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Category Archives: Librarian Recommended Reads
Librarian Recommended Read – No man’s land by David Baldacci
Military Investigator John Puller’s mother Jackie disappeared 30 years ago. Despite an intensive search and investigation her body was never found and no one was ever charged with her murder.. New information has since come to light whereby Puller’s highly … Continue reading
Librarian Recommended Teen Reads – Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
Finn and Sean are brothers with a dead father and an abandoning mother and a lot of issues. Sean has given up on his dream to take care of Finn, and Finn is the town weirdo; Moonface, Sidetrack, he makes … Continue reading
Recommended YA Reads – The haters by Jesse Andrews
Corey and Wes are a couple of dork guys stranded at Jazz Camp for summer where they soon realise 1. the deep mediocrity of their own talents and 2. Jazz Camp is full of douches – apart from Ash – … Continue reading
Librarian Recommended Teen Reads: The Sidekicks by Will Kostakis
Isaac was the one common denominator that Ryan, Harley, and Miles had in common, and now he’s dead, leaving them individually and collectively messed up. Isaac was the cool and popular one, the others labelled sporty, nerdy, and rebellious, but … Continue reading
Librarian Recommended Reads : The quiet spectacular by Laurence Fearnley
Three strong female characters. One teen with an overbearing mother, one school librarian and one ex-business woman in mourning for her dead sister. The characters are introduced in separate chapters in the beginning. So when they meet at the end … Continue reading
Librarian Recommended Reads – The Clarinotts : Music CD
The Clarinotts, release their self-titled major label debut. The album features some of the most virtuosic music written for clarinet, arranged for two to three soloists and orchestra with piano – with repertoire ranging from Mendelssohn to Bonfá’s film music classic … Continue reading
Recommended Graphic Novels: Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Nimona is an unpredictable teenage shapeshifter with a dark side. Lord Ballister Blackheart has a next level grudge and a burning desire to serve up a hot plate of revenge to his former BFF and now arch nemesis, Sir Ambrosius … Continue reading
Recommended Graphic Novels: The Motherless Oven by Rob Davis
Pretty much everyone who reads this seems to finish it wondering what they just read. That’s because Davis has managed something totally original and totally outside the limits of reality, but in a good way. In this universe, children make … Continue reading
What can I find in the 800s? – Humour & Wit
Sometimes in the rush to find a “good novel” for the weekend, one can overlook the treasures shelved in the 800 section. The children’s joke books are flying off the shelves for the school holidays, and there’s something for Mums and Dads … Continue reading
Librarian Recommended Read – Coming Rain by Stephen Daisley
Stephen Daisley was a musterer and a shearer – now an award winning author (first Ockham Award winner 2016). Poetic and prosaic. There is hard graft, dust, dirt and dingoes. And love. This is one hell of a yarn. It … Continue reading
