Month: March 2016
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Destroying Avalon – McCaffrey
I read this book because we were looking for more books that cover the darker side of the Internet and we had approximately 150 of these in our book hire but they were listed as senior fiction (accessible to years 10 – 12). My goal was to ascertain whether or not this book should remain as…
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These Broken stars – Kaufman/Spooner
I cannot even begin to describe how much I enjoyed this book. I read it on the recommendation from one of my students, so naturally at first, I was sceptical. I didn’t find much in the blurb that interested me, however, once I got started I realised that I was unable to put the book…
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Separating Collections
During my first year as a Teacher Librarian in a high school, I have come across an interesting problem regarding the inclusion of year 7s in the high school and what this means in terms of our collection. I often find myself thinking about whether or not I want my year 7s to access a…