Most Popular in 2024

The most popular books in St Brendan's School Library in 2024 were:

1st    Allergic  by Megan Wagner Lloyd; illustrated by Michelle Mee Nutter

2nd     Baby-Sitters Club - Graphic Novel series by Mary Ann Martin; illustrated by Reina Telgemeier, Chan Chau & others

3rd     Dog Man series  by Dav Pilkey 

4th=  Minecraft Guides series; Baby-Sitters Little Sister - Graphic Novel series by Mary Ann Martin, illustrated by Katy Farina & others; I Survived - Graphic Novel series; Squished by Megan Wagner Lloyd.

            

5th=  Paris Takes over the World series by Zanni Louise; Click series by Kayla Miller.

6th The Piggy and Gerald series (Elephant and Piggy) by Mo Willems; Cat Kid series by Dav Pilkey.

7th= Minecraft Handbook series; Minecraft Legends - A Hero's Guide to Saving the Overworld.

8th= Catwad series by Jim Benson; Twins by Varian Johnson; The Pigeon series by Mo Willems; Swim Team - Small Waves Big Changes by Johnnie Christmas. 

9th    The Football Encyclopedia series by Clive Gifford.

10th=  Minecraft Bite-Size Builds series; City of Dragons series by Jaimal Yogis; Four Eyes by Rex Ogle, illustrated by Dave Valeza; Ham Helsing series by Rich Moyer; Pig the Pug series by Aaron Blabey; Real Friends by Shannon Hale, illustrated by LeYuen Pham; 1001 Cool Best Ever Jokes; Minecraft Epic Inventions by Thomas McBrien.

Some of these books are previous favourites and are also on earlier Most Popular in ... lists, but a few are new to the list this year. 

Is your favourite book, series or author on our Most Popular list for 2024? 

2025 Term 1 'Mini' Library service

Due to renovations currently underway at St Brendan's our library is being used as a temporary classroom. During Term 1, and possibly into Term 2, much of our library collection is packed away and unavailable. However a selection of popular material, including Picture books and Fiction, is available for borrowing. 

Explorer classes are able to book one library session per week where I take a selection of our picture book collection to the classroom to issue and return books. Our first visits were carried out this week. and students were able to choose a book/s to take home and also a book/s for the classroom library. 

Our Navigator and Adventurer classes are also able to book a session each week. These students will be able to visit our 'mini' library, in small groups, to issue and return books.

While our own school library is operating in a reduced way students are still able to use in class resources borrowed from the National Library Schools collection and the Upper Hutt Libraries, Purehurehu Mobile Library visits every third Tuesday during term time.

End of Year 2024 - Update

Congratulations to Room's 4 & 5 who were the first classes with all student library books returned, followed some days later by Room 8. Lets hope the last of the books come back over the next few days! 

The library stocktake is now completed. We still have a number of books that are missing - they are not in the library and they are not on issue. We'd love to have these books back again, so if you find any hiding behind shelves or under the furniture over the holidays, at school or at home, please put them in a safe place ready to drop back to the library next year.

(Updated every day or so until 17 December 2024)

The Little, Big and Even Bigger Read 2024

Upper Hutt Libraries are very excited to be joining once again with Hutt City Libraries to offer an amazing summer reading challenge to encourage tamariki to get excited about reading this summer, have fun playing, and be in to win cool prizes!

For more information about The Little, Big and Even Bigger Read 2024 click HERE

Getting Ready for End of Year 2024

The Christmas School Holidays are not far away now, but before they arrive there are some important tasks to get done. In the library we are preparing for our annual end of year stocktake!

All library books are due back on or before next Tuesday, 3 December. You can help by returning all your library books to the library "As Soon As Possible" and before next Tuesday please.

Will your class will be first to return all their library books this year? 

If you have any other school books, such as journals, junior reading books and class books lying around at home then now is a good time to return these to school too.

