Book of the Year
2017 Children’s Book Council of Australia short listed Book of the Year Books.
Older Readers
Younger Readers
2016 Children’s Book Council of Australia short listed Book of the Year Books.
Older Readers.
Younger Readers.
Yes it’s on again.
Each year at Donald High School we read the six shortlisted books and vote on the one we most like. It all culminates at a luncheon in August to celebrate BOOK WEEK.
If you would like to read the most popular Australian books as voted by the Children’s Book Council of Australia judges let Mrs Russell know and start reading.
Short Listed Titles for 2015
Older Readers
Younger Readers
In 2014 the most popular titles as voted by DHS in the Younger readers section were “Song of a Scarlet Runner” by Julie Hunt and “City of Orphans: A very unusual pursuit” by Catherine Jinks.
In the older readers section they were ” The sky so heavy” by Claire Zorn and “Life in outer space” by Melissa Keil.
The Students of DHS voted “Friday Brown” by Vikki Wakefield and the “Shiny Guys by Doug McLeod as their favorite novels from the Older Readers Titles in 2013.
Older Readers Titles 2013
Younger Readers shortlist 2013
These are the books that we are reading in 2012