To celebrate the end of October, our spooky Halloween display, with a real pumpkin this year! The idea was to grab a mystery spooky read from the cauldron, with several horror reads wrapped up, you didn’t know what you were going to get! #HappyHalloween Thanks to a group of our student librarians and staff who worked together to collect, wrap and create this display! Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Halloween 2023!
Author: Holly Jackson Published: 2022 Genres: Mystery, Thriller, YA By: Maya Star Rating: 5/5 stars Five Survive by Holly Jackson is a young adult, suspenseful thriller, incorporating mystery throughout its plot. The plot manages to stir up fear and excitement while continuing to provide a well-written book. Being 400 pages, Five Survive, in my opinion, has a slow start, with chapters of backstory and buildup to the main events, but the pace speeds up, keeping its readers indulged in the story until the final … Continue reading Book Review: Five Survive
Author/s: Corrie ten Boom with John and Elizabeth Sherrill Published: 1971 Genres: Autobiography, Historical, Memoir, Non-fiction By: Lucinda Star Rating: 4/5 stars A true story of sacrifice, love and heroism, The Hiding Place displays all these themes through characters as the novel progresses, perfectly representing the harsh realities of World War II. Set in Holland as the Nazi madness swept across Europe, a quiet watch-makers family lay in … Continue reading Book Review: The Hiding Place
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