On July 31, a group of Year 10 girls travelled to Kepnock State School to participate in the Readers Cup competition. The Readers Cup is an event organised by the Queensland Branch of the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) to promote reading among teenagers.

In the lead-up to this competition, we read four books: Grace Notes by Karen Comer, Hamlet is Not OK by R.A. Spratt, Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer by Amy Doak, and Inkflower by Suzi Zail. The books were exciting and entertaining; our favourite was Eleanor Jones.

When the day came, we had to work together to recall details and discuss answers to seven rounds of specific questions about the books.

Before lunch, we had accumulated 18 points and were treated to fruits and Subway cookies.

Afterwards, they were straight back at it, and by the end of the competition, we finished with 35 points. What was better was that participants' names were pulled out of a container at random throughout the competition, and each student went home with a book prize.

Overall, the competition was not just a test of our reading skills, but also an enjoyable experience.

Shalom is proud of our students' performance and their enthusiasm for reading.

Written by Savannah A, Gabrielle A, Asha D, Hannah P, Lucy W

Mrs Camilla Cook
Teacher
camilla_cook@shalomcollege.com