Secondhand Chapter Book (Age 8-12) Bargain Book Box SP4143

Secondhand Chapter Book (Age 8-12) Bargain Book Box SP4143

Eighteen Australian children’s classics from the 1990s: three Andy Griffiths Just books, seven Morris Gleitzmans including Boy Overboard, Toad Away and Bumface, six Paul Jennings including Round the Twist and Unreal!, and four Deltora Quests. The books every Australian kid read under the desk.

1. Just Stupid! — Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton — Nine stupid stories, including the one where Andy gets stuck in a tree naked. Just Tricking’s sequel.
2. Just Tricking! — Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton — Ten tricky stories; the one where Andy pretends to be dead is the one everyone remembers. The book that started the Just series.
3. Just Disgusting! — Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton — Nine disgusting stories, with six disgusting stickers on the cover. Peak gross-out Griffiths.
4. Toad Away — Morris Gleitzman — Limpy the cane toad sets off for the Amazon to find out why humans hate his kind. Third in the Toad series.
5. Tongue-Tied! — Paul Jennings — Eight stories, including a boy who can’t stop telling the truth and a fish that won’t die. Jennings’ late collection.
6. Boy Overboard — Morris Gleitzman — Jamal and Bibi flee Afghanistan on a leaky boat to play soccer for Australia. The refugee book Australian schools set, and the one that works.
7. Sink the Gizmo — Paul Jennings — The Gizmo is back, stuck to a boy who can’t get rid of it.
8. Sucked In... — Paul Jennings & Terry Denton — The story of an appendix on the loose. Singularly odd.
9. Round the Twist — Paul Jennings — The story of the TV show and three weird episodes to go with it. Jennings’ own account of what the series did to him.
10. Belly Flop — Morris Gleitzman — Mitch has a guardian angel called Doug, and Doug isn’t very good at it. Gleitzman at his most inventive.
11. Adults Only — Morris Gleitzman — Jake is the only kid on an island resort for adults, until another one appears. A ghost story, sort of.
12. Bumface — Morris Gleitzman — Angus wants to be Bumface the pirate, free and wild; instead he’s raising his siblings while his mum acts on TV. Gleitzman’s funniest and angriest.
13. Deltora Quest: The Lake of Tears — Emily Rodda — Book two: the second gem, a lake that weeps, and a monster called Soldeen.
14. Deltora Quest: The Shifting Sands — Emily Rodda — Book four: a desert that moves and the Hive beneath it.
15. Unreal! — Paul Jennings — Eight surprising stories, including the one with the pie. The 1985 book that started it all.
16. Deltora Quest: City of the Rats — Emily Rodda — Book three: the city, the rats, and Reeah the snake.
17. Deltora Quest: The Forests of Silence — Emily Rodda — Book one: Lief, Barda and Jasmine, the Belt of Deltora and the first gem. Two million copies in Australia alone.
18. Toad Heaven — Morris Gleitzman — Limpy searches for a place where cane toads won’t be squashed. Second Toad book.