To celebrate the end of the year and the arrival of summer, our Summer’s coming display! The student librarians chose some of their favourite reads to display as well as some recommended books that were wrapped up so you didn’t know what you were going to get! #SummerIsComing #MysteryReads #ReadOverTheHolidays Thanks to a group of our student librarians who worked together to collect books and … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Summer Reading 2025!
Author: William Shakespeare Published: 1623 (First Folio) Genres: Classics, Fiction, Play By: Isabella Star Rating: 5/5 ☆☆☆☆☆ Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is one of his, (in my opinion), most comedic pieces. It takes us though the lives of Viola and her twin brother Sebastian. On their search for a life without their twins, (each thinking the other drowned), along the way they both find love; and Viola ends up in the utmost interesting love triangle. Perchance you … Continue reading Book Review: Twelfth Night
Author: Stephen Chbosky Published: 1999 Genres: Coming-of-age, YA By: Kayla Star Rating: 4.5/5 ☆☆☆☆ 1/2 Stephen Chbosky’s 1999 The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a deeply moving coming-of-age story told through the eyes of introspective teenager Charlie. Throughout his freshman year of high school, Charlie writes about his past, experiences, and discoveries. Making friends with seniors Sam and Partick, Charlie is introduced to a new circle of … Continue reading Book Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Author: Suzanne Collins Published: 2025 Genres: Dystopian, Fiction, Sci-Fi By: Mikaela Star Rating: 5/5 ☆☆☆☆☆ “I love you like all-fire.” Sunrise on the Reaping is the fifth novel of the beloved Hunger Games franchise, written by New York Times bestselling author, Suzanne Collins. It follows the story of young Haymitch Abernathy, a relevant character that shaped, supported and mentored Katniss in the trilogy (The Hunger Games – Mockingjay). … Continue reading Book Review: Sunrise on the Reaping
Author: V.E. Schwab Published: 2013 Genres: Fantasy, Science-Fiction By: Maya Star Rating: 4/5 ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Vicious by V.E. Schwab follows two bright college students, Victor Vale and Eli Cardale who discover that near death experiences have the power to grant extraordinary abilities. However, like all power, these extraordinary abilities come at a cost, leading to characters full of moral ambiguity and a story full of tension. Vicious is a … Continue reading Book Review: Vicious
Author: Bonnie Garmus Published: 2022 Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor and Tragiccomedy By: Alexandrina Star Rating: 4/5 ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Bonnie Garmus’s debut novel, Lessons in Chemistry, is a compelling and insightful work of historical fiction that explores themes of gender inequality, scientific integrity, and personal resilience. Set in 1960s America, the novel follows the journey of Elizabeth Zott, a brilliant chemist whose career is continually obstructed by the societal … Continue reading Book Review: Lessons in Chemistry
Running into the end of term, our most recent display has been UBER Reads! Inspired by Uber Eats, our wonderful student librarian team made up bags of books following book “orders”, each student could pick a bag of mystery books to read over the holidays! #UberReads2025 Continue reading Māpuna Library’s UBER Reads Display 2025!
Author: William Golding Published: 1954 Genres: Allegory, Adventure, Classics, Coming-of-age, Dystopian By: Kayla Star Rating: 4/5 ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Lord of the Flies is an incredibly successful novel that has sold over 10 billion copies worldwide since its release and received overwhelming praise for its thoughtful reflection on the reality of our own human nature. In this haunting novel, William Golding delivers an intriguing adventure story in a way that … Continue reading Book Review: Lord of the Flies
Author: L.M Montgomery Published: August 1939 Series: Anne of Green Gables #6 Genres: Children’s Literature, Classics, Coming-of-age By: Lucinda Star Rating: 4/5 ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ In this sixth installment in the Anne of Green Gables series, the world is once again exposed to the fun frolicking and misadventures of Anne, but that has now extended to her five children, Jem, Walter, Nan, Di, and Shirley. Mysterious booties and tiny clothes … Continue reading Book Review: Anne of Ingleside
This week in our library we celebrated Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa! More info here on this incredible charity: https://pride.school.nz/ #ŌtautahiPride #SPWA2025 #InsideOUT #EveryoneIsMagic Thanks to our wonderful student librarians would helped find some of our many LGBTQ books for this display. Thank you to InsideOUT for creating the very popular Pride Week stickers! Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa 2025!
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