Primary Library Conference 2014 ‘Getting the Boys Reading’

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Primary Library Conference 2014

Getting the Boys Reading

Y = Picture Book / P = Picture Book for Older Readers

M = First Steps / N = Next Steps

CF = Children’s Fiction

T = Younger Teen Reads / T+ = Older Teen Reads

Ahlberg, Allan – Kicking a Ball

A rhyming story celebrating the love of playing football.

Y

Alperin, Mara – Jack and the Beanstalk

A retelling of the favourite traditional fairy tale.

Y

Andreae, Giles –

Sir Scallywag and the Deadly Dragon Poo

Sir Scallywag has to rescue King Colin's sweet machine

when Baron Greedyguts steals it.

Y

Brownlow, Mike – Ten Little Pirates

Introduces the numbers 1 to 10 with a story about a

group of pirates getting into various scrapes on the high

seas.

Y

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Coats, Lucy – Captain Beastlie’s Pirate Party

A pirate crew make their dirty, smelly captain have a bath

and tidy him up before giving him his surprise birthday

party and presents.

Y

Corderoy, Tracey – Why?

A young rhino who is always asking his parents questions

gets taken to the local museum in a bid to curb his

curiosity.

Y

Cowell, Cressida – How to be a Viking

A reluctant Viking ends up saving everyone when a storm

hits their ship.

Y

Dale, Penny – Dinosaur Rescue!

A rescue team of dinosaurs race to help a building crew

whose lorry has got stuck on a railway crossing.

Y

Fletcher, Tom –

The Dinosaur that Pooped a Planet!

A boy goes into space with a hungry dinosaur that eats

everything in sight, including their space rocket.

Y

Foreman, Michael – Superfrog and the Big Stink

Superfrog makes the big businesses in the city clean up

when rubbish starts to pollute his pond.

Y

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Freedman, Claire –

George’s Dragon at the Fire Station

Sparky causes chaos when he goes to an open day at the

fire station with George, but ends up saving the day when

he rescues a cat stuck up a tree.

Y

Freedman, Claire – Spider Sandwiches

A rhyming story of all the gruesome things a monster

loves to eat.

Y

Guillain, Adam – Marshmallows for Martians

A boy travels to Mars in a homemade rocket where he

comes to the rescue of the Martians who are fed up with

alien musicians coming and making a racket on their

planet.

Y

Hart, Caryl – How to Catch a Dragon

A boy embarks on a knightly quest using his imagination

when he reads a book about dragons in the library.

Y

Hendra, Sue – Supertato

A potato dons his superhero disguise at night to save the

vegetables from a naughty pea who is running amok

among the supermarket aisles.

Y

Koken, Alexandra – Spot the Zebra at the Zoo

Invites the reader to spot different animals within each

scenario including a zebra which is hiding in each picture.

Y

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Lewis, Jill – Something Delicious

A small creature uses his wit to stop a big monster from

eating him and ends up getting invited to his birthday party

instead.

Y

Lewis, Jill – Ug-A-Lug: Four Cavemen and a Pencil

A group of cavemen have a crazy adventure when one of

the pencils belonging to the boy who drew them magically

appears in their drawing.

Y

Longstaff, Abie – Just the Job for Dad

A brother and sister search for a more exciting job for

their dad, meeting astronauts, knights and pirates along

the way.

Y

Maidment, Stella – Astronaut Puzzles

Gives the reader puzzles to solve on each page as two

astronauts have fun with the aliens they meet in space.

Y

Pickford, Sue – Bob and Rob

A burglar's pet dog struggles with his owner's criminal

activities and longs to do good deeds.

Y

Rhodes, Julie – The Very Noisy House

The sound of an old lady's walking stick on the ground

floor of a building sets off a series of disruptive noises.

Y

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Robinson, Michelle –

There’s a Lion in My Cornflakes

Two brothers recount the humorous consequences of

saving cereal coupons for the offer of a free lion.

Y

Shireen, Nadia – Yeti and the Bird

A lonely yeti makes friends with a lost bird and in doing so

shows the other forest animals that he is not scary and

fierce like they think he is.

Y

Smallman, Steve – Big, Bad Owl

A group of animals try to make a grumpy owl happy, but

learn that the owl actually likes being in a bad mood.

