{"id":16136,"date":"2024-08-29T11:00:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T01:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&#038;p=16136"},"modified":"2024-08-29T11:05:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T01:05:05","slug":"book-week-at-sceggs","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/book-week-at-sceggs\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Week at SCEGGS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has been exciting to celebrate Book week in the Senior School at SCEGGS; sharing reading recommendations and the Book Council of Australia\u2019s shortlist and winning books, running guessing competitions in the library and book quizzes in our English classes. Our celebration of Book Week culminated in a hotly contested library quiz this Monday \u2013 we were delighted to see a number of students from Years 7 \u2013 12 joining their English teachers and the Library staff to share a love of literature!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-16136 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/08\/DSC06364.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/08\/DSC06364-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/08\/DSC06347.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/08\/DSC06347-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/08\/DSC06382.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/08\/DSC06382-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The library has also hosted an individual book quiz and the inaugural \u201cBook in a Box\u201d challenge which was won by Ashley Diec in Year 9 who correctly guessed that the shredded novel was George Orwell\u2019s Animal Farm \u2013 congratulations Ashley!<\/p>\n<p>It has been wonderful to see our new Year 7 students begin their Senior studies with an eager and enthusiastic approach to library borrowing this year \u2013 the cohort has borrowed over 700 books this year \u2013 the highest of any year group so far!<\/p>\n<p>Crime Fiction has been the most popular genre with our Year 7 \u2013 9 readers this year with Holly Jackson\u2019s A Good Girl\u2019s Guide to Murder and Karen M McManus\u2019 One of us is Lying the most borrowed titles from the library. Our Senior readers and staff at SCEGGS have been drawn to an eclectic mix of contemporary fiction, the most popular titles being Zadie Smith\u2019s The Fraud, Paul Lynch\u2019s Prophet Song and Haruki Murakami\u2019s Norwegian Wood.<\/p>\n<p>While the full shortlist for the Children\u2019s Book Council of Australia is <a href=\"https:\/\/cbca.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">linked here<\/a>, this year\u2019s winner for Older Readers was Karen Comer\u2019s Grace Notes, and for Younger Readers was Tristan Bancks Scar Town. These books are being profiled in the library along with the other shortlisted titles \u2013 we encourage our students to explore some of these new and exciting Australian titles!<\/p>\n<p>All the best for a year of reading!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jenny Bean (Head of English) &amp;<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Alison Conliffe (Head of Library)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been exciting to celebrate Book week in the Senior School at SCEGGS; sharing reading recommendations and the Book Council of Australia\u2019s shortlist and winning books, running guessing competitions in the library and book quizzes in our English classes. 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