Anime and Manga Club
Love watching Anime? Love reading Manga? Know your Dragon Ball Z from your Sailor Moon? Then the Anime and Manga Club is the place for you! Starting lunchtime Tuesday 3rd May in the Library! Come celebrating all things Japanese pop culture. There is still time to join, to do so please speak to Library staff.
Page Turners Book Club
Love Books? Love Reading? Love Food? Join the Page Turners! The Page Turners book club is back again this year for students in Years 7 to 9. The first meeting of the year will be held during lunchtime Monday 2nd May. For more information please speak to Mr Smith.
Premiers Reading Challenge
Do you have what it takes? Are you up for the challenge? The Premier’s Reading Challenge is running again this year! To complete the challenge students will need to read fifteen PRC books as well as five books of their own choosing. PRC books in the Library have a red dot on the spine. Challenge permission notes/reading logs can be found in the IRC. All entries need to be submitted no later than Friday 19th August. Every completed entry goes into the draw for a $50 JB HI FI Gift Card!
Biography Book Bites
Take a book bite to see if it is to your taste
'Able' - Dylan Alcott
“Dylan Alcott has never let his disability get in the way of what he wanted to achieve. His family treated him no differently to any other kid, and it was the best thing they ever did. Growing up, Dylan always had a positive attitude to life. So when he discovered sport, he'd have a go at anything and could always be found at the centre of the action, giving his best and playing to win. Then he tried wheelchair basketball and tennis and was hooked. Fast forward ten years or so, and the now three-time Paralympic gold medallist, Order of Australia recipient, world No 1 tennis champion, Logie winner and philanthropist combines elite sport with a love for music (he's a radio announcer and host of music show The Set and is famous for his crowd surfing). But Dylan's greatest passion is changing the way those with disabilities are perceived, and to inspire young people - whether they have disabilities or are able-bodied - to achieve their dreams. It's a passion that drives him every day of his life…”
‘Able’ is the inspirational story of Dylan Alcott, winner of the Australian of Year Award for 2022. Despite living with a physical disability, Dylan has led an incredible life, providing a wonderful example of how determination, encouragement and a positive can-do attitude can help overcome life’s many challenges. Funny, witty and moving this is a wonderful biography that all young Australians should read.
'Fighter Pilot: Mis-Adventures Beyond the Sound Barrier with an Australian Top Gun' – Mac Serge Tucker
“Mac Tucker, or 'Serge' to use his callsign name, is one of an elite group of men trained to fly F-18 jets. Now, for the first time, Serge takes you behind the scenes of the fighter pilot world to reveal what it's really like. Find out how it feels to be shot at by SAS snipers, to be lost in a $50 million jet over Northern Australia with nothing but car lights to guide you home, to rupture your sinuses while flying, to inadvertently bomb a yacht and to face death on an almost daily basis. Relive the adventures of a real-life Top Gun and find out what it takes to become part of this elite force. From the Pentagon to the South China Sea, the deserts of Australia to the wars of the Middle East, this book is as action-packed as it is entertaining.”
Sit down and strap yourself in for an exhilarating ride with one of Australia’s elite fighter pilots Mac Tucker! ‘Fighter Pilot’ gives readers a fascination insight into life in the RAAF and what its like to fly one of the fastest jets in the world. Exciting, gripping and very humorous, this is a great book for anyone interested in stories of aviation and people living life on the edge.
Lots more exciting biographies are now available in the IRC. Borrow one today!
Mrs Annette Comiskey & Mr Michael Smith
Senior IRC Library Team