Y

Smith, Alex T – Hector and the Big Bad Knight

A very naughty knight meets his match in the tiniest boy

of the village.

Y

Sperring, Mark –

Max and the Won’t Go to Bed Show

A boy goes through a humorous routine of delaying

tactics as he puts off the inevitable moment of when he

must go to bed.

Y

Stower, Adam – The Troll and Oliver

A troll is determined finally to catch and eat a human boy.

Y

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DC Super Friends – Crime Wave!

The Super Friends face a giant octopus when the Black

Manta tries to steal a valuable pearl.

M

DC Super Friends – Hero Havoc

The Super Friends try to help Bizzaro become a hero.

M

Dale, Elizabeth – Rory’s Robot

Rory builds a robot so that it can help keep the house

tidy.

M

De Marco, Clare – The Animals’ Football Camp

Hippo helps his team score the winning goal through team

playing unlike Lion who only wants to show off on the

pitch.

M

Cole, Steve – Monstar Finds a Home

Two children have fun with their new pet that their mad-

scientist parents have invented.

N

McAllister, Angela – The Pirates’ Picnic

A group of pirates decide to row ashore to have a picnic.

N

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Prasadam-Halls, Smriti –

Norman the Naughty Knight (Blue Bananas)

Telling tales lands Norman in tons of trouble!

N

Small, Alfie – Captain Thunderbolt and the Jelloids

When Alfie finds a rocket in his back garden he has a

space adventure where he helps the inhabitants of planet

Burble from being invaded by slimy aliens.

N

Taylor, Dean – We Have Lift-Off!

Animals decide to build a space rocket which will take

them away from the horrible farmer who owns the farm

they live on.

N

Woods, Dave – Sir Lance-A-Little

Imagines Sir Lancelot as a boy and his adventures in

Camelot.

N

Cut the Rope : Search and Find

The reader is invited to solve a series of puzzles featuring

the characters from the Cut The Rope game app.

P

Beck, Jennifer – The Little Hen and the Great War

A young New Zealand soldier befriends a small chicken he

saves while fighting in the trenches in France during

World War I.

P

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Goscinny – Where’s Dogmatix?

Invites the reader to search for Dogmatix from the

Asterix series in each of the scenes.

P

Robinson, Hilary – Where the Poppies Now Grow

Told in the style of 'The House that Jack Built', tells the

story of two friends who join the army to fight in World

War I.

P

Santillan, Jorge – When’s the Doctor? A Search-And-Find Book

Puzzle book in which the reader has to locate Doctor

Who and his companions hidden in various historical

scenes.

P

Snow, Alan – How Pirates Really Work

A humorous look at pirates and what pirate life is like on

the high seas.

P

Turner, James – Super Animal Adventure Squad

Two stories in which the SAAS are called into action to

save teatime from a mad scientist, and to rescue the

world's most valuable baboon from pirates.

P

Abnett, Dan - Burning Moon

12-year-old Jake, now a fully-fledged member of the

Dragon-riders, must travel with Match to the Land of the

Red Moon in search of his missing family.

CF

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Andrea, Giles

Billy Bonkers and the Wacky World Cup!

Three funny football stories with Billy, centred on the

World Cup. Put your trainers on, Billy Bonkers is back

with more amazing adventures! This time he's landing a

plane and flying through the air in a hot-air balloon to

watch the World Cup final.

CF

Bass, Guy - Frog the Barbarian

Now that Frog has saved Princess Rainbow, and probably

the whole world, he decides that he doesn't want to be a

prince anymore. But when an arrogant bragon arrives to

threaten the king and queen, there is only one frog for the

job!

CF

Bently, Peter - Life Stinks!

Cedric Thatchbottom can't wait to train as a squire,

serving Sir Percy the Proud - a knight famed throughout

the land for his glorious deeds. But this famous knight isn't

all he appears to be, and Cedric soon finds himself being

run ragged around Castle Bombast by his new master.

CF

Black, Peter Jay - Urban Outlaws

From a bunker hidden deep beneath the city, five super-

skilled kids plan daring missions against the world's richest

criminals, stealing their dirty money and giving it away to

those in need. But their latest target is about to land them

in serious trouble. Benito Del Sarto is a dangerous man -

they'll be lucky to escape with their lives.

