Just a Dog by Michael Bauer

Mr Mosely is a big gangly dog, half Dalmatian, half something else large, who was chosen from the litter by Corey

Through Corey's eyes we hear stories Moe and the part it plays within the family. The funny stories how it got its name and of Amelia dressing it up, of sad stories of it being run over by a car.  

Behind each story is always the complete loyalty the dog gives its family, its trust and companionship, its unwavering devotion and in some cases, its protection.

For all of us the warmth of owning a dog shines through, and Corey learns some truths about life through this ownership.

Ruby Redfort - Look Into My Eyes by Lauren Child

Everyone knows that Clarice Bean is exceptionordinarily keen on the Ruby Redfort books. Now in her own starring role, Ruby, a genius code-cracker and daring detective, along with her sidekick butler, Hitch, work for a secret crime-busting organization called Spectrum.

Ruby gets into lots of scrapes with evil villains, but she’s always ice-cool in a crisis. Just take a classic screwball comedy, add heaps of breathtaking action, and multiply it by Lauren Child’s writing genius, and what have you got? An exciting middle-grade series.

Year 8 - Try these for the Reading Olympics

Ruby Redfort
look into my eyes 

Mosquito Advertising
Series

Shadow

The Best of my Life





Just a Dog

Red Dirt Diary

Chasers




Red Dirt Diary by Katrina Nannestad

Blue Weston's life is spiralling out of control.

Her parents are sending her to boarding school next year.

Her mad twin brothers are building pig chariots in the back shed.

Her best friend has been abducted by zombies and replaced with a boy-crazy teen.

And then there's the drought that's showing no signs of ending soon...

It's New Year's Day, and Blue has resolved to keep a diary of the year's events. It will be another hard year of dust storms and drought on her family's farm - with the odd leech attack and bagpige-loving pig thrown in for good measure!

Shadow by Michael Morpurgo

The bravest dog in all the world!

This is the story of Aman, a boy from Afghanistan fleeing the horror of the Afghan war.

When a western dog shows up outside the caves where Aman lives with his mother, Aman is initially repulsed -- it is not customary for people to keep dogs as pets in his part of the world.

But when Aman and his mother finally decide to make a bid for freedom, the dog Aman has called Shadow will not leave their side. Soon it becomes clear: the destinies of boy and dog are linked, and always will be!

Mosquito Advertising Series by Kate Hunter

http://www.penguin.com.au/products/9780702237713/parfizz-pitch-mosquito-advertising

Katie Crisp has talent, it's just that the report card hidden in her room doesn't show it. School's out for another year and Katie is set to spend the summer lazing under the sausage tree in the backyard of the only home she's ever known. You’ll know the setting – Brisbane! So, when she discovers that Parfitt's Family Soft Drink Company is about to be taken over by a corporate giant, leaving her mum out of a job and them both out of a home, it's time to finally show everyone what she's made of.

With her nose for trouble and her eye for advertising, and a little help from some neighbourhood friends, Katie declares Mosquito Advertising open for business. Pocket money and creative thinking can stretch a long way when everything that means anything to you is about to be destroyed.