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The Houses are off to a flying start, with students reading, logging their word count and writing reviews. Don't forget to ask your English Teacher, or friendly Librarian to approve your reviews, as your word count won't count towards your House points if you don't!
News from the State Library
The Inky Awards Longlist is here!
The Inky Awards are Australia’s teen-choice awards for young adult literature and the longlist for 2018 has just been announced. Chosen by a panel of experts aged between 12 and 20, the longlist encompasses 10 Australian tiles (for the Gold Inky award) and 10 international titles (for the Silver Inky).
Know any teens who could help pick a shortlist? Applications to join the judging panel are now open to Australians aged between 12 and 18.
Gold Inky Award - Australian titles
- Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology edited by Danielle Binks
- In the Dark Spaces by Cally Black
- Take Three Girls by Cath Crowley, Simmone Howell & Fiona Wood
- Beautiful Mess by Claire Christian
- Ida by Alison Evans
- Wreck by Fleur Ferris
- A Shadow’s Breath by Nicole Hayes
- Remind Me How This Ends by Gabrielle Tozer
- Paper Cranes Don’t Fly by Peter Vu
- Ballad for a Mad Girl by Vikki Wakefield
Silver Inky Award - International titles
- The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
- Turtles All The Way Down by John Green
- The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James
- Still Life with Tornado by A.S. King
- The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
- Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart
- Warcross by Marie Lu
- One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
- Release by Patrick Ness
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
But we need you to make this year’s Inky Awards the biggest one ever!
But how can you get involved?
Wanted: 2018 Inky Awards Judges
Applications are now open for the 2018 Inky Awards judging panel. Judges should be between 12 and 18 years old, live in Australia, and – above all – love books and reading!
If you are a bookish teen or have a bookish teen in your life, please encourage them to apply! Applications close at 9am AEST on Monday 26 March.
Wanted: 2018 Shadow Judges
Applications are also open for the inaugural Inky Awards Shadow Judges. These teens will be sent five of the longlist titles to read, react and/or review for the new Inside a Dog website (to be launched very soon.) Applications close at 9am AEST on Monday 26 March.
You can apply for both programs.
News from the Greater Dandenong Library
Celebrating diversity and respect for everyone who calls Australia home.
Come along to a Quran Exhibition hosted by Dandenong Library on Saturday 17 March from 11am-3.30pm.
Customise and program robots in a free four-week workshop featuring LEGO Mindstorm. An exciting and unique robotics program for youth
12-25 years.