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Can you believe we're already halfway through the year? As your workload increases with assessments, reading might seem like just another school task. However, reading for pleasure is crucial for maintaining positive mental health. Take a break from your busy schedule and escape into a great book. Our library has brand new titles coming in every week. Check out some of the latest additions below!

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The graphic novel edition of Roald Dahl's The Witches. Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on Earth. There's nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma's stories -- but nothing can prepare him for the day he comes face-to-face with The Grand High Witch herself!

Zombie Diaries #2

Hey! I'm Jimmy and I'm still living in a totally weird zombie-cow apocalypse! And everyone is still mooing and drooling all over the place. Turns out that finding a cure to turn all of the adults back into humans isn't as easy peasy lemon squeezy as we thought. My best buds, Daisy and Hooey, and I aren't giving up hope though! We're sure my dog Bear and his super special drool is the key to fixing this whole mess.

The eighth installment in the popular Emmie & Friends series!

Anthony is TPFW (too popular for words). Lean is a shy nerd, What could they have in common? A lot, as it turns out! Then one day they witness Anthony's teammates bullying a sixth grader. What happens next could cement their new friendship -- or blow it up forever.

Don't forget to update the PRC sheets in your classroom with every book you read before August 23rd and your class could win a trophy full of lollies! 🏆🍬

Check out the front window display to see how your class is tracking!

Midsummer’s Eve is about to get a whole lot more magical! Someone is misusing magic. Curses have been cast and terrifying creatures are on the move … Twelve-year-old Pinch Perkins lives on Tricky Dragon Lane, deep in the heart of London’s magical quarter. But when her mum is struck by a curse, and nobody seems to have a clue what to do, Pinch knows it’s down to her to find a cure. Racing the clock on Midsummer's Eve, Pinch will face the terrifying boss of the Thames Mudlarks, dance with the devious fairy king and queen and share a burger with King Arthur's knights … all while trying to avoid the clutches of two fearsome villains out to squish her!

In a land of ice and stars, where constant troll invasions threaten to shake the moon from the sky, lives a girl with a magical destiny. A girl braver than a Viking, who will one day hold the fate of the North in her hands. That girl is Saga Thorolfsdottir. But there's just one problem: ever since her parents died wielding powerful runes, Saga has been deathly afraid of magic. She would much rather stay within the safety of her village and play with her pet bear, Bjørn, than pursue any kind of magical destiny. So when Saga accidentally disturbs a clan of trolls in the mountains, leading to her whole village being taken prisoner, she has to face her fears head on. No amount of rune magic will defeat these monsters, and Saga has only one option, to compete in the Fifth Winter contest, an incredible tournament where only the bravest may enter and only one champion can win. The prize? A horn of magic, powerful enough to rattle the gods themselves...

Book 1 - The Broken Rainbow

“Nerra, you are the next Deep Time Traveller, as your great-grandmother was before you.” When Nerra’s great-grandmother passes away, she leaves a box of artefacts to Nerra. Nerra is drawn to the clapsticks which glow red hot, and when she picks them up, she is transported back in time. Dreaming is out of balance and a hero needs to help. Bineal and Pirnbial, husband and wife of the rainbow, have been split apart and captured by the evil Devour’ena. With the help of the Keeper of Clean Sand and Clear Water and the cleverman, Bobbinary, can Nerra reunite the rainbow and bring Dreaming back into balance?

Book 2 - The Forgotten Phoenix

Edith Wight can't wait to stay with her uncle, doctor to incredible magical animals and beasts, for the Christmas holidays. She's expecting to be reunited with all her friends, both animal and human and celebrate the holidays together - but adventure is afoot as one of only six phoenixes left in the world is missing and at peril. Accompanied by Arnold and Francis, the SAS head to a remote part of Bavaria to track down the phoenix, only to encounter a new foe more deadly and dangerous than they could have possibly imagined. A villain who is using the phoenix ashes to create new magical hybrid beasts to sell to the Syndicate. The SAS must free the phoenix and destroy the Syndicate, before the phoenixes are lost forever.

Book 3 - Protectors

Wylah is finally the Koorie Warrior, but her troubles are far from over. Her family and people are still prisoners of the cruel Dragon Army, and animals and children are disappearing. Faced with new responsibilities and a dangerous new adversary, can she rise to the challenge and become the leader and protector her people need?

Maddy’s family are talented and ambitious - sporting trophies, top grades, they collect them all. But Maddy would rather spend time with her best friend, her pug Gusto. When Gusto disappears … her world changes. Her search for Gusto reveals a surprising talent and Maddy can't believe her ears. She can understand everything the neighbourhood dogs are saying and suddenly Maddy becomes the go-to canine problem solver. But when more and more dogs go missing, Maddy finds herself with a much bigger problem … and she is going to need a lot of friends - two-legged and four-legged - to help her solve it.