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture: 

• "Dear Santasaur" by Chae STRATHIE; illustrated by Nicola O'BYRNE

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture: 

• "I Love Lemonade" by Mark SOMMERSET; illustrated by Rowan SOMMERSET
• "Sleep is for Babies!" by Emily McDOWELL; illustrated by Julia HEGETUSCH

Fiction:

• "The Bad Guys : Episode 19 - The Serpent and the Beast" by Aaron BLABEY (The Bad Guys series)
• "Amorangi and Millie's Trip Through Time" by Lauren KEENAN
• "Things That Go Bump" by Kathryn FOXFIELD; illustrated by Robin BOYDEN
• "Diary of a Netball Star : Let's Party" by Liz WATSON & Fiona HARRIS (Diary of a Netball Star series)

Senior Fiction:

• "This Land : The Fall of Tāne" by Mark ABNETT; illustrated by P.R. DEDELIS (This Land series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture: 

• "The Great Kiwi School Day" by Donovan BIXLEY
• "The Lighthouse Princess" by Susan WARDELL; illustrated by Rose NORTHEY

Fiction:

• "LOL Collection" by Marcus EMERSON (LOL Collection series)
• "Magic Ballerina : Delphie and the Glass Slippers" by Darcey BUSSELL (Magic Ballerina series)
• "Shiny Misfits" by Maysoon ZAYID; illustrated by S AMIN
• "Boy vs Beast : Rock Beast" by Mac PARK (Boy vs Beast series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Heroes" by Alan GRATZ

Reference:

• "Lower Hutt the First Garden City" by David McGILL

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture: 

• "Ko Kiwipihi" by Kat QUIN; translated by Pānia PAPA
• "Pipi Dance" by Angie BELCHER; illustrated by Lily UIVEL

Fiction:

• "Flying Fergus - The Best Birthday Bike" by Chris HOY; illustrated by Clare ELSOM (Flying Fergus series)
• "Diary of a Pug - Pug's Sleepover" by Kyla MAY (Diary of a Pug series)
• "Kristy and the Walking Disaster" by Ann M MARTIN; illustrated by Ellen T CHRENSHAW (Baby-Sitters Club - Graphic Novel series)
• "Pirate Spacecat Attack" by Geronimo STILTON (Geronimo Stilton - Spacemice series)

Non-fiction:

• "Swim : The Story of Hinemoa and Tūtānekai" by Chris SZEKELY

Senior Fiction:

• "This Land : The Search for Māui" by Mark ABNETT; illustrated by P.R. DEDELIS (This Land series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture: 

• "Baa Baa Smart Sheep" by Mark SOMMERSET; illustrated by Rowan SOMMERSET
• "Sun Shower" by Melinda SYZMANIK; illustrated by Isobel Joy TE AHO-WHITE

Fiction:

• "Dragon Games : The Battle for Imperia" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Games series)
• "Ella and Olivia : Dance Divas" by Yvette POSHOGLIAN; illustrated by Danielle McDONALD (Ella and Olivia series)
• "A Rovers Story" by Jasmine WARGA
• "Hot Dog : Garden Time" by Ahn DO; Dan McGUINESS (Hot Dog series)

 Mature Picture: 

• "Ariā and the Kūmara God" by Witi IHIMAERA; illustrated by Isobel Joy TE AHO-WHITE
• "A Ariā me te Atua o te Kūmara" by Witi IHIMAERA; illustrated by Isobel Joy TE AHO-WHITE

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture: 

• "Nōu te Ao, e Hika e!" by Dr SEUSS; translated by Karena KELLY; illustrated by Philip BUNTING
• "Trevor the Daring Duck" by Lynda FINN; illustrated by Nikki SLADE ROBINSON

Fiction:

• "Ella Diaries : Sleepover Fail" by Yvette POSOGLIAN; illustrated by Danielle McDONALD (Ella Diaries series)
• "Zombie Season" by Justin WEINBERGER (Zombie Season series)
• "Boy vs Beast : Air Beast" by Mat PARK (Boy vs Beast series)

Non-fiction:

• "The Treaty of Waitangi / Te Tiriti o Waitangi" by Toby MORRIS, Ross CALMAN & Mark DARBY; translated by Piripi WALKER

Senior Fiction:

• "Bone : Eyes of the Storm" by Jeff SMITH (Bone series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Errol" by Zanni LOUISE; illustrated by Philip BUNTING
• "Kei hea te Hipi Kākāriki?" by Mem FOX; illustrated by Judy HORACEK

Fiction:

• "Dragon Girls : Zoe the Beach Dragon" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Girls series)
• "Bad Guys : Episode 18 - Look Who's Talking" by Aaron BLABEY (Bad Guys series)
• "Te Rātaka a Tama Hūngoingoi" by Jeff KINNEY (Te Rātaka series)

Non-fiction:

• "The Animal Book" by John FARNDON, Steve PARKER, Clint TWIST & Camilla DE LA BÉDOYÈRE

Senior Fiction:

• "Rainbow Warrior" by Sharon HOLT (My New Zealand Story series)

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