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Weekly Book Chat
Book Recommendation by Patrick O’Sullivan - After the Lights Go Out by Lisa Wilkinson
This book is exceptional and suspenseful. It’s mainly a psychological thriller and about survival. It chronicles the life of two sisters after their town electronics, lights and power goes out. It also shows what this does to the town and the guilt of their secret.

SORA (ebook library) NEWS

Recommended ‘Always Available’ Non-fiction:
For Juniors - Britannica Kids Encyclopedia Volume 3

“Atoms. Elements. Compounds. Light. Electricity. The physical sciences hold so many wonders to explore! From the Aurora Borealis to Newton's Laws of Motion, find out more about what the universe is made of and how it all works. Find out about metals that explode when they come in contact with water, and how hot air balloons fly. Plus, hear from Britannica Experts about their work in physical sciences, including engineering, physics, and more…”

This volume is part of a series of eight volumes. Other titles are Universe, Earth, Life, Humans. Ancient and Medieval Times, Modern Times, and, Today and Tomorrow.

For our Senior Students – Economics for Beginners

“Nobody has everything they need, all the time – so how can we make do with what we have? Economics is all about understanding the choices we make to solve this problem. With bright, infographics pictures, this informative book describes why markets are so important, how businesses work out what to sell, and how governments choose how to run a country. Includes Usborne Quicklinks to specially selected websites for more information.”

Audiobook for Everyone
“Time management remains a huge challenge for most people. This book shares the habits and processes used by top leaders worldwide to minimize distractions and maximize accomplishments. In researching more than 1,260 managers and executives from more than 108 different organizations, Steve and Rob Shallenberger discovered that 68 percent of them feel like their number one challenge is time management, yet 80 percent don't have a clear process for how to prioritize their time.
Drawing on their forty years of leadership research, this book offers three powerful habits that the top 10 percent of leaders use to Do What Matters Most.”

Other titles of similar interest are The 7 Best Things Smart Teens Do and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Visit SORA to see more titles.

If you would like to install the SORA app or search for other titles in our library collection, please visit our WEBSITE  for more information. Access SORA using your child’s school login details.

Year 12 2022 Library Loans
With the HSC now completed our Year 12 2022 cohort should now have returned all library borrowings. If you have a student who is in this year group could you please ensure they have returned all their outstanding loans. If your child has any items outstanding, emails were sent to parents last week so you also have a list of the items to be returned.

Please encourage your child to return these items as soon as possible as replacement costs will be invoiced to your account at the end of November to allow for replacement textbooks to be purchased for next year’s students.

If you have any queries, please contact the College. Please direct any email queries to kmps-lib@lism.catholic.edu.au.

Thank you for your support in this area.

For avid readers, the 2022 Booker Prize has this year been awarded to The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka. If you would like more details on this “searing, mordantly funny satire set amid the murderous mayhem of a Sri Lanka beset by civil war”, click HERE to visit the Booker Prize site.

Kind regards,

Mrs Patrice Martin & Mrs Cathy Whalen - Library Managers