Tag Archives: literary fiction
Fiction during the Industrial Revolution – Jane Eyre and Little Women
Did you know two of the world’s most Classic Novels available in the iCentre were written and published by women who lived during the times of the Industrial Revolution? Charlotte Bronte’s ‘Jane Eyre’ and Louisa May Alcott’s ‘Little Women’ were
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Book of the Week
One Hundred Days by award-winning writer Alice Pung is literary fiction at its best. This mother-daughter drama and fractured fairytale explores the faultlines between love and control and throws up issues for the reader to reflect on. It is an
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2020 Breakfast Bookchats
Meeting once a term, members from our parent community join us for tea, coffee, reading recommendations and lively discussions on what we’ve been reading, viewing and listening to since we last met. We look forward to continuing our Breakfast Bookchats
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Holiday Reads for Grown Ups
We’ve got your holiday reading sorted with our list of recommendations and Pinterest board suggestions! Take a look at the new titles we have been sharing with our Staff and Parent Bookchatters this semester. We’re sure there’s something for everyone
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YA Book of the Week
Winner of the 2018 Michael L. Printz Award, We Are Okay by Nina LaCour is an achingly beautiful YA novel about the power of friendship, loss, grief and family secrets. We recommended it for our older readers. Graphic Book Review
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