Author: C.G. Drews Published: 2018 Genres: YA, Contemporary, Mental Health By: Billy Have you ever wondered about what it’s like to be a child of someone famous? Well, for Beck it’s hell. Beck is the son of a famous pianist, Ida Keverich. But because she had a stroke, damaging nerves in her hands, she cannot play the piano and forces Beck to play the piano constantly to continue his mother’s … Continue reading Book Review: A Thousand Perfect Notes
Author: Jessica Chiarella Published: 2021 Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense By: Nicole Even after twenty years have past since her sister Maggie’s disappearance, Marti’s search for her continues. She visits the Police Department daily and follows leads whilst documenting the process for her true crime podcast. When her podcast becomes a sensation, a mysterious woman calls asking to work together to solve a murder that may be connected to Maggie’s disappearance. … Continue reading Book Review: The Lost Girls
The most recent display in our library was to follow the hype that is #BookTok and to jump on that trend band-wagon! Tiktok seems to be the newest platform that has taken the publishing world to new heights. Tiktok is where we’re all looking for the next new thing, or in a lot of BookTok sensation cases, where you might meet you next best read! … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: #BookTok Display
Author: Laini Taylor Published: 2011 Genres: Fantasy, YA, Magic Series: Daughter of Smoke and Bone #1 By: Ashlin Daughter of Smoke and Bone is the first book of a trilogy that follows artist Karou as she navigates balancing life in her mythical world and Earth. I grew to love this book but honestly struggled to keep reading at points. Towards the beginning of the book, the plot felt quite slow … Continue reading Book Review: Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Author: Adeline Yen Mah Published: 1997 Genres: Biography By: Sheri-Moon Star Rating: 5/5 stars Written and designed by: Sheri-Moon Falling Leaves – Goodreads details here. Continue reading Book Review: Falling Leaves
The latest display in our library was to celebrate the Pride Month of June and specifically Pride Week in Schools! Which was 13-27th. Once again we partnered up with ‘Out on the Shelves’ campaign and this years bookmarks were just as popular as the last! The Aotearoa Pride Week in Schools (also created by InsideOut) stickers were a massive hit with students too. Out on … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Pride Display 2022
Author: Rosie Nguyen Published: 2016 Genres: Self-help, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Inspirational By: Kien Why this? 1. This book has been giving me a break from reading English books for my English exams. Therefore, it was more relaxing to process the content in this book. 2. This book reminds me of valuing the time being an 18-year-old teenager, when I am still young and discovering the world and myself. The author gives … Continue reading Book Review: Tuổi trẻ đáng giá bao nhiêu? (How valuable is youth?)
Author: Holly Jackson Published: 2019 Genres: Murder Mystery, YA, Contemporary, Crime Series: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder #1 By: Isabella Star Rating: 4.5/5 stars Have you ever wanted to solve a crime? Get down into the nitty gritty details and piece together, bit by bit the complex puzzle until you have every piece in its place? Well, if so, A Good Girls Guide to Murder is the perfect book … Continue reading Book Review: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
Author: T.J. Klune Published: 2020 Genres: Supernatural Fiction, LGBTQ, Fantasy By: Maya Star Rating: 5/5 stars From the moment I saw the front cover to when I read the last chapter TJ Klune painted an atmosphere allowing the reader to dive into the story that is The House in the Cerulean Sea. This book tops the charts in a feel-good factor way and creates a wonderfully warm story, which all fantasy lovers … Continue reading Book Review: The House in the Cerulean Sea
Author: Raymond E. Feist Published: 1982 Genres: High Fantasy, Adventure Series: The Riftwar Saga By: Emma M The book Magician begins at Crydee, a frontier outpost in the Kingdom of the Isles, where Pug, a humble orphan boy is apprenticed to a master magician. As a result, the destinies of two worlds will be changed forever. Before long, Pug’s emerging magical powers have produced two miracles and have won him … Continue reading Book Review: Magician
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