Monthly Archives: March 2018

We’ve got your holiday reading sorted with our list of recommendations.  We have so enjoyed sharing great reads with our Breakfast Book Chat groups this term and hope that you might be able to join us for our second term sessions. Our next Parent Break Bookchat is on 9th May at 7.30am Our next Staff […]

Holidays are meant for reading!  We’ve got plenty of recommendations for our younger readers to add to their holiday reading lists and to borrow in whatever format they prefer – book, ebook or audio – depending on availability. We have reviewed some of the best new books to have been recently published and we’re sure […]

Holidays are meant for reading!  We’ve got plenty of recommendations for our YA readers to add to their holiday reading lists and to borrow in whatever format they prefer – book, ebook or audio – depending on availability. We have reviewed some of the best new YA novels to have been recently published and we’re […]

Congratulations to Morris Gleitzman, one of the iCentre’s favourite authors, who has been announced as the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2018-12019. The theme for his two-year term will be Stories Make Us – Stories Create Our Future. The Stories Make Us calendar, created by Morris and illustrated by Andrew Weldon, is a fun project for everyone, and a different […]

Stargazing for Beginners by Jenny McLachlan is the perfect novel for readers aged 11-14 years who are looking for a feel-good, laugh-out-loud read about a loveable 15-year-old girl who has a passion for science and wants desperately to be an astronaut.  Providing STEM inspiration for girls, it will also appeal to anyone who has ever […]

Living on Hope Street, by Turkish-Australian author Demet Divaroren, is a portrait of contemporary Australian urban life.  Everyone living on Hope Street in a multicultural Australia has a story, and their diversity is portrayed as a strength, not a threat. Readers are encouraged to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes and consider that friendship […]

Rebecca Sparrow has launched a new podcast for teens called Ask Me Anything.  She created it so teachers and students can listen to it together in class and then discuss the important issues raised such as  friendship, first crushes and all the highs and lows of high school.  Her intention is to help girls to […]

Missing by Sue Whiting is a contemporary middle-grade mystery novel for readers 12+yrs.  It has a challenging and inherently sad topic about ‘missing persons’ which has been sensitively written about so as to make it accessible for younger readers. They will be hooked from the first page and carried along by page turning suspense to […]

The Cruel Prince is the first novel in a new series The Folk of the Air and Holly Black fans will be delighted with this action-packed tale of magical intrigue.  Set in the world of Faerie amongst the fey, this is a fast-paced and thrilling story that is sure to make it an addictive series […]

Please join us in the iCentre on Thursday, March 8th at 6.45 am for our #RLaG International Women’s Day Breakfast.  This year our theme will focus on sporting stories and sportswomen to inspire all girls, and our guest speakers will be  Taryn Bashford, author of The Harper Effect,  blogger, and creator of Project Awesome, a […]