Bookmarks

With the excitement of Voices on the Coast this week, all our reading suggestions are from authors and illustrators presenting at this year’s festival.

Junior Readers

Kensy and Max’ series by Jacqueline Harvey

In this thrilling spy-adventure series, twins Kensy and Max discover their parents are missing, their new school in London is strange and everyone seems to be keeping secrets from them. These two super sleuths will have to decipher coded messages and see past the people in disguise if they are going to discover the truth about why their lives changed so dramatically and where their parents are now. The library has all four books in this series, including recent release ‘Out of Sight’.

Activity idea: Didn’t get to meet Jacqueline Harvey at Voices on the Coast or maybe you just want to know more about this author? Check out Jacqueline’s website: http://jacquelineharvey.com.au/ for videos and fun stuff.

If you like this, try ‘The Peacock Detectives’ by Carly Nugent.

Middle Readers

‘The Road to Winter’ by Mark Smith

This Australian-set dystopian is perfect for fans of books about survival against the odds. After a deadly virus wipes out most of the community, including his parents, Finn has managed to survive alone with only his dog for company. Hunting and fishing keeps him alive, but a dangerous gang is moving in from the north and when Finn discovers a girl on the run from the gang he will have to decide if he can risk helping her.

If you liked this, try ‘Tomorrow When the War Began’ by John Marsden.

Senior Readers

‘I Am Change’ by Suzy Zail

Inspired by and written with young women from Uganda, Suzy Zail delivers a compelling story of empowerment and fighting for change. ‘I Am Change’ is set in Uganda, where in a small village, Lilian dreams of a life that is outside the borders that have been set for her. She wants to go to school, to study, to decide who she will marry if she should marry at all. She wants to decide her future, but doing so means going against the traditions and family structure that surround her.

If you liked this, try ‘I am Malala’ by Malala Yousafzai.

Ms Madison Dearnaley, Teacher Librarian