Tag: Historical Fiction

Book Reviews

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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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 Reviews

Book Review: Babel

Author: R.F. Kuang  Published: 2022 Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction By: Maya Star Rating: 5/5 ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Babel, or the Necessity of Violence, written by R.F. Kuang, was one of the best books I have ever read. The story takes place in the mid-1830s, primarily in Oxford, England. The main character, Robin Swift, was born in China and is raised in England to study at the Royal Institute of Translation … Continue reading Book Review: Babel

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Māpuna Library’s Genre Doors 2024!

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!

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Māpuna Library’s BOOKFLIX 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!

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Book Reviews

Book Review: The Grand Sophy

Author: Georgette Heyer  Published: 1st January, 1950 Genres: Classics, Historical Romance, Regency Fiction. By: Lucinda Star Rating: 4/5 stars Set in a time of elegance and etiquette, the Regency Era, The Grand Sophy fully encapsulates what society was like back in the day but shows how easy all the rules come crashing down when one goes to the beat of their own drum. Sophy, a bubbly and mischievous young … Continue reading Book Review: The Grand Sophy

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Book Reviews

Book Review: To Kill a Mockingbird

Author: Harper Lee  Published: 1960 by J. B. Lippincott & Co Genres: Classics, Historical Fiction, Cultural perspective By: Isabella Star Rating: 4/5 stars Did you like the book? If not, why? This book is great. It weaves together a plot of action adventure and the hardships of life in 1933-35 (The Great Depression). This story is told by Jean Louise Finch, the main character also known as Scout. … Continue reading Book Review: To Kill a Mockingbird

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