Level+1+Recommended+Texts

If **//(series)//** and or **//(author)//** //are detailed - any book in the series and/or by the author is appropriate.// 2Much4u Ford, Vince (NZ) A Little Piece of Ground Laird, Elizabeth belonging, Across the Nightingale Floor Hearn, Lian - //(series)// loyalty, survival, ambition Animal Farm ORWELL, George corruption, Boy Kills Man Whyman, Matt poverty, murder, gangs, violence, choices, Camel rider Mason, Pru Chains Anderson, Laurie Halse slavery, abuse, Chalkline Mitchell, Jane child soldiers, violence, Cuckoo in the Nest Magorian, Michelle prejudice, family relationships Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time Haddon, Mark disability, autism, family relationships Gone Grant, Michael //(series)// abandonment, survival, good and evil Harry Potter ROWLING, J.K //(series)// good vs evil, magic, loyalty, friendship Hit List Heath, Jack - //(series)// revenge, ambition, Hunger Games Collins, Suzanne //(series)// dystopia, survival, friendship, loyalty If I Stay Forman, Gayle Death, family, love, choices Jimmy Coates Craig, Joe good and evil, survival, control, corruption Juno Of Taris Beale, Fleur dystopia, identity, sci fic, control, loyalty, belonging Letters from the Coffin Trenches Catran, Ken world war 2, love, growing up, survival, Lost Riders Laird, Elizabeth sold, child labour, brothers, escape, survival Nathan’s Run Gilstrap, Nathan abandonment, justice, escape, Noughts and crosses Blackman, Malorie - //(series)// prejudice, Parvana Ellis, Deborah abandonment, survival, belonging, violence Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Riordan, Rick //(series)// good and evil, fantasy, friendship, myths Parvana’s Journey Ellis, Deborah abandonment, survival Pawn of Prophecy Eddings, David //(series)// destiny, good and evil, growing up, friendship, loyalty, quest,Ranger's apprentice : The ruins of Gorlan Flanagan, John - (series) ambition, belonging, courage, Red cliff Beckett, Bernard growing up, relationships, belonging, Sadie Elliott, Jane- abuse, ambition, revenge Salt Gee, Maurice (NZ) corruption, rescue, friendship, Smashed HAGER, Mandy SoMuch2do Ford, Vince (NZ) The 10 pm question De Goldi, Kate The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian Alexie, Sherman racism, alcoholism, family relationships, ambition The Garbage King Laird, Elizabeth (NZ) survival, friendship, belonging, The Hunger games Collins, Suzanne //- (series)// dystopia, survival, loyalty, friendship The Raging Quiet JORDAN, Sheryl (NZ) tolerance, abuse, prejudice, disability The Recruit Muchamore, Robert //(series)// anti terrorist, crime, secrets, teenage heroes, The Ring Roxborogh, Tania (NZ) animal cruelty, rescue, violence, The Running Man Bauer, Michael Gerard The Whole of the Moon Stuart, Duncan Thunder Road Dawe, Ted (NZ) Tomorrow when the war began Marsden, John - //(series)// conflict, courage, war, Twilight Meyer, Stephenie // (series) //supernatural, romance, Waiting for Anya Morurgo, Michael courage, hope, survival, Warriors of Alavna Browne, N. friendship, courage, warriors, Weirdo Taylor, Theodore tolerance, belonging, courage, X Isle Augarde, Steve survival, dystopia, slavery, rescue
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**__NON FICTION – Biographies, Level 1 (6) - Year 1 Author Theme__** If **//(series)//** and or **//(author)//** //are detailed - any book in the series and/or by the author is appropriate.// A Child Called It Pelzer, David //(series)// child abuse, neglect, survival, hope The Little Prisoner Elliott, Jane child abuse, neglect, courage, Mao’s Last Dancer Cunxin, Li ambition, hope, dancing, sacrifice, Standing tall: the Tawera Nikau story Becht, Richard (NZ) hope, amputees, disability, sport, To the Max Inglis, Mark (NZ) courage, survival, amputees, disability, mountaineering,