Our latest display at the beginning of this term was our spooky Halloween display! #Halloween2021 Thank you to our library staff and student librarians, Tia, Zoe and Nicole who worked together on creating this display! Boasting some horrifying and terrible reads, a jolly skeleton and some worms! Happy Halloween! Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Halloween Display!
The latest display in our library was to share what the library staff and student librarians have been reading/had read during our August-September lockdown this year. #LockdownReading Thank you to Zoe for single-handedly creating this display, it looks great! Thanks also to all the librarians who contributed photos/blurbs. The two reviews or blurbs that were shared were: Everything Everything & Frankly in Love by Nicola … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: LOCKDOWN READING…
Author: Karen M. McManus Published: 2020 Genres: Mystery, Crime, YA By: Sunny Karen M. McManus is no stranger to the mystery genre and this book has a promising premise. An estranged grandmother, a massive inheritance and three teenagers spending the summer dealing with their greedy, unfaithful parents. Cue Drama. Unfortunately, the book falls flat. From the excessive red herrings, so many so that the ending feels plain wrong, to … Continue reading Book Review: The Cousins
Author: Lauren Child Published: 2011-2016 Genre(s): YA, Mystery, Adventure, Crime, Spy Star Rating: 5/5 stars By: Tessa Ruby’s first rule: You can never be completely sure what will happen next Child genius Ruby Redfort is only 13 years old when she is recruited as a code breaker for Spectrum 8. She is told by her boss that she has to keep her curiosity under control, or she’ll be kicked out of … Continue reading Book Review: Ruby Redfort Series
Author: John Green Published: 2006 Genre: YA, Contemporary, Romance, Coming-of-age By: Ashlin Miles – a scrawny, nerdy, law-abiding boy who loves last words – is searching for his Great Perhaps. Alaska – a crazy, emotional and unpredictable girl stuck with many vices – is looking for a way out of her labyrinth. Can the two of them unintentionally give the other the answers they are so … Continue reading Book Review: Looking for Alaska
Author: Stephen King Published: 2019 Genre: Thriller/Suspense, Horror, Mystery By: Katie The Institute revolves around a boy called Luke Ellis who is a child prodigy and has mild telekinetic abilities. One night while his family was sleeping, intruders break into his home and silently murder his parents before kidnapping Luke and forcing him into a black SUV. He eventually wakes up in a room that is just like his own except that there is … Continue reading Book Review: The Institute
Author: Jack Heath Published: 2018 Series: Liars Genre: Action, suspense, mystery and adventure My Rating: 4/5 By: Billy This book was amazing, I loved it. It was a great thriller with lots of twists and turns. It was fast paced with action and suspense. The story is about a 13-year-old kid called Jarli that lives in Kelton, Australia. He designs an app that can tell … Continue reading Book Review: The Truth App
Author: Anne Cassidy Published: 2004 Genre: Mystery My Rating: 5/5 By: Bella Looking for JJ is about a teenage girl who is convicted of murder as a child, throughout the plot her past is unraveled chapter by chapter. As a reader, we flick between her perspective as a young girl in the past and her older self as she adapts to the world after prison. … Continue reading Book Review: Looking for JJ
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