The most recent display in our library is to celebrate the beginning of spring. With a combination of colourful book covers to represent flowers in bloom and a few books about gardening and horticulture. #LeapintoacolourfulSpring Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Leap into Spring Reads!
Author: Rick Riordan Published: 2009 Genres: Fantasy, Greek Mythology, Romance, YA By: Sophie Star Rating: 5/5 stars Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian is the fifth and final book in the core series of the Percy Jackson universe. These were expertly written by Rick Riordan or as fans call him, Uncle Rick! This is a series that brings Greek Mythology into modern day society, and it still … Continue reading Book Review: Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian
Author: Margaret Atwood Published: 1985 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Feminism, Fiction, Sci-Fi By: Ashlin The Handmaid’s Tale is an absolute must-read. This novel is set in a dystopian society known as Gilead and follows Offred’s journey, a Handmaid stripped of her rights and forced into reproductive servitude. Margaret Atwood is a genius – through her vivid storytelling, we are immersed in Offred’s harsh reality as she navigates the transition from life … Continue reading Book Review: The Handmaid’s Tale
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
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!
In the last few weeks, to match our chilly weather, we did a display highlighting our Wintery reads! #MidwinterReads In our display we had handmade snowflakes thanks to our awesome team of student librarians’ and a range of fiction and non-fiction books, focusing on Winter settings, sports etc… Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Midwinter Reads!
Author: Rachael Lippincott Published: 2018 Genres: Romance, YA By: Zoe C Star Rating: 4.5/5 stars Five Feet Apart is a genuine, compelling, and heart-wrenching novel. It follows the relationship between teens Stella Grant and Will Newman, who are both suffering from Cystic Fibrosis (CF). This chronic, inherited disease damages and severely impacts the lungs and digestive system, often resulting in malnutrition, frequent respiratory infections, and a shorter life expectancy. Unfortunately, … Continue reading Book Review: Five Feet Apart
Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid Published: 2017 Genres: Historical fiction, Romance, LGBT+ By: Mia The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was written by talented author Taylor Jenkins Reid, and published in June 2017. This fictional romance novel is a wild ride and is a fascinating story with a unique style of writing that is hard not to love. In this tale, famed Hollywood actress Evelyn Hugo, now 79 and ready to … Continue reading Book Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
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