It’s the last summer before Callie starts high school and she’s been dragged along to yet another ‘family friends’ holiday. Determined to change her nerdy reputation, Callie sets out to make waves but nothing is quite as she expects. Her usual ally, Sasha, has outgrown Callie; her nemesis, Mitch, has brought his cousin Owen along; and the boring south coast town of Sawyer’s Point has been rocked by a series of burglaries. Callie, Owen and Mitch decide to investigate the robberies, bringing them face to face with a local gang ... and a possible ghost. But when Sasha goes missing, Callie must draw on all her smarts to find her friend, and discovers that being Callie McGee has its benefits. A middle-grade mystery about growing up, figuring things out, and solving the puzzle of who you are.

Book 2 - Murder at the Movies

Charley - a totally ordinary 13-year-old, who's also an international singing sensation - and George - Charley's best friend, social media whizz, and budding comedian - are in Sydney, where Charley is filming her first movie. But when mysterious accidents begin to happen whenever Charley's on set, the duo suspect someone isn't as excited about her big screen debut as they are. No one else seems to believe that Charley's in real danger - and from the bad-tempered director to Charley's rude co-star, anyone could be a suspect. Can the detective dream team solve their second mystery, wrap the movie - and keep Charley in one piece?

In Melbourne's St Kilda, as World War I begins, Anton, a German immigrant fulfils his dream of creating the most beautiful steam-driven “riding gallery” - a merry go round - in the world. Evelyn, who has just moved to the city befriends local boy Rory, but the war, and anti-German sentiment, soon takes its toll on the children, Anton, their families, and the riding gallery itself.

Book 4 - The Girls Who Changed the World

Ming Qong is convinced that girls have changed the world throughout history. History's sister, the mysterious Herstory, believes that the more you know about the past, the better you can understand the future. And so she now sends Ming to work as a maid in an isolated English mansion to see a girl change the world in 1829. But which girl? The young mistress of the house is lying in bed, recovering from the measles. Abandoned by her aristocratic mother and family, she may never walk - or even read and write - again. Ming becomes friends with another scullery maid, Hepzibah, who is desperately teaching herself to read and longs to free slaves, as she and her parents had been. But what hope has a scullery maid?

In Superheroes for a Day, three Autistic friends - Max, Daniel, and Natalie - use their unique abilities to save their school from endless maths. They navigate their distinctive traits and reveal them as strengths. This engaging story normalizes the experiences of Autistic kids in an entertaining and accessible way, making them the heroes and offering a refreshing perspective on neurodiversity.

When the director of the mudlarking museum goes on a holiday for a week, he leaves three members of the Thames and Tide Club -- Clem, Zara and Ash -- in charge. They're determined that nothing will go wrong on their watch, but they haven't planned on an invasion of squid, who will stop at nothing to take over the world...

There used to be an empty chair at the back of my class, but now a new boy called Ahmet is sitting in it. He's eight years old (just like me), but he's very strange. He never talks and never smiles and doesn't like sweets - not even lemon sherbets, which are my favourite! But the truth is, Ahmet really isn't very strange at all. He's a refugee who's run away from a war. A real one. With bombs and fires and bullies that hurt people. And the more I find out about him, the more I want to be his friend. That's where my best friends Josie, Michael and Tom come in. Because you see, together we've come up with a plan.

Ms Skye thinks kids can change the world with a Kindness Project. Nicolette wants to but how can she when Layla treats her like she's invisible and DJ picks on everything she says? Leaf thinks Nicolette can be a superhero. So maybe if they work together they just might do it.

Stitch is not a monster - he's a creation. He and his friend Henry Oaf were brought to life by the genius Professor Hardacre, and have spent all their days in a castle deep in the woods, far from humankind. But when the Professor dies and his pompous nephew comes to take over the laboratory, they soon find out that his sights are set not on scientific discovery, but personal glory. And Henry is his next experiment. Can Stitch and Henry escape his clutches and make their way in a world they were never built for - one that may never be ready for them?

We're delighted to announce that a very special Q & A session with Deborah Abela, author of The Kindness Project will be held during this event. Please email your questions to the library before July 26th, and we'll do our best to get Deb to answer them! library@ahs.qld.ed.au

Don't forget that Makerspace is open every day before school and at lunchtimes!

Take a look at what you can make this term.

Ever wanted to write your own story, but don't know where to start?

Come to The Forum every Friday lunchtime this term for fun activities held by the library's own resident author, Mrs Pickering and kickstart your creativity.

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