Victoria, Lakita and Katie, in the library early on Saturday morning, making fairies from 'Fairy Make and Do' which they are reading for the Summer Reading Challenge.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Summer Reading Challenge 2009
RULES:
- Pick up a copy of the Reading Challenge in the Library or download and print your own copy!
- Choose your journey across from start to finish.
- Start anywhere along the start line.
- You can travel horizontal, vertical or diagonal.
- You cannot jump squares!
- Write the title of the book in the square and get it stamped by a Librarian when you return it.
- Entrants must be 6-12 years old.
- Closing Date is the 31st August.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Summer Reading
Just a quick round up of some good adult fiction reads for the Summer. Vikas Swarup has a new book out "The Six Suspects" which follows in the same style of "Q &A" (made into the film Slumdog Millionaire). It's set in India and is a tightly plotted story with multiple characters all coming together on one fateful night. It's an excellent read, full of the contradictions of India with glamour and squalor, heroes and villains and an ending which types up all the narrative. Also new is Kirsty Crawford's "The Secret Life of Husbands" which is a a classic light Summer read, with plenty of wit and wry observations. Another recommended read is "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" by Moshin Hamid, which has featured on many Award lists. While it is a short novel, it draws the reader in, beginning with a conversation in which the main character outlines his life to date. As it unfolds, the reader is aware of a unspoken secret, which may or may not be revealed. An outstanding book, which is well worth a look.
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