New releases coming in May. FICTION Penguin Award-winning Classics: Penguin Random House is celebrating past winners of the New Zealand book awards with a special selection of Penguin’s most highly awarded classic New Zealand fiction is being re-released, repackaged in beautiful collectible hardbacks. Written by leading writers Patricia Grace, CK Stead, Maurice Gee, Fiona Farrell, […]
On the bookshelves: May 2016 Read Post »
This is an amazing little graphic novel written to help teenagers combat anger and build resilience. The author and the illustrator are a husband and wife team and are both trained school counsellors who live in New South Wales, Australia. Andy is the angry protagonist who undertakes a journey of self-discovery. The aim is to
■ REVIEW: I Just Get So ... Angry!
Giving teens tools to deal with anger Read Post »
When Ruth Sutton receives a text from her daughter Lizzie asking her to babysit the following weekend, she takes a moment to reflect on the happiness she finds in being a grandmother, before agreeing to look after her beloved granddaughter Florence. Then, just a few short hours later her son-in-law calls to say something awful
■ REVIEW: Letters to my Daughter's Killer
Murder mystery unravels in letters Read Post »
Cutsie animal stories are nothing new, but this little tale of love, loss and new beginnings is told from the point of view of the cutsie animal concerned, giving it a fresh take and and an unusual angle. Molly the cat has a pretty happy life – eating, sleeping, attacking Christmas decorations and generally living
■ REVIEW: Molly and the Cat Cafe
Fresh feline perspective Read Post »
Addison Goodheart lives below the city, out of sight of people whose first impulse if they see his face is to try to commit violence. Addison reads, and lives quietly, and goes up into the city at night, when the world is quiet. He’s in the library one night – reading being a pleasure he
■ REVIEW: Innocence
A bit saggy but still a good read Read Post »
