On the New Books Display this Week

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• "The Human Body" by Carron BROWN; illustrated by Rachael SAUNDERS (A-Shine-A-Light Book series)
• "I Spy Island : Book vs Shark" by Sue Hendra; illustrated by Paul LINNET (I Spy Island series)

Fiction:

• "Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter" by Mary Ann MARTIN; illustrated by Elen T. CRENSHAW (The Baby-sitters Club - Graphic Novel series)
• "Finding My Voice" by Aoife DOOLEY (Frankie's World series)
• "Letters to a Dog" by Piers TORDAY; illustrated by Alice McKINLEY
• "Gymnastics Diaries - Beam Queen" by Georgia GODWIN & Laura SIEVEKING; illustrated by Amanda ERB (Gymnastics Diaries series)
• "Meg and Merlin Having Fun" by Tanya LANDMAN; illustrated by Sonia ALBERT (Meg and Merlin series)
• "Flora the Fancy Dress Fairy" by Daisy MEADOWS (Rainbow Magic - Early Reader series)
• "The Legend of Chocolate Hills" by Geronimo STILTON (Geronimo Stilton series)
• "Press Start! -Super Rabbit Boy Powers Up!" by Thomas FLINTHAM (Press Start! series)

Non fiction:

• "Epic New Zealand Adventurers" by Maria GILL; illustrated by Marco IVANCIC
• "Aotearoa : Lost Worlds" by Dave GUNSON
• "A World of Monster Trucks" by Paul MASON

Senior Fiction:

• "Wings of Fire : Darkstalker - The Graphic Novel" by Tui SUTHERLAND; adapted by Barry DEUTSCH & Rachel SWIRSKY; illustrated by Jake PARKER
   (Wings of Fire - Graphic Novel series)

Most Popular in 2025

 The most popular books in St Brendan's School Library in 2025 were:

1st    Baby-Sitters Club - Graphic Novel series by Mary Ann Martin; illustrated by Raina Telgemeier, Chan Chau, Gale Galligan & others.

2nd     Sisters by Raina Telgemeier

3rd =    Dog Man series  by Dav Pilkey; Baby-Sitters Little Sister - Graphic Novel series by Mary Ann Martin, illustrated by Katy Farina & others; Cat Kid series by Dav Pilkey; Paris Takes over the World series by Zanni Louise.

4th=  Allergic  by Megan Wagner Lloyd; illustrated by Michelle Mee Nutter; Whitney and Britney Chicken Detectives by Lucinda Gifford.

  

5th=  I Survived - Graphic Novel series by various. 

6th= Minecraft Guides/Handbook series; Squished by Megan Wagner Lloyd; illustrated by Michelle Mee Nutter; Click series by Kayla Miller.; The Piggy and Gerald series (Elephant and Piggy) by Mo Willems; Guts by Raina Telgemeier; Freestyle by Gale Galligan; Science Comics series; The Pigeon series by Mo Willems; Minecraft Bite-Size Builds series; Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae.

7th= The Tryout by Christina Soontornvat, illustrated by Joanna Cacao; The Bad Guys series by Aaron Blabey; Level Up 2025 by Eddie Robson.

8th= Drama by Raina Telgemeier; The Dragon Prince series by various authors; Pirates of Pangaea - Book 1 by Daniel Hartwell & Matthew Holm; The Good Egg by Jory John; Minecraft Volume 2 by Sfe R. Monster; Four Eyes by Rex Ogle, illustrated by Dave Valeza; The Bewilderbeast by Josh Pyke, illustrated by Binny Talib; City of Dragons series by Jaimal Yogis; Boy vs Beast series by Mac Park; Shiny Misfits by Maysoon Zayid, illustrated by Shada Amin; Jokes for Every Day by Toby Reynolds.

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 2025? 

