Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Find it on the fiction shelf: F PAL

You can't blend in when you were born to stand out.

Wonder is one of those books that people will tell you to read. It is also one of those books that people will tell you to read, but won’t exactly be able to pinpoint the reason why.

Probably because there is no single life lesson that you will learn from its pages; you will learn many. There is no one character that you will align yourself with, as everyone has a story to tell. And there is no other book that I can think of that consistently reveals some very harsh truths about our society and our cultural obsession with image and beauty. This book is funny, moving and real. August “Auggie” Pullman will warm your heart with his quest for “ordinariness” in a world that has labelled him different. Born with facial abnormalities and home-schooled all his life, Auggie is persuaded to attend a real school for the first time, a situation which he is dreading. Can Auggie convince the other kids that he’s just like them? Can he be accepted outside his tiny world? By the end, you’ll be wondering what you truly value and what really matters.

Finished Wonder? Check out Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories  - F PAL

- Mrs Crisafulli 

Premier's Reading Challenge Now Open!

The 2016 Premier's Reading Challenge is now open to all girls in Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9.

Year 7 - Mrs Lansdown and Mrs Vince will visit you in your English class to get you started
Year 8 - Come into the library and see us about registering for this year
Year 9 - See Ms Warland and your Girls9Unite teachers about your challenge

Australian Children's Laureate

Leigh Hobbs

Congratulations to Leigh Hobbs, who has been announced as the Australian Children's Laureate for 2016 - 2017. During his tow year term Leigh hopes to encourage creativity among children and highlight the important role of libraries.

Read more here.

New Harry Potter Book from JK Rowling

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

The eighth book is finally here! Harry Potter and the Cursed Child follows on from where the last book left off. Harry and Hermoine's children are heading off to Hogwarts for the first time. This book was originally written by Jack Thorne as a play to be performed in London. J K Rowling has collaborated with Thorne to turn it into a book to be released in print and online on July 31st!

Click here to read all about it on JK Rowling's blog.