Secondhand Chapter Book (Age 7-10) Bargain Book Box SP4274

Secondhand Chapter Book (Age 7-10) Bargain Book Box SP4274

Twenty-one chapter books for a girl around seven to ten, with a strong Australian line: nine Our Australian Girl books across Poppy, Grace, Alice, Nellie, Daisy and Pearlie, four Victor Kelleher Goblin books, Nathalia Buttface, John Marsden’s Magic Rainforest, Witch Watch, Melowy, Pearl the Unicorn, W.I.T.C.H., Fairy Treasure and Dancing Queen. Mostly series starters, so a reader can go on from here.

1. Our Australian Girl: Meet Poppy — Gabrielle Wang — 1864: Poppy is half-Chinese, half-Aboriginal, in a mission on the Murray, and she’s going to run away to find her brother on the goldfields. The first Poppy book.
2. Our Australian Girl: Poppy at Summerhill — Gabrielle Wang — Poppy, disguised as a boy, reaches the goldfields and finds a friend and a dog. Poppy book two.
3. Dancing Queen — Chris & Holly McTrustry — A girl who wants to dance, in the Little Ripper Reads series. Betty Greenhatch pictures.
4. Nathalia Buttface and the Totally Embarrassing Bridesmaid Disaster — Nigel Smith — Nathalia’s dad embarrasses her at a wedding. Book two; the series for Dork Diaries fans with a sense of humour.
5. Our Australian Girl: A Home for Grace — Sofie Laguna — 1808: Grace, a convict girl transported to Sydney, finds a place in the colony. Grace book four.
6. Melowy: The Night of Courage — Danielle Star — Five winged pony friends at Destiny Academy, and a night that tests them. Scholastic.
7. Goblin at the Zoo — Victor Kelleher & Stephen Michael King — The goblin escapes to the zoo and the animals aren’t sure about him. Kelleher’s chapter-book comedy, with King’s drawings.
8. Our Australian Girl: A Friend for Grace — Sofie Laguna — Grace on the voyage to Sydney, and the friend she makes on the ship. Grace book two.
9. Our Australian Girl: Meet Alice — Davina Bell — 1918: Alice dances ballet in Perth while the war takes her brother. The first Alice book.
10. Our Australian Girl: Meet Nellie — Penny Matthews — 1849: Nellie is an Irish orphan shipped to Adelaide as a servant. The first Nellie book.
11. Our Australian Girl: Daisy All Alone — Michelle Hamer — 1930: Daisy’s family loses everything in the Depression and she’s sent to live with relatives. Daisy book two.
12. Goblin on the Reef — Victor Kelleher & Stephen Michael King — The goblin goes diving.
13. Goblin at the Beach — Victor Kelleher & Stephen Michael King — The goblin and the surf.
14. Goblin in the City — Victor Kelleher & Stephen Michael King — The goblin loose in the city, and the people who don’t see him.
15. Our Australian Girl: Meet Grace — Sofie Laguna — 1808 London: Grace steals to eat, is caught, and is transported. The first Grace book, and the darkest opener in the series.
16. Our Australian Girl: Pearlie’s Pet Rescue — Gabrielle Wang — 1941 Darwin: Pearlie rescues animals as the war approaches. Pearlie book two.
17. Pearl the Proper Unicorn — Sally Odgers & Adele K. Thomas — Pearl is a unicorn who’s not very proper, and her friends Olive the ogre and Tweet the firebird. Australian series starter.
18. W.I.T.C.H.: The Disappearance — The five Guardians of the Veil in the second novel from the Disney series. Comic inserts inside.
19. The Magic Rainforest — John Marsden — A wizard, a rainforest and a boy who has to save it. Marsden for younger readers, illustrated by Mark Jackson and Heather Potter.
20. Witch Watch — Sibéal Pounder — A Witch Wars adventure: Tiga Whicabim and the witches of Ritzy City. Laura Ellen Anderson illustrations.
21. Fairy Treasure — Gwyneth Rees — A fairy who needs a friend, from the Fairy Dust author.