On the New Books Display this Week

Picture:

• "Tractor" by Sally SUTTON; illustrated by Brian LOVELOCK
• "Interrupting Chicken : Cookies for Breakfast" by David Ezra STEIN
• "Gotcha!" by Jack HENSELEIT; illustrated by James HART
• "It Started with a P" by Brittany POMALES; illustrated by Andrew JOYNER

Fiction:

• "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren TARSHIS & Georgia BALL (I Survived - Graphic Novel series)
• "Diary of a Wimpy Kid : Hot Mess" by Jeff KINNEY (Diary of a Wimpy Kid series)
• "Unicorn Diaries : Bo the Brave" by Rebecca ELLIOTT (Unicorn Diaries series)
• "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis STEVENSON
• "The Squad" by Christina SOONTORNVAT

Non-fiction:

• "Flags of the World" 
• "A World Without the Sun" by William ANTHONY 
• "A World Without the Plants" by William ANTHONY 
• "Dear Moko : Māori Wisdom for our Young Ones" by Dr Hinemoa ELDER

Senior Fiction:

• "1916 : Dig for Victory" by David HAIR (Kiwis at War series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture:

• "Macca the Alpaca" by Matt COSGROVE
• "I'm Not Missing" by Kashelle GOURLEY; illustrated by Skylar HOGAN
• "When I Smile" by Jo WITEK; illustrated by Christine ROUSSEY
• "Hidden" by Larissa FERENCHUK; illustrated by Fiona WEST

Fiction:

• "The Apprentice Witnesser" by Bren MacDIBBLE
• "Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat" by Li CHEN (Detective Beans series)
• "Owl Diaries : Eva and the New Teacher" by Rebecca ELLIOTT (Owl Diaries series)
• "Ninja Girl 2 : Ninja Superstars" by Anh DO (Ninja Girl series)
• "Next Stop" by Debbie FONG

Non-fiction:

• "Our Earth"
• "Motocross" by Paul STEVENSON (Buzz Books series)
• "The Trolls in the Knolls" by Silja AÐALSTEINSDÓTTIR; translated by María Helga GUÐMUNDSDÓTTIR  
• "Guinness World Records 2025 : Gamer's Edition"

Senior Fiction:

• "Into the Wild" by Hayley LAWRENCE

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2025 - Winners

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture:

• "Flit the Fantail and the Christmas Crash" by Kat QUIN
• "Te Kura Huna o Te Aranga : Easter Surprise" by Norah WILSON; Kimberly ANDREWS
• "The Witch in the Cherry Tree" by Margaret MAHY; illustrated by Jessica TWOHILL
• "Honesty is the Best Policy" by Heath McKENZIE

Fiction:

• "Dog Man - Big Jim Begins" by Dav PILKEY (Dog Man series)
• "Bad Guys : One Last Thing" by Aaron BLABEY (Bad Guys series)
• "Jimmy Boon : The Super Resilient Ranga" by S J CAMERON
• "Shannon the Ocean Fairy" by Daisy Meadows (Rainbow Fairies - Early Reader series)
• "I Survived The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren TARSHIS (I Survived series)

Non-fiction:

• "Wild Wellington - Ngā Taonga Taiao" by Michael SZABO
• "Diwali" by Grace JONES (Festivals Around the World series)
• "1001 Best Ever Cool Jokes"
• "World Tour : The Ultimate Journey Around the Globe" by Beth RALSTON (editor)

Senior Fiction:

• "Villain" by Adrian BURNS

Aotearoa New Zealand School Library Week

This week the library celebrated Aotearoa New Zealand School Library Week. On Monday students and classes had fun following the 2025 Story Walk book Turkey Hurly-Burly around the school grounds.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday we held morning tea and lunchtime colouring-in activities in the library. Tuesday was book marks, Wednesday was reading themed chatterboxes/fortunetellers and on Thursday both were available.

Book Fair 2025 - Update

St Brendan's Book Fair has wrapped up for another year. A BIG Thank You to everyone who came along and helped to make it another successful Book Fair. This year, sales earned us around 30 free new books for our library collection.

An extra special thank you to the families and staff who purchased a "Red Dot" book for donation to the library - keep a look out for them on the library “New Books Display” during this term, they'll all have special Book Fair 2025 Donation book plates inside!

