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.
06.10.09
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.
03.13.09
New Fiction Books (Feb 09)
In February, the library has acquired these new fiction titles:
Above the veil by Garth Nix (NIX)
Workhouse by Pamela Oldfield (OLD)
Percy Jackson and the battle of the labyrinth by Rick Riordan (RIO)
Percy Jackson and the lightning thief by Rick Riordan (RIO)
Seacastle: a tale of the shimmaron by Tansy Rayner Roberts (ROB)
Maus: a survivor’s tale by Art Spiegelman (SPI)
Fashionistas by Chloe Walsh (WAL)
To kill a queen by Valerie Wilding (WIL)
Possessing Rayne by Kate Cann (CAN)
The evil overlord by Cory Daniells (DAN)
Shadow of the gallows by Terry Deary (DEA)
Viking blood by Andrew Donkin (DON)
Bookmark days by Scot Gardner (GAR)
Silverfin: the graphic novel by Charlie Higson (HIG)
Ghost hunt by Shiho Inada (INA)
Ghost hunt 2 by Shiho Inada (INA)
Ghost hunt 3 by Shiho Inada (INA)
The spy catcher gang by John Kelly (KEL)
The book of the sword by A. J. Lake (LAK)
The circle of the stone by A. J. Lake (LAK)
The coming of dragons by A. J. Lake (LAK)
The singing stones by Margo Lanagan (LAN)
Crowned by Julie Linker (LIN)
Take my word for it by John Marsden (MAR)
The Terror Trail by Stewart Ross (ROS)
Skinned by Robin Wasserman (WAS)
Winter of Grace by Kate Constable (CON)
Summer by Mark Crilley (CRI)
Beastly by Alex Finn (FIN)
As you can see, we have many new books for your reading enjoyment. Take advantage of this great selection and treat yourself to a good read!
02.02.09
Welcome back, 2009
Welcome everyone to the 2009 school year. I hope your holidays were fun but restful. The Library has a few exciting things planned for the year. In fact, February is ‘Love your Library’ month so our wonderful Librarian Mrs Stanislawski has made up a display. Come into the library and check it out when you can.
Did anyone see the Twilight movie over the holidays? What did you think? As good as the book?
Another film that was based on a book, that I saw, was The Tale of Despereux which I thought was very cute. We’ve actually got the book here in the library, if you’ve seen the movie and want to give it a go, or even if you haven’t seen the movie.
There are quite a few books been made into movies this year so keep an eye out for them. These include:
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
- The Secret Life of Bees
- He’s just not that into you
- Where the Wild Things Are
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
So you might want to check out the books before you go see the movies! I know from past experience the book is almost always better than the movie, so it’ll probably be worth it.
11.05.08
ALA 2008 Teen’s top 10 (USA)
The people have voted! Or the teens have anyway. The ALA (American Library Association) Teen top 10 books for 2008 have been voted for and the winners anounced. I’ve put a mark next to the books that we have here in our library. The Australian top 10 are being voted on at the moment and you can see the nominees here. I’ll post the results here on the blog when the winners are anounced.
The 2008 USA Teens’ Top Ten is:
1. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer*
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K Rowling*
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney*
4. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
5. Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson
6. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
7. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
8. Extras by Scott Westerfeld*
9. Before I Die by Jenny Downham*
10. Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
