Tag Archives: middle years’ fiction
Book of the Week
No Words, by Maryam Master is the story of Hero and Aria and their friend Jaz. Aria, the 12-year-old character who seems to have no words, is selectively mute and is bullied at school because he is unable to speak.
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Talking to Alaska by Anna Woltz An inspiring book that reaffirms something many of us already know – the love of a dog can be a very powerful thing. Readers of Talking to Alaska will come to understand the crucial
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Elsewhere Girls is a first collaboration novel between authors Emily Gale and Nova Weetman, with each choosing a character to write about and give voice to. It’s a story about two girls, living lives a century apart, who one day
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The January Stars by Kate Constable is a delightful read for students in the middle years. It deals with the importance of family and how the grandparent/grandchild relationship can survive and even thrive despite the devastation of a stroke and
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Dear Sweet Pea is the first middle-grade novel by New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy. It is a delightful story about a 13-year-old girl and her emotional journey as she navigates her family’s changing shape after her parents announce
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Tamara Ireland Stone’s novel Click’d is an engaging, fun and empowering story about friendship and coding and is ideally suited for our younger readers, especially Year 7s. Teacher Notes are available and it would be a great addition to Literature
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You Must Be Layla by writer and public-speaker Yassmin Abdel-Magied, is an engaging and heart-warming story for our younger readers. Dealing with the migrant experience in Australia, the story has a strong Muslim central character who is a literary role-model
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New in the iCentre
Did you know you can go to our Pinterest board New in the iCentre to see the new books we have purchased recently and are available for you to borrow? We can’t think of a better way to get motivated
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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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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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