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This award is: made to outstanding books of fiction, drama or poetry which require of the reader a degree of maturity to appreciate the topics, themes and scope of emotional involvement. Generally, books in this category will be appropriate in style and content for readers in their secondary years of schooling.
CBCA Awards Handbook

Older Readers Shortlist

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Cornish, D. M. - Lamplighter
Eaton, A. - Into White Silence
French, J. - A Rose for the ANZAC Boys
Marchetta, M. - Finnikin of the Rock
Moloney, J. - Kill the Possum
Tan, S. - Tales from Outer Suburbia

Note: These books are for mature readers.

CORNISH, D. M.
Lamplighter (Monster Blood Tattoo Book Two)
Omnibus Books, 2008
ISBN 978-1-86291-687-6
SCIS No:1360569
Price: hbk $29.99

CMIS Review: Lamplighter
Student Reviews: YARA [Choose 'Australian Books' and select Lamplighter from the Older Readers Shortlist]

Scholastic: Teachers’ Notes written by Fran Knight
Website: Series Blog

Awards: Shortlisted, Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature 2009 [NSW]

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Omnibus Books is a publishing section within Scholastic Australia
Cover permission for CMIS as a corporate member of the CBCA

EATON, Anthony Into White Silence Woolshed Press, 2008 ISBN 978-1-7416-6325-9 SCIS No: 1380870 Price: pbk $23.95 CMIS Review: Into White Silence Student Reviews: YARA [Choose 'Australian Books' and select Into White Silence from the Older Readers Shortlist] Random House: Teaching Support Kit by Pam Macintyre Author: Anthony Eaton	Honour Book
© Woolshed Press Woolshed Press is an imprint of Random House Australia Cover reproduced by permission of the publisher

FRENCH, Jackie A Rose for the ANZAC Boys Angus&Robertson, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7322-8540-1 SCIS No: 1360370 Price: pbk $15.99 CMIS Review: Paperback Audiobook Student Reviews: YARA [Choose 'Australian Books' and select A Rose for the ANZAC Boys from the Older Readers Shortlist] HarperCollins: Teaching notes written by Christine Sarandis Author: Jackie French	Honour Book
© HarperCollinsAustralia Cover reproduced by permission of the publisher

MARCHETTA, Melina
Finnikin of the Rock
Viking, 2008
ISBN 978-0-670-07281-1
SCIS No: 1381966
Price: pbk $24.95

CMIS Review: Finnikin of the Rock
Student Reviews: YARA [Choose 'Australian Books' and select Finnikin of the Rock from the Older Readers Shortlist]

Penguin: Book details [Includes a short author podcast and reading - also on YouTube]
Penguin: Teachers’ notes written by Dr Pam Macintyre
Author: Melina Marchetta

Awards:
Winner, Aurealis Awards - best young adult novel 2008
Winner, ABIA Book of the Year for Older Readers 2009

Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta

MOLONEY, James Kill the Possum Penguin, 2008 ISBN 978-0-14-300420-2 SCIS No: 1358682 Price: pbk $19.95 CMIS Review: Kill the Possum Student Reviews: YARA [Choose 'Australian Books' and select Kill the Possum from the Older Readers Shortlist] Penguin: Unit written by Dr Pam Macintyre and Dr Susan La Marca Author: James Moloney
© Penguin Group Australia Cover reproduced by permission of the publisher

TAN, Shaun
Tales from Outer Suburbia
Allen & Unwin, 2008
ISBN 978-1-7411-4917-3
SCIS No: 1364081
Price: hbk $35.00

CMIS Review: Tales from Outer Suburbia
Student Reviews: YARA [Choose 'Australian Books' and select Tales from Outer Suburbia from the Older Readers Shortlist]
Teacher Reviews: A&U Website
Author/Illustrator: Shaun Tan

Awards:
Shortlisted, Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature 2009 [NSW]
Winner, Aurealis Awards - best illustrated book/graphic novel 2008
Winner, ABIA Illustrated Book of the Year 2009

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Quick links to pages in this section

Other Shortlist Categories:

CMIS Resource Bank

Older Reader Notable Books 2009

Activities based on shortlisted books

Junior Judges Project [CBCA]
Inside the Shortlist [Teacher Notes from CBCA QLD]