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Blind date with a book

Congratulations to Nimisha S (Year 9) for winning the first ‘Blind date with a book’ prize draw! She has won a brand new book of her choice. The second prize draw will be held lunchtime Friday 16th July. (Term 3 Week 1) Remember the more ‘blind book dates’ you go on, the more chances you have to win a great prize!

For more information please see Mrs Comiskey or Mr Smith.

Page Turners Book Club

Love Books? Love Reading? Love Food? Join the Page Turners, an exciting new book club for students in Years 7 to 9. Numbers are strictly limited. Sign up today to ensure your spot. Meetings will be held Monday lunchtime every three weeks. For more information please speak to Mr Smith.

What’s new on the Shelf?

Blast off into an incredible adventure with this new Sci-Fi series.

‘Skyward’ – Brandon Sanderson

“Spensa's world has been under attack for hundreds of years. An alien race called the Krell leads onslaught after onslaught from the sky in a never-ending campaign to destroy humankind. Humanity's only defense is to take to their ships and fight the enemy in the skies. Pilots have become the heroes of what's left of the human race. Spensa has always dreamed of being one of them; of soaring above Earth and proving her bravery. But her fate is intertwined with her father's - a pilot who was killed years ago when he abruptly deserted his team, placing Spensa's chances of attending flight school somewhere between slim and none. No one will let Spensa forget what her father did, but she is still determined to fly. And the Krell just made that a possibility. They've doubled their fleet, making Spensa's world twice as dangerous . . . but their desperation to survive might just take her skyward . . .”

‘Skyward’ is the first novel in a fantastic new series by acclaimed author Brandon Sanderson. Filled with exciting space battles, terrible aliens, strange artificial Intelligence’s and a wonderfully unique futuristic society, this is a story that will hook readers from the very first page. Main protagonist Spensa is a compelling and complex character. Haunted by her father’s betrayal of their people, she constantly strives to prove herself loyal and steadfast. Readers will find themselves cheering her on as she battles to overcome the many obstacles that are placed in her way, obstacles trying to stop her from achieving her dream of becoming a fighter pilot.  The novels supporting characters are also well developed and believable, providing further depth to this wonderful world.  With an exciting plot filled with lots of intense moments of action and suspense, this is a great sci-fi novel that all readers will not want to miss.

Lots more exciting new novels have arrived in the Library, make sure to check out the ‘New Book’ stand for all the latest releases.

Mrs Annette Comiskey & Mr Michael Smith
Senior IRC Library Team