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All Year 9 Students

What a fantastic start to the year - 5 weeks in a row with NO overdue library books. Keep it up and you will get a nice surprise in Week 8 from your favourite Librarian. 

Senior Fiction

Nightbirds 

By Kate J. Armstrong

In a dazzling new fantasy world full of whispered secrets and political intrigue, the magic of women is outlawed but four girls with unusual powers have the chance to change it all.

The Nightbirds are Simta’s best-kept secret: Girls with a unique and powerful magic they can gift with just a kiss. Some would kill to possess them; the church would kill them outright. But protected by the Great Houses, the Nightbirds are well-guarded treasures.

As this Season’s Nightbirds, Matilde, Æsa, and Sayer will spend their nights bestowing their gifts to well-paying clients. Once their season is through, they’re each expected to marry a Great House lord and become mothers to the next generation of Nightbirds before their powers fade away. But as they find themselves at the heart of a political scheme that threatens not only their secrets, but their very lives, their future suddenly becomes uncertain.

When they discover that there are other girls like them and that their magic is far more than they were told, they see the Nightbird system for what it is: a gilded cage. Now they must make a choice—to remain kept birds or take control, remaking the city that dared to clip their wings.

Picture Storybooks to share with the younger reader.

Duckling Runs Away

By Margaret Wild and Illustrated by Vivenne To

A warm, comforting story about a cross little duckling and her mother’s unconditional love.

Duckling is running away and she’s never, ever coming back! Or is she?Luckily, no matter how far Duckling roams, a mother’s love is always near.

A reassuring story about love and trust from bestselling author Margaret Wild, with sweetly charming illustrations by Vivienne To.

Tiny Tradies

By Tami Sussman and Illustrated by Tome Jellett

Every busy preschooler is a Tiny Tradie at heart!

Crikey! Tiny Tradies have a lot of work to do. That’s why they wake up early, have a big brekkie, say g’day to their mates, and get stuck in.

Join the adorable Tiny Tradies as they clock on for their shift, work hard all day, and then wind down for bedtime.

This book celebrates the busy and messy lives of preschoolers, making it the perfect yarn for Australian families. It’s a beauty!

Mrs Earl in the Library