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THE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS
The Children's Book Council of Australia

Notable Books 2005
Older Readers

This is the complete list of notable books chosen by the CBCA judges in this category for 2005.

The list should be read with the judges' comments, recommendations and reservations as published in
the 2005 Notables Book. Some copies may still be
available.

NOTE: These books are for mature readers.

Bauer, Michael Gerard
[Shortlist]
The Running Man
Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia, 2004
Bone, Ian
Sleep Rough Tonight
Puffin, Penguin Books Australia, 2004
Brugman, Alyssa
Being Bindy
Allen & Unwin, 2004
Burke, J. C.
The Red Cardigan
Random House Australia, 2004
Burton, Rebecca
Leaving Jetty Road: Best friends learning to love, live and let go
Angus&Robertson,
HarperCollinsPublishers, Australia, 2004
Corbet, Robert
Shelf Life
Allen & Unwin, 2004
Crew, Gary
Illus. Robert Ingpen
In the Wake of the Mary Celeste
Lothian Books, 2004
Crowley, Cath
The Life and Times of Gracie Faltrain
Pan Macmillan Australia, 2004
Eaton, Anthony
[Shortlist]
Fireshadow
(UQP Young Adult Fiction)
University of Queensland Press, 2004
Fusillo, Archimede
Bruises
(YA Fiction) Penguin Books Australia, 2004
Gardner, Scot
The Legend of Kevin the Plumber
Pan Macmillan Australia, 2004
Gwynne, Phillip
Jetty Rats
Puffin, Penguin Books Australia, 2004
Herrick, Steven
[Shortlist]
By the River
Allen & Unwin, 2004
Horniman, Joanne
[Shortlist]
Secret Scribbled Notebooks
Allen & Unwin, 2004
Jonsberg, Barry
[Shortlist]
The Whole Business with Kiffo and the Pitbull
Allen & Unwin, 2004
Lanagan, Margo
[Shortlist]
Black Juice
Allen & Unwin, 2004
Lomer, Kathryn
The Spare Room
(Young Adult Fiction) University of Queensland Press, 2004
Murray, Kirsty
Becoming Billy Dare
Allen & Unwin, 2004
Nix, Garth
Grim Tuesday
(Keys to the Kingdom, Bk. 2)
Allen & Unwin, 2004
Norrington, Leonie
The Last Muster
Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia, 2004
Greive, Bradley Trevor [Illustrations and foreword]
Poems by Young Australians, Vol. 2: The best entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize
Random House Australia, 2004
Russon, Penni
Undine
Random House Australia, 2004
Van Essen, Susanna
A Trick of the Light
Pan, Pan Macmillan Australia, 2004
Westerfeld, Scott
So Yesterday
Penguin Books Australia, 2004

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