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Māpuna Library’s awesome displays!

Māpuna Library has done some awesome displays this year. With the help of our fantastic Student Librarian team we flexed our creative muscles with four fantastic displays. Firstly, Top Titles a vertical hanging display presenting the student librarian’s own reviews of their current reads (pictured below). An eye-catchingly colourful display with the Are you feeling blue? and Are you seeing RED? (pictured below). As well … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s awesome displays!

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Māpuna student librarians’ award-winning display!

This year Māpuna Library participated in the HELL Pizza Reading Challenge 2019 which works in collaboration with the NZ Book Awards. This a competition where students had to read 7 books and get each one signed off by a library staff member/teacher. Once 7 books had been read, they qualified for a free pizza from HELL Pizza! The library staff made it more challenging by asking a series of questions about each … Continue reading Māpuna student librarians’ award-winning display!

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Book Review: Before I Die

Author: Jenny Downham     Published: 2007 Genre: YA, Contemporary fiction My Rating: 4/5 By: Yeshitu I thoroughly enjoyed this story it was an excellent read. This book makes you think about having a short life and what would happen to you, if your life is shortened. The ideas the author suggests in her book are that if you don’t have much longer to live, you would … Continue reading Book Review: Before I Die

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Book Review: The Wish Child

Author: Catherine Chidgey     Published: 2016 Genre: Historical fiction My Rating: 4.5/5 By: Aurora This book follows the story of two children growing up in Nazi Germany during the war. Sieglinde and Erich grow up unaware of each other, until the war forces them together to survive. The Wish Child stayed with me long after I finished reading it. It is a brilliant novel, creating a … Continue reading Book Review: The Wish Child

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Book Review: The Truth App

Author: Jack Heath     Published: 2018 Series: Liars Genre: Action, suspense, mystery and adventure My Rating: 4/5 By: Billy This book was amazing, I loved it. It was a great thriller with lots of twists and turns. It was fast paced with action and suspense. The story is about a 13-year-old kid called Jarli that lives in Kelton, Australia. He designs an app that can tell … Continue reading Book Review: The Truth App

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Book Review: The Martian

Author: Andy Weir     Published: 2011 Genre: Sci-Fi My Rating: 4.7/5 By: Emily Assumed dead, astronaut Mark Watney is left stranded on Mars after his crew are forced to leave during a dust storm. This book follows Mark’s struggle to survive and his trials to get back home in a fun, insightful and dramatic sci-fi novel that I really enjoyed reading. One of the strongest parts … Continue reading Book Review: The Martian

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Book Review: The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Author: Mitch Albom     Published: 2003 Genre: Philosophical fiction My Rating: 5/5 By: Renee Are you looking for a relatively quick read? Something that will potentially change your perception about the people you meet, the experiences you encounter and the overall significance of life? The Five People You Meet in Heaven is the book for you! (Also perfect for those looming reading responses). This book is … Continue reading Book Review: The Five People You Meet in Heaven

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Book Review: Eragon

Author: Christopher Paolini     Published: 2002 Genre: Fantasy My Rating: 5/5 By: Benjamin I am not usually a fantasy fan, but after reading Eragon my perspective on fantasy has changed.  Eragon was written by 15 year old Christopher Paolini, but the quality and telling of the story make it seem like it was written by an experienced author.  The book follows a teenager called Eragon and … Continue reading Book Review: Eragon

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Book Review: American Assassin

Author: Vince Flynn     Published: 2010 Genre: Action/Thriller My Rating: 5/5 By: Katie I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book as it constantly kept me engaged and interested. Usually I like to read horrors and thrillers and I wasn’t surprised that I liked this book, however I found the story line to be very smooth and rapid compared to others that I have read in the past. … Continue reading Book Review: American Assassin

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Book Review: The Story of a Treaty

Author: Claudia Orange     Published: 1989 Genre: Non-Fiction By: Hilary The occupation of Ihumātao has resurfaced in the news lately and The Story of a Treaty is a book that goes into wonderful detail about the history that would lead to protests such as this. The book briefly covers the pre-colonial past of New Zealand then explains that which led to and came of the signing … Continue reading Book Review: The Story of a Treaty

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