40 teams,160 students from over 20 schools gathered together for the Western Sydney heat of The Kids Lit Quiz.
This international competition, now in its 7th year in Australia is a wonderful celebration of reading.
Question master Wayne Mills, questioned students on everything related to books including categories such as Christmas, Alias, Construction and Footwear!
Former student, school captain and now famous author Deborah Abela also joined in the celebrations and shared her passion and enthusiasm for writing with the wider audience.
Overall it was a fantastic day with lots of prizes, lots of smiles and lots of fun!
Congratulations to all the teams who participated particularly Cerdon 3 for narrowly missing out on a place.
Cerdon College Merrylands
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