Tag Archives: #greatreads
Vardaesia Book Launch
The wait is over! On Tuesday 19th May, 350 fans of Lynette Noni joined us to celebrate the launch of Vardaesia the final book in The Medoran Chronicles. This was the first event in our calendar of book events for our Read
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YA Book of the Week
Girl Running, Boy Falling by Kate Gordon is a contemporary YA coming-of-age novel dealing with teen issues which will best suit our older readers (15+ yrs). Teen life has been expertly portrayed by the author and difficult topics are explored with understanding and
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A Wonder of a Read
This term our Yr 8 classes will have the pleasure of reading Wonder by RJ Palacio. The Book Wonder is a story about Auggie, a ten year old boy who has been born with a craniofacial difference. He has been
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Read Like a Girl Everyday in 2019!
#RLaG is a program designed to help girls to succeed by igniting a love of reading. It was started in response to research showing that the proportion of girls aged 14+ who read books has decreased in recent years. In
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Book of the Week
Lenny’s Book of Everything by Karen Foxlee is a tender, heartbreaking novel about love and loss that will stay with you long after you have finished reading. This novel is not just for kids – readers of all ages will
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Vardaesia Book Launch
The wait is nearly over! Tuesday 19th May is fast approaching when fans of Lynette Noni are invited to join us to celebrate the launch of the final book in The Medoran Chronicles. This is the first event in our calendar
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#holidayreads for Students
We are so lucky to work with Pauline McLeod (@pollyblog) from Riverbend Books who is an expert in YA and Middle School fiction. She provides us with recommendations of the latest suitable novels to include in our collection. Recently she shared her recommendations
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Breakfast Bookchat and Christmas Crack!
It’s Breakfast Bookchat time again! We’ve made our Christmas Crack and selected some outstanding books from a range of genres that we’ll be recommending to our staff as holiday reads. Happy reading over the Christmas break from everyone at the
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Fans of Lynette Noni are invited to join us to celebrate the launch of the final book in The Medoran Chronicles. This is the first event in our calendar of book events for our Read Like a Girl program in 2019. Riverbend Books
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Everything I’ve Never Said
This week we welcome author Samantha Wheeler to our iCentre Campfire and Author event where we introduce the 2019 Yr 7 students to our literature promotion program and share reading recommendations for everyone. Her novel, Everything I’ve Never Said, is a highly recommended
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