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Book Banter & Beyond Thursday, March 14th, 7pm Rangiora Library The Adult Summer Reading Challenge is over - now join us for a fun and interactive event! Come along to hear about our favourite summer reads, and tell us yours. Even if you haven’t participated in the challenge you’re still welcome to attend! Book at any Waimakariri Library,
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Villain
by Michael Grant
A stunning sequel to the globally bestselling GONE Series!!! It's been four years since the events of GONE. The Perdido Beach dome is down but the horrors within have spread. The alien virus-infested rock that created the FAYZ is creating monsters that will walk the cities and terrorize all. We need superpowered heroes!
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Broken things
by Lauren Oliver
An alarming psychological thriller with a kind heart. Everyone thinks Mia and Brynn killed their best friend after becoming obsessed and delusional over a novel, but on the anniversary of their friend's death a discovery pulls them back together to find out what actually happened that night.
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Bang
by Barry Lyga
A heartbreaking novel about living with your worst mistake. A decade after accidentally shooting and killing his infant sister when he was four years old, Sebastian is haunted by the guilt and horror of the incident and bonds with a new friend before resolving to get another gun in the hope of rectifying his past.
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Shadow of the fox
by Julie Kagawa
New series by the best-selling author of the Iron Fey. A lush fantasy inspired by Japanese mythology follows the adventures of a secret shapeshifter who escapes an attack on her temple with a piece of an ancient scroll before meeting a samurai who would kill her for it.
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All rights reserved
by Gregory Scott Katsoulis
A chilling, unnerving and timely debut novel. In a world where every word and gesture is copyrighted and individuals are charged for speech, Speth Jime chooses to never speak again, inspiring others to follow in her footsteps and sparking a revolution
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The girl who saw lions
by Berlie Doherty
A powerful and moving story, inspired by the author's visit to Africa. Two girls, from very different places, are brought together in a tale of loss, courage and family.When they meet, will Abela and Rosa ever be able to love one another like sisters? From the Carnegie Medal-winning author Berlie Doherty.
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| Saints and misfits by S.K. AliWhat it’s about: According to Janna Yusuf, there are three kinds of people: saints, like her brother's pious fiancée; monsters, like the seemingly saintly guy who assaulted Janna; and misfits, like Janna herself, a Flannery O'Connor-loving hijabi with divorced parents and a crush on a non-Muslim guy.
Read it for: Janna's authentically angsty struggle to find her place and her voice.
Award buzz: honored in 2018 by the Asian/Pacific American Literature Award. |
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Girl mans up
by M-E Girard
What it's about: In Ontario, Pen is a sixteen-year-old girl who looks like a boy and she's fine with it, but everyone else is uncomfortable--especially her Portuguese immigrant parents and her manipulative neighbor who doesn't want her to find a group of real friends.
Read it for: a raw, authentic story exploring gender identity through the life of a young Canadian butch lesbian.
Award buzz: winner of the YA LAMBDA 2017
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| You're welcome, Universe by Whitney GardnerWhat it’s about: After being expelled from the Kingston School for the Deaf, graffiti artist Julia Prasad is sent to a mainstream school where she finds a persistent new friend and an anonymous graffiti rival who won’t stop messing with her tags.
Art alert: When English just won’t do, Julia narrates her realistically complex story through art and drawn ASL signs.
Award buzz: winner of the 2018 Schneider Family Book Award. |
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Take three girls
by Cath Crowley
What it's about: Follows three year 10 girls at St Hilda's who are targeted by a toxic website that deals in gossip and lies.
Why read it? Fabulous characters; beautiful writing. Here's a quote: “Bye bye binary. For gender, for sexuality, for everything. ... Lots of people can like lots of people. And could everyone please get over it and update their idea of normal.”
Award buzz: Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the year
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| If I was your girl by Meredith RussoWhat it’s about: Eighteen-year-old Amanda has survived a lot in order to live as her true self, but when she moves to small-town Tennessee, she decides to “go stealth” about her trans identity -- being the new girl in school is hard enough. Why you might like it: new friendships, a tender romance, and a poignant father-daughter relationship add even more depth to this coming-of-age story. Award buzz: winner of the 2017 Stonewall Book Award. |
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