Book Week at SCEGGS

It has been exciting to celebrate Book week in the Senior School at SCEGGS; sharing reading recommendations and the Book Council of Australia’s shortlist and winning books. Students are encouraged to pop down to the Library to see their fabulous display which encourages them to “Book an Adventure” with new fiction. Mystery and Crime Fiction continues to be the most popular genre in the library’s collection, with Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ The Inheritance Games the most borrowed book, Holly Jackson’s A good girl’s guide to murder a close second. After his Term 2 visit to SCEGGS, the novels of Tristan Bancks have featured heavily in the top ten borrowing list.

Year 9 continues to be our strongest group of library borrowers – a promising sign as they move towards their Senior years of school. Many students are now choosing to read eBooks and listen to audio books with the books of Sarah J. Maas being the most popular by far this year.

Wide reading continues to be an integral part of our English classrooms with Year 7 English students all working on oral presentations which consider how the physical, imaginative and emotional adventures offered by fiction. Our Year 11 Extension students are also working on their own Independent Research Projects where they select pairings of classic and contemporary texts to share with their peers.   

After the success last year, next Friday (Week 6), the Library will host a lunchtime book quiz – students are encouraged to look out for the email which encourages them to sign up and join a team with their English teachers. We look forward to sharing the love of literature!

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Jenny Bean (Head of English)
Alison Conliffe (Head of Library)