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A good glossary of literary terms on @genius. Images/video help explanation and include refs to contemporary examples

"Every Child a Reader (ECAR) and the Children's Book Council (CBC) have announced the finalists in the eighth annual Children's Choice Book Awards (CCBA), the only national book awards program where the winning titles are selected by kids and teens. Young readers across the country will determine the winners in all 7 categories of the Children's Choice Book Awards by voting online at ccbookawards.com from Tuesday, March 17, 2015 through Sunday, May 3, 2015. In 2014, over 1.2 million votes were cast online by young readers. Winners will be announ"

Interesting list of titles chosen by young readers. "This teen choice list engaged Teens' Top Ten book groups in sixteen school and public libraries around the country in reading and voting. "

"YA Writers: Myke Bartlett, AJ Betts, Isobelle Carmody, Cath Crowley, Ellie Marney, Richard Newsome, Alice Pung, Penny Tangey, Carole Wilkinson, Lili Wilkinson, and Claire Zorn."

3 panel comics of many of Shakespeare's plays. Amusing comics that offer an interesting way to get students discussing the plays.

comic strip that plays with with Shakespeare. One of the best known musicals (Sound of Music) has been mashed with "that most-beloved of Shakespeare plays... Hamlet."

"Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the epic poem Beowulf,"

This simple website does one thing: tells you what books to read based on the book you input in the search field. Students can get frustrated when selecting their own reading material, making reading more stressful than it needs to be. Give your students access to this website when choosing a new book; they'll be excited to see what comes up and feel more confident with their choices.

Some ideas here to get you started. "What draws teens into a story more than anything? Voice. They want to read about a teen that's going through intense experiences--whether it's realistic fiction or fantasy. There are many brilliant YA audiobooks. The author shares a few of their favorites.

This is the 2020 Womens Prize for Fiction shortlist. Information on the six shortlisted authors and their books is available here.

An list of Australian bookshops has been compiled here so you can see which Australian bookshops offering home delivery, book drops and drive through pickups.