Library
Shirley Wong
Librarian
Shirley Wong
Competition Enter Win Cool Prizes, Sports Books: Have a look at this awesome list of 32 Sports Books on the QRCode:
Question 1: Does the Auburn High School Library have this book? YES/NO
Question 2: Select and choose top 3 books you want the library to add to the current collection, think I want to read this and or my classmates might be interested too.
Question 3: Sign in to Google Drive and email to Ms Wong Shirley.wong@education.vic.gov.au before 8:55am Thursday 12 September 2024
Coming Up: September 2024: Introduction Library Orientation, Eplatform Presentations to Staff and Students, WorldBook, JStor, Book Reviews, Book Club
Monday 7 October - Thursday 11 October Library: In preparation of celebrating Magic Library International Library Month@Auburn HS Library the school will be holding a fun day of bring your Magical Hat to wear first day back Term 4 Monday 7th October 2024. Ask your brother, sister, parents, grandparents, op shop, neighbour, friends for a hat. Make a hat is acceped and bonus points for creativity and thoughtful expression in character on the day. Parade at lunchtime at school front courtyard. Rembember be in it, to win it! Vimeo film comp wearing hat Comp in character, Special Author events, Fun Slam Poetry rotating activities and Short Stories focus, Kahoot Science & Literature, Bring a curious object from home to ignite inquiry in English-linking to curriculum goals Years 7 & Year 8 to improve Literacy levels.
You: Find a funny magical hat to get in the fun spirit: In preparation for Magical Hat Day Monday7 October 2024
The Auburn High School Library is a supporter of Childrens Book Council of Australia in particular CBCAVic. This week on Tuesday 27 August 2024 at 12noon the following very talented winning writers/authors were acknowledged and recognised.
The award winning books for 2024 are:
https://cbca.org.au/2024-book-of-the-year-award-winners/
2024 Book of the Year Award winners - The Children’s Book Council of Australia
2024 CBCA Book Of The Year Awards We are thrilled to announce the 2024 CBCA Book of the Year Award Honours, Winners, and Sun Project: Shadow Judging Book of the Year Award Winners. Join Matthew […]
Book of the Year: Older Readers
Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for readers in their secondary years of schooling. Ages 13-18 years.
Note: Books in this category are for mature readers and some may deal with particularly challenging themes including violence and suicide. Parental guidance is recommended.
Winner - 2024 Older Readers
Shadow Judging Winner - 2024 Older Readers
- Grace Notes
- Karen Comer
- Lothian Children's Books
- ISBN: 9780734421722
- All winning books 2024 will soon be added to Auburn High School Library. See a book you want, see me in the Library and I can help with reserving an item for you on Compass: AHS Digital Library
- Inkflower
- Suzy Zail
- Walker Books Australia
- ISBN: 9781760653736
Honour Book - 2024 Older Readers
- A Hunger Of Thorns
- Lili Wilkinson
- A & U Children
- ISBN: 9781760526948
- Let’s Never Speak of This Again
- Megan Williams
- Text Publishing
- ISBN: 9781922790392
Book of the Year: Younger Readers
Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for readers from the middle to upper primary years. 7-12 years.
Note: some of the titles in this category may only be suitable for readers who are in the upper primary years as they contain mature themes, including violence. Parental guidance is recommended.
Winner - 2024 Younger Readers
Shadow Judging Winner - 2024 Younger Readers
- Scar Town
- Tristan Bancks
- Puffin Books, Penguin Group (Australia)
- ISBN: 9780143791812
Honour Book - 2024 Younger Readers
- Huda Was Here
- H. Hayek
- A & U Children
- ISBN: 9781761068430
- Real Pigeons Flap Out
- Andrew McDonald (Illust: Ben Wood)
- Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
- ISBN: 9781761211546
Book of the Year: Early Childhood
Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for children who are at pre-reading or early stages of reading. Ages 0-6 years.
Winner - 2024 Early Childhood
Shadow Judging Winner - 2024 Early Childhood
- Gymnastica Fantastica!
- Briony Stewart
- Lothian Children's Books, (an imprint of Hachette)
- ISBN: 9780734421852
- The Concrete Garden
- Bob Graham
- Walker Books Australia
- ISBN: 9781529512649
Honour Book - 2024 Early Childhood
- Grace and Mr Milligan
- Pip Kruger
- Marshall Cavendish International
- ISBN: 9789815009811
- Bear and Duck are Friends
- Sue deGennaro
- Little Hare (an imprint of Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing)
- ISBN: 9781761210327
Book of the Year: Picture Book
Entries in this category should be outstanding books of the Picture Book genre in which the author and illustrator achieve artistic and literary unity or, in wordless picture books, where the story, theme or concept is unified through illustrations. Ages 0-18 years.
(Note: some of these books may be for mature readers.)
Winner - 2024 Picture Book
Shadow Judging Winner - 2024 Picture Book
- Timeless
- Kelly Canby
- Fremantle Press
- ISBN: 9781760992323
- Every Night at Midnight
- Peter Cheong
- Affirm Press
- ISBN: 9781922992383
Honour Book - 2024 Picture Book
- Paper-flower Girl
- Mateja Jager (Text: Margrete Lamond)
- Dirt Lane Press (an imprint of WestWords)
- ISBN: 9780645352399
- That Bird Has Arms
- Ronojoy Ghosh & Niharika Hukku (Text: Kate Temple & Jol Temple)
- Little Hare (an imprint of Hardie Grant Children's Publishing)
- ISBN: 9781761210310
Book of the Year: Eve Pownall Award
Entries in this category should be books which have the prime intention of documenting factual material with consideration given to imaginative presentation, interpretation and variation of style. Ages 0-18 years.
(Note: books in this category are for mature readers and some may deal with particularly challenging themes including violence and suicide. Parental guidance is recommended)