The YABBA awards are a children's choice book award in 4 sections, presented annually.
Picture Story Books
# Fiction for Younger Readers
# Fiction for Older Readers
# Fiction for Years 7 to 9
The YABBA books have been nominated onto the Children’s Choice Book Awards Shortlist 2009, by students from across Victoria, New South Wales, ACT and NT. In terms two and three, students will read these and other Australian fiction titles and in term four cast a vote for their favourite. Votes need to be in by Universal Children's Day on Friday 30th October. Details via YABBA site.
Picture Books 2009 | Younger Readers 2009 | Fiction for Older Readers | 2009 Fiction 7-9 Year-olds
2009 YABBA Winners & Shortlists
Winner: Are We There Yet? Lester, Alison (Penguin) - Join Grace and her family on a year of adventure as they hit the road; camping, experiencing, and meeting all the people and places that make up Australia. Based on author Alison Lester's real life travels. -
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Other Shortlisted
- Enigma: A Magical Mystery By Graeme Base -
- Jungle Drums By Graeme Base
Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley, Aaron Blabey - Rex, Ursula Dubosarsky, Dave Mackintosh
- Dougal and Bumble and the Long Walk Home Dray, Matt Dray, Matt (Penguin)
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- Dimity Dumpty, Graham, Bob (Walker)
- The Trouble with Dogs, Bob Graham ( Walker)
- Clancy the Courageous Cow, Lachie Hume (Scholastic)
- The Pocket Dogs Go on Holiday, Margaret Wild, Stephen Michael-King
Section 2- Fiction for Younger Readers
Winner: Zac Power- Series #1, H.I. Larry
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- Boyz Rule: Series # 1. by Phil Kettle, Felice Arena
- Track Stars! (Go Girl! Two Sides) by Kathy Castle
- Tashi and the Mixed-Up Monster, Anna Fienberg
- The Shaggy Gully Times, Jackie French
- Pencil of Doom! (Schooling Around), Andy Griffiths
- What Bumosaur is That?, Andy Griffiths
- The Big Fat Cow That Goes Kapow!, Andy Griffiths
- Treasure Fever! (Schooling Around), Andy Griffiths
- Paul Jennings' Funniest Stories, Paul Jennnings
Section 3 Fiction for Older Readers
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Winner: Specky Magee and the Spirit of the Game (Specky Magee S.), by Felice Arena
- Specky Magee and the Season of Champions (Specky Magee S.), Felice Arena
- Farticus Maximus, Felice Arena
- Hot Potato, Alyssa Brugman
- Beginner's Luck, Alyssa Brugman
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- The Ranger's Apprentice Series, John Flanagan
- Pharaoh: The Boy Who Conquered the Nile, by Jackie French
- Give Peas a Chance, by Morris Gleitzman
- The Doofuzz Dudes Rescue Moondar, Roslyn Motter
- Garden of the Purple Dragon (Dragonkeeper) , Carole, Wilkinson
Section 4 2009 Fiction for Years 7-9
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Winner : Then, Morris Gleitzman
- Boy Overboard, Morris Gleitzman
- Cold Skin, Steven Herrick
- Evil Genius Catherine Jinks
- Mister Monday (The Keys to the Kingdom S.), Garth Nox
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- Hell Island, Matthew Reilly
- Ice Station, Matthew Reilly
- The Wizard of Rondo (Key to Rondo) Emily Rodda
- Tales of Deltora, Emily Rodda
- Hello God, Moya Simons
2008 YABBA Winners
Year 7 - 9 - Mao's last dancer
YABBA Winners List 1986 - 2007
PICTURE STORYBOOK
- 2007 Chatterbox- Margaret Wild, illus Deborah Niland
- 2006 Dougal the Garbage Dump Bear Matt Dray
- 2004 Old Tom: Man of Mystery Leigh Hobbs
- 2003 Mutt Dog! Stephen Michael King
- 2003 Old Tom's Holiday (Old Tom) Leigh Hobbs
- 2002 POCKET DOGS Margaret Wild, ill Stephen Michael King.
