Library News

Last week in our 5\6 Library Google Meet we had a special guest join us. The author Corinne Fenton spoke to us about her book 'To The Bridge' which we had read at the end of Term 2.

"The award-winning team of Corinne Fenton and Andrew McLean tell the story of Lennie Gwyther and Ginger Mick, a boy and his pony who crossed Sydney's Harbour Bridge on 19th of March, 1932 and marched into history.

Nine-year-old Lennie Gwyther dreamed of seeing the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. With his father's blessing, he rode his pony Ginger Mick over one thousand kilometres from Leongatha in Victoria to Sydney, inspiring crowds of supporters to greet him in cities along the way. Through rugged bushland, fires and storms, Lennie and Ginger Mick finally arrived to see the bridge that had captivated his imagination and inspired his brave journey. It was then that he and Ginger Mick became a legend."

The students listened and asked questions about how she became an author, how long it takes to write a book, how many drafts she does and what her favourite books were.

Corinne also shared this link to an interview she did about the book 'To The Bridge'.