From the library

Some suggested reading from the GSSC library...

Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott

Stella Grant likes to be in control – even though her totally out-of-control lungs have sent her in and out of hospital most of her life.  What Stella needs to control most is her distance from anyone or anything that might pass along an infection which will wreck the possibility of a lung transplant.  Six feet apart – always.

Will Newman, on the other hand wants to get out of hospital.  He’s about to turn eighteen, then he can unplug himself from all these machines and get out to see the world.  Will is precisely whom Stella needs to avoid – and six feet does not feel far enough away.  What if they could steal back a little bit of the space their broken lungs have stolen from them?  Would five feet apart really be so dangerous if it stops their hearts from breaking too?

https://www.booktopia.com.au/five-feet-apart-rachael-lippincott/book/9781534437333.html

The Highland Falcon Thief by M G Leonard & Sam Sedgman

If you love trains, then this is a story for you!  Harrison Beck and his Uncle Nat are enjoying the final journey of the Highland Falcon, Britain’s most famous steam train. When a precious jewel goes missing, Harrison and his new friend Lenny find themselves at the centre of the investigation. Can they find the culprit and solve the mystery before they reach the end of the line?  You’ll have to read this to find out!

https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=Highland+Falcon+Thief&productType=917504

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

This book is called a classic because it presented a different view point to what was accepted in 1930s USA.  In this story, Atticus Finch tells Scout and Jem Finch they can ‘Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird’. The real mockingbird of this novel is a black man charged with attacking a white girl.  Through this novel Lee explores issues of race and class in the Deep South with compassion and humour.  She also creates a hero of literature in their father, whose lone struggle for justice pricks the conscience of a town steeped in prejudice and hypocrisy.

https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=To+kill+a+mockinbird&productType=917504

Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

Darius Kellner speaks better Kingon than Farsi and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones.  His Mum is Persian and his first-ever trip to Iran is about to change his life. Darius has never really fitted in at home and he assumes things won’t be much different in Iran. His clinical depression doesn’t help matters, especially when he tries to explain his medication to his grandparents. Then Darius meets Sohrab, the boy next door and everything changes.  They are soon spending their days together, playing soccer, eating faludeh.  Sohrab calls him Darioush, the original Farsi version of his name and finally he starts to feel he belongs.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/573023/darius-the-great-is-not-okay-by-adib-khorram/