Library
eBooks & New Books
During August the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) committee announce the best young adult books in 2018. Years 7–9 English students will be provided with a booklet with the list of finalists. TAs can take advantage of this offer too.
You can choose your favourite novel on the voting slip and leave it in the library. In August, Shepparton High School and the CBCA will announce their winners! We will give you a sample of the six books vying for the prize in the next three newsletters.
People like Us by Dana Mele. The challenge of reinventing one’s self is never more evident than in this story of Kay Donovan, a star soccer player with a group of suitable friends. Unfortunately a girl’s body is found in the lake of the private school Kay runs and her carefully constructed life begins to crack. The dead girl has left Kay a computer-coded scavenger hunt which begins to implicate all those around Kay until it finally gets to her. Find out how this mystery ends.
People Like Us
People Like Us
The Finder by Kate Hendrick This is a thought-provoking, gritty story about Lindsay who has an uncanny knack of finding people – even though she’s not actually looking for them. Lindsay tracked down a runaway and word got out that she knows how to find people.
Elias is looking for his birth mother and thinks Lindsay can help. Lindsay is really only looking for her identical twin, Frankie, who disappeared when they were seven. Despite their different approaches, Lindsay might just have found someone she can look with.
Never Fade & In the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken These are books 2 and 3 in a 4 book series. The first book “The Darkest Minds” sets the scene.
Homework Club
The library is open straight after school until 5:00pm each Monday. Snacks are provided and teachers will be available to help with any questions students might have. All students are welcome to attend.
Bridge Club
All interested students should come at the start of lunchtime and bring their lunch each Thursday lunchtime. The Shepparton Bridge Club send experienced volunteers to help you learn the game. Other schools are participating so we can hold an inter-school competition near the end of the year!