Another book which has been sitting by my side for some time and I finally get to finish it! And very well worth it, I must say. I am disappointed that the end of the year has come and I will have to wait till next year to tell people about it.
Some might say, [...]
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These books are Awesome. They are fantasy, history and science fiction all in one!!
“A thrilling Celtic Fantasy that wreaks havoc with history.”
The story follows Australian-born Tory when her car breaks down outside a stone circle. Deciding on a whim to sleep inside the circle, Tory wakes fourteen hundred years before. Carrying items such as a CD player [...]
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One of our avid Year 8 readers told me about this the other day so I dutifully bought and read it over the weekend. The things we do!
It continues the story which ended on the VERY LAST PAGE CLIFFHANGER of Six Ancient Stones featuring Jack West and concerns the discovery of the Pillars which [...]
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Where have they been? On holidays, along with many of our students and staff! The first few days back are always busy as piles of mags and novels, mainly, come back home. It is a great time to talk to the kids and staff about what they read and what they enjoyed.
One staff member stands [...]
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The latest blockbuster novel has arrived and I have done my duty, finally finishing the 500+ pages last night. I will try not to reveal anything about the novel’s plot here but it basically follows a similar line to The Da Vinci Code, except it is set in Washington DC, not Rome/Europe, and is [...]
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This linked site may be blocked at some locations but is worth checking out if you can. Shelfari has a series of features on authors and their bookshelves and this particular one is focussed on Neil Gaiman, author of Coraline, The Sandman and many other titles. If you ever want to feel envy about books, [...]
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I guess everyone has their favourite picture books. What are yours? List-making is fun so I thought I would share my own Top 5 Picture Books (at the moment). Of course, as new titles are released or as you look back through a collection, you think, “I should have had that one!” or “I can’t [...]
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