On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Seriously Do NOT Open this Book" by Andy LEE; illustrated by Heath McKENZIE

Fiction Book:

• "Dork Diaries - Birthday Drama" by Rachel Renee RUSSELL (Dork Diaries series)
• "D-Bot Squad - Dino Corp" by Mac PARK (D-Bot Squad series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth - Graphic Novel" by Rick RIORDAN (Percy Jackson and the Olympians series)

Non-fiction: 

• "Thailand : Discover the Country, Culture and People " by Jane HINCHEY (Austrailia's Neighbours ... series)
• "South Korea & North Korea : Discover the Country, Culture and People " by Jane HINCHEY (Austrailia's Neighbours ... series)
• "What's My Family Tree?" by Mick Manning & Brita GRANSTROM

Browsing: 

• "Where's Wally? " by Martin HANDFORD (Where's Wally series)
• "Where's Wally Now? " by Martin HANDFORD (Where's Wally series)
• "Where's Wally? The Fantastic Journey" by Martin HANDFORD (Where's Wally series)

National Simultaneous Storytime 2019 - Update

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Fortunately, Unfortunately" by Michael FOREMAN
• "We Are All Equal" by P. CRUMBLE; illustrated by Jonathan BENTLEY

Fiction Book:

• "Ninja Kid 2 - Flying Ninja" by Ahn DO (Ninja Kid series)
• "Kristy's Big Day" by Mary Ann MARTIN, illustrated by Raina TELGEMIER (Baby-Sitters Club - Graphic Novel series)
• "Sky the Unwanted Kitten" by Holly WEBB

Senior Fiction:

• "Heart of Danger" by Eliot SCHREFER (Ape Quartet series)

Non-fiction: 

• "Kuaka Visits China" by Vanessa PETERSON (Kuaka Visits ... series)
• "Kuaka Visits India" by Vanessa PETERSON (Kuaka Visits ... series)
• "Discover Planet Earth" by Nicholas HARRIS (Discover series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "There's a Walrus in My Bed" by Ciara FLOOD
• "Fearless" by Colin THOMPSON; illustrated by Sarah DAVIS

Fiction Book: 

• "Middle School : From Hero to Zero" by James PATERSON & Chris TEBBETTS  (Middle School series)
• "Explorer - The Lost Islands" by Kazu KABUISHI & others (Explorer series)
• "Moose" by Ellen MILES (The Puppy Place series)

Senior Fiction:

• "To Kill a Queen" by Valerie WILDING (My Story series)
• "Viking Blood" by Andrew Donkin (My Story series)

Non-fiction: 

• "The Scientists Behind Medical Advances" by Eve HARTMAN & Wendy MESHBESHER
• "Spacecraft" by Tom JACKSON

National Simultaneous Storytime 2019

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Pete and the Warriors' Kosmic Kick" by James BROARDWITH (Year8 Kiangaroa School) ; illustrated by Paul CORNWELL
• "Florence Frizzball" by Clare FREEDMAN; illustrated by Jane MASSEY

Fiction Book: 

• "D-Bot Squad - Mega Hatch" by Mac PARK (D-Bot Squad series)
• "Smudge the Stolen Kitten" by Holly WEBB
• "The World's Worst Children 3" by David WALLIAMS

Senior Fiction:

• "The Inventory : Iron Fist" by Andy BRIGGS (The Inventory series)

Non-fiction: 

• "From Moa to Dinosaurs : Explore and Discover Ancient New Zealand" by Gillian CANDLER; Illustrated by Ned BARRAUD
• "Discover Wild Animals" by Nicholas HARRIS (Discover series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "The Wonderous Dinosaurium" by John CONDON; illustrated by Steve BROWN
• "The Kuia and the Spider" by Patricia GRACE; illustrated by Robyn KAHUKIWA

Fiction Book: 

• "The Dragon Defenders : An Unfamiliar Place" by James RUSSELL (The Dragon Defenders series)
• "Cementine Rose and the Pet Day Disaster" by Jacqueline HARVEY (Cementine Rose series)
• "The Ice Monster" by David WALLIAMS

Senior Fiction:

• "Where the World Ends" by Geraldine McCAUGHREAN

Non-fiction: 

• "Cycling" by Hazel MASKELL
• "Dinosaurs : Everything you need to know about" by John WOODWARD

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Whiffy Wilson : The Wolf Who Wouldn't Wash" by Carol HART; illustrated by Leonie LORD
• "Sophie Johnson : Unicorn Expert" by Morag HOOD; illustrated by Ella OKSTAD

Fiction Book:

• "Kimono Code" by Susannah McFARLANE (EJ Girl Hero series)
• "Timmy Failure : The Cat Stole My Pants" by Stephan PASTIS (Timmy Failure series)
• "Lost in the Snow" by Holly WEBB

Senior Fiction:

• "1918 : Broken Poppies" by Des HUNT

Non-fiction: 

