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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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#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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YA Book of the Week
Wildcard by Marie Lu is the much-anticipated sequel to the extremely popular Warcross and it doesn’t disappoint. It’s another addictive, fast-paced, sci-fi, cyberpunk virtual reality thriller that will have you hooked to the very last page while also prompting you to think
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Welcome Campfire
On Monday 26th November, while their parents are at the information evening, the 2019 Year 7 Mt Alvernians are invited to attend an iCentre Campfire and Author event with Samantha Wheeler. This will introduce the students to our literature promotion
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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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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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2018 Inky Award Shortlists
Judges aged between 12 and 18 from all over the country have shortlisted the best YA books of the year for the annual Inky Awards. Two awards are up for grabs – the Gold Inky for a novel by an
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CBCA 2018 Award Winners
Congratulations to the talented Australian children’s authors and illustrators who are the 2018 Book of the Year award winners. Professor Margot Hillel OAM, Chair of the CBCA National Board says, “This is our 72nd Book of the Year Awards and
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