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture:

• "We're All Wonders" by R. J. PALACIO

Fiction:

• "Spy Academy : Doomsday" by Jack HEATH (Spy Academy series)
• "Boffin Boy and the Lost City" by David ORME; illustrated by Peter RICHARDSON
• "Dread Cat" by Michael ROSEN (Little Gems series)
• "Shadow Hills" by Jordan QUINN; illustrated by Ornella GRECO & Glass House Graphics (Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly series)
• "Big Trouble for Nellie Choc-ice" by Jeremy STRONG; illustrated by Jamie SMITH (Little Gems series)
• "Seeing Red" by Ruth AINSWORTH (Piggy - Graphic Novel series)
• "Dog Man - Big Jim Believes" by Dav PILKEY (Dog Man - Graphic Novel series)
• "Pizza Face" by Rex OGLE; illustrated by Dave VALEZA

Non fiction:

• "Around the World in 80 Endangered Animals" by Jess FRENCH
• "24 Hours in the Kiwi Bush" by Gillian & Darryl TORCKLER
• "This Book is Full of Holes" by Nora NICKUM

Senior Fiction:

• "Villain : Respawn" by Adrian BECK (Villain series)
• "Sunny Figures it Out" by Jennifer L. & Matthew HOLM (Sunny series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture:

• "All My Treasures : A Book of Joy" by Jo WITEK; illustrated by Christine ROUSSEY

Fiction:

• "Ghost Kiwi" by Ruth Paul
• "Diary of a Wimpy Kid : Partypooper" by Jeff KINNEY (Diary of a Wimpy Kid series)
• "Keeper of the Lost Cities : Everblaze" by Shannon MESSENGER (Keeper of the Lost Cities series)
• "Florence the Friendship Fairy" by Daisy MEADOWS (Rainbow Magic - Early Reader series)
• "Piggy - Desert Nightmare" by VANNOTES (Piggy - Graphic Novel series)
• "Rocket and Groot - The Hunt for Star-Lord" by Amanda DIEBERT (Rocket and Groot - Graphic Novel series)

Non fiction:

• "The Most Magical Unicorn Joke Book" by Rachel MOSS & Rebecca LEWIS-OAKS
• "Niue : People, Culture, Identity " by Mele NEMALA
• "Whenua: Māori Pūrākau of Aotearoa" by Isobel Joy TE AHO-WHITE
• "Did You Know Kea?"

Senior Fiction:

• "Wrath of the Triple Goddess" by Rick RIORDAN (Percy Jackson and the Olympians series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture:

• "Words and Your Heart" by Kate Jane NEAL
• "My New Friend is so Fun" by Mo WILLEMS

Fiction:

• "Nellie Choc Ice and the Plastic Island" by Jeremy STRONG; illustrated by Jamie SMITH
• "The Ghost Tower" by Gillian CROSS; illustrated by Sarah HORNE
• "Night Hunt" by Jordan QUINN; illustrated by Glass House Graphics (Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly series)
• "The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby" by Dan PILKEY (The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby - Graphic Novel series)
• "Miles and Jones : The Blizzard of Blobs" by Sam SMITH (Miles and Jones series)
• "The Secret of the Snow" by Thea STILTON (Thea Stilton Special Edition series)
• "Critters" by Emily SNAPE (Game On! series)

Non fiction:

• "How to Write a Poem" by Kwame ALEXANDER & Deanna NIKAIDO; illustrated by Melissa SWEET
• "Men's Football Legends 2025" by David BALLHEIMER
• "Incredible But True : Dinosaurs" by Dougal DIXON
• "The Bad Guys 2 Joke Book" by Arie KAPLAN

Senior Fiction:

• "Castaway" by Bill O'BRIEN (My New Zealand Story series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture:

• "Te Ngahere i te Pō / The Forest At Night" by Kiri LIGHTFOOT; illustrated by Pippa Keel SITU

Fiction:

• "Jason Mason and the Dastardly Master of Disguise" by Jason and Andrew GUNN (Jason Mason series)
• "One False Note - Graphic Novel" by Gordon KORMAN and Hannah TEMPLAR (39 Clues - Graphic Novel series)
• "Porky Pies" by Ross MONTGOMERY (Little Gems series)
• "Shona, Word Detective" by John AGARD
• "Boffin Boy and the Red Wolf" by David ORME (Boffin Boy series)

