On the New Books Display this Week

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• "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

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• "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

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• "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