After thousands of votes, your Top 50 Must Read Australian Novels were. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the. An undercurrent of the best Australian writing has always been. There's nothing quite like a good book to transport you far away, but why not.
If you ask a room full of readers to name their favourite book, don’t expect to get another word in. We’re a nation of avid readers, passionate about the books we love and not shy about telling other readers about them.Each year, Better Reading asks Australian readers and their families that very question and this time around, over 9,000 booklovers happily joined in and had their say.
The results reveal an interesting new trend in book publishing with an upsurge of interest and pride in local writing talent.Going by the results, Australian readers love Australian authors and Australian stories. As in previous Better Reading polls, Australian icons Tim Winton, Tom Keneally, Judy Nunn and Bryce Courtenay rank in the Top 100. Interestingly – and for the first time ever – debut Australian fiction authors made their mark, big time.The inclusion of Holly Ringland’s The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Trent Dalton’s Boy Swallows Universe, Christian White’s The Nowhere Child, Dervla McTiernan’s The Ruin, Chris Hammer’s Scrublands, and Lauren Chater’s The Lace Weaver reflects a new and growing appetite for debut Australian authors.“We constantly see readers jumping on to our Facebook page recommending books to each other,’ said Better Reading’s Cheryl Akle.
Karen JubbI have read quite a lot of these books, thanks to you for I won the top 100 2017.You have introduced me to some wonderful new authors ( new to me at least). Jane Harper is great and I am just about to read her 3rd book “lost man”.
Kristin Hannah is another new favourite and I absolutely loved “the Nightingale”, particularly as we had recently done a road trip around the coast of Brittany and came across some very dark reminders of the time in France of the German occupation. I have since read 4 of her books!
As kids hit 9 and 10 they’re experiencing many physical, emotional, and mental changes. It’s an exciting time for them, and an exciting time in their reading life too. With increased attention spans and logical thinking skills, kids this age are able to read harder books for longer amounts of time.Since children this age are also placing a greater value on independence, they may be more interested in choosing books for themselves. Let them read through this list of for the 50 best books for 9- and 10- year-olds and select one (or 10) books to read.Of course, you know your child best.
So if you see a book that would be a good fit with his or her interests, buy it or borrow it and give it to your child. The more books, the more reading!You can download the entire printable list here.