Thursday, March 29, 2012

Guest Review: The Power of Six


My review for The Power of Six
By Gina Seyb
Rating: *****
Age groups that might enjoy it: 11+ and my Mum
I think that ‘The Power of Six’ is an EXCELLENT book. This is the second instalment to ‘I am number 4’, the story is told by two people, Marina AKA number 7 and John Smith AKA number 4. This book starts off in Spain where a girl named Marina is hiding from the bloodthirsty alien Mogadorians. She has heard rumours about a “terrorist” wreaking havoc in Paradise, Ohio and suspects that he is one of her own people from the devastated planet Lorien. Meanwhile John Smith has just fled Ohio and is again on the run, along with Sam Goode and number 6. This book is action packed and introduces more characters each with their own intriguing stories to tell.
I really enjoyed the suspense and the fact that it switched between two different people. I could NOT put it down; the storyline entwines amazingly and continues smoothly, telling you a few more things that you wouldn’t even know about in the first book. I love the fact that the magic and power is mixed in with reality too because it makes it seem realistic and powerful. Roll on Book 3.
I hope that ‘Pittacus Lore’ keeps writing more fantastic books.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

TeenZone Temuka
















Check out the awesome new sign in Temuka Library's TeenZone! Way cool!!!

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Which District are you from?


Take the quiz in TeenZone Timaru to find out, and take a close look at this cool Hunger Games display and the map of Panem. Timaru District Libraries staffer Emily Watson is happy to find she's from District ??? Which one are YOU from???

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Hunger Games


Vampires and paranormal are so last year... dystopian novels are what's hot in 2012.
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. But Katniss has been close to death before--and survival, for her, is second nature. The Hunger Games is a searing novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to our present. Welcome to the deadliest reality TV show ever...
Reserve a copy and read it before the movie release in March!

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Winner of Ursula Moray Williams Centenary year Cup for Children's Writing






Congratulations to Mafoa Siale, Winner of the Ursula Moray Williams Cup for Children’s Writing!!!! Mafoa, from Bluestone School, was also winner of the Year 7-8 category for her story "Winter". UK judge Colin Davison awarded the prize to Mafoa's story "for its wonderful use of language, that reminded me of the power of folk legends".

Many thanks to Colin Davison, The Friends of the Library and Aoraki Reading Association South Canterbury for their support for this competition.


Thursday, December 15, 2011

Best of the best 2011

Looking for something to read??? Check out the groaning shelves of new books in all our libraries, or for a selection of vampireless fiction try the "Books that don't suck" stand in TeenZone Timaru, or find inspiration in this list of the best of 2011 from Chicago Public Library... http://www.chipublib.org/forteens/teenspages/bestofbest_teen.php
happy reading!!! :-)

PS tell us what your best reads of 2011 were???

Prizegiving Ursula Moray Williams centenary competition

Come along to find out who won the Ursula Moray Williams Centenary Creative Writing Competition! Winners will be announced at the Prizegivng ceremony in the Children's Area, Timaru Library at 4pm on Friday 16 December. See you there!!!