Library

National Lost Sock Memorial Day

Sunday May 9 was not only Mother’s Day, but National Lost Sock Memorial Day.  Our library volunteer, Fiona Thomas, has made a display with book-related clues to help you find a new series to lose yourself in.  Don’t lose your socks, lose yourself in a book.

Athena Kekatos has also been working in the library and has done a great job of rearranging and displaying the French resources in our storeroom so they are much easier to find.

Reflecting the theme of diversity over weeks three and four, the library is a space offering students and staff a safe and welcoming environment to study, read, and take time out.  We are growing our collection to incorporate diversity across a range of categories:  age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, education, and national origin.

Try some of these books:

The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling   Wai Chim

Anna Chiu has her hands pretty full looking after her brother and sister and helping out at her dad's restaurant, all while her mum stays in bed.  Dad's new delivery boy, Rory, is a welcome distraction and even though she knows that things aren't right at home, she's starting to feel like she could just be a normal teen.  But when Mum finally gets out of bed, things go from bad to worse.

Shauna’s Great Expectations     Kathleen Loughnan

Shauna is in her final year at an elite private school and has great expectations. She holds an Indigenous scholarship and is determined to be the first member of her family to go to university, no matter what.  But suddenly she's faced with a choice that threatens to throw all her plans into disarray.

Finding Nevo                       Nevo Zisin

Nevo was not born in the wrong body.  Nevo just wants everyone to catch up with all the Nevo is.

Kindred 12 #loveya queer stories

This inclusive and intersectional #OwnVoices anthology for teen readers features work from writers of diverse genders, sexualities and identities, including writers who identify as First Nations, people of colour or disabled.

Please don’t hug me         Kay Kerr

This story depicts life on the cusp of adulthood-and on the autism spectrum-and the complexities of finding out and accepting who you are and what's important to you.  Erin is looking forward to schoolies, at least she thinks she is.  But her plans are going awry.