Category Archives: Reading
Holiday Reading for the Easter Break
Holidays are the perfect time to pick up a new book! We’ve got plenty of recommendations and books on the shelves, eBooks, and audio books for you to borrow for your holiday reads. We have reviewed some of the best
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Book of the Week
Omar Rising by Aisha Saeed A book about learning to value yourself and to stand up to injustice. This book is highly recommended for students in Year 7 and 8. A top read for Campfire! About the Author Aisha Saeed
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Book of the Week
Talking to Alaska by Anna Woltz An inspiring book that reaffirms something many of us already know – the love of a dog can be a very powerful thing. Readers of Talking to Alaska will come to understand the crucial
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Classic of the Month
Dracula by Bram Stoker If vampires are your monster of choice, then you really need to check out Dracula. If horror is your genre of choice, then you need to read Dracula. If you want to enlighten yourself in the
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Holiday Reading for Teenagers
Research tells us that engagement in reading for pleasure declines in the teenage years. This is largely due to competing interests and a lack of time to allocate for reading books (Merga, 2019a, p.133). Our conversations with students in the
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World War I Stories
The iCentre has some wonderful books that explore the experience of what it may have been like during the World War I years. Delving into these books is an opportunity for students and staff to engage in our national day
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