The Resource - November 2021 Edition

E H T E C R U O RES

NOVEMBER 2021

NEWS FROM THE RESOURCE CENTRE WE WROTE A BOOK IN A DAY!

FANTASY NOVELS SHOWCASE

PAGE-TURNING BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS!

CREATIVITY CORNER

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RECOMMEND A BOOK

TRY DOING SOMETHING CREATIVE!

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Did you know that you can put forward recommendations for books you'd like to see available in the Resource Centre?

We want to know what books you want to read and see more of.

Check out these apps and resources that might spark some creativity!

Visit the LibGuides homepage and click the banner to request a title or click the button below.

Request a book here!

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MONTHLY SHOWCASE

FANTASY NOVELS What defines the fantasy genre?

Fantasy is a genre that features magical and supernatural elements. It's not tied to reality or scientific facts.

The five most popular fantasy books in the Resource Centre are: 1. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard 2. Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron 3. Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas 4. A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas 5. Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte

A fantasy classic...

One of the most popular fantasy books of all time is The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien.

It has sold an estimated 100 million copies since 1937.

The inspiration for The Hobbit came to Tolkien one day while he was grading papers and it became a bedtime story for his children.

FANTASY BOOK REVIEW Review by Rachel, 9B A highlight in the book was the world. It is so detailed yet leaving the reader to make connections themselves and imagining what they believe. The magical world is so interesting to experience and to read about. In fact, everything about the series is so detailed and interesting from the phenomenal characters to the twisting plot. It’s filled with fantasy, drama, action and so much more.

KEEPER OF THE LOST CITIES

BY SHANNON MESSENGER Keeper Of the Lost Cities was a book so interesting to read.

Sophie Foster is a telepath which nobody knows about. In fact, she hides it from her own family until one day her life changes forever. She meets Fitz, who shows her a place where she belongs.

As she starts a new life, in a new place, she quickly finds out how she is really meant to live and what she was meant to do. Along the way, she discovers there are dangerous secrets in her memories.

Secrets that people will do anything to get.

“I'd rather be punished for making the right decision than live with the guilt of making the wrong one the rest of my life.”

Keeper of the Lost Cities is a book for anyone of any age.

It’s perfect for fans of Harry Potter or any fantasy lover!

FANTASY BOOK REVIEW Review by Natasha Heyer, 9A The book is a story of different characters coming from different social backgrounds and how these people can come together and find the good in each other despite their differences.

There are also scenes that include action and a very small love triangle but I won't spoil anything because that would ruin all the fun plot twists! I was very impressed with the cultural diversity that was displayed in the book and the strong female lead that despite her strength, was definitely not perfect.

AN EMBER IN THE ASHES BY SABAA TAHIR This last week I finished the book 'An Ember in the Ashes' by Sabaa Tahir. It had been on my 'To Be Read' list for quite a while and it is becoming increasingly popular so I decided to finally order it on Amazon. I would say that it falls under the Young Adult Fantasy section and suits a variety of readers, if I was to describe it in a simple way I would consider it well written and captivating. I have to admit, I went into the book with low expectations because I find that smaller books often lack detail but I was pleasantly surprised.

Overall, I thought that the book had a good variety of themes and due to this, suits a wide demographic of readers.

It was a fairly simple and fun read that I thoroughly enjoyed and would recommend to anyone that enjoys a quick fantasy book. I will mention that there are at least two more additional books after this one but I am more than happy to move on to another series after finishing the first.

Borrow the eBook

"I was very impressed with the cultural diversity that was displayed in the book and the strong female lead that despite her strength, was definitely not perfect."

More Reviews...

Reviews by Christine, 9C

The Rosewood Chronicles is a book series about the life of a girl named Lottie who loves princesses and works hard to get to Rosewood hall. Lottie gets Ellie as her roommate and Ellie doesn’t like princesses at all. Their time at Rosewood Hall is filled with mystery and friendship.

INTO THE WILD BY ERIN HUNTER Warriors is a series based on the lives of cats.

Warriors is a book series that has some bits of mystery, fantasy and action. As a cat book, it is still fiction, but the world is still so detailed from the different clans to the unique cats.

