago she visited ISB and the students and teachers just loved her presentation. What is the name of this author? (//Mem Fox//)
 * 1)  This brave mouse, whose last name is also the name of a rather smelly (but delicious!) English cheese, faces all kinds of dangers in his many books. What is his name? (//Geronimo Stilton//)
 * 1) __ Letters from the Inside __, a disturbing but realistic book relating girls, prisons and lots of letter writing. It was written by a famous award-winning Australian author known to many students here at ISB. Who is the author? (John Marsden)
 * 1)  In his book Girl Underground, Morris Gleitzman wrote about refugees from Afgahnistan. He wrote another book, also about refugees from Afghanistan, but this time it is about a boy. Do you know the title? (//Boy Overboard//)
 * 1)  Witi Ihimaera wrote a story about young Kahu who developed special relationships with whales, in particular with an ancient bull who according to Maori legend carried the ancestor of Kahu’s tribe on his back. What is the title of the book? (//Whale Rider//)
 * 1) Tim Winton is well known for his books for adults, but he also wrote for a younger audience. In his book, Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster, what is Lockie’s mission? (//To clean up the pollution in his town//).
 * 1) This author and former children’s librarian won the Carnegie Medal twice with her books The Haunting (1982) and The Changeover (1984). In 2006, she also won the Hans Christian Andersen award. Her work includes picture books for children and novels for young adults. Who is she? (//Margaret Mahy//)
 * 1) One day, Spike and Bubba, two Australian teenagers, go swimming in an old water tower in their home town. After this, things are not the same anymore. What is the title of this graphic novel/picture book by Gary Crew? (//The Watertower//)
 * 1) This book by Elizabeth Fensham is about a boy and his dad who are on the run, because the dad thinks he is being persecuted by a secret organization. In reality he is mentally ill and needs treatment. What is the title of the book? (//Helicopter Man//)
 * 1) Listen to this title. **How Hedley Hopkins did a dare, robbed a grave, made a new friend who might not have really been there at all, and while he was at it committed a terrible sin which everyone was doing even though he didn't know it.**  Do you know the author? This author also wrote stories of the supernatural and weird in titles such as Unbelievable! Uncanny! Undone! Uncovered! (//Paul Jennings//)
 * 1) In //A Bridge to Wiseman’s Cove//, Carl Matt and his younger brother are abandoned by their older sister and move in with their abusive aunt. Who wrote this book? (//James Moloney//)
 * 1) Bryce Courtenay is a prolific Australian writer. Maybe his most famous book is about a South-African boy called Peekay who dreams of becoming a champion. What is the title of this book? (//The Power of One//)
 * 1) This author grew up in a second-hand bookshop in Brisbane, an ideal place for a budding writer. Our latest addition to our ISB library is //Millie and the Night Heron//, but she has published a more recent book called //Being Bee//. What is this author’s name? (//Catherine Bateson//)
 * 1) Randa Abdel-Fatta, a celebrated Australian author of “Does my Head Look Big in This” wrote of many things that she hated about herself. She chose a number of things that she hated about herself and entitled her book ‘The (how many) Things I Hate About Me”. (Ten)

16.     Jackie French wrote about a girl called Hekja who was enslaved by Vikings. What is the title of the book? (//Slave Girl//)

17.     This book by Conn and Hal Iggulden contains all the information which made it such a hit in Australia --such as how to make the perfect water bomb, how to read codes, what are the rules of cricket, and how to deal with girls. What is the title of this book for boys? (//Dangerous Book for Boys)//

18.   Josephine is a kangaroo – who loves to dance. Her little brother, Joey, tells her that kangaroos don't dance, they hop – but Josephine continues to point her toes and leap through the air. Josephine Wants to Dance was written by //Jackie French// who also wrote this diary of a famous Australian animal. What is the name of the book that    (//Diary of a Wombat//)