News & Reviews
Crime Fiction for Grown-Ups
A new generation of Australia crime fiction writers is taking the bestseller lists by storm. Women are emerging as the strongest of the current writers with gritty stories of regional and outback Australia, and many have been optioned for both
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Holiday Reads for our Middle Years’ Readers
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. This term,
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YA Holiday Reads
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. This term,
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Media Literacy Week
This week, ABC Education launches its first Media Literacy Week with a program that aims to equip people of all ages with the skills to sort truth from fiction in news and information. Media Literacy Week, to run from 10-16 September,
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YA Book of the Week
Grace and Fury (Grace and Fury #1) by Tracy Banghart is a gripping fantasy romance that has been described as a cross between The Hunger Games and The Handmaid’s Tale for the YA generation. Set in a patriarchal world, this
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Book of the Week for Middle Years’ Readers
The Goose Road by Rowena House is a gripping coming of age quest which has been published to coincide with the centenary of the end of WWI. It is the story of a 14-year-old peasant girl and her remarkable journey across
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YA Book of the Week
Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson is a powerful coming of age story of an African American girl trying to find her place in the world by fitting together the hundreds of conflicting pieces of her life. The novel was a
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Literacy Week Celebrations
Students had great fun during Literacy Week celebrations in the iCentre. A special morning tea was held for them where they were encouraged to come dressed as a favourite book character around the theme of “Love is in the air”.
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Mount A: Book in a Day Competition
On Tuesday 28th August, we invited 26 students from year 9 and 10 to be a part of our inaugural Mount A: Book in a Day event. The rules were simple: Write a book in a day with the central
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Love is in the Air
It’s Literacy and Numeracy Week at Mount Alvernia and we’re celebrating in the iCentre to acknowledge the support we all give to our students to develop stronger literacy and numeracy skills. Besides traditional literacy skills, we also want to raise awareness
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