Library Bytes
The 2019 Inky Awards
The 2019 Inky Awards longlist is here. Voting opens on 19 July.
The Inky Awards teen alumni select 10 Australian books and 10 international books. The longlist will reflect the quality and diversity of current young adult literature.
The longlist is read by a panel of teenaged judges, who whittle the list down to a shortlist of ten books (5 Australian, 5 international).
Why not choose a novel from the list.
The two categories are:
Gold Inky Award (Australian novels)
Gold Inky Award (Australian novels)
Hive by A. J. Betts
A Thousand Perfect Notes by C.G. Drews
I Am Out With Lanterns by Emily Gale
Amelia Westlake by Erin Gough
Ice Wolves by Amie Kaufman
The Art of Taxidermy by Sharon Kernot
Lifel1k3 by Jay Kristoff
White Night by Ellie Marney
Whisper by Lynette Noni
After the Lights Go Out by Lili Wilkinson
Silver Inky Award (International Novels)
Silver Inky Award (International Novels)
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
What if It’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
Between the Blade and the Heart by Amanda Hocking
I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman
The Astonishing Colour of After by Emily X.R. Pan
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Navigating the Stars by Maria V. Snyder
Wild Dingo Press presents: Book Launch for Blood Sisters
Calling all crime readers! The much-awaited release, Blood Sisters, the third instalment in the Cass Diamond crime series has arrived. Blood Sisters follows Missing Pieces (2018)!
FREE EVENT - MELBOURNE LAUNCH
6.30pm, Thursday 11 April
In conversation with mystery writer Leigh Redhead
Readings St Kilda
12 Acland Street,
St Kilda VIC 3182
RSVP 10 April: books@wilddingopress.com.au
Reading Challenge Update
The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is in full swing with engaging lunchtime sessions in the Library, where everyone shares ideas and recommendations. This comes with popcorn sustain the spirit.
An opportunity to nuture imagination!
Sessions run on a Wednesday lunchtime in the Library.
Pick up an enrolment form from the Library.
Some of our popular reads to date include
Disappearing Act, The 91-Storey Treehouse, The 78-Storey Treehouse, Holes, The Hunger Games, A Wonderlandful World and These Broken Stars.
Further information is available on the official website at www.education.vic.gov.au/prc.
* you will find key dates
*Challenge guidelines
*frequently asked questions and
*the 2019 Challenge booklist which is regularly updated
Mrs Patricia Bernardo
Library Manager