LIBRARY
Reader's Cup 2019
Our Reader’s Cup evening is happening on Tuesday 18th June.
We have 14 teams of year 7’s and 8’s competing this year, who have been putting their creative minds together in the hope of being crowned Reader’s Cup champions for 2019. It should be a great evening and we are looking forward to seeing everyone there.
New Books in the Library
The School of Good and Evil A World Without Princes
Soman Chainani
After saving themselves and their fellow students from a life pitched against one another, Sophie and Agatha are back home again, living happily ever after. But life isn't exactly a fairytale. When Agatha secretly wishes she'd chosen a different happy ending with Prince Tedros, the gates to the School for Good and Evil open once again. But Good and Evil are no longer enemies and Princes and Princesses may not be what they seem, as new bonds form and old ones shatter.
A Dog's Way Home
W. Bruce Cameron
A classic story of unwavering loyalty and incredible devotion, A Dog's Way Home is a beautifully told, charming tale that explores the unbreakable bond between us and our pets. This fantastic and exhilarating journey of the heart is in the same tradition as the beloved bestseller, A Dog's Purpose.
The Honeyman & the Hunter
Neil Grant
When sixteen-year-old Rudra's grandmother arrives from India and a long hidden secret is dredged from the bay, life on Rudra's sleepy New South Wales village shifts dramatically and it's not long before Rudra and his mother are bound for Bengal on a journey of discovery and danger.
Growing up African in Australia
Edited by Maxine Beneba Clarke with Ahmed Yussuf and Magan Magan
Learning to kick a football in a suburban schoolyard. Finding your feet as a young black dancer. Discovering your grandfather’s poetry. Meeting Nelson Mandela at your local church. Facing racism from those who should protect you. Dreading a visit to the hairdresser. House- hopping across the suburbs. Being too black. Not being black enough. Singing to find your soul, and then losing yourself again.
Welcome to African Australia.
Devil's Ballast
Meg Caddy
Anne Bonny was eighteen when she ran away from her violent husband, James, into the arms of pirate captain Calico Jack Rackham. Now she’s ensconced aboard Jack’s ship Ranger, passing as a cabin boy, and playing her ruthless part in a crew that is raining down mayhem and murder on the ships of the Caribbean.
Action-packed yet nuanced, culturally relevant and sharp as a cutlass, this new novel by the remarkable Meg Caddy brings to life one of history’s most fascinating anti-heroines.
Promise Me Happy
Robert Newton
Nate’s had it tough. An abusive father. His mother dead. He’s done things he regrets.
But he’s never met anyone like Gem. She’s a tiny piece of wonderful and she’ll change everything he knows about himself. Is this the beginning of happiness? Or is there more hardship around the corner?
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. The year is off to an excellent start and she and her friends are dreaming big about life after school and planning a trip to Paris.
But suddenly she finds she must make a choice that threatens to throw all her plans into disarray. As pressure builds from every corner of her world, Shauna wonders what she'll have to sacrifice to keep hold of her dreams… Can she fulfil her own promise and still keep her promises to others? Will all her expectations be ripped away?