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--- book_of_the_year:older_readers_2021 [2021/06/09 23:45] – mylee.joseph_sl.nsw.gov.au
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 ====== Shortlist: Book of the Year: Older Readers ======
+Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry intended for ages 13-18 years.
+===== Ideas for using the books =====
+Samantha Caruana-Butler's {{ :wiki:older_readers_2021.pdf |presentation slides}} from the Book Week Forum
 **Davina Bell //The End of the World is Bigger than Love.// Text Publishing 9781922268822**
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   * Links to reviews and teaching notes https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/the-end-of-the-world-is-bigger-than-love
   * #LoveOzYA Author Q&A With Davina Bell https://loveozya.com.au/love/loveozya-author-qa-with-davina-bell/
-  *  Davina Bell in conversation with Cecile Shanahan about her novel, for Bendigo Writers Festival's Backstory interview serieshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZHl_feLGBw
+  *  Video of Davina Bell in conversation with Cecile Shanahan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZHl_feLGBw
 **Zana Fraillon //The Lost Soul Atlas.// Hachette Australia 9780734419934**
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   * [[https://cdn.hachette.com.au/resources/9780734420053-teachers-resources.pdf | Teachers notes]]
   * Children's Books Daily review https://childrensbooksdaily.com/book_reviews/when-rain-turns-to-snow/
-  * Jane Godwin talks about the book https://www.facebook.com/watch/?extid=SEO----&v=693979441148046
+  * Video of Jane Godwin talking about the book https://www.facebook.com/watch/?extid=SEO----&v=693979441148046
+  * [[https://cbca.org.au/book/when-rain-turns-to-snow | CBCA judges comments, link to teachers notes and Reading Time review]]
 **Cath Moore //Metal Fish, Falling Snow.// Text Publishing 9781922330079**
   * Themes: Grief - Family - Identity - Death
   * [[https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/metal-fish-falling-snow | Publishers website and teachers notes]]
+  * Video of Cath Moore talking about her book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRwDXDTKX54
+  * "You do not have to explain who and what you are. That is not your job. There are many things you must do, though. You must realise that your words and wishes are your own. You must rise up when anger draws you to confront injustice and sit down when you are tired and need to rest. You must love and laugh and cry, reach out for help and draw on your inner strength. You are a wondrous mix of people, places, songs and stories. You might not feel it now, but that is a gift you will unwrap when the time is right for you." A [[https://www.booktopia.com.au/blog/2020/07/02/a-letter-from-cath-moore-to-readers-of-metal-fish-falling-snow/ | letter]] Cath Moore wrote to her readers
+  * [[https://cbca.org.au/book/metal-fish-falling-snow | CBCA judges comments, Reading Time review and link to teachers notes]]
 **Christie Nieman //Where We Begin.// Pan Macmillan Australia 9781743535660**
   * Themes: family secrets - teen pregnancy - alcoholism/addiction - domestic violence - generational trauma - poverty - treatment of First Nations peoples - dual narratives and timelines
   * review in Reading Time https://readingtime.com.au/where-we-begin-by-christine-nieman/
+  * Video of Christie Nieman talking about the book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJtDu4K970o
 **Anna Whateley //Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal.// Allen & Unwin 9781760525309**
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   * "Inhale. Exhale. Survive." is what Peta tells herself.
   * Normal Rating: 7 / 10
+  * Video of Cass Moriarty (Avid Reader) is in-conversation with Anna Whateley for the launch of Peta Lyre's Rating Normal.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcIFgOKpMws