Library
Congratulations to 7A (Team 2: Hamish Goodin, Bevan Washington, Lucy Thomas and Anna Nguyen) who finished first in Year 7 Readers’ Cup!
7A (Team 1: Leo Pena Rix, Ryan Johnson, Rayan Hamzaki, and Lucas Creighton) finished in 2nd place, and 7M (Rory Booth, Harry Neall, Mia Ebner, and Helius Pereira) finished in 3rd place.
These teams will receive a free pizza lunch in the next few weeks, and all participants will be given a certificate in recognition for efforts.
There has been great interest in the Premier’s Reading Challenge this year, with 77 students signing up! To complete the Challenge, students must read at least 15 books by early September, and those who successfully finish will be given a pizza lunch and go into the draw to win a Dymocks gift voucher!
Over 500 books have already been read by our wonderful readers, with Powerless by Lauren Roberts, The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, and Shatter me by Tahereh Mafi among the most popular books being read.
There are new additions to our eAudioBook ePlatform:
My family and other suspects by Kate Emery
The murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
It starts with us (sequel to It ends with us) by Colleen Hoover [available for students aged 15 years and over]
The books listed are also available on our bookshelves.
Book of the Week
Wool
by Hugh Howey
In the future, all people live deep underground in a giant silo. To go outside – or even just to wish to go outside – means certain death.
When the silo’s respected sheriff, Holston Becker, elects to go outside, the mayor is forced to find a new candidate to fill the role. She selects Juliette, a lowly engineer from the “Deep Down”, a choice that turns out to be far more dangerous than she could ever have imagined. Juliette proves to be very capable in her job, and she soon makes an enemy in the head of IT, Bernard. Forced into an unwinnable situation, Juliette sets out to discover the truth about her silo and to uncover the secrets Bernard is desperate to keep buried.
Wool is an enthralling dystopian thriller about a terrifying future and the consequences of centuries of lies. Juliette is very compelling character, and the world of her silo is extremely well-written and interesting. If you like reading futuristic or dystopian stories, I thoroughly recommend this! There are two sequels to Wool – Shift and Dust – both are well-worth reading and are available at Geelong Regional Libraries.
Recommended for older readers.
The eAudiobook version is available on the BHS ePlatform.
Susan Winfield