Library Bytes
Good News!
The Library is pleased to advise that due to our successful application, we have ordered two book spinners. These should arrive before the end of term.
Delve into Books...
We have some great new titles in our collection. If you have a request for a title, author or series, please let us know.
Snuggle up with a book and discover a myriad of stories that entertain and offer a glimpse into the world around us.
Reading Spaces @ PRSC
Students are encouraged to check out the Reading Spaces across the Year 7, 8 and 9 areas. There is an opportunity to chill with a new book as more new reads were added by the library. Many stories await a reading date with students.
These great book nooks offer a wide range of materials that appeal to and support the needs of students with different interests and abilities. Various Aussie books in the nooks ensure students see themselves represented in the pages! Do not forget that a novel plays a major role in developing literacy.
Look … Discover … Engage!
Teen Reading - Deakin
Research Project
"Reading in the Digital Era" The final report form Deakin is now available and makes interesting reading, as they conclude "Acknowledging the diverse reading habits and preferences among Australian teens, our report highlights a landscape where digital activities often overshadow traditional reading. A key challenge is helping teens find books that captivate their interests and motivate them to read. Enhancements in library services and further use of digital recommendation tools are potential solutions. Importantly, the study’s focus was not on reading ability but on understanding reading habits and preferences..."
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Term 3
Our ceramic club continues to quietly create an art piece for the whole school to enjoy.
Students happily escape the winter weather to enjoy some quiet time and music vibes in the library. Increasingly, the giant chess attracts more and more players.
Don’t forget to check out the new fiction and displays.
Sponsored Inspirational thought
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."
- Albert Einstein
2024 Insight Creative Writing Competition Years 7 - 12
Enter Now!
Here is a reminder of the guidelines to help you get even more creative with your entries.
- All year levels have an upper limit of 1400 words. There is no minimum word limit.
- Creative writing forms like short stories, including poems, scripts and more are also accepted.
- This year’s theme (Beauty in the unknown) is optional; entrants have the freedom to write about anything that inspires them.
To download the submission form and view all conditions of entry, please click below.
DOWNLOAD CONDITIONS OF ENTRY AND SUBMISSION FORM
COMPETITION KEY DATES
Entries close: 1 September 2024
Longlist announcement: 18 October 2024
Shortlist announcement: 1 November 2024
New Books!!!
Two Sides to Every Murder
By:Danielle Valentine
Most people's births aren't immortalized in a police report.
Olivia was born during the infamous Camp Lost Lake murders but, when she begins questioning the events surrounding her birth, she finds there's a lot more to that tragic night.
Most people don't spend their childhood on the run. Reagan's mother might be considered guilty of murder, but Reagan knows she's innocent. Tired of running, she returns to Camp to clear her mother's name.
Only, someone wants the past to remain buried - and will kill again to do so. If they're to stay alive, Olivia and Reagan must work together fast to uncover the truth. . .
Return to Sender
By Lauren Draper
After three years away, seventeen-year-old Brodie has returned to live with her eccentric grandmother above the last remaining Dead Letter Office - the place letters go when no one is left to claim them. Soon, Brodie is consumed by an unsolved mystery - the unclaimed letters of a group of teens who seemed to vanish many years ago - while also attempting to reconcile with her former best friends, Elliot and Levi. As the trio is drawn into the riddle of the dead letter writers, they discover that the past is never truly past, and that it's never too late for old wrongs to be put right . . .
A Sea of Wolves
By Sarah Street
Set in the same world as A Curse of Salt, it is inspired by Little Red Riding Hood.
A broken treaty.
A wolf in sheep's clothing
And a love that will need to defy all odds to survive HER RED HOOD CAN'T PROTECT HER HEART . . .
A fifty-year-old treaty between pirates and the city of Bray lies in tatters, so Mersey sets out to free her city - and herself - from the clutches of the Heartless King. But when her reckless plan fails, she finds herself captured by the world's most notorious pirate crew.
As Mersey battles between fighting for Bray's safety and falling into the arms of the ship's cold-blooded first mate, Golde, she's soon caught up in the beginnings of a war; one she knows will have disastrous consequences for the people she loves, but just might be the thing to set her free.
Amid lies, betrayal and a blossoming love for someone she is supposed to want dead, Mersey is torn between two lives.
Uncover lurking wolves prepared to pounce and a sweeping romantasy in this enemies-to-lovers fairy-tale twist set upon stormy seas.
