Author: Walter Tevis Published: 1983 Genres: Classic, Chess, Historical fiction By: Joel Star Rating: 5/5 stars “The Queen’s Gambit” book, by Walter Tevis is a great book to read. It is exciting, gripping, and will keep you reading to the very end. Even if you don’t know anything about chess, this book is still a great one to read, as it appeals to chess and non chess players alike. Beth … Continue reading Book Review: The Queen’s Gambit
Author: Gabrielle Ziven Published: 2005 Genres: Mystery, Romance, Paranormal, YA By: Greer Elsewhere is the story of Liz, a girl who’s not yet sixteen when she’s killed in a tragic accident. However, it’s not the end for Liz; she wakes up in a land called Elsewhere – known to some as the afterlife. The novel Elsewhere puts a new spin on the ‘afterlife’ and depicts Liz’s mental and emotional journey. … Continue reading Book Review: Elsewhere
Author: Melanie Cellier Published: 2021 Series: A Mage’s Influence #1 Genres: High Fantasy, Magic, Romance, YA By: Charlotte If you’re into magic, adventure and romance, I would recommend the “Seeds of Glory and Ruin” by Melanie Cellier. This book is amazing. The writing is amazing and draws you in right away. I felt like I was in the story with the characters. The plot is captivating with so many twists … Continue reading Book Review: Seeds of Glory and Ruin
Author: Karen M. McManus Published: 2019 Genres: Mystery, YA By: Nicole As a fan of mystery novels, I was excited to read Two Can Keep a Secret. I wondered how McManus would combine the disappearance of a high school senior, the murder of a homecoming queen and the return of their killer with ordinary high school characters. Katrin, Lacey and Ellery seemed like typical characters from young adult novels – the … Continue reading Book Review: Two Can Keep a Secret
Authors: Andrea Waggener, Elley Cooper, Kelly Parra & Scott Cawthon Published: 2020 Genres: Horror, Video games, Fantasy, YA Series: Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights #4 By: Kyle Star Rating: 3/5 stars In this story in the wonderful Fazbear Frights series, we meet Suzie and Samantha, two sisters who are the complete opposites of each over. Suzie loves adventure and playing around, she likes to name trees and has great … Continue reading Book Review: Step Closer
Author: Fleur Beale Published: 2021 Genres: Historical fiction, Religion, YA By: Lucinda Star Rating: 4/5 stars The Calling is beautifully written, from the point of view of a young woman, Molly, who seeks out who she is in the unforgiving bush of the north island of New Zealand. It was the dream of Molly’s dying mother that she would become a nun but not of her Methodist father who wishes her … Continue reading Book Review: The Calling
The most recent display in our library is BOOKFLIX! To promote the various book to movie/TV show adaptation books we have – the idea was to mimic the Netflix home screen as much as possible! We included some ‘Binge-worthy series’ and some ‘Trending Movies’ and ‘Trending Now’ with a ‘Top Picks for You’ at the end. #BOOKFLIXLibraryDisplays Thank you for the help from our Library … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: BOOKFLIX
Our first display of the year is to support and celebrate Neurodiversity Week, with posters showing famous people who have become successful who are neurodiverse. We have a range of great titles that include non-fiction, self-help books, to biographies and fiction with characters that are neurologically different and explore stories that show the challenges and trying to break away from the stereotypes associated with being … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Neurodiversity Week 2023!
The most recent display in our library is to promote the TIME Magazine’s curated list of their voted ‘100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time’! We were impressed that in our library we have quite a number of these “100 best” books! #TIMEMagazine100BestYABooks We had help from our Library staff and a group of student librarian’s who collected and displayed the books and covers. … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: TIME Magazine’s 100 Best YA Books of all time!
To celebrate the end of October, our spooky Halloween display! The concept was ‘Trick or treat’ a book, with several horror and spooky reads wrapped up you didn’t know what you were going to get! #HappyHalloween Thanks to a group of our student librarians who worked together to collect, wrap and create this display! Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Halloween Display 2022!
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