Our most recent display last week was one filled with emotions! With Emoji Reads! Featuring fiction and non-fiction titles that inspired the reader to feel a range of emotions. Books that made you happy, nostalgic, sad, angry, made you laugh etc… Thank you to our amazing student librarian team and staff who worked together on this one! #EmojiReads Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: Emoji Reads!
Our most recent display last week was a colourful one! With These books BLUE me away! Featuring fiction and non-fiction titles with blue covers available in our library. Who doesn’t love a good pun?! Thank you to our fantastic student librarian team who worked together on this one! #ThesebooksBLUEmeaway! Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: These books BLUE me away!
Author: Clive and Dirk Cussler Published: 2016 Genres: Action, Adventure, Mystery fiction, Thriller, Suspense By: Lexie Star Rating: 4.7/5 stars Dirk Pitt, the director of a National Underwater and Marine Agency, is on the Black Sea, helping to locate a lost Ottoman shipwreck. Events spiral out of control from there on. A freighter is attacked by seemingly nothing. Dirk and his friend spend a lot of time … Continue reading Book Review: Odessa Sea
Author: Scott Westerfeld, Illustrations by Keith Thompson Published: 2011 Genres: Alternate History, Science-fiction, Steampunk, YA By: Isabella Star Rating: 5/5 stars Warning: This is the third book in the Leviathan trilogy. You could read it as a stand alone book, but it is best to read it as part of the trilogy! Beware – SPOILERS AHEAD! Did you like the book? If not, why? I loved this … Continue reading Book Review: Goliath
Author: Rainbow Rowell Published: 2013 Genres: Contemporary, Coming-of-age fiction, Romance, YA By: Greer Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell is a heartwarming and relatable coming of age novel that captures navigating the complexities of adolescence, family dynamics, and self discovery. Set against the backdrop of a College campus, Fangirl explores themes of identity, love, and the transformative power of fandoms. At the heart of the story is Cath, a … Continue reading Book Review: Fangirl
To commemorate ANZAC DAY (25th April) our wonderful student librarian team has created our last display of the term and first of T2 in the library. Featuring posters on the history of the ANZAC biscuits made by our Head Librarians. The display has a mixture of fiction and non-fiction titles available in our library. Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: ANZAC Day Display 2024
Author: Alex Michaelides Published: 2019 Genres: Crime, Mystery, Psychological Thriller By: Maya Star Rating: 4.5/5 stars Alex Michaelides “The Silent Patient” is a captivating psychological thriller which kept me in suspense through its 286 pages. The skillful way in which Alex Michaelides has written this story is why I found it so hard to put this book down. The Silent Patient has a dual POV meaning that … Continue reading Book Review: The Silent Patient
Author: Maureen Johnson Published: 2018 Genres: Crime, Mystery Thriller, YA By: Jessica Star Rating: 4.5/5 stars In 1936, a rich man named Albert Ellingham received a letter signed by Truly Devious. This letter was a poem of rhymes listing methods of murder. A couple days later, Albert Ellingham was informed that his wife, daughter and a student at his school, Ellingham Academy, were kidnapped, their location unknown. … Continue reading Book Review: Truly Devious
Author: Lynette Noni Published: 2018 Genres: Dystopian, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Science-Fiction, YA By: Kayla Star Rating: 4/5 stars Whisper by bestselling author Lynette Noni is a thoughtfully written science fiction novel packed with engrossing characters and suspenseful twists that will keep you wanting more. Noni captures a perfect blend of thrill and charm in this truly gripping tale of identity, power, and trust. Whisper follows the story … Continue reading Book Review: Whisper
Author: Patrick Ness Published: 2008 Genres: Dystopian, Fantasy, Science-Fiction, YA By: Tessa Star Rating: 4.5/5 stars Todd Hewitt is the last boy in Prentisstown. All his life he has lived with Noise, a disease that causes all women to die and every living thing to think aloud in a never-ending cascade of thought. Silence is impossible. Until one day, when Todd discovers a hole in the Noise. … Continue reading Book Review: The Knife of Never Letting Go
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