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Abstract
This article reports on the survey findings of the Discovering a Good Read (DAGR) study of Australian secondary school students’ leisure reading behaviour. It outlines key trends in student responses to a question that asked them about the books they
enjoyed reading most in the previous year. The survey results highlight an impressive diversity in the books they identified, reflecting wide-ranging individual tastes and interests and a broad spectrum of literary engagement. This wide spectrum included a range of genres (fantasy, mystery and crime, romance) and book types (young adult and middle grade literature, contemporary fiction, non-fiction and classics). Student responses reveal a significant appetite for book series and identify several perennially
popular titles. These insights contribute to a deeper understanding of contemporary reading trends among Australian students and underscore the importance of providing young people with access to a variety of reading material in educational settings.
The implications for educators and librarians are discussed to enhance reading engagement in secondary school curricula.