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Book Reviews

Book Review: Two Can Keep a Secret

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

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Library Displays

Māpuna Library’s Display: BOOKFLIX

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

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Māpuna Library’s Display: TIME Magazine’s 100 Best YA Books of all time!

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!

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Book Reviews

Book Review: The New Kid

Author: Scott Cawthon   Published: 2020 Series: Fazbear Frights, Book 3 Genres: Horror and Mystery By: Kyle Star Rating: 4.5/5 stars In this story we follow the perspective of Devon and his friend Mike, as they interact with the new kid in the block, Kelsey. It begins with Devon giving a speech on a horror book he wrote just to get the attention of a girl in his class named … Continue reading Book Review: The New Kid

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Book Review: The Lost Girls

Author: Jessica Chiarella   Published: 2021 Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense By: Nicole Even after twenty years have past since her sister Maggie’s disappearance, Marti’s search for her continues. She visits the Police Department daily and follows leads whilst documenting the process for her true crime podcast. When her podcast becomes a sensation, a mysterious woman calls asking to work together to solve a murder that may be connected to Maggie’s disappearance. … Continue reading Book Review: The Lost Girls

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Māpuna Library’s: #BookTok Display

The most recent display in our library was to follow the hype that is #BookTok and to jump on that trend band-wagon! Tiktok seems to be the newest platform that has taken the publishing world to new heights. Tiktok is where we’re all looking for the next new thing, or in a lot of BookTok sensation cases, where you might meet you next best read! … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: #BookTok Display

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Book Review: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

Author: Holly Jackson   Published: 2019 Genres: Murder Mystery, YA, Contemporary, Crime Series: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder #1 By: Isabella Star Rating: 4.5/5 stars Have you ever wanted to solve a crime? Get down into the nitty gritty details and piece together, bit by bit the complex puzzle until you have every piece in its place? Well, if so, A Good Girls Guide to Murder is the perfect book … Continue reading Book Review: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

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Book Review: A Series of Unfortunate Events

Author: Lemony Snicket    Published: 1999 Series: A Series of Unfortunate Events (13 Books) Genres: Adventure, Mystery, YA Fiction By: Jessica B Star Rating: 4.5/5 stars Not many people are quite as unfortunate as Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire. On a regular day at Briny beach, they are approached by a smoky figure in the distance. They are informed by Mr. Po that their parents have perished in a terrible fire. … Continue reading Book Review: A Series of Unfortunate Events

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Book Review: Room for one more

Author: Scott Cawthon    Published: 2020 Series: Fazbear Frights Book 3 Genres: Horror, Mystery By: Kyle Star Rating: 5/5 stars In this story we follow a man named Stanley as he goes through five nights of increasing pain and suffering, it begins with us learning that Stanley broke up with his girlfriend Amber. He is stuck in a horrible job as a security officer at an underground facility (sounds a … Continue reading Book Review: Room for one more

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Book Review: The Explorer

Author: Katherine Rundell    Published: 2017 Genres: Adventure Fiction By: Zoe Young Fred has always loved the concept of becoming an Explorer. One day Fred boards a flight to Manaus, alongside three other unaccompanied minors, Con, Lila and her younger brother Max. As they soar over the vast Amazon Jungle, their pilot suffers a heart attack. The plane veers from side to side and then plummets towards the ground. They crash amongst the trees and fall unconscious. Fred wakes up surrounded by a dense forest, covered in soot and blood. The other children emerge from the wreckage, but sadly there is no sign … Continue reading Book Review: The Explorer

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