Book Fair 2024

   All purchases from the Book Fair help to 

earn new resources for our library.

Book Fair 2024 - Coming Soon

St Brendan's School Book Fair 2024 will be open before and/or after school on most weekdays between the afternoon of Wednesday, 24 July and the evening of Tuesday, 30 July. More information about Book Fair opening hours will be on display next term. All purchases from the Book Fair help to earn free books for our school library.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Adventures in the Multiverse Fiero Code Competition 2024

Upper Hutt Library presents ... Adventures in the Multiverse!

1 June to 31 July 2024

There is still time to participate in Adventures in the Multiverse! Get coding and craft your very own choose-your-own-adventure game using Code Blocks (Scratch).

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New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2024 - Non-Fiction

 

Ultrawild: An Audacious Plan to Rewild Every City on Earth  written & illustrated by Steve Mushin

Tuatara: A Living Treasure by Katie Furze; illustrated by Ned Barraud

Patu: The New Zealand Wars written & illustrated by Gavin Bishop (Tainui, Ngāti Awa)

Wot Knot You Got: Mophead's Guide to Life written & illustrated by Selina Tusitala Marsh

The Observologist: A Handbook for Mounting Very Small Scientific Expeditions written & illustrated by Giselle Clarkson

See the list of Te Reo Maori, Young Adult and other award finalists HERE.

Image via New Zealand Book Awards Trust

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "The Midnight Adventures of Ruru and Kiwi" by Clare SCOTT; illustrated by Amy HAARHOFF
• "Te Wairua o Waitangi" (The Spirit of Waitangi) by Sharon HOLT; illustrated by Sophie HOLT

Fiction:

• "The Dog that Saved Christmas" by Nicola DAVIES
• "Break" by Kayla MILLER
• "Diary of a Pug : Beach Pug" by Kyla MAY (Diary of a Pug series)

Non-fiction:

• "Neil Armstrong" by Isabel Sanchez VIGARA (Little People, Big Dreams series)
• "Matter and Materials" by Peter MELLET (Hands on Science series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Gamer" by Chris BRADFORD (Mortal Kombat series)

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2024 - Junior Fiction

Double Dippers! by Raymond McGrath

Take Me to Your Leader  by Leonie Agnew

Lopini the Legend by Feana Tu‘akoi

Nine Girls by Stacy Gregg (Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Pūkeko, Ngāti Maru Hauraki)

Grimmelings by Rachael King


Visit the blog again next week for the Non-Fiction finalists or if you can't wait till then have a look here for a list of all the finalists.

Image via New Zealand Book Awards Trust

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Ten Delicious Teachers" by Ross MONTGOMERY; illustrated by Sarah WARBURTON
• "Lucy and the Dark" by Melinda SYZMANIK; illustrated by Vasanti UNKA

Fiction:

• "Dream Team" by Alan GIBBONS
• "Fairytales : The Villains Version" by Kaye UMANSKY
• "Masher" by Fifi COLSTON
• "Animorphs : The Message" by K.A. APPLEGATE & Michael GRANT; illiustrated by Chris GRIME (Animorphs - Graphic Novel series)

Non-fiction:

• "Squawk! - Donovan Bixley's Forest Birds of Aotearoa" by Donovan BIXLEY
• "Smart Kids Science"

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2024 - Picture Books

Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai written by Michaela Keeble & illustrated by Tokerau Brown

Hatch and Match written & illustrated by Ruth Paul

Lucy and the Dark written by Melinda Szymanic & illustrated by Vasanti Unka

Dazzlehands written by Sascha Cotter, illustrated by Josh Morgan (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau-a-Kai)

At the Bach written by Joy Cowley & illustrated by Hilary Jean Tapper


Visit the blog again next week for the Junior Fiction finalists or if you can't wait till then have a look here for a list of all the finalists.

Image via New Zealand Book Awards Trust

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Excuse Me, Santa!" by Dave HUGHES & Holly IFE; illustrated by Philip BUNTING
• "Te Tunu Keke/ Cake Bake" by Norah WILSON; illustrated by Kimberly ANDREWS; translated by Pania PAPA (E Omā, Rapiti : Run, Rabbit - Bilingual series) 

Fiction:

• "Hot Dog! - Tidy Time!" by Anh DO(Hot Dog! series) 
• "Bella's Den" by Berlie DOHERTY
• "Dragon Girls : Hana the Thunder Dragon" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Girls series)

Non-fiction:

• "Forces and Movement" by Richard ROBINSON (Super Science series)
• "501 Great Kiwi Jokes"

Senior Fiction:

• "Sunny Makes her Case" by Jennifer HOLM & Matthew HOLM (Sunny series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "The Darkest Dark" by Chris HADFIELD & Kate FILLION; illustrated by The Fan Brothers
• "Camilla The Cupcake Fairy" by Tim BUGBIRD; illustrated by Ede LARA

Fiction:

• "Waffles" by Ellen MILES (The Puppy Place series)
• "Robot Girl" by Malorie BLACKMAN
• "Treasure in the Lake" by Jason PAMMENT
• "I Survived : The Great Alaskan Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren TARSHIS (I Survived series)

Non-fiction:

• "Inside Planet Earth" by Steve PARKER
• "The Ultimate Book About Me" by Richard PLATT

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Bowerbird Blues" by Aura PARKER
• "Remember That November" by Jennifer BECK; illustrated by Lindy FISHER

Fiction:

• "Ella and Olivia : Country School" by Yvette POSHOGLIAN (Ella and Olivia series)
• "The Climbers" by Alette STRAATHOFF
• "Claudia and the Bad Joke" by Mary Ann MARTIN; illustrated by Arley NOPRA (Baby-Sitters Club - Graphic Novel series)
• "Hot Dog! - Lolly Time!" by Ahn DO (Hot Dog! series)

Non-fiction:

• "Materials" by Richard ROBINSON
• "Birds of Prey : Terrifying Talons" by Joe FLOOD (Science COMICS series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Lola The Lollipop Fairy" by Tim BUGBIRD; illustrated by Ede LARA
• "Kind" by Alison GREEN; illustrated by Axel SCHEFFLER

Fiction:

• "Diary of a Pug : Pugs Snow Day" by Kyla May (Diary of a Pug series)
• "Oscar's Lonely Christmas" by Holly WEBB
• "Amulet : Waverider" by Kazu KABUISHI (Amulet series)
• "Friday Barnes : Collision Course" by R.A. SPRATT (Friday Barnes series)

Non-fiction:

• "13 Painter's Children Should Know" by Florian HEINE
• "Don't Mess With Science" by Anna CLAYBOURNE

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Ellie Copter : Nee Naw and Friends" by Deano YIPADEE; illustrated by Paul BEAVIS
• "My Body, My Rules" by Nicki Esler GILL; illustrated by Dasha RILEY

Fiction:

• "Cat Kid Comic Club : Influencers" by Dav PILKEY (Cat Kid Comic Club series)
• "The Secret Lake" by Karen INGLIS
• "Meet Ella : The Big Show" by Rebecca McRITCHIE (Meet Ella series)
• "Lunar" by Chris BRADFORD

Non-fiction:

• "Wearing Braces" by Harriet BRUNDLE (Human Body Helpers series)
• "Wearing Glasses" by Harriet BRUNDLE (Human Body Helpers series)