Our thanks to those who were able to join us for our SLAV online Book Club on Thursday February 15th, 2024, to discuss the topic: Books Worthy of Reconsideration. We asked members to share with us titles we may have forgotten or overlooked and as always, our members had so many wonderful contributions to share with us and we had a great deal of fun!

This was our first book club meeting for 2024, and we want to say a very special thank you to all who attend and contribute to these informal and informative meetings. We cannot wait to see you all at our next meeting, your generosity is greatly appreciated. Find details about our next meeting HERE.

We absolutely encourage you to reach out to the wonderful Deb at The Younger Sunas an invaluable resource, for further information and recommendations. The staff at The Younger Sun are incredibly knowledgeable!

 Disclaimer: The lists generated as a result of Book Club discussions are not, by any means, an exhaustive list of all titles or authors for each genre/category discussed. Nor will all titles be suitable for all libraries. We advise staff discretion when referencing these lists, to properly confirm individual title suitability for individual libraries, school and student’s needs. These are suggested titles only, shared by our members and inclusion on, or exclusion from, a list does not suggest SLAV endorsement or rejection of a title.

Titles Discussed:

• The Call by Peadar Ó Guilín
• Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
• Matilda by Roald Dahl
• The Story Of Tom Brennan by J.C. Burke
• Five Parts Dead by Tim Peglar
• Wizard of Earthsea series by Ursulas Le Guin
• Anne of Green Gables by Anne Montgomery
• Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
• Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
• Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
• A Simple Gift by Steven Herrick
• All the Green Year by Don Charlwood
• Ash Road by Alan Marshall
• Zeroes by Scot Westerfeld
• Warhorse by Michael Morpurgo
• Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
• The Bogan Mondrian by Steven Herrick
• Simone Howells novels
• Six Impossible Things by Fiona Wood
• Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden
• One by Sarah Crossan
• Robert Muchamore’s Cherub Series
• Screaming Staircase by Jonathon Stroud
• Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman
• Cath Crowley’s novels
• Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo
• Rick Riordan’s Various Series
• Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare
• The Enemy by Charlie Higson
• Sabriel by Garth Nix
• Ruby in the Smoke by Phillip Pullman
• Sally Lockhart Trilogy
• Mr Monday Series by Garth Nix
• Tamora Peirce’s novels
• The Rangers Apprentice Series by John Flannagan
• Spooks Apprentice by Joseph Delaney
• Drac and the Gremlin by Alan Baille
• Kate DiCamillo’s novels
• The Famous Five and Secret Seven Series by Enid Blyton
• I Am David by Ann Holm
• The Long Walk by Kerry Greenwood
• When We Were Two by Robert Newton
• Twopence to Cross the Mersey by Helen Forrester
• The Silver Sword by Ian Serailler
• The Black Dog Gang by Robert Newton
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S Lewis
• Slightly True Story of Cedar B Hartley by Martine Murray
• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
• When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
• Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near
• Books Shared by Deb from The Younger Sun  
• Outlaw Girls by Nova Weetman and Emily Gale
• Lani and the Universe by Victoria Careless
• Smoke and Mirrors by Barry Jonsberg
• Countdown to Yesterday by Shirley Marr
• Eleanor Jones is not a Murderer by Amy Doak
• Into the Mouth of a Wolf by Erin Gough
• A Small Collection of Happiness by Zana Fraillon
• Children’s and Young Adult Titles read over the break
• Dana Swartz – Anatomy: A Love Story
• Travellers Along the Way: a Robin Hood remix by Aminah Mae Safi
• Rebels of Mt Buffalo by Helen Edwards
• The Frugal Wizards Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson
• Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms (graphic novel)
• Vanessa Len -Never A Hero
• Holly by Stephen King

Adult Titles discussed

• What You Are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
• (Bronwen Ch’Ng)
• Holly by Stephen King
• Madukka the River Serpent by Julie Janson
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt,
• The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai
• The Vanishing of Margaret Small by Neil Alexander
• Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doeer
• Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton
• Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
• Gender Queer: A Memoir A graphic Novel about the complexities of gender identity
• Circe by Madeline Miller
• The Benevolent Society of Ill-mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman
• Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
• Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
• Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• Lisa Evans The Unusual Abduction of Avery Conifer
• Helen Dunmore Zennor in Darkness
• Philippa Gregory Normal Women
• Barbara Kinsolver Demon Copperhead
• Paul McCartney Lyrics.
• Gunflower by Laura Jean McKay
• We Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith
• Vital Organs by Suzie Edge