Library News

Grace Notes was shortlisted in the CBCA awards in 2024. It is set in Melbourne.
Grace is a talented violinist who longs to play contemporary music in bars, but her mum forbids her.
James is an aspiring street artist who promised his dad he wouldn't paint in public until he's finished school.
When Crux witnesses Grace's impromptu performance on a deserted tram, he's inspired to paint her and her violin; and when Grace stumbles across her portrait in a Melbourne alley by an anonymous street artist, she sets out to find its creator.

Birdy was shortlisted in 2025. It is a captivating verse novel set in the Australian countryside.
Maddy is mute. Since the Incident she has barely spoken. And now she and her mother and brother are staying in a farmhouse not far from town. It's a chance to rest and recuperate-or a way to hide further away from the world. Alice is waiting. Since Birdy, her darling daughter, disappeared forty-five years ago, she has sat in her house waiting for her to come home., Maddy and Alice slowly become friends. Until Maddy takes something that's not hers…
Another great verse author to check out is Stephen Herrick who gives us The Simple Gift and Another Night in Mullet Town. Happy reading!

Please have a wonderful and safe Easter and term 1 break – curl up with a book and eat some chocolate and enjoy, we look forward to seeing you all in term 2 - from Melissa, Katrina, Dianne and Joan, your friendly GSSC Library team 😊