Quote of the week

"I don't think you have to do something so big to be brave. And it's the little things that are harder anyway"

- Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson

Book Club - tomorrow

The ILC is pleased to announce the first Book Club meeting tomorrow at lunchtime.

Tomorrow students will have the chance to talk about the books they have been, or are, reading. They can recommend books for other students to read. They will also have a chance to talk about how they would like the book club to be run - what sorts of activities and/or challenges they might like us to set up - as well as having a chance to think of what they might like the book club to be called.

So, grab a book, and come along and join in the discussion.

Quote of the Week

Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks, not in what they say, just in what they are.

- Markus Zusak (author of The Book Thief)

Through My Eyes series

The Through My Eyes series are all stand alone stories set across the world in conflict zones. How do children and teenagers survive in these hostile conditions.

Malini

Malini lives with her parents and young sister, Banni, in northern Sri Lanka. As the civil war heads towards its catastrophic end, Malini and her family are herded by Tamil Tiger troops towards the coast where they will act as human shields, along with thousands of other Tamil civilians. When Malini's father pushes a mobile phone into her hands and tells her to run off into the forest with Banni, Malini does as she is told. But then the shelling begins, and Malini has no way of finding her mother and father.

With the role of parent thrust upon her, Malini has no choice but to travel to her grandfather's village a long way inland. She and Banni will need to keep off the highways and stay alert for soldiers from all sides. But where will the next meal come from? Who can they trust? Where will they shelter? And will they ever be reunited with their parents again?

The uplifting story of one girl's odyssey through war-torn Sri Lanka.

  

  

Quote of the week

'It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it'

- Oscar Wilde

Read a Romance for Valentine's Day

Temptation by Karen Ann Hopkins

She is a modern girl. Technology is her world. He is not. In fact, he is Amish. That means he has grown up with no technology. No mobile phones, no cars, no electricity. How could they ever make it work?

They met, and fell in love in a sleepy farming community. Rode horses together, and ended up in each other's arms. It felt like it should last forever.....

"In the back of my mind, I had hoped spending more time with Rose might dampen my interest in her. After all, it would be much easier if I fell for a pretty Amish girl. Only, it has the opposite effect on me. It would take all of my strength to resist Rose now - if I even could.
I realised I couldn't say goodbye to her. Rebelliousness gripped my soul, and I stole a glance at Rose. My heart raced when her eyes met mine.
In that instant, I knew she belonged with me."

What is forbidden is not so easily forgotten.

Mrs Stephenson rates this read 4 stars.

Quote of the week

"Great books help you understand, and they help you feel understood."

- John Green

Now in the cinema: The 5th Wave

The human race stands on the brink of extinction as a series of alien attacks decimate the planet, causing earthquakes, tsunamis and disease.

Separated from her family, Ohio teenager Cassie Sullivan will do whatever it takes to reunite with her brother Sam.

Fate leads her to form an alliance with Evan Walker, a mysterious young man who may be her last hope. Forced to trust each other, Cassie and Evan fight for survival during the fifth assault from the invaders.

Want to read the book before watching the movie? Have you seen the movie and want to know what happens next? Come in and borrow the series from the ILC!

Quote of the Week

“This college would probably have the same problem as the last one did."

I frowned, "What's that?"

"Homework.”

- Richelle Mead, Spirit Bound