- 2001 Buffy Bob Graham
- 2000 SPLAT! Terry Denton
1999 Gasp!! Terry Denton
1998 ZAPT! Terry Denton
1997 BILLY THE PUNK Jessica Carroll, Illus Craig Smith
1996 Bamboozled, David Legge
1995 DUCK FOR COVER Ted Greenwood, Paul Jennings , Illus Terry Denton - 1994 SPOONER OR LATER Ted Greenwood, Paul Jennings , Illus Terry Denton
- 1993 Sign of the Seahorse Graeme Base
- 1992 Window Jeannie Baker
- 1991 COUNTING ON FRANK Rod Clement
- 1990 MONSTER WHO ATE AUSTRALIA Michael Salmon
- 1989 Eleventh Hour Graeme Base
- 1988 Where the Forest Meets the Sea Jeannie Baker
- 1987 Animalia Graeme Base
- 1986 When the Wind Changed Ruth Park, Illus D. Niland
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FICTION - YOUNGER READERS
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2007 The Cat on the Mat is Flat Andy Griffiths, illus Terry Denton
2006 Selby's Shemozzle Duncan Ball / Allan Stomann
2005 LITTLE LUNCH 3 Danny Katz / Mitch Vane
2004 Deltora Quest 3 S.(Series 3) Emily Rodda
2003 Deltora Quest(Series 2) Emily Rodda
2002 Tongue-Tied! Paul Jennings
2001 Just Crazy! Andy Griffiths
2000 Just Stupid! Andy Griffiths
1999 Just Annoying! Andy Griffiths
- 1998 NAUGHTY STORIES FOR GOOD BOYS AND GIRLS Chris Milne
- 1997 THE BUGALUGS BUM THIEF Tim Winton , Illus Carol Pelham-Thorman
- 1996 The Gizmo Again (Gizmo Books) Paul Jennings
- 1995 The Gizmo (Gizmo Books) Paul Jennings
- 1994 Undone!: More Mad Endings (Puffin books)Paul Jennings
- 1993 BLABBERMOUTH Morris Gleitzman
- 1992 QUIRKY TALES Paul Jennings
- 1991 FINDERS KEEPERS Emily Rodda
- 1989 Eleventh Hour Graeme Base
- 1990 The Paw Thing Paul Jennings
- 1989 The Cabbage Patch Fib Paul Jennings
- 1988 MY PLACE Nadia Wheatley , Illus Donna Rawlins
- 1987 SISTER MADGE'S BOOK OF NUNS D. Macleod, Illus Craig Smith
1986 27TH ANNUAL AFRICAN HIPPO RACE Morris Lurie
- FICTION - OLDER READERS
- 2007 SPECKY MAGEE AND A LEGEND IN THE MAKING Felice Arena / Gary Lyon
- 2006 SPECKY MAGEE AND THE BOOTS OF GLORY Felice Arena / Gary Lyon
- 2005 The Bad Book Andy Griffiths / Terry Denton
- 2004 Truckdogs Graeme Base
- 2003 Just Disgusting! Andy Griffiths
- 2002 The Day My Bum Went Psycho Andy Griffiths
- 2001 Deltora Quest, Emily Rodda
- 2000 Toad Rage Morris Gleitzman
- 1999 BUMFATotally Wicked!: Nos.1-6 of "Wicked"CE Morris Gleitzman.
- 1998Paul Jennings & Morris Gleitzman
- 1997 45+47 STELLA STREET Elizabeth Honey
- 1996 Lockie Leonard, Legend , Tim Winton
- 1995 Tomorrow, When the War Began, John Marsden
- 1994 Rowan of Rin #1: Rowan of Rin Emily Rodda.
- 1993 Unbearable!: More Bizarre Stories Paul Jennings
- 1992 Unmentionable!: More Amazing Stories Paul Jennings
- 1991 Round the Twist, Paul Jennings
- 1990 SPACE DEMONS Gillian Rubinstein
- 1989 UNCANNY! Paul Jennings
- 1988 UNBELIEVABLE! Paul Jennings
- 1987 Unreal!: Eight Surprising Stories Paul Jennings
- 1986 HATING ALISON ASHLEY Robin Klein
FICTION - YEARS 7 - 9
2007 Once Morris Gleitzman - Back to top