• "In the Bush : Explore and Discover New Zealand's Native Forests" by Gillian CANDLER; Illustrated by Ned BARRAUD
• "Under the Ocean : Explore and Discover New Zealand's Sea Life" by Gillian CANDLER; Illustrated by Ned BARRAUD

Most Popular in 2018

The most popular books in St Brendan's School Library in 2018 were:

1st=      Trayaurus and the Enchanted 

             Crystal by DanTDM 

    and   The Worlds Worst Children

             by David Walliams

2nd=       Elephant and Piggie series

              by Mo Willems

    and     Baby Sitters Club - Graphic 

              novel series

              by Ann M. Martin, 

              illustrated by Raina Telegemeier

3rd=      Minecraft Handbook series by various 
             authors
    and   Dog Man series by Dav Pilkey
             

4th=  Big Nate series by Lincoln Peirce; Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney; Weir Do series by Ahn Do.  

5th=  Sisters by Raina Telegemeier; The Bad Guys series by Aaron Blabey; Phoebe and her Unicorn series by Dana Simpson; Do Not Lick this Book by Idan Ben-Barak.
     

6th= Treehouse series by Andy Grifiths; Gangsta Granny by David Walliams; Ella Diaries series by Meredith Costain; Kingdom of Fantasy series by Geronimo Stilton; Guinness World Records 2016 - Gamers Edition; The Treasure of the Sea by Thea Stilton.

7th=  Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi; The Midnight Gang by David Walliams; Journey Through Time series by Geronimo Stilton; Astronaut Academy series by Dave Roman; The LEGO Ideas Book by Daniel Lipkowitz; Bunny vs Monkey series by Jamie Smart, Lego Star Wars - DK Readers series by Emma Grange or Elizabeth Dowsett.

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

Is your favourite book or series on our Most Popular list for 2018? 

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "The Gruffalo" by Julia DONALDSON; illustrated by Axel SCHEFFLER
• "The Eggcellent Adventure" by Tiaki McARDLE; illustrated by Paul CORNWELL

Fiction Book:

• "The Explorer" by Katherine RUNDELL
• "The Puffin Book of Ghosts and Ghouls" edited by Gene KEMP
• "Animal Stories for 7 Year olds" chosen by Helen PAIBA

Senior Fiction:

• "The List" by Patricia FORDE

Non-fiction: 

• "Kuaka Visits Tonga" by Vanessa PETERSON (Kuaka Visits ... series)
• "Kuaka Visits Niue" by Vanessa PETERSON (Kuaka Visits ... series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Mr Gumpy's Motor Car" by John BURNINGHAM
• "Don't Worry Hugless Douglas" by David MELLING

Fiction Book:

• "Pixelmon Gone!" by Zack ZOMBIE (Diary of a Minecraft Zombie series)
• "Friday Night Frights" by Zack ZOMBIE (Diary of a Minecraft Zombie series)
• "A Handful of Horrid Henry" by Francesca SIMON (Horrid Henry series)
• "Max Einstein : The Genius Experiment" by James PATTERSON & Chris GRABENSTEIN  (Max Einstein series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Above" by Roland SMITH (Beneath series)

Non-fiction: 

• "Illustrated Maori Myths and Legends" by Queenie Rikihana HYLAND; illustrated by Patrick PURU
• "Sewing" by Rita STOREY (I Love Craft series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Maddies's First Day" by Penny MATTHEWS; illustrated by Liz ANELLI
• "Gilbert the Great" by Jane CLARKE; illustrated by Charles FUGE

Fiction Book:

• "Big Nate Goes for Broke" by Lincoln PEIRCE (Big Nate series)
• "Ella and Olivia : Netball" by Yvette POSHOGLIAN (Ella and Olivia series)
• "The Dragon Defenders : The Pitbull Returns" by James RUSSELL (The Dragon Defenders series)

Senior Fiction:

• "The Fever Code" by James DASHNER (The Maze Runner series)
• "The Kill Order" by James DASHNER (The Maze Runner series)

Non-fiction: 

• "Kuaka Visits Fiji" by Vanessa PETERSON (Kuaka Visits ... series)
• "Kuaka Visits Samoa" by Vanessa PETERSON (Kuaka Visits ... series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Imagine" by John LENNON; illustrated by Jean JULIEN
• "A Mighty Bitey Creature" by Ronda ARMITAGE; illustrated by Nikki DYSON

Fiction Book:

• "Derek Danger Dale #3 : The Case of the Really Really Magnetic Magnet" by Michael Gerard BAUER (Derek Danger Dale series)
• "The Guardian of the Realm" by Geronimo STILTON (Kingdom of Fantasy series)
• "D-Bot Squad : Dino Hunter" by Mac PARK (D-Bot Squad series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Suffragette" by Carol DRINKWATER (My Story UK series)
• "Blitz" by Vince CROSS (My Story UK series)

Non-fiction: 

• "Your Bones" by Sally HEWITT (Science in Action : The Human Body series)
• "New Zealand's Backyard" by Ned BARRAUD