End of Year 2023 - Update

Congratulations to Room 11 who were the first class with all student library books returned. Lets hope a few more classes are able to return their remaining overdues by the last day of term!"

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 15 December 2023)

End of Year Reminder 2023

 

Getting Ready for End of Year 2023

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 this Friday, 1st December. You can help by returning all your library books to the library "As Soon As Possible" and before the end of this week 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.

Hutt Valley Summer Reading Challenge

Upper Hutt Libraries are very excited to be joining 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 click HERE

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Nadia Lim's Mischievous Milly" by Nadia LIM; illustrated by Fifi COLSTON
• "Weka's Waiata" by Niki SLADE-ROBINSON

Fiction:

• "Deltora Quest 2" by Emily RODDA  (Deltora Quest series)
• "Dragon Girls : Mei the Ruby Treasure Dragon" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Girls series)
• "I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967" by Lauren TARSHIS (I Survived - Graphic Novel series)
• "Go Ahead, Secret Seven" by Enid BLYTON (Secret Seven series)

Non-fiction:

• "Te Hui - The Meeting" by Alison CONDON & Gina TAGGART (Chronicles of Paki series)
• "Te Tohu - The Signing" by Alison CONDON & Gina TAGGART (Chronicles of Paki series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Māui - Sun Catcher / Māui - Te Kāihao I Te Ra" by Tim TIPENE; illustrated by Zac WAIPARA
• "Īhaka and the Unexpected Visitor" by Kirsty WADSWORTH; illustrated by Zac WAIPARA

Fiction:

• "Daisy and the Trouble with Christmas" by Kes GRAY (Daisy series) 
• "Spaceboy" by David WALLIAMS
• "The Last Fallen Moon" by Gracie KIM (Gifted Clans series)
• "The Dragon Prince : Through the Moon" by Gracie KIM (The Dragon Princes series)

Non-fiction:

• "Language Around the World" by Gill BUDGELL
• "Match Attacx Annual 2023"

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Pelorus Jack the Dolphin Guide" by Susan BROCKER; illustrated by Raymond McGRATH
• "I Am a Cat!" by Chrissie KREBS

Fiction:

• "Lopini The Legend" by Feana TU'AKOI
• "A Boy Called Christmas" by Matt HAIG
• "The Maze of Bones - Graphic Novel" by Rick RIORDAN & Ethan YOUNG (39 The Clues Graphic Novel series)

Non-fiction:

• "Te Renga - The Pathway" by Alison CONDON & Gina TAGGART (Chronicles of Paki series)
• "Te Wiki - The Week" by Alison CONDON & Gina TAGGART (Chronicles of Paki series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Stop the Tour" by Bill NAGELKERKE (My New Zealand Story series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "The Scarecrows Wedding" by Julia DONALDSON; Illustrated by Axel SCHEFFLER
• "Pō Mārie / Goodnight" by Norah WILSON; illustrated by Kimberly ANDREWS; translated by Pania PAPA (E Omā, Rapiti : Run, Rabbit - Bilingual series) 

Fiction:

• "Slappy, Beware!" by R.L. STINE (Goosebumps series) 
• "Felix Unlimited" by Andrew NORRISS
• "Dragon Girls : Naomi the Rainbow Glitter" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Girls series)

Non-fiction:

• "Minecraft Guide to Ocean Survival" by Craig JELLEY (Minecraft Guides series)
• "Queen Elizabeth II" by Sally MORGAN (A Life Story series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Lines of Courage" by Jennifer A. NIELSON

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Roo and Vladimir (An Unlikely Friendship)" by Minky STAPLETON
• "The Gubyllub" by Lisa HAMILTON-GIBBS

Fiction:

• "Robodog" by David WALLIAMS
• "Star Cat" by James TURNER (Star Cat series)
• "Beyond Platform 13" by Eva IBBOTSON & Sabina POUNDER

Non-fiction:

• "Octavius Hadfield The Friend of the Tangata Whenua" by Alison CONDON & Gina TAGGART (Chronicles of Paki series)
• "Wīremu Tāmihana Tarapīpipi The King Maker" by Alison CONDON & Gina TAGGART (Chronicles of Paki series)

Senior Fiction:

• "All The Pieces of Me" by Libby SCOTT & Rebecca WESTCOTT

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Marvin Makes a Friend" by Nadia LIM; illustrated by Fifi COLSTON
• "How to be a Hero in 6 Easy Steps" by Dhana FOX; illustrated by James HART

Fiction:

• "Four Eyes" by Rex OGLE; Dave VALEZA
• "Diary of a Netball Star : Netball Newbie" by Liz WATSON & Fiona HARRIS (Diary of a Netball Star series) 
• "Monty the Sad Puppy" by Holly Webb

Non-fiction:

• "100 Questions about Extreme Weather - And All the Answers Too" by Simon ABBOTT
• "Dear Pope Francis : Pope Francis Answers Letters from Children Around the World" by Pope Francis

Senior Fiction:

• "Kaleidoscope" by Brian SELZNICK

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Tulip and Sprout : A Growing Friendship" by Emma WOOD; illustrated by Carla MARTELL
• "The Lion Who Came to Stay" by Victoria MacKINLAY; illustrated by Ronojoy GHOSH

Fiction:

• "The Night My Dream Came Alive" by Juliette FORREST
• "My Little Brother's a Zombie" by Tony LEE; illustrated by Pedro J. COLOMBO (EDGE : Bandit Graphic series) 
• "Swim Team : Small Waves Big Changes" by Johnnie CHRISTMAS

Non-fiction:

• "ANZAC : The New Zealanders at Gallipoli" by Chris PUGSLEY
• "Rocks and Minerals - know-it-all" by Michael BURGAN (National Geographic Kids Weird But True series)

Senior Fiction:

• "A Rebel in Auschwitz" by Jack FAIRWEATHER  (True Stories in Focus series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Animal Explorers : Ivy the Bug Hunter" by Sharron RENTTA
• "Playtime / Te Wa Takaro" by Norah WILSON; illustrated by Kimberly ANDREWS; translated by Pania PAPA (E Omā, Rapiti : Run, Rabbit - Bilingual series) 

Fiction:

• "The Royal Birthday Party" by Enid BLYTON; illustrated by Alex PATERSON (A Wishing-Chair Adventure series) 
• "The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza" by Mac BARNETT; illustrated by Shawn HARRIS (First Cat in Space series)
• "Dragon Girls : Willa the Silver Glitter Dragon" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Girls series)

Non-fiction:

• "Mammals : Fast and Slow" by Eric GERON (Animals Fast and Slow series)
• "Ruatara and the New Beginning" by Alison CONDON & Gina TAGGART (Chronicles of Paki series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Chinatown Girl" by Eva Wong NG  (My New Zealand Story series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "There are No Moa, E Hoa" by Melinda SZYMANIK; illustrated by Isobel Joy TE AHO-WHITE
• "The Bewilderbeast" by Josh PYKE; illustrated by Binny TALIB

Fiction:

• "Jason Mason and the World's Most Powerful Itching Powder" by Andrew GUNN & Jason GUNN
• "Pearl : The Lost Unicorn" by Sally ODGERS (Pearl the Unicorn series) 
• "Clash" by Kayla MILLER (Click series) 
• "The Toxic Cookie Monster" by Tony BRADMAN; illustrated by Will OVERTON (Kid Force 3 series) 

Non-fiction:

• "Democracy" by Philip BUNTING  
• "Jean Batten - The Story of New Zealand's Great Pioneering Aviator" by Luisa ADAM