The Breakup Artists
By Adriana Mather
THE BREAKUP ARTISTS is a funny and playful romance perfect for fans of Jenny Han's The Summer I Turned Pretty and The Kissing Booth.
When it's your job to break-up bad relationships, there's only one rule. DON'T fall in love.
Best friends August and Valentine have an unusual summer job. They are hired by parents to break up bad high school relationships.
Valentine (the brains of the operation) believes that they're making the world a little better, steering relationships off a cliff so the kids can someday find true love.
August doesn't believe in soul mates. In fact, he thinks the idea of falling head over heels is ridiculous. That is until he meets the one girl who changes everything - Ella.
The only problem is, she's their new case. So of course, everything he's told her is a lie...even his name.
Maria Petranelli is prepared for anything (except this)
By Elisa Chenoweth
Looking for Alibrandi meets Arrested Development in this YA comedy about a student exchange gone hilariously, criminally wrong.
Maria Petranelli will do anything to get away from her overbearing Italian-Australian family. She’s over their constant heckling about getting a boyfriend, their unspoken belief that she’s not normal, and their loudly spoken belief that she’s incapable of doing, well, anything. So when her family declares she ‘couldn’t handle living in Italy’, Maria immediately signs up to go there on student exchange. What could possibly go wrong? Well, everything …
Despite months of mental preparation for every possible scenario, Maria is out of her depth in Italy. She struggles with the language, immediately gets scammed, and is bewildered by her growing attraction to Kennedy, the-sweet-but-hopeless American exchange student who is determined to be her friend … if only Maria would let her.
When the two girls accidentally witness a crime, Maria discovers just what she can and can’t handle. Being kidnapped in the boot of a car and driven off into the Italian countryside? Maybe. But working out her feelings for Kennedy before it’s too late?
Maria Petranelli is prepared for anything … except this.
The Grandest Game
By Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Return to the world of the #1 bestselling, TikTok sensation, Inheritance Games series in this brand new spin-off series, where new characters collide in a game you'll never forget.
Seven tickets. An island of dreams. The chance of a lifetime.
Welcome to the Grandest Game, an annual competition run by billionaire Avery Grambs and the four infamous Hawthorne brothers, whose family fortune she inherited. Designed to give anyone a shot at fame and fortune, this year's game requires one of seven golden tickets to enter. With millions on the line, those seven players will do whatever it takes to win.
Some of the players are in it for the money. Some for power. Some for reasons all their own. Every single one of them has secrets. Amidst it all is Grayson Hawthorne, tasked with a vital role in this year's game. But as tensions rise and the mind-bending challenges push the players to their limits-physically, mentally, and emotionally, it soon becomes clear that not everyone is playing by the rules.
Do you have what it takes to play?
CBCA Book Week 2024
Reading is Magic!
Check out these competitions on Teams and Compass!
State Library of Victoria Events
Ned Kelly Exhibition
Time: Until 31 December 2024
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Cost: Free
Location: Redmond Barry Reading Room
State Library Victoria
Australia’s most notorious bushranger has split public opinion for more than a century – Edward ‘Ned’ Kelly is a criminal who robbed and killed to some, but a heroic underdog to others.
The display of Kelly’s armour asks provocative questions about truth, mythmaking and nationhood.
Story Lines writing competition 2024
Dates: Closes Sunday 22 September
Cost: Free
If you live, learn, work or play in the City of Kingston, you are eligible to enter our Story Lines writing competition for the chance to win fabulous prizes and have your story published.
The age categories are 5 to 7 years, 8 to 10 years, 11 to 13 years and 14 to 16 years.
There will be 3 prizes awarded per age group. Prizes include Westfield vouchers and winners will be published in our 2024 Story Lines book.
Winners will be announced on Friday 25 October.
Frankston Library
Be Connected – Can you Spot a Scam?
Australians lost more than $220 million to scammers in 2022*. It serves as a reminder that the internet is a wonderful place to explore and connect with others, but it pays to be savvy.
*Source: Scamwatch, 2022.
Join our 1-hour presentation to discover:
Common scams including the latest Tax and Medicare scams
Tips on how to spot them
What to do and what not to do
Where to go for help
This is a FREE event however bookings are essential due to limited places.
Date: Wednesday 28th August
Time: 3 pm - 4 pm
Location: Frankston Library
60 Playne Street
Frankston
Book here:
Patricia Bernardo
Library