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I hope you have all enjoyed your holiday break. I look forward to meeting you all as the weeks progress. New books will soon appear on the shelves, these books were selected by students at the end of last year. If there is a book you would like to request, please let me know or fill in the paper slip and pop it into the pink jar on the front desk.

Check out these new books

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You Tube: The Lotterys plus One

From the author of Room, Emma Donoghue has written a story about adjusting to the arrival of their 'grumpy' grandfather' who comes to live with the Lottery family. The Lotterys are a very large and extremely unruly family of diverse people and relationships. They live a family-centered hippy life that grandpa is struggling to come to terms with. Nine year old Sumac does her best to help her grandfather cope.


The Lotterys Plus One has 3 and a half stars on Good Reads.

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Summer is trying to recover from a tragedy, but it seems impossible when her family is falling apart around her. Having an extraordinary best friend like Mal helps a little, but Summer's secret source of happiness is a link to the past: one very special guitar. 

Now her dad's plan to save them is turning Summer's life upside down again. The next thing she knows, they've moved to the other side of the world. (Back cover)

The Other Side of Summer has 4 and a half stars on Good Reads.

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Following on from the popular series Once, Then, Now, After, and Soon; Maybe is the next episode in the life of Felix, who goes to Australia as a refugee at the close of World War Two. He and Anya welcome this new life but feelings of revenge still linger.

Listen to this podcast interview with Morris Gleitzman.

Maybe has 4 and a half stars on Good Reads