The Rockpool Readers - June 2026
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Does your kid love to discover new books?
Bring them along to the Rockpool Readers, our after-school book club for 9-12-year-olds.
Our June book is The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier.
HOW TO JOIN:
Buy your first Rockpool Readers book in the shop to join, and get a voucher of the same value back at the monthly meet-up.
Each month, we’ll choose an age-appropriate book for the group to read.
Carol Richardson will oversee our monthly meetups for the kids to chat about the book.
A parent or guardian is required to come along.
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Meet Carol:
Carol’s whole working career has been in education. She was an English and History teacher for 12 years in South Western Sydney.
Her career then included five years as a consultant to the NSW Education Department in Careers and Vocational Education, ten years as the CEO of a small not-for-profit community organisation, which specialised in career support and workplacements for high school students and four years at Western Sydney University, working in career support for university students and supporting high school students to transition to university.
Her final working years were back at school at Prairiewood High School in SW Sydney as the Executive Assistant. She has always enjoyed helping young people to learn, develop and achieve their aspirations.
Now, retired and living in Umina, Carol volunteers with Umina Community Group as part of the Dunecare team, who help to restore the dunes at our local beach access points, helps her husband to edit and market his novels and loves looking after her grandsons and occasionally has time to go to the beach and read a good book!
Bring them along to the Rockpool Readers, our after-school book club for 9-12-year-olds.
Our June book is The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier.
HOW TO JOIN:
Buy your first Rockpool Readers book in the shop to join, and get a voucher of the same value back at the monthly meet-up.
Each month, we’ll choose an age-appropriate book for the group to read.
Carol Richardson will oversee our monthly meetups for the kids to chat about the book.
A parent or guardian is required to come along.
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Meet Carol:
Carol’s whole working career has been in education. She was an English and History teacher for 12 years in South Western Sydney.
Her career then included five years as a consultant to the NSW Education Department in Careers and Vocational Education, ten years as the CEO of a small not-for-profit community organisation, which specialised in career support and workplacements for high school students and four years at Western Sydney University, working in career support for university students and supporting high school students to transition to university.
Her final working years were back at school at Prairiewood High School in SW Sydney as the Executive Assistant. She has always enjoyed helping young people to learn, develop and achieve their aspirations.
Now, retired and living in Umina, Carol volunteers with Umina Community Group as part of the Dunecare team, who help to restore the dunes at our local beach access points, helps her husband to edit and market his novels and loves looking after her grandsons and occasionally has time to go to the beach and read a good book!
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Where is it happening?
294 west street, Umina Beach, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2257
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Host or PublisherUmina Beach Book Nook