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture:

• "How to be a Cat" by Juliette McIVER; illustrated by Carla MARTELL
• "A Big Guy Took My Ball" by Mo WILLEMS
• "Where is Green Sheep" by Mem FOX; illustrated by Judy HORACEK
• "One Word and A Bird" by Stephen Michael KING

Fiction:

• "Star Wars : The Prequel Trilogy" by George LUCAS & Alessandro FERRARI; illustrated by Matteo PIANA & Ingo ROMLING (Star Wars - Graphic Novel series)
• "Diary of a Netball Star : Robin Camp" by Liz WATSON & Fiona HARRIS (Diary of a Netball Star series)
• "The Determined Kitten" by Holly WEBB
• "Unicorn Diaries : Bo and the Dragon Pup" by Rebecca ELLIOT  (Unicorn Diaries series)
• "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter BROWN (The Wild Robot series)

Non-fiction:

• "Level Up 2025" by Eddie ROBSON
• "It's Elementary! Putting the Crackle into Chemistry" by Robert WINSTON
• "Buzz!" by Donovan BIXLEY
• "History for Beginners" by Andy PRENTICE and Tom MUMBRAY

Senior Fiction:

• "Pearl" by Sherri L SMITH; illustrated by Christine NORRIE

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture:

• "I Am We : A Book of Community" by Susan VERDE; illustrated by Peter H. REYNOLDS
• "Do Not Open This Book Ever" by Andy LEE; illustrated by Heath McKENZIE
• "He Huarākau" by Sharon HOLT; illustrated by Stephanie THATCHER
• "Spotty the Zebra" by Peter MILLET; illustrated by Raymond McGRATH

Fiction:

• "Ella and Olivia : Perfect Harmony" by Yvette POSHOGLIAN; (Ella and Olivia series)
• "Ninja Girl" by Ahn DO; (Ninja Girl series)
• "The Night Librarian" by Christopher LINCOLN
• "The Haunted Mask - Graphic Novel" by R L STINE; illustrated by Maddi GONZALEZ (Goosebumps - Graphic Novel series)
• "Lightfall : The Girl and the Galdurian" by Tim PROBERT (Lightfall - Graphic Novel series)

Non-fiction:

• "Parkour" by Paul STEVENSON
• "Jokes For Everyday" by Toby REYNOLDS
• "A World Without : Animals" by William ANTHONY (A World Without series)
• "A World Without : Rain" by William ANTHONY (A World Without series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Wings of Fire : Escaping Peril" by Tui SUTHERLAND; illustrated by Mike HOLMES (Wings of Fire - Graphic Novel series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture:

• "Moto Mike and the Motorbike" by Deano YIPADEE; illustrated by Bruce POTTER
• "Mataali'i" by Dalia MALAEULU; illustrated by Darcy SOLIA

Fiction:

• "I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD79" by Lauren TARSHIS; illustrated by David SHEPARD (I Survived - Graphic Novel series)
• "Hot Dog! - Scary Time!!" by Ahn DO (Hot Dog! series)
• "Meet Ella : Friend Next Door" by Rebecca McRITCHIE (Meet Ella series)

Non-fiction:

• "Chinese New Year" by Grace JONES (Festivals Around the World series)
• "Ramadan" by Grace JONES (Festivals Around the World series)
• "A Treasury of Christmas Stories - Festive Tales and Songs"

Senior Fiction:

• "Sunrise on the Reaping" by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games series)

Browsing:

• "Minecraft : Where's the Zombie?"

Upper Hutt Libraries Poetry Competition 2025

Upper Hutt Libraries Poetry Competition 2025 is open for entries. Entries close 3 August 2025. For more information see their website HERE.

Book Fair 2025

Opening hours: 

Thursday, 17th July, 8.30-9.15am and 2.30-6.30pm 

Friday, 18th July, 2.30-3.30pm

Monday, 21st July, 8.30-9.15am and 2.30-3.30pm

Tuesday, 22nd July, 8.30-9.15am and 2.30-6.30pm 

Wednesday, 23rd July CLOSED

All purchases from the Book Fair help to 

earn new resources for our library.

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture:

• "Ten Nosey Weka" by Kate PREECE; illustrated by Isobel Joy TE AHO-WHITE
• "Tūpuna" by Te Whānau o Whakamana Māori

Fiction:

• "InvestiGators : All Tide Up" by John Patrick GREEN (InvestiGators series)
• "Anne of Green Gables" by L M MONTGOMERY
• "Boy vs Beast : Fire Beast" by Mac PARK (Boy vs Beast series)

Non-fiction:

• "Minecraft : Mega Bite-Size Builds"
• "Can You Feel the Force?" by Richard HAMMOND
• "The Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi" by Ross CALMAN

Senior Fiction:

• "Upstaged" by Robin EASTER

Reference:

• "Guinness World Records 2025" editor in chief Craig GLENDAY

Book Fair 2025 - Coming Soon

St Brendan's School Book Fair 2025 will be held in our newly refurbished block. The Book Fair will be open before and/or after school most weekdays between Thursday, 16 July and the evening of Tuesday, 22 July. More information about Book Fair opening hours will be on display next term. All purchases from the Book Fair help to earn free books for our school library.

Looking forward to seeing you there.