CBCA has announced the 2019 Book of the Week award winners. The awards recognize literary merit and the judges noted that: “Gritty, contemporary themes are tackled by many books in the Children’s Book Council of Australia 2019 Book of the Year Awards….challenging their readers to contemplate a range of important social issues.”CBCA
We congratulate all the winners, especially Clare Atkins whose novel Between Us won the Book of the Year: Older Readers award and is a favourite with our students.