Borrow the eBook

It was enjoyable to read and anyone can read it, especially if you love animals!

GOAL

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Two fabulous teams of writers from CLC participated in the 'Write a Book in a Day' for children's cancer on 24 August. They spent 12 hours, from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, engaged in collaborative teamwork to plan, write, illustrate and much creative problem solving to submit two marvellous storybooks of 5000 words. Their books will be donated to children undergoing treatment in hospitals around Australia.

WE WROTE A BOOK IN A DAY!

Write a Book in a Day was a fantastic experience! We as a team collectively had twelve hours to write, edit, and illustrate an entire book within 5,000 words. Essentially we got given a bunch of parameters that we had to follow for this book to qualify, like what words we had to include, an incident, and three characters (two human, one not). And we all had out roles to fill as writers, proof-readers, illustrators, story boarders, and the Editor in Chief.

Overall, the day was magic. We worked together to create our story; the sheer amount of ideas and creativity that we shared was brilliant and despite being online we worked through it all. If you want to experience this, I can guarantee you that despite the tiredness and the writers block the day is and will be one of the best days to experience. Props to everyone who participated!

- Abi Harland 8D

THE PASSIONFRUITS & SECRET SCRIBBLE SOCIETY

COLLECTIVELY RAISED A GRAND

TOTAL OF

$3,000

These funds will be helping children in hospitals throughout Australia who are fighting cancer.

FANTA S T IC EFFOR T!

Bravo!

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AND FUN FACTS

Teasers

DID YOU KNOW? A tale of never giving up!

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Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter was rejected six times by publishers. After this, she decided to print 250 copies herself so she could distribute them to family and friends. Among that group was Arthur Conan Doyle who bought one for his children.

The Bible!

3.9 BILLION copies of The Bible have sold in the past 50 years. How does that compare to Harry Potter? Well, Harry Potter comes third with a measly 400 million copies sold!

Potter then printed 200 more copies before finally obtaining a publisher for it in 1902!

The rest is history! Since its first publication, Peter Rabbit has sold 45 million copies and been translated into 36 languages!

THE MOST READ BOOK IN THE WORLD IS...

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THE CODEX LEICESTER

THE MOST EXPENSIVE BOOK EVER SOLD IS...

The Codex Leicester by Leonardo Da Vinci, written in 1510. It was purchased

by Bill Gates for 30.8 million dollars!

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THE FIRST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ON A TYPEWRITER WAS...

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain in 1875.

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HOW TO ACCESS SS E C EBOOKS C A P LAPTO Year 7-8

USERNAME Your student number (found on your student ID card)

Year 9-12 USERNAME Your network name (first 5 letters of your surname and first 3 letters of your first name)

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DID YOU KNOW WE HAVE A BOOK CLUB & A WRITERS' CLUB?

If you'd like to join either of these clubs please email the Librarians at library@clc.vic.edu.au

Simple reasons why you should come to a Pen, Paper & Passion meeting: You love writing, storytelling and reading, and/or you would like to have a career as a writer!

Simple reasons why you should join the fabulous Pagelings Book Club: You love books!

ALL STUDENTS WELCOME!

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BOOK TRIVIA

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Ms Pavlidis'

E T A L O C E O C H I L C S T U N L HAZE

Ingredients 125g butter ¾ cup condensed milk (1/2 tin) 2 tbsp golden syrup 1 cup flaked almonds (preferably toasted) 1 packet Marie or Milk Arrowroot biscuits Topping 250g hazelnut chocolate 60g copha

Method Step 1 Place butter, condensed milk and syrup into a small saucepan.

Stir over low heat until melted, then simmer for 2-3 minutes.

Step 2 Combine biscuits and almonds, add butter mixture and combine well.

Step 3 Grease and line an 18 cm x 28 cm slab pan.

Press mixture evenly into base.

Refrigerate while preparing topping.

Step 4 For the topping, combine chocolate and copha in a small saucepan. Stir over low heat until smooth. Pour over biscuit base and refrigerate until set.

Enjoy!