Tag Archives: #greatreads
CBCA Shortlist 2019
The 2019 CBCA Shortlist has been announced. Start reading from the list and decide who you think will win this year’s Book of the Year awards. For more information, go to the CBCA website where this list has been published.
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Holiday Reads
Holidays are the perfect time to catch up on your reading. We recommend that you put any of this term’s Book of the Week recommendations on your reading list to borrow in whatever format you prefer – book, ebook or
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Book of the Week and Future Classic
The Skylarks’ War by Hilary McKay is the winner of the Costa Award for 2018 and a future classic. It is a delightful, touching story of a family and the lives they led set against the background of the dark
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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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