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Book Review: Lessons in Chemistry

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

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Book Review: Lord of the Flies

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

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Book Review: Anne of Ingleside

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

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Library Displays

Māpuna Library’s Display: Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa 2025!

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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Māpuna Library’s Display: These books Have Never Been Issued 2025!

Our latest display in our library was inspired by displaying the books which had never been issued, and in so doing, try to encourage students to take them out! #TheseBookAreLonely #TheseBooksHaveNeverBeenOut Thanks to our wonderful student librarians and Library Team who researched and collected these books for display. Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: These books Have Never Been Issued 2025!

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Māpuna Library’s Books Around the World 2025!

Our most recent display in the library was created to encourage students to explore the world with their next book. Each book was set in a different country or the author was from that country. #BooksAroundTheWorld #FindYourNextRead Thanks to our wonderful student librarians and Library Team who worked hard on designing the signage, flags and found books for this display. Thank you to one of … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Books Around the World 2025!

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Book Review: The Hate U Give

Author: Angie Thomas  Published: 2017 Genres: Urban Fiction, YA By: Tessa Star Rating: 4.5/5 stars The Hate U Give is a YA novel that follows the story of Starr, who, while being driven home from a party, witnesses the murder of her childhood friend Khalil at the hands of a policeman. She is the only person who saw what happened, but speaking up could put her and her … Continue reading Book Review: The Hate U Give

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Book Review: Drama

Author: Raina Telgemeier  Published: 2012 Genres: Coming-of-age, Graphic Novel, YA By: Ellie Star Rating: 4.9/5 stars Did you like the book? Yes/No Why?  Yes, it’s one of my favourite books! I love the way I can kind of reflect this book back to myself. But one thing I don’t like is Callie’s dance dress 😅.  What was your favourite part/character in the book? Or your least favourite? Why?   … Continue reading Book Review: Drama

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