CF

Blackwood, Sage - Jinx's Magic

Jinx has to prevent the Bonemaster from destroying the

forest that gives him his magical powers, and rescue Simon

who has been captured by the Bonemaster.

CF

Blake, Chris - Stone Age Rampage

When Tom bangs on an Aztec drum in a museum he

releases an ancient curse. Now he must go back in time

and track down six golden coins. Tom travels all the way

back to the Stone Age - and is captured in a hunter's net!

CF

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Bradford, Chris – Assassin

Three young ninja warriors sneak into a heavily-guarded

palace intent on killing the leader of their enemy as

revenge for the murder of their parents.

CF

Brown, Judy - The Great Escape

Three robotic pets built by a brainy professor to be the

perfect robo-friends have to find a new home after their

elderly owner is taken away ill and their house is sold.

CF

Brown, Matt The Most Powerful Boy in the Universe

When Compton Valance and his best friend Bryan Nylon

discover the world's first TIME MACHINE (aka a mouldy,

thirteen-week-old-cheese-and-pickled-egg sandwich), they

become the most powerful boys in the universe.

CF

Butler, Steven - Rollercoaster Riot!

Dennis enters a competition to win a ride on the newest

rollercoaster ride in Beanoland.

CF

Campbell, James - Boyface and the Tartan Badger

When the tartan badger that Boyface Antelope has been

given for his tenth birthday is stolen, Boyface enlists the

help of his friend Clootie to get him back. But who could

the thief be? The only clue is a red clown nose...

CF

Carson, Jack - Terminal Takedown

Titch travels to Ocean Terminal for the last leg of the

Battle Champions competition, and discovers the truth

about his missing father.

CF

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Cole, Steve - Special Agent Mummy

A young boy finds himself caught up in a crazy adventure

when a 2000-year-old mummy detective moves in next

door to him.

CF

Collins, Tim - Sneezy Alien Attack

Colin comes back down to Earth with a bang when his

parents force him to look after his annoying little brother,

David, for the day. To make matters worse, David has a

terrible cold and his constant sniffles and sneezes are

starting to really annoy Colin.

CF

Duddle, Jonny Jolley-Rogers and the Ghostly Galleon

Featuring the crew from the Pirates Next Door, Matilda

and Jim Lad find themselves aboard a ghostly galleon.

CF

Grylls, Bear - Strike of the Shark

When Beck Granger is ship-wrecked in the open seas, he

needs all of his survival skills to save a small group of

passengers. But the sinking was no accident. In order to

stay alive, he'll have to work out who wants him dead, and

why.

CF

Hartley, Steve

Oliver Fibs and the Clash of the Mega Robots

Oliver has to battle a giant robot which is threatening to

take over Earth.

CF

Hay, Sam - Hour of the Doomed Dog

Joe must help a dead dachshund apprehend two thieves

who plan to rob his owner's hotel.

CF

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Hulme-Cross, Benjamin - The Knight's Enemies

Two brothers travel back in time in order to help the

ghost of a medieval knight change the past so that he can

rest in peace.

CF

Kimpton, Archie - Jumblecat

Billy Slipper is just a normal boy. Sort of. But one day he

finds a completely jumbled-up, legs-head-and-tail-all-over-

the-place, grumpy, enormous, biscuit-obsessed talking cat-

and everything changes.

CF

Ladd, Jim - Mutiny!

Sam and the crew of the Jolly Apollo are still searching for

Planet X, where they hope to find Sam's parents and a

whole load of treasure when a new pirate causes a mutiny

on joining the crew of the Jolly Apollo.

CF

Landman, Tanya - Tomb of Doom!!!

Sam Swann investigates sinister goings-on on the set of

the new movie his dad is filming in Egypt.

CF

Lerangis, Peter - The Tomb of Shadows

Jack McKinley and his friends are the Select. Their powers

are growing at a furious rate and they must find seven

magical objects to save themselves - and the world. Two

treasures have already been found, but time is running

out...

CF

Lowe, Dave - My Hamster is a Pirate

Nine-year-old Benjamin Jinks and his family are off for a

holiday by the seaside, and his genius-hamster is coming

with them. But the pair soon uncover the mystery of

some stolen diamonds and set about trying to solve the

crime.

