LIBRARY

LIBRARY REPORT

Even though our students have been remote learning and library staff have also been working from home we have still been ordering and processing many lovely new books ready for when our students return. Not long now! 

The following are a few of the books now available to reserve:

Trouble is my Business by Lisa Walker

Trouble is my Business is the second instalment in the mystery series about Gold Coast teen PI Olivia Grace. Trouble is my Business returns to this mapcap sunshine noir with nods to Nancy Drew and Sherlock Holmes. 

It’s Not You, Its Me by Gabrielle Williams

Holly Fitzgerald has inexplicably woken up inside the body of an LA teenager called Trinity Byrne in 1980 - trapping Trinity in Holly's forty-year-old body back in Melbourne, 2020. Mind. Officially. Blown.

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages.

An enchanting story, masterfully told, The House in the Cerulean Sea is about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place—and realizing that family is yours.

Banjo Tully by Justin D’Ath

Banjo Tully hasn’t ever given much thought to climate change. But when he meets self-described ‘Conservation nut’ Mai Le – after the worst drought in living memory puts their future in jeopardy – Banjo sets out on an 800-kilometre solo horse ride to Canberra. It’s a journey that might not only save his family’s farm, but could also change the planet.

Robin Hood – Jet Skis, Swamps and Smugglers by Robert Muchamore

The third instalment of a modern take on Robin Hood.

Coast Watcher by David Hill

No training could have prepared Frank for a dangerous coast watching mission against the Japanese in this tense, exciting war novel for middle graders.

A tense, exciting war adventure inspired by the coast watchers of Operation Pacific, from award-winning author David Hill.

Always by Morris Gleitzman

The much anticipated final book in the Morris Gleitzman’s Once series is now available. Many of our students have enjoyed each step in Felix’s journey and now the final book is here. Students can place a reservation on Always via the library catalogue. 

Hear Morris Gleitzman speak about Always:

Janene Watson

Library Resource Manager