| Children's
Book Council Book of the Year Awards 2005
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2005 Book of the Year: Older Readers
NOTE: These books are for mature readers |
Winner | Bauer, Michael Gerard | The Running Man | Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia, 2004 |
Honour Book | Eaton, Anthony | Fireshadow | (UQP Young Adult Fiction) University of Queensland Press, 2004 |
Honour Book
| Herrick, Steven | By the River | Allen & Unwin, 2004 |
Shortlist | Horniman, Joanne | Secret Scribbled Notebooks
| Allen & Unwin, 2004 |
Shortlist | Jonsberg, Barry | The Whole Business with Kiffo
and the Pitbull | Allen & Unwin, 2004 |
Shortlist | Lanagan, Margo | Black Juice | Allen & Unwin, 2004 |
2005 Book of the Year: Younger Readers
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Winner | Hartnett, Sonya | The Silver Donkey | Viking, Penguin Books Australia, 2004 |
Honour Book | Heffernan, John | A Horse Called Elvis | Scholastic Australia, 2004 |
Honour Book | Roy, James | Billy Mack's War |
University of Queensland Press, 2004 |
Shortlist | Hawke, Rosanne | Soraya the Storyteller | (Takeaways) Lothian Books,
2004 | Shortlist | Metzenthen , David | Tiff and the Trout | Puffin, Penguin Books Australia, 2004 |
Shortlist | Rogers, Gregory | The Boy, the Bear, the Baron,
the Bard | Allen & Unwin, 2004 |
2005 Book of the Year: Early Childhood
| Winner | Fox, Mem Illus. Judy Horacek | Where is the Green Sheep?
| Viking, Penguin Books Australia, 2004 |
Honour Book | King, Stephen Michael | Mutt Dog! | Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia, 2004 |
Honour Book | Wild, Margaret Illus. Donna
Rawlins | Seven More Sleeps | Working Title Press, 2004 |
Shortlist | Dray, Matt | Dougal the Garbage Dump
Bear | Viking, Penguin Books Australia, 2004 |
Shortlist | Farrer , Vashti Illus. Neil
Curtis | Mr Noah and the Cats
| (Start-Ups) Lothian Books,
2004 | Shortlist | Graham, Bob | Tales from the Waterhole
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Walker Books, 2004 | 2005 Picture Book of the Year
NOTE: Some of these books may be for mature readers
| Winner | Lester, Alison | Are We There Yet? A Journey Around
Australia | Viking, Penguin Books Australia, 2004 |
Honour Book | Baker, Jeannie | Belonging |
Walker Books, 2004 | Honour Book | Miller, David | Refugees | Lothian Books, 2004 |
Shortlist | Harvey, Roland | At the Beach: Postcards from Crabby Spit
| Allen & Unwin, 2004 |
Shortlist | King, Stephen Michael | Mutt Dog! | Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia, 2004 |
Shortlist | Ormerod , Jan | Lizzie Nonsense | Little Hare Books, 2004 |
2005 Eve Pownall Award
for Information Books NOTE: Some of these books are for mature readers
| Winner | Sullivan, Bryan
with French, Jackie Illus. Gus Gordon | To the Moon and Back: The amazing
Australians at the forefront of space travel plus fantastic Moon facts | Angus&Robertson ,
HarperCollinsPublishers, Australia,
2004 | Honour Book | Long, John Illus. Jill Ruse
and John Long | Gogo Fish! The story
of the Western Australian State Fossil Emblem |
Western Australian Museum , 2004 | Honour Book | Vercoe , Elizabeth with Abramowski,
Kerry | The Grief Book: Strategies for
Young People | Black Dog Books, 2004 |
Shortlist | Chapman, Helen | Heritage & Places | Heinemann Library, Harcourt Education
Australia, 2004 |
Shortlist | Pyers , Greg | Life in a Rockpool | Echidna Books, Harcourt Education
Australia, 2004 |
Shortlist | Silkstone , Barry | Amazing Australian Mammals
| Heinemann Library, Harcourt Education
Australia, 2004 |
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STORM AND THE MINOTAUR Lucy Strange |
2. |
ALBERT JOHNSON AND THE BUNS OF STEEL Phil Earle |
3. |
ALL TO PLAY FOR Eve Ainsworth |
4. |
WEATHER WELL, THE Vashti Hardy |
5. |
CARRIE AND THE ROLLER BOOTS Lisa Thompson |
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ALL I SAID WAS Michael Morpurgo |
7. |
DEN, THE Keith Gray |
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OF MICE AND MEN: SUPER-READABLE EDITION John Steinbeck |
9. |
SNOW DOGS Jane AC West |
10. |
CARNIVAL OF THE CLOCKS Nick Sharratt |
11. |
BULLET CATCHER Chris Bradford |
12. |
FIRST THIRD WISH, THE Ian Beck |
13. |
LITTLE WOMEN: A RETELLING Laura Wood |
14. |
13TH FAIRY, THE Kaye Umansky |
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ALL SORTS TO MAKE A WORLD John Agard |
16. |
AMBER'S SONG Gillian Cross |
17. |
BEAUTIFUL GAME, THE Alan Gibbons |
18. |
BULLET CATCHER: BLOWBACK Chris Bradford |
19. |
BULLET CATCHER: SNIPER Chris Bradford |
20. |
FRANKENSTEIN: A RETELLING Tanya Landman |
20. |
MEG AND MERLIN: RUNNING AWAY Tanya Landman |
20. |
GRAVE MATTER Juno Dawson |
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STARLIGHT WATCHMAKER, THE Lauren James |
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FRONT ROOM, THE Michelle Magorian |
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IT'S A NO-MONEY DAY Kate Milner |
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GHOST IN ANNIE'S ROOM, THE Phillipa Pearce |
20. |
STILL WATER Chris Priestley |
20. |
SPLASH DAY! Nick Sharratt |
20. |
BIG TROUBLE FOR NELLIE CHOC-ICE Jeremy Strong |
20. |
ROSE'S DRESS OF DREAMS Katherine Woodfine |
20. |
YOUNG WEREWOLF Cornelia Funke |
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FOOTBALL MAD: OWN GOAL! Paul Stewart |
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DOG THAT SAVED CHRISTMAS, THE Nicola Davies |
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TRIPWRECKED! Ross Montgomery |
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STERLING AND THE CANARY Andy Stanton |
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DAY MY FAMILY DISAPPEARED, THE Jo Simmons |
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DAY THE HICCUPS TOOK OVER, THE Jo Simmons |
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MARIELLA, QUEEN OF THE STARS Eoin Colfer |
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SURVIVAL IN SPACE: APOLLO 13 MISSION David Long |
20. |
TUTANKHAMUN'S TREASURE David Long |
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