Welcome to Riverbend Standing Orders for September 2023
We are delighted to bring to you a great selection of titles.
Kind Regards, Pauline and Trish
Picture Books
Beware the Argula – Kirsty Burgu (4+ themes of Aboriginal studies, morals, myths, bush devil, fishing, greed)
Good Morning, My Deer – Mel Amon; illus. Sophie Beer (3+ themes of family, puns, homophones, wordplay, humour, language, Teacher Notes)
Mighty Blossom – Nicki Greenberg (4+ themes of AFL, football, determination, persistance, courage, support, self-esteem, resilience, rhyming text)
Where Will the Sleepy Sheep Sleep? – David Metzenthen; illus. Jonathan Bentley (3+ themes of bedtime, humour, tongue-twister, word play, language)
Primary Fiction
Impossible Creatures – Katherine Rundell (10+ themes of fantasy, magic, mythical creatures, friendship, heroism, sacrifice, loyalty, grief)
The Magic Gems: Lily Halfmoon 1 – Xavier Bonet (7+ themes of graphic novel, magic, friendship. family, quest, school, super powers, Teacher Notes)
Millie Mak the Maker (Millie Mak #1) – Alice Pung and Sher Rill Ng (8+ themes of creativity, innovation, families, identity, sustainability, STEM, instructions included, first in series, Teacher Notes)
This Camp is Doomed: A Dennith Grange Misadventure – Anna Zobel (9+ themes of school activities, adventure, mysteries, friendship, kindness, responsibility, power, humour, multiple points of view, Teacher Notes)
Middle School Fiction
Bite Risk – S.J. Wills ( 11+ themes of Science Fiction, post-pandemic, werewolves, dystopian, twisty, secrets, friendships, betrayals, some violence, death and dying, family, bravery, danger, suspense, experimentation)
Murder in Velvet – Sarah Wynne; illus. Laura Barrett (11+ themes of historical murder mystery, magical realism, charity shopping, secrets, murder, thriller)
The Double Life of Danny Day – Mike Thayer (11+ themes of time loop, Groundhog day, bullies, cheats, subverting the system, humour, families, friendship)
Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky – Rebecca Lim (11+ themes of historical, Chinese setting, migration, immigrants, escaping war/danger, family, grief and loss, suspense, danger, revolution, saved by the kindness of strangers, Teacher notes)
Secondary Fiction
Eleanor Jones is not a Murderer – Amy Doak (14+ themes of cContemporary, mystery, identity, humour, friendships, family, twisty, secrets, some violence, suspense)
Let’s Never Speak of This Again – Megan Williams (15+ themes of contemporary, family, friendships, grief and loss, underage drinking, dementia, identity, feeling insecure, secrets, relationships Teachers Notes)
We Who are Forged in Fire (#2 Hollow) – Kate Murray (14+ themes of fantasy, women warriors, good versus evil, monsters, secrets, identity, romance, action-suspense, magic, book in a series.
The Spider and Her Demons – Sydney Khoo (14+ themes of urban fantasy, demons, spiders, identity, LGBTQIA+, trauma, migrants, cultural identity, family, friendships, romance, horror, symbolism, violence, some swearing, Teachers Notes
Adult Fiction
The Last Devil to Die (#4 The Thursday Murder Club) – Richard Oseman
The Vaster Wilds – Lauren Groff
Primary Fiction (Boys Only Pack)
Impossible Creatures – Katherine Rundell (10+ themes of fantasy, magic, mythical creatures, friendship, heroism, sacrifice, loyalty, grief)
Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game – Chris Grabenstein (10+ themes of in Mr. Lemoncello’s library series, mystery, adventure, secrets, puzzles, origin prequel story)
Only Children: Three Hilarious Short Stories – David Baddiel (8+ themes of humour, short stories, adventure, identity, resilience)
This Camp is Doomed: A Dennith Grange Misadventure – Anna Zobel (9+ themes of school activities, adventure, mysteries, friendship, kindness, responsibility, power, humour, multiple points of view, Teacher Notes)
Middle School Fiction (Boys Only Pack)
Bite Risk – S.J. Wills ( 11+ themes of Science Fiction, post-pandemic, werewolves, dystopian, twisty, secrets, friendships, betrayals, some violence, death and dying, family, bravery, danger, suspense, experimentation)
Nightshade Revenge (#14 Alex Rider) – Anthony Horowitz (11+ themes of thriller, action, adventure, spies and spying, book in a series, found family, some violence and danger, twisty, secrets, suspense, cliff hanger ending)
The Double Life of Danny Day – Mike Thayer (11+ themes of time loop, Groundhog day, bullies, cheats, subverting the system, humour, families, friendship)
Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky – Rebecca Lim (11+ themes of historical, Chinese setting, migration, immigrants, escaping war/danger, family, grief and loss, suspense, danger, revolution, saved by the kindness of strangers, Teacher notes)
Secondary School Fiction (Boys Only Pack)
Eleanor Jones is not a Murderer – Amy Doak (14+ themes of cContemporary, mystery, identity, humour, friendships, family, twisty, secrets, some violence, suspense)
The Brothers Hawthorne – Jennifer Lynn Barnes (15+ themes of contemporary, book in a series, brothers, family, mystery, twists and turns, romance, secrets, privilege, travel, suspense)
We Who are Forged in Fire (#2 Hollow) – Kate Murray (14+ themes of fantasy, women warriors, good versus evil, monsters, secrets, identity, romance, action-suspense, magic, book in a series)
The Soul Survivor – Chirst Bradford (13+ final in trilogy, fantasy adventure, suspense, action, survival, fate of the world in the balance, quest)
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