Brown Brother by J.H.Iosefo

Spoken word poetry is awesome and so is this guy. A challenging and uplifing poem that this young man has composed and performs so well. So worth listening to.

                                 (Source : You Tube - Brown Brother by J.H Iosefo)

Our own masterchefs

Every fortnight Mrs MMcN and her three young chefs treat library staff to their delicious cooking. The boys take great delight in being able to share what they have made. In order to extend their range of recipes, the library has purchased a cookbook for their use.

If you are interested in cooking, perhaps you could check out the other recipe books on the shelf. We have ones that include ideas for teens, Japanese, microwave, slow cooking and low fat cooking.

Rock legends

Congratulations to Noriac, FDMC band that won the Taranaki Smokefreerockquest last Saturday night. Rock legends in the making. Well done! Check out their original song 'Dusk'.

                                (Source You Tube: Noriac - Dusk. PureNZBeast)

A mention also for our other talented musicians in the bands 30 Days Hath September and General Vibe who also participated in the competition.

Other rock legends that you may be interested in reading about, are the autobiographies of Slash from Guns n Roses fame, The Rolling Stones and Red Hot Chilli Peppers vocalist Anthony Kiedis. All books are part of our library collection.

Frankfurt Book Fair

More than 60 New Zealand authors and 100 performers will be in Germany showcasing Kiwi artistic talents leading up to and during October’s Frankfurt Book Fair where New Zealand is this year’s Guest of Honour.
“New Zealand has been attending the Frankfurt Book Fair for more than 20 years but Guest of Honour status this year has increased our German sales by at least 600 percent. This is a standout year in New Zealand publishing history and is a fantastic platform for a country of just over 4 million people. Doors have opened for New Zealand writers and this is our big moment to shine the light on the enormous wealth of talent coming out of such a small country” says Kevin Chapman, president of the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ). (Source: New Zealand Book Council)

Such an awesome opportunity to shine!

Goosebumps Horrorland - R.L.Stine

Our Goosebumps books are so well read they are just about worn out. However the good news is that we have bought some new ones in the Horrorland series.

Find out more about what inspired R.L.Stine in this video.

                                      (Source: You Tube Barnesandnoble)

If you want to play some Goosebump games go to the following link:  http://www.scholastic.com/goosebumps/

A Confusion of Princes - Garth Nix

Taken from his parents as a child and equipped with biological and technological improvements, Khemri is now an enhanced human being, trained and prepared for the glory of becoming Prince of the Empire....... no sooner has Prince Khemi graduated to full princehood than he learns the terrible truth behind the Empire: there are ten million princes, and all of them want each other dead. (Back cover)

New York Times bestselling author Garth Nix discusses his new young adult space adventure novel, as well as the science fiction authors that have inspired him. (Source: Harperteen - You Tube http://bit.ly/LXiTOO )

If you click on link above it will also allow you to go to another link that will let you read a few chapters of the book.

Doglands - Tim Willocks

Book review:

When I picked up the galley of DOGLANDS, a new fall 2011 YA novel by noted British crime fiction writer, physician (and dog owner) Tim Willocks, I had a reasonable expectation that I was the ideal reader for the book and would be sufficiently entertained by the story. What I did not expect was how completely bowled over I would be by this magnificent novel. DOGLANDS works on so many levels I don’t even know where to begin. For one thing, the novel is a page-turning adventure story about a brave young half-breed greyhound named Furgul, who after escaping a brutal camp where other purebred greyhounds are groomed for racing, goes in search of his father and also plots to rescue his mother who remains captive at the camp and whose life may be at risk. The twists and turns of the story will perhaps remind readers other great adventure stories – CALL OF THE WILD, WATERSHIP DOWN and INCREDIBLE JOURNEY—but the story has a much more contemporary feel. (Source: Randomactsofreading http://bit.ly/LtoqdG )

The Undivided - Jennifer Fallon

For all you fantasy fans, this may be one for you.

The Undivided are divided.

The psychic twins Rónán and Darragh have been separated by a traitor Druid, Amergin, who has thrown Rónán through a rift into another reality. Now time is running out for Darragh. If Rónán isn′t found soon, they will both die.

Meanwhile, Ren Kavanagh has no notion of where he comes from and is plagued by mysterious injuries. Then he meets the enticing and mysterious Trása, and before he can figure out how it happened, he is in serious trouble ...

Ren′s life is about to become more bizarre and dangerous than he could ever have imagined. (Back cover)



If you want to read the beginning of this book  so you can get a feel for the writing,
go to the following link http://bit.ly/KXJlIk