The librarycook in July : a month of Parmesan
The winter break was not all the librarycook had been hoping for, given that she certainly hadn't been hoping for three weeks confined to her LGA, or to 10km from her home, whichever is the greater when you add the number you first thought of and triple it. Or...
How to get published: notes from an unassuming author
If you are yet to be published, it can seem like an arduous road lies before you. Fear not! I will share with you my rather ordinary passage into publication in the hope of providing some insight and inspiration for your journey ahead. You are probably wondering what...
Asking the right questions
One of the aims of the International Baccalaureate’s Diploma Programme is to encourage students to be knowledgeable and inquiring. This creates obvious synergies with the aims of the library, particularly with regard to the development of independent learners who are...
June Librarycook – from Spain to Malaysia
The cover of the June issue of Delicious featured a Scandi Pavlova Cake. Normally, the librarycook is a fan of all things Scandi, with Scandi Noir series The Eagle, Unit One, The Killing, The Bridge, The Lawyer, Borgen, and Beforeigners* all amongst her top...
Year 11 and 12 Booklist
YEAR 11 AND 12 SUGGESTED READINGS This is How We Change the Ending by Vikki Wakefield Sixteen-year-old Nate McKee is doing his best to be invisible. He’s worried about a lot of things—how his dad treats Nance and his twin half-brothers; the hydro crop in his bedroom;...
Year 10 Booklist
YEAR 10 SUGGESTED READINGS The Maze Runner by James Dashner Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade. Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out—and no one’s ever made it through alive. Then a...
What’s new in the AHL in June
What’s new in the AHL in June The Library team's top recommendations Heroes of the secret underground by Suzanne Gervay A timely and powerful time-slip story inspired by the author's family in Budapest during the Holocaust. Louie...
Arthur’s Readers – ARCing up!
Our new co-curricular group had been in full swing this term. We have been discussing our current reads, making reccommendations to each other and to the wider school community. Our "Books to catch before you leave Middle School" display has been a hit! We were lucky...
A must read book – The Happiest Man on Earth
The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku Eddie Jaku is an extraordinary man. He’s extraordinary not just because he survived the Holocaust, but because of the way he’s lived his life to the fullest and made every opportunity count. The 101-year old’s book, The...
Movie Club reviews
The Movie Club co-curricular has looked at a variety of genres this term and here are some of the reviews. Film Title: King Kong (1933) Release Date: 6 January 1933 Genres: Fantasy, Adventure Director(S): Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack King Kong is one of the...
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