07.17.09
New fiction June 09
New fiction is now available in the library
Dust by Christine Bongers (BON)
The visconti house by Elsbeth Edgar (EDG)
If I stay by Gayle Forman (FOR)
The sea-wreck stranger by Anna Mackenzie (MAC)
The fury in the fire by Henning Mankell (MAN)
They told me I had to write this by Kim Miller (MIL)
The book from Baden Dark by James Moloney (MOL)
The vampire diaries: the struggle by L. J. Smith (SMI)
The vampire diaries: the reunion by L. J. Smith (SMI)
The vampire diaries: the fury by L. J. Smith (SMI)
Letters to leonardo by Dee White (WHI)
07.16.09
Competition & Blog
I’ve recently (as in just now) found out about a great little website called Windowpane Memoirs. The creator was such a great reader and fan of reading that she decided to start her own website. It has lots of reviews and, the main reason I’m letting you know about the blog, competitions.
Right now the site is running a Harry Potter competition, which is perfect considering the next movie has been released! Click here to be directed to information about the competition and to enter yourself. Or click here to go to the home page of Windowpane Memoirs.
07.14.09
Holidays & Envy, the new Luxe novel
Welcome back from your holidays! I hope everyone enjoyed themselves, despite the cold weather. I can’t believe it’s already term 3! This year is going so fast.
I’ve arrived back to work with a few new novels on our shelves which was a bit exciting. Those who are reading the Luxe series by Anna Godbersen at the moment will be happy to know that the next book in the series ‘Envy’ has arrived and is ready for borrowing. We’ve also just received a few books from the Vampire Diaries series by LJ Smith.
06.26.09
The 6 career secrets no one ever told you!
The adventures of Johnny Bunko is a “career guide” in the Japanese comic format known as manga. Basically, this book is a story about Johnny who is stuck in a dead end job. When he meets Dianna, she reveals the six essential lessons for thriving in the world of work. This book is very quick and easy to read. The 6 lessons that this book teaches are worthwhile knowing, you might be able to use the information one day.
Check out the website
The adventures of Johnny Bunko by Daniel H. Pink can be found in the non fiction area of the library under 650.1 PIN.
06.23.09
English essays & info
A great website that I’ve found out about recently is Shmoop which is directed at English & Literature students. The website contains lots of different information about literature and poetry written by PH.D and Masters students in the US. Many of the texts currently taught at Salesian can be found on the website, including Macbeth, The Outsiders and more. This is a great resource for students and I highly recommend it.
06.22.09
Harry Potter & the half-blood prince trailer
It’s not long now until the next Harry Potter film comes out at the movies. July 15 to be exact. I’m looking forward to seeing this one as the movies seem to be getting better and better as they get released. You can check out the Harry Potter Trailer at TrailerSpy which is a great source of all types of trailers, not just for movies.
06.21.09
Evernight Review
Sixteen-year-old Bianca is dreading her first day at Evernight Academy, where her parents have taken teaching positions. Then she meets handsome outsider Lucas, for whom she falls with quick intensity. Everyone at Evernight has secrets, even Bianca, and as her romance deepens, she risks revealing the otherworld identity of Evernight’s glamorous population, even as she wonders if Lucas, too, is hiding something.
I enjoyed Evernight and look forward to reading the next in the series ‘Stargazer’. It’s great if you’re looking for something to read after you’ve finished the Twilight series, but the only thing they have in common is vampires and romance. If you’re looking for those factors then I’d definitely recommend Evernight for you.
06.10.09
Winter is upon us
Well, we can’t deny it any longer. Winter has arrived and the cold weather has kicked in already. I hate to see what it will be like in the middle of winter when the weather is this cold already. So to go with the wintery weather I’ve changed the layout of this blog to a wintery blue colour. I hope you guys like it.
And what else is better to do in winter than to curl up in front of the fire or under a doona with a great book & some coffee or hot chocolate? The Library just got in a whole heap of new books for you to check out and there’s plenty of great books on our shelves too. The following are just a few different books the Library has to offer.
Vampire series
Those of you who are Twilight and vampire story fans may like a couple of new series that we’ve just got in in the library. These are Vampire Academy, Evernight and House of Night. I know I’m planning on reading them, so hopefully you’ll see some reviews on here in the future.
New books
We’ve just got a couple of books into the library that I would say are amongst my favourite books! These are Marley and Me by John Grogan and The Pact by Jodi Picoult.
You may have seen the movie of Marley and Me, but definitely give the book a go as well, because it’s just as good, maybe even better than the movie. There’s much more stories of the mischief Marley gets up to.
