Vote in the Polls!

If you look at the blog's side bar ----> you will see two polls that you can vote in. You can give your opinion on who will win this year's Book of the Year prize for Older Readers and Younger Readers.

Book of the Year Older Readers Short List:

Images from publisher websites.

Title	Author	Publisher
Monster Blood Tattoo Book Two: Lamplighter	D.M. Cornish	Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia
Into White Silence	Anthony Eaton	Woolshed Press, Random House Australia
A Rose for the Anzac Boys	Jackie French	Harper Collins Publishers
Finnikin of the Rock	Melina Marchetta	Viking, Penguin Group Australia
Kill the Possum	James Moloney	Penguin Group Australia
Tales from Outer Suburbia	Shaun Tan	Allen & Unwin

Book of the Year Younger Readers Short List:

Images from publisher websites.

Title	Author	Publisher
The Wish Pony	Catherine Bateson	Woolshed Press, Random House Australia
Polar Boy	Sandy Fussell	Walker Books
Then	Morris Gleitzman	Viking, Penguin Group Australia
Audrey of the Outback	Catherine Harris	Little Hare Books
Perry Angel's Suitcase	Glenda Millard	ABC Books
Wizard of Rondo	Emily Rodda	Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia

Join in the fun, and cast your vote!

Book Week 2009 - Book Safari

This year's theme for Book Week is Book Safari. Check out all of the nominated books here. Or even better, come see the display in the library! All the nominated books are available to borrow: have a look in the Library Catalogue.

Image from here.

There will be plenty of activities running to help celebrate Book Week '09:

• Book Trivia
• Scavenger Hunt
• Celebrity Head
• Who Will Be Winner of Book of the Year? competition
• Poster Competition
• Year 7 Colouring Competition
• Madagascar Lunchtime Screening

And much more!