Any Books Under Your Bed?

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On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Little Miss Christmas" by Roger & Adam HARGREAVES
• "Mr. Christmas" by Roger HARGREAVES
• "I Am Not A Worm!" by Scott TULLOCH

Fiction Book:

• "Diary of a Wimpy Kid : The Long Haul" by Jeff KINNEY (Diary of a Wimpy Kid series)
• "Warriors: Tigerstar & Sasha - Escape from the Forest" by Erin HUNTER & Dan JOLLEY (Warriors - Graphic Novel series)

Senior Fiction

• "Just a Dog" by Michael Gerard BAUER
• "Against the Spin" by Michael PANKRIDGE (The Legends series)

 Non-Fiction:

• "Apes and Monkeys" by Barbra TAYLOR (Discover Science series)
• "Things to Make and Do For Christmas" by Fiona WATT (Usborne Activities series)

Coming Soon ... More Books to Film

Paddington - due in cinemas just before the end of term 4, and the summer holidays.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day - due in cinemas early December.




AND for the older readers ... and possibly much older viewers ...

Hunger Games : Mockingjay - Part 1 - due in cinemas this month, only a week to go!

The Hobbit - Battle of the Five Armies - due in cinemas mid December.

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "How to Catch a Monster" by Christina BOLLENBACH
• "Hero of the Hill" by Joy COWLEY; illustrated by Philip WEBB

Fiction Book:

• "Don't Look Now - Book 1" by Paul JENNINGS; illustrated by Andrew WELDON (Don't Look Now series)
• "Ava Anne Appleton : Accidental Adventurer" by Wendy HARMER (Ava Anne Appleton series)
• "The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett" by Tom ANGLEBERGER (Origami Yoda series)

Senior Fiction

• "Feed" by M.J. HOWES

 Non-Fiction:

• "Fantastic Frogs" by Penelope ARLON (Scholastic Reader series)
• "Scooby-Doo! A to Z Ultimate Joke Book" by Howie DEWIN and others

Mrs Keane recommends ...

Picture Books:

A Bad Kitty Christmas by Nick Bruel

Henry's Map
by David Elliot

Seesaw Po
by Kyle Mewburn &
illustrated by Katz Cowley

Library Lion
by Michelle Knudsen & illustrated by Kevin Hawkes

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "That's Mine" by Michel Van ZEVEREN
• "Oku Tae Maori = My Maori Colours" by Tracey DUNCAN

Fiction Book:

• "Dragon Boogie" by Erik CRADDOCK (Stone Rabbit series)
• "Cosmic" by Frank Cottrell BOYCE
• "Spooky House" by Sally RIPPIN (Billie B Mystery series)

Senior Fiction

• "The Year of Big Dreams" by Karen McCOMBIE

 Non-Fiction:

• "Nana, Poppa and Tetchy Tui" by Ann SERGEANT
• "Nana's and Poppa's Bucket List" by Ann SERGEANT

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Competitions

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From Monday we'll have two Diary of a Wimpy Kid competitions running in the library.

1. Design a Diary of a Wimpy Kid book cover
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Trivia Quiz

The competitions will run until the end of morning tea on Friday, 14th 21st  November. 

Entry forms & competition details available in the library.

Please make sure you put your name and room number on your form(s) and give them to Mrs Keane no later than the end of morning tea break on Friday, 14th 21st November 2014.

PRIZES to be won!

Please note: These competitions are open to students of  St Brendan's School (Heretaunga) only.

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "The Tiger who was Angry" by Rachel ELLIOT; illustrated by John BENDALL-BRUNELLO

Fiction Book:

• "Double Trouble : Prank Alert" by Fiona REGAN (Double Trouble series)
• "Double Trouble : Midnight Mayhem" by Fiona REGAN (Double Trouble series)
• "Undead Pets : Goldfish from Beyond the Grave" by Sam HAY (Undead Pets series)
• "Emily Feather and the Enchanted Door" by Holly WEBB (Emily Feather series)

Senior Fiction

• "Monkey Boy" by Donovan BIXLEY

 Non-Fiction:

• "Titanic : Disaster at Sea" by Sean CALLERY (Scholastic Reader series)
• "Reptiles" by Belinda WEBER (Discover Science series)

Browsing Book:

• "Mind-Boggling Lateral Thinking Puzzles" Lucy Dear (editor)

Coming Soon ... Diary of a Wimpy Kid Lunchtime Activities

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The latest in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney, The Long Haul, is due out in bookstores on Wednesday, 5th November 2014. 

To help you all prepare for this new addition to the series we'll have Diary of a Wimpy Kid activities in the library at lunchtime on Thursday, 30th October and Tuesday, 4th November. 

Come along and join in the fun!

We'll also be running a competition, or maybe two - check the blog again next week for details.

On the New Books Display this Week

Junior Browsing Book:

• "The Usborne Big Book of Big Trains" by Megan CULLIS

Fiction Book:

• "EJ Spy School : The Test" by Susannah McFARLANE (EJ12 Spy School series)
• "EJ Spy School : The Race" by Susannah McFARLANE (EJ12 Spy School series)
• "The Extincts" by Veronica COSSANTELI
• "Night of the Living Dust Bunnies " by Erik CRADDOCK  (Stone Rabbit series)

Senior Fiction

• "The Earthsea Quartet" by Ursula LE GUIN

 Non-Fiction:

• "Flight of the Honey Bee" by Raymond HUBER; illustrated by Brian LOVELOCK
• "Ponies" by Laura MARSH (National Geographic KIDS series)
• "Vile Victorians" by Terry DEARY (Horrible Histories series)

Reading is Important

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On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Dangerous!" by Tim WARNES
• "The Lamb who came for Dinner" by Steve SMALLMAN; illustrated by Joelle DREIDEMY

Fiction Book:

• "The Monster Story-Teller" by Jacqueline WILSON; illustrated by Nick SHARRATT
• "Strawberry Thief" by Sally RIPPIN (Billie B Mysteries series)
• "Undead Pets : Night of the Howling Hound " by Sam HAY (Undead Pets series)

Senior Fiction

• "Dizzy" by Cathy CASSIDY

 Non-Fiction:

• "Minecraft : Construction Handbook" by Matthew NEEDLER & others (Minecraft Handbook series)
• "Minecraft : Combat Handbook" by Stephanie MILTON & others (Minecraft Handbook series)

Jennifer Lawrence reading Harry Potter

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