It didn’t look like much at first, a scrap of something, fabric maybe, snakeskin twisted around a stick perhaps, but that last wave of light caught it directly, shone it up bright, a burst of pinks and golds and greens, a small fire. Then was gone. Level: Middle Fiction Genre: Contemporary/Fantasy Score: 5/5 Dragon Skin is a story I know will stay with me for a long time. Set in sunny Mount Isa, Queensland, the book follows Pip, a young girl who never wants to go home. Her mo

Can't find a story you feel like reading? Maybe it's time to write your own! Get inspired by these new additions to the library's collection. Prep – Year 1 Is it Halloween Yet? by Susannah Chambers Write a story about your favourite holiday! Year 2 – 3 The School for Talking Pets by Kelli Anne Hawkins Have you ever wondered what your pet is really thinking about? Write a story set in a world where pets can talk! Year 4 – 5 Rabbit, Soldier, Angel Thief by Katrina Nannestad

If you’re itching to travel to unfamiliar places right now, you’re not alone. Luckily, books give us a way to explore distant places without stepping out the front door. Keep reading for your ticket across the world, time, or universe—to a place far, far away. Prep & Year 1 Hom by Jeanne Willis & Paddy Donnelly Hom is the last of his kind. I don't know what kind of creature he is, and nobody knows he exists—apart from me. Somewhere by Jeanne Willis & Anastasia Suvorova At the

These are Kilvington Library's most-borrowed books of term 2. How many have you read? Find them in the library, or read them online on Wheelers. #LoveOzYA #LoveOzMG

In the library, we often witness a shift in reading trends in the middle years that starts around Year 5 and lasts through to Year 9. Suddenly, instead of hunting for the latest fantasy, mystery or detective books, the students will whisper to us that they want to try a book about something ‘real’. Often the catalyst may be reading ‘Wonder’ by P.J. Palacio in class; something they’ve experienced in their friend or family relationships; or just a general shift in interests as