Friday, October 31, 2008

More Series Fiction

Each book below is the next instalment in an already existing series. Some are for competent readers and others are for those who are searching for short chapter books. These are great fun reads and I am sure they will continue the buzz of reading!

Better Than OK! Nick Place (Allen&Unwin)
Hazy Retina (aka Focus) and his special superhero friends are back and the tables are flopping around! They are finding their feet as Level D superheroes but one of the team gets a superhero promotion. This time the team are also battling an enemy who has developed STOMP - Serum That Overly Magnifies Powers and it is being used and the team is not doing too well!!!!
This is Superhero fun with lots of fun and humour that kids will love ... boys especially! The OK Team #2


The Middle Sheep Frances Watts & Judy Watson (ABC Books)
Another superhero adventure, this time starring Extraordinary Ernie (another newish superhero who ahs only been in training for a few months) & Marvellous Maud (his sidekick - a sheep!) together again in their second adventure. In this adventure the two rescue a kitten from of a tree, have to learn to stop arguing (or get kicked out of the society) and Maud wants her own sidekick ... and of course the other superheroes have to join in too!
Extraordinary Ernie & Marvellous Maud #2


Roland Wright at the Joust Tony Davis & Gregory Rogers (Random House)
Roland Wright is going to be a Knight someday but first he must finish his training at Twofold Castle where he has been learning the finer arts of a knights life. he has school and swordsmanship classes to attend as well as taking care of his pet mouse nudge, and getting over his hiccups. this time there is even a tournament to determine who will be chosen as the king's oldest son and so teh heir to the King (even though there is actually an heir by birth!) Of course things at the joust don't go quite to plan for those involved and suddenly the pages are joining in! What will Roland (and nudge) get caught up in? Roland Wright #3


Saving Mr Pinto: Alison Lester & Roland Harvey (Allen&Unwin)
The two girls Bonnie and Sam are best friends ... the know everything about horses. This time they travel to the Royal Show with Mrs Puller - she's going to enter her cake into a competition and the girls are there to help their friend in a horse riding competition... but when they discover a sad starving neglected pony the girls set about rescuing it with some spectacular results!
Bonnie And Sam #4


Runcible Jones and the Frozen Compass Ian Irvine Penguin Books
The latest Runcible Jones adventure finds him in desperate stakes. this time he is in for the ultimate battle. this time Runcie and his friends have fled the tower where they have been learning their magic for if lord shambles gets hold of their unique magic ... earth will be invaded. The only solution is for Runcie to take on the most feared sorcerer - alone! There's magic, mysterious towers, ghost galleons, cells for prisoners, dimensional lenses for 'watching', vanishing rhymes, possible torture, and stacks more. A great fantasy adventure!
Runcible Jones #3
Enjoy these wonderful Aussie Reads! More coming soon - including fantastic Christmas Books!

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