The dates and venues for the State Finals for 2011 are:
Year 6/7 - Tuesday 6th September at the Ipswich Festival of Children's Literature from 5.00pm Set-up 4.30pm. 
Venue: Metro Ipswich International Hotel provided by The Ipswich Festival of Children's Literature
Accommodation available at Metro Ipswich International Hotel.
Quizmaster: Oliver Phommavanh


The winning team was Chevallum State School from Sunshine Coast Region.


Year 8/9 - Wednesday 7th September 2011 at the Brisbane Writers Festival
Venue:  The Studio, State Libary of Queensland provided by The Brisbane Writers Festival
Quizmaster: Maggie Stiefvater


The winning team was Wynnum State High School from Bayside Region.


Readers Cup Titles for 2011
Year 6-7
1. The Keepers, Museum of Thieves - Lian Tanner (Allen & Unwin)
2. The Nargun and the Stars - Patricia Wrightson (UQP)
3. Thai-riffic! - Oliver Phommavanh (Penguin)
4. Just a dog – Michael Gerard Bauer N (Omnibus Books)
5. Mirror – Jeannie Baker (Walker Books)
6. A Long Walk to Water – Linda Sue Park (University of Queensland Press)
 
Year 8-9
1. Trash by Andy Mulligan (Random House)
2. Shake a Leg by Boori Pryor & Jan Ormerod (Allen & Unwin)
3. Six Impossible Things by Fiona Wood (Pan Macmillan)
4. Shiver by Maggie Steifvater (Scholastic)
5. Midnight Zoo by Sonia Hartnett (Viking-Penguin Books)

 

 

All the Publishers of this year’s titles along with Coaldrakes Book Store http://www.coaldrakes.com/ and The Book Garden http://thebookgarden.com.au/magento/ provided copies of the books presented to the teams to read for the state final. 

Book Surf has provided vouchers for winning schools to shop online.  We will have $600 divided up amongst the winners. They have a huge online shopping site for libraries http://www.booksurf.com.au/

The Book Warehouse has provided book prizes for winning team members. They are a great source of low priced books for Book Fairs.  They are at 25 Anstey St Albion QLD 4010 (07) 3862 6177

CBCA Qld Branch thanks all the above sponsors.