On Thursday 7 August, two teams of students represented A.B. Paterson College at the Year 9/10 Readers Cup Competition. This competition, the flagship event of the Children’s Book Council of Australia—Queensland Branch, promotes reading and friendly competition for students all over Queensland, and it’s always a lot of fun.

While the A.B. Paterson College teams did not place, they had a great time chatting about books, telling book jokes and connecting with teams from other Gold Coast schools.

The books that they read in preparation for the quiz were new and notable, with several being nominated for literary awards.

The books for the Year 9/10 category were:

• Anomaly by Emma Lord
• I Hope This Doesn’t Find You by Ann Liang
• My Family and Other Suspects by Kate Emery
• One by One They Disappeared by Mike Lucas

Congratulations to the teams for their dedication to reading this year.

Kelly Whiteway | Head of Library Services