CF

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MacDonald, Alan - Revenge of the Green Meanie

Stan Button had always dreamed of becoming a

superhero. Then one day a letter arrives inviting him for

an interview at the mysterious Mighty High School. To his

amazement, Stan is offered a place - starting immediately.

CF

Mayhew, Jon - The Wrath of the Lizard Lord

Dakkar is plunged into a new and perilous adventure as

history and fantasy collide for a breathtaking showdown in

a mysterious world at the centre of the Earth where he

meets friendly giants & the Cryptos enemy.

CF

McCall, Alex - Attack of the Giant Robot Chickens

The city of Aberdeen is being terrorised by giant robot

chickens who want to peck out every last sign of human

resistance. The streets are empty, the adults have

vanished - and those left behind are fighting for survival.

CF

McGeddon, R - The Zombies!

Children have to find a cure when a science class

explosion causes a plague of zombies to invade their town.

CF

Meres, Jonathan - May Need Rebooting

Norm gets into trouble when he falls asleep during his

history lesson and then finds himself an unwilling

participant in a school football match.

CF

Mitchelhill, Barbara - Billy's Blitz

A 12-year-old boy and his 6-year-old sister try to survive

in their bombed-out house in London while waiting for

news of their missing mother and resisting evacuation.

CF

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Montgomery, Ross - The Tornado Chasers

A group of children with over-protective parents form a

tornado chasing club.

CF

Moss, Helen - The Phoenix Code

A teen boy and girl figure out clues to find the location of

an ancient artefact before a dangerous cult can steal it.

CF

Palmer, Tom - Over the Line

A professional footballer joins the army as World War I

rages in mainland Europe.

CF

Scieska, Jon

Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Moter

Frank Einstein, an 8-year-old scientist, loves to tinker,

build and take things apart. He loves to observe,

hypothesise, experiment and invent. He plans to win a

science fair but a rival causes trouble by kidnapping the

robots.

CF

Simpson, Craig - Bridge of Death

It's D-Day, 6th June 1944. Ten minutes after midnight. A

small British force is flying over Occupied France on what

is virtually a suicide mission - they must capture a bridge

before German forces guarding it can blow it up. There's

no room for error.

CF

Smith, Jim - Barry Loser and the Holiday of Doom

Barry can't wait to tell his friends that they've been invited

on his family caravan holiday to Plonkton. But the

weekend by the sea doesn't turn out to be the 'keelest'

Barry was hoping for.

CF

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Thomson, Jamie - Eternal Detention

Dirk discovers that his sworn enemy, Hasdruban the

White, is the new headmaster at his school, and is bent

upon vengeance.

CF

Turner, Tracey - Lost in the Mountains of Death

A choose your own adventure story that requires the

reader to find their way over a perilous mountain.

CF

Fein, Eric - The Fisherman and the Genie

The legendary tale of an evil Persian king, who marries a

new wife each day and then kills her the next morning. To

stop this murderous ruler, a brave woman named

Scheherazade risks her own life and marries the king

herself... but not without a plan. On their wedding night,

she will entertain him with the tale of the "Fisherman and

the Genie" - a legend so great, he'll never want it to end.

CF Graphic

Novel

Furman, Simon - Dragon Down

Snotlout's dragon, Hookfang, is shedding scales - and that's

causing fires in Berk! When an upset Hookfang flies off

and disappears, the gang set up a search party.

Unfortunately, Alvin the Treacherous is also on the hunt

for Hookfang... Who will get to Hookfang first - the

Riders or Alvin?

CF

Graphic

Novel

Matheny, Bill - In the Clutches of the Penguin!

In this story, the Penguin pulls a heist that could reveal

Bruce Wayne's secret identity and destroy vast portions

of the city of Gotham!

CF

Graphic

Novel

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McCann, Jesse Leon - Bad Moon Rising

Krypto and Streaky the super cat come up against

Mechanikat who is using a hypno-ray to get cats to steal

things for him.

CF

Graphic

Novel

McCloud, Scott - Tiny problems!

Despite being shrunk down to two inches tall by

Professor Hamilton's molecular scaling generator, the

Phantom Zone villains Jax-Ur and Mala are at large again,

ready to wreak havoc on Superman, Metropolis and the

world.

CF

Graphic

Novel

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