Author: John Green Published: 2008 Genres: Mystery, YA By: Kayla Star Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Nothing ever happens like you imagine it will … but if you don’t imagine, nothing ever happens at all.” I read this book in 2 days, which is a rare occurrence for me in the term time, but it truly succeeded in keeping me interested and I found myself wanting to be fully immersed in the story. Paper Towns is a novel that … Continue reading Book Review: Paper Towns
Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes Published: 2013 Genres: Mystery, Thriller, YA By: Cassia Star Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 To catch a serial killer, you have to think like one. This book follows the story of Cassie Hobbs, a girl with a gift and a tragic story. Cassie has a natural ability to profile people, picking up who they are and what they’re like based off their actions and looks. She thinks nothing of it, until one day, the FBI approaches her … Continue reading Book Review: The Naturals
Our most recent display in the library was created to encourage my student librarians to share the books they’ve been reading in a new display: “Spill the Tea” reviews! #SpillTheTeaReviews #FindYourNextRead Thanks to our wonderful student librarians and Library Team who worked hard writing the reviews, on designing the display and finding books. Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Spill The Tea Reviews 2026!
Author: E. Lockhart Published: 2014 Genres: Mystery, Psychological Thriller, YA By: Cassia Star Rating: 4/5 The Sinclair family is perfect. They have money, good looks, passion and a private island. But what happens when a group of four friends, the Liars, make a mistake which leads to a heart-breaking accident? I would tell you, but I’m just going to lie. Personally, I liked this book. It was different from my usual genre of books, but … Continue reading Book Review: We Were Liars
Author: Lily Braun-Arnold Published: 2025 Genres: Dystopia, LGBT+, Romance, YA By: Jess Star Rating: 4/5 stars It has happened. The world has ended. Ripped apart by storms and acid rain, Liz has nothing left, except for her bookstore. For a year she has lived here, trading books and passing mail, never venturing outside of the bookstore’s safety. She wasn’t always alone, but old friends left for survival, for new possibilities, for a … Continue reading Book Review: The Last Bookstore on Earth
Our last display of the term is up and looking fantastic! Quite poetic even, you could say! This display was inspired in part to celebrate World Poetry Day in mid-March. The idea was simple – make a poem out of book spines, well done to all the student librarians and staff who contributed and let their creativity fly! #SpinePoetry #TryItOut! Thank you to our wonderful … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Spine Poetry 2026!
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day we put together a slightly different display, with a collection of fantastic Irish authors, green books and a play on words – books written by Patrick’s or Pat’s! #St.Patrick’sDay #BooksbyPatsorPatricks Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: St. Patrick’s Day 2026!
Our first display of 2026 is up and running! To celebrate February with Blind Date a Book! The idea was simple – wrap up a selection of books and describe the novel in 3 words! And see if the students are encouraged to take one out! #BlindDateABook #TakeOneOut Thank you to our wonderful Library Team who put together this display and contniued to wrap up … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Blind Date a Book 2026!
To celebrate the end of the year and the arrival of summer, our Summer’s coming display! The student librarians chose some of their favourite reads to display as well as some recommended books that were wrapped up so you didn’t know what you were going to get! #SummerIsComing #MysteryReads #ReadOverTheHolidays Thanks to a group of our student librarians who worked together to collect books and … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Summer Reading 2025!
To celebrate the end of October, our Spooky Reads Halloween display! There were an array of horror reads on display for the taking, or students could choose to take a mystery spooky read from the cauldron, books that were wrapped up so you didn’t know what you were going to get! #HappyHalloween #MysteryReads #TakeOneIfYouDare Thanks to a group of our student librarians who worked together … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Spooky Halloween Reads 2025!
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