What did you read this summer?

I read...

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. And once you pass through Coldtown's gates, you can never leave.

When an ordinary party turns into a massacre Tana has no choice but to go to Coldtown - will she be able to find a way out?

This is a great drama/romance with a vampire theme. A movie has been made and will be heading our way soon.

 



Welcome to our library blog 2015

Welcome everyone
2015 is looking like an exciting year with plenty of new books all ready to hit the shelves and some great new graphic novels on order.

If you would like to be part of a Teen Book Group Mt Roskill Public Library is starting one this year. They are meeting every second Friday to talk about the latest fiction and manga. It's free and snacks are provided. Check them out on facebook under mountroskillteenbookgroup.

Free online Magazine

If you enjoy reading Creme and Girlfriend here is a link to a new free online magazine called Molly and Fox. Take a look and see if you like it.

Molly and Fox


You can view back issues from this link too.

Molly and Fox eMag - Designed to entertain & inspire!

If you are looking for a mag that celebrates YOU –  smart, creative, adventurous, up to stuff YOU, then Molly and Fox is it.

A free monthly eMag designed filled with articles from girls all around the world. Video & music clips, podcasts, interviews, and links to online stores with great special offers and loads more. You can visit our online library for direct access to current and past issues or you can

SUBSCRIBE   To get every issue delivered right to your inbox – FREE.

 

The Giver by Lois Lowry

First published in 1993 this is a classic dystopian novel. If you enjoyed the Divergent series then this book is for you ... and they have made it into a movie. Watch the trailer below and then come and borrow the book from the library.

If I stay - film trailer

Here it is, the official trailer for If I Stay

Don't forget to take a box of tissues with you to the movies!

Derek Landy visiting New Zealand in October

If, like me, you are waiting for the final installment of the Skulduggery Pleasant adventures in September you will be excited to hear that author Derek Landy will be visiting New Zealand in October. He will be in Auckland on Saturday 4th of October. The venues he will be visiting are listed below.





 



MEDIA RELEASE

HarperCollins Children’s Books announces the grand finale of the hugely popular epic adventure Skulduggery Pleasant and an author tour.

The #1 international bestselling series and Irish Book of the Decade draws to its heart-stopping conclusion in a year of ground breaking events and innovative marketing that marks 2014 out as The Year of the Requiem.

Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy burst onto the publishing scene in 2007 with a colossal splash and a new children’s fiction superstar was born. The last three books have been number-one bestsellers in the UK, Ireland , Australia and New Zealand, global sales are in excess of 5 million copies and Skulduggery Pleasant can now be read in 36 languages.

The awards heaped upon the epic adventure series include Irish Book of the Decade and the Red House Book Award. It also featured on Oprah’s Book Club. Derek Landy has become a ‘golden god’ to his 75k facebook fans, a fandom unparalleled for its feverish devotion. Many of these fans have grown up with Skulduggery, they generate vast amounts of Skulduggery inspired fan art and creative writing and happily queue for as much as six hours on Derek’s book signing tours. They are a unique and dedicated community, often striking up friendships through their shared passion for Skulduggery.

Skulduggery Pleasant: The Dying of the Light will be released in New Zealand on 1 September.  It is the explosive and extraordinary conclusion to the series.

Derek Landy will be visiting New Zealand at the beginning of October.  His public appearances will be as follows:

Thursday 2 October
12.30pm Whitcoulls Riccarton Mall, Christchurch
5.30pm contact The Children’s Bookshop, Ph 03 366 5274 for venue and ticket details

Friday 3 October
12pm Whitcoulls Queensgate Mall, Lower Hutt, Wellington
5.30pm Event with The Children’s Bookshop, contact books@thechildrensbookshop.co.nz for tickets and venue

Saturday 4 October
11am Whitcoulls Westfield Sylvia Park, Mt Wellington, Auckland
2.30pm Whitcoulls Albany Mall, Auckland

For further details about Derek Landy, visit www.skulduggerypleasant.com

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

This is a great story and looks like being just as successful as The Fault in our Stars with the movie version coming out on August 28.

It is the story of Mia and how her life changes in an instant when her family's car is hit by a truck on a snowy road, all the choices she could have made for her future are gone ... except one.

There is a sequel, which we also have in the library, called 'Where she went' which is just as good as the first book.

'If I Stay' is on display this week and you can reserve it at the issues desk.