Non Fiction:

• "Pekapeka - Secret Forest Bat" by Katie FURZE; illustrated by Ned BARRAUD
• "The Spectacular Science of Vehicles" by Rob COLSON

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture:

• "Do Not Feed the Kea" by Carol DUFFY; illustrated by Bailey O'MALLEY
• "The Pōhutukawa Christmas Tree" by Steven KAY

Fiction:

• "The Last Journey" by Stacy GREGG
• "Crow" by Nicola SKINNER; illustrated by Rebecca BAGLEY
• "Rocket and Groot - Tales of Terror" by Amanda DIEBERT; illustrated by Cam KENDAL (MARVEL - Rocket and Groot Graphic Novel series)
• "The Last Fallen Realm" by Graci KIM (Gifted Clans series)
• "Diary of a Pug - Super Pug" by Kyla MAY (Diary of a Pug series)
• "Animorphs - The Capture - Graphic Novel" by K. A. APPLEGATE, adapted by Michael GRANT.; illustrated by Chris GRINE (Animorphs - Graphic Novel series)
• "Dear Dad" by Jay Jay PATTON & Kiara VALDEZ; illustrated by Markia JENAI

Non-fiction:

• "Incredible but True : Bugs and Insects" by Melanie BRIDGES (Incredible But True series)
• "Women's Football Legends 2025" by Kevin PETTMAN
• "The Ultimate Ocean Encyclopedia" by Jon RICHARDS
• "Genius LEGO Inventions with Bricks you Already Have" by Sarah DEES

Senior Fiction:

• "Resist - A Story of D-Day" by Alan GRATZ

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture:

• "Some Days You'll Have Days Like These" by Josh PYKE; illustrated by Stephen Michael KING

Fiction:

• "Friday Forever" by Annie DALTON; illustrated by Brett HUDSON
• "Owl Diaries: The Owlympic Games" by Rebecca ELLIOT (Owl Diaries series)
• "Mixed-Up" by Kami GARCIA; illustrated by Brittney WILLIAMS
• "Fox Goes North" by Jeremy STRONG
• "Monster Blood - Graphic Novel" by R L STINE; adapted and illustrated by Maddi GONZALEZ (Goosebumps - Graphic Novel series)

Non Fiction:

• "Mega Tractors" by Christiane GUNZI

Senior Fiction:

• "Attack of the Black Rectangles" by Amy Sarig KING

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture:

• "The Invisible String" by Patrice KARST; illustrated by Joanne LEW-VRIETHOFF

Fiction:

• "Keeper of the Lost Cities: Exile" by Shannon MESSENGER (Keeper for the Lost Cities series)
• "Glitched" by Emily SNAPE (Game On! series)
• "The Last Comics on Earth : Too Many Villains!" by Max BRALLIER  and Joshua PRUETT; illustrated by Jay COOPER & Douglas HOLGATE
• "Special Delivery" by Jonathan MERES; illustrated by Hannah COULSON (Little Gems series)

Non-fiction:

• "Monster Joke Book" by Lisa REGAN; illustrated by Steven WOOD
• "Saints : Lives and Illuminations" by Ruth SANDERSON

Reference:

• "Guinness World Records 2026" 

End of Year 2025 - Update

Congratulations to Room 4 who were the first class with all student library books returned, followed closely by Room 1. Lets hope the last of the books come back over the next few days! 

The library stocktake is now almost 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 regularly until 17 December

End of Year Reminder 2025

 

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The Little, Big and Even Bigger Read 2025

Upper Hutt Libraries are very excited to be once again teaming up 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!

Tamariki of all ages can pick up an age-appropriate journal for FREE from any of the eleven libraries in Upper Hutt or Lower Hutt from 1 December 2025.

For more information about The Little, Big and Even Bigger Read 2025 click HERE

Getting Ready for End of Year 2025

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

All library books are due back next Monday, 1 December. You can help by returning all your library books to the library "As Soon As Possible".

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.