Author: Richard Adams Published: November 1952 Genres: Classic, Fantasy, YA By: Lucinda Star Rating: 4/5 stars After a terrifying premonition of what is to come for his warren, Fiver and his brother Hazel set out with a group of rabbits to find a new home. On this adventure, they encounter many challenges and trials in which Hazel shows his resourcefulness through his leadership and ability to make decisions. … Continue reading Book Review: Watership Down
Author: Kazue Kato Published: 2008 Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Manga, Supernatural By: Kyle Star Rating: 4/5 stars I like the manga quite a bit. The main character is the classic Shonen protagonist, as they are very loud, angry, and not the smartest tool in the shed. But what makes this manga so good to me, is that this main character (Rin Okumura), builds up people that he encounters. … Continue reading Book Review: Blue Exorcist
Our most recent display in the library was created to encourage students to find their next read. Perhaps to find some great books for their summer reading. Each ‘door’ represents a genre and inside the doors are suggestions of books within that genre. #GenreDoors #FindYourNextRead Thanks to our wonderful student librarians and Library Team who worked hard on designing the doors and found books within … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Genre Doors 2024!
In Aotearoa New Zealand we celebrated Te wiki o te reo Māori (Sept 14 – 21) with the theme being “Ake ake ake – A Forever Language.” For our display we used a combination of our non-fiction titles about Māori culture, learning the language and some of our books in te reo. Some of the titles included: Te Rātaka a Tama Hūngoingoi (Diary of a … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Te Wiki o te reo Māori Week 2024!
A recent display in our library was BOOKFLIX! To promote the various book to movie/TV show adaptation books we have! The idea was to show the book to film/TV adaptations we have available as if watching through old-fashioned TV screens. With the book on the right and a still from the film/TV show on the left. #BOOKFLIXLibraryDisplays Thank you to our wonderful student librarians who … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s BOOKFLIX 2024!
Author: Stephanie Garber Published: 2016 Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, YA By: Jess Star Rating: 5/5 stars Remember, it’s only a game… Every year, Master Legend hosts the Caraval, a game twisted with magic. Those invited have the chance to win a single wish. To do so they must unravel the clues which can lead them in every direction. Scarlett Dragna has dreamt of Caraval her entire life. It … Continue reading Book Review: Caraval
Author: Kei Urana Published: 2022 Genres: Action, Dystopia, Fantasy, Manga, YA By: Kyle Gachiakuta is a manga that only has 100 chapters but is quickly becoming popular. The manga was written by Kei Urana. She is a former student of the great Atsushi Ohkubo, creator of the very famous Soul Eater and Fire Force. Gachiakuta (which means serious trash/garbage) is an action shonen manga that follows a character … Continue reading Book Review: Gachiakuta
Author: Christopher Paolini Published: 2020 Genres: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Space Opera By: Lexie Star Rating: 2/5 stars To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars is a 877 page book, written by Christopher Paolini. He is a well known author, and the writer of The Inheritance Cycle. I am usually a big fan of long books. This is because there is always a rich story plot that is constantly … Continue reading Book Review: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
The latest display in our library was to celebrate Pride Month (June) and specifically Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa! Which was 17-21st. We also joined the ‘Out on the Shelves’ campaign again, giving out the very popular OOTS bookmarks and stickers. The Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa stickers (also created by InsideOut) were a massive hit with students too. Out on the shelves is run by InsideOUT Kōaro, … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa 2024!
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!
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