Here are the Silver Birch Award Nominees for 2014!
And then GET READING!
Tuesday 15 October 2013
Sunday 6 October 2013
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| The Underneath by Kathi Appelt 311 pages "There is nothing lonelier than a cat who has been loved, at least for a while, and then abandoned on the side of the road." This cat's story unfortunately begins in a steamy land of rivers, alligators and quicksand between Louisiana and Texas. The lonely baying of a hound draws her through the forest to a shack inhabited by his owner, a violent and cruel man. The gentle hound quickly hides the cat underneath the porch, and with the animals' unusual friendship begins a story rich in description and suspense. While there are some hard scenes of cruelty to animals, the loyal friendship between the animals in the story is unparalleled. 
If you enjoy suspenseful animal stories, (and can cope with lots of alligators and snakes!), The Underneath is for you.
Grade 6
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Wednesday 2 October 2013
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| North of Nowhere By Liz Kessler 229 pages When Mia's vacation gets replaced by a trip to her Gran's house, she is miserable. Not only do her grandparents live in a tiny out-of-the way seaside village without cell-phone reception or friends, but she has never gotten on well with her Gran. Mia is even unhappier when she learns the reason for the emergency visit: Grandad has disappeared. Escaping her grandmother's grief and her mother's anxiety by taking long walks on the beach with the dog, Mia makes some mysterious discoveries and soon she is keeping secrets, meeting strangers and having adventures of her own. Also by Liz Kessler in our library, 
another fast-reading mystery!
Grade 5
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