Monday, March 27, 2023

On the New Books Display this Week



Picture Book:

  • "I Spy Island" by Sue HENDRA; illustrated by Paul LINNET
  • "Fergal Meets Fern" by Robert STARLING
      Fiction Book:
      • "Mary Anne Saves the Day" by Ann M. MARTIN & Reina TELGEMEIER  (Baby-Sitters Club - Graphic Novel series
      • "Children of the Rush - Book 1" by James RUSSELL
      • "Fart Boy - Bin Juice of Destiny" by Adam WALLACE (Fart Boy series
      • "The Invasion of Crooked Oak" by Dan SMITH (The Crooked Oak Mysteries series)  
      Non-fiction:
      • "Minecraft : Epic Inventions" by Thomas McBRIEN
      Senior Fiction:
      • "Virus" by Chris BRADFORD (Mortal Kombat series)  

      Tuesday, March 21, 2023

      On the New Books Display this Week


      Picture Book:

      • "Lily's Party Time" by Beatrix POTTER
      • "The Amazing Never-Ending Book" by Heath McKENZIE
          Fiction Book:
          • "Murder Most Unladylike" by Robin STEVENS 
          • "Ella Diaries : Fundraising Frenzy" by Meredith COSTAIN (Ella Diaries series
          • "I Survived : The Attacks of  September 11, 2001" by Lauren TARSHIS (I Survived - Graphic Novel series
          • "Mischief and Mayhem : Born to be Bad" by Ken LAMUG (Mischief and Mayhem series
          • "Horrid Henry Rainy Day Disaster" by Francesca SIMON (Horrid Henry series
          Reference:
          • "Guinness World Records 2023" 

          Monday, March 13, 2023

          On the New Books Display this Week



          Picture Book:

          • "Happy Birthday Peter!" by Beatrix POTTER
          • "The Grandmothers of Pikitea Street" by Renisa Viraj MAKI; illustrated by Nikki SLADE ROBINSON
              Fiction Book:
              • "There's a Yeti in the Playground!" by Pamela BUTCHART 
              • "Ella and Olivia : Reading Challenge" by Yvette POSHOLGLIAN (Ella and Olivia series
              • "Hot Dog! - Soccer Time!" by Ahn DO (Hot Dog! series)  
              • "Jessi's Secret Language" by Ann M. MARTIN & Chan CHAU  (Baby-Sitters Club - Graphic Novel series
              Non-fiction:
              • "Polar Bears : Survival on the Ice" by Jason VIOLA (Science Comics series
              Senior Fiction:
              • "Truly Tyler" by Terri LIBENSON (Emmie & Friends series)

              Monday, March 6, 2023

              On the New Books Display this Week



              Picture Book:

              • "Ernie and the Magic Kennel" by Robert RAKETE & Janine THOMAS; illustrated by Kimberly ANDREWS
              • "Flit the Fantail and the Mystery Eggs" by Kat MEREWETHER
                  Fiction Book:
                  • "Iron Man" adapted by Alex IRVINE 
                  • "Animorphs : The Visitor - Graphic Novel" by K.A. APPLEGATE & Michael GRANT; illustrated by Chris GRINE (Animorphs series
                  • "Unicorn Diaries : Storm on Snowbelle Mountain" by Rebecca ELLIOT (Unicorn Diaries series)  
                  • "The Legend of the Maze" by Thea STILTON (Thea Stilton and the Treasure Seekers series
                  • "The Last Fallen Star" by Graci KIM (Gifted Clans series)  
                  Non-fiction:
                  • "Minecraft : Redstone Handbook" (Minecraft Handbooks series
                  Senior Fiction:
                  • "Miss Quinces" by Kat FAJARDO

                  Thursday, March 2, 2023

                  Most Popular in 2022

                  The most popular books in St Brendan's School Library in 2022 were:


                  1st      Minecraft Guides series


                  2nd    Catwad series by Jim Benton


                  3rd       Baby-Sitters Little Sister 
                              - Graphic Novel series 
                              by Mary Ann Martin illustrated
                              by Katy Farina & others

                  4th=     Guts by 
                  Reina Telgemeier,
                              Dog Man series by Dav Pilkey
                              Baby-sitters Club- Graphic Novel series Mary Ann Martin,
                              illustrated by Reina Telgemeier & others,
                              Donut the Destroyer by Sarah Graley & Stef Purenins,
                              Minecraft Master Builder : Mega Metropolis by Anne Rooney
                              
                  5th    The Bad Guys series by Aaron Blabey; Looshkin series by Jamie Smart

                  6th    Glitch by Sarah Graley

                  7th   The Piggy and Gerald series (Elephant and Piggy) by Mo Willems

                  8th=   Amulet series by Kazu Kabuishi; Smile by Reina Telgemeier; A Stack of Alpacas by Matt Cosgrove; Minecraft Bite-Size Builds; Minecraft Vol 2 - Graphic Novel; Cats : Nature and Nurture by Andy Hirsch; Cat Kid series by Dav Pilkey; Ghosts by Reina Telgemeier; Seriously, Do Not Open This Book by Andy Lee; Whitney and Britney series by Lucinda Gifford; Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd; I Survived - Graphic Novel series.



                  9th=   Game On seriesElla Diaries series by Meredith Costain; Hot Dog! series by Ahn Do; 7 Good Reasons Not to Grow Up by Jimmy Gownley


                  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 2022?