Book review
Grace Notes – Book review
Older Readers
2023 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers description
Book Bento
We chose sheet music with grace notes, a mask and spray paint cans to represent the characters and motifs in ‘Grace Notes.’
Grace Notes – Cover redesigns
Salesian College Sunbury Shadow Judges loved the book Grace Notes, but really thought the cover didn’t do the book justice. So we made our own versions!
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Reflections
I felt it was an accurate representation of both toxic high school friendships and the fear of losing those same lifelong relationships.
Reflections
A huge diversity of situations, themes, characters and feelings, which did swamp the main character’s journey. But most of the story was based not on the main figure, but on her reactions to the events occurring around her. One of the best books I’ve ever read, beautifully written and so poetic. Very inspirational. I really
Reflections
I felt I could connect with the main character’s situation, and the overall story gave a nice portrayal of 1980s Australia, and the separation of families in the Holocaust. I really enjoyed how well the author mixed the tricky topic of the Holocaust, with the daily life of our teenage main character.
Mood boards
I loved the beautiful writing style and the enchanting atmosphere that the author created, and I found the character dynamics interesting and complex.
Older Reader collage (Part 2 – completed)
Our completed collage. Students in reading classes were asked to look at the cover and read the blurb of each nominated book in the Older Reader category and paste on the cover that looked the most interesting. Some interesting observations: Many students voted for ‘The Quiet and the loud’ and ‘Two can play that game’
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Recreating the front cover
One of our students created her own front cover for this book.
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“Two can play that game” alternate cover
This is a reimagined cover for “Two can play that game” by Leanne Yong
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Norwood Secondary College
Rewriting page 9 of Grace Notes by Karen Comer Ettie’s sitting in her floral-patterned arm chair. That chair used to live in her old home, not this place. She’s sitting slightly hunched over, hands eagerly turning the pages of her book. I hate how she looks like an advert for the house of sorrow. How
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