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OLDER READERS

Wendy Smith (NSW CBCA Judge 2010-11) presented the Older Readers category exploring the themes and trends in the shortlist and the notables.

• themes in older readers
• trends in older readers

Wendy's appearance at the Extravaganza was sponsored by Phoenix Library Services.

Crowley, Cath "Graffiti Moon" (Pan Macmillan Australia)

• Winner of the Ethel Turner Prize in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards
• Cath Crowley Graffiti Moon Art Gallery (Persnickety Snark)

Hartnett, Sonya "The Midnight Zoo" (Viking Books, Penguin Group Australia)

• ABC Radio National Book Show Review
• CMIS review
• Geordie Williamson review in Monthly
• ABC Life Matters interview
• Teachers notes

Horniman, Joanne "About a Girl" (Allen & Unwin)

• Teacher's notes from Allen & Unwin
• Book Gryffin Review
• Slightly Addicted to Fiction Review
• Joanne Horniman's blog

MacLeod, Doug "The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher" (Viking Books, Penguin Group Australia)

• YA Reads Review
• Teachers notes from Penguin
• Doug MacLeod's website
• Slightly addicted to fiction review

Marchetta, Melina "The Piper’s Son" (Viking Books, Penguin Group Australia)

• Melina Marchetta's website
• Persnickety Snark's review
• Booktopia's Review
• G Reads Review
• YA Reads Review
• Interview on ABC Life Matters
• Melina talking about the book (video)

Wood, Fiona "Six Impossible Things" (Pan Macmillan Australia)

• Fiona Wood's website
• YA Reads review
• CMIS summary

General resources

• One world, many stories: The Ipswich District Teacher-Librarian Network have published a book of ideas and activities based on the theme and shortlisted books.

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