This book was thrust into my hands by one of my avid year 7 readers. She said I had to stop reading everything else and give this a go. Whilst it isn’t one of my favourite books of the year, I can see why it grabbed her attention. So, what makes Follow Me Back by Nicci…
Category: Bookish Things
A new favourite author – Sarah J Maas
There are some authors that you just want to read everything they’ve ever written because you’ve fallen in love with their writing style, character development, and plot lines. I have not felt this way about an author since I was in year 6 and reading Tamora Pierce‘s series, such as Song of the Lioness, Daughter of…
Twisted Fairy Tales – why we can’t let go.
I have recently read a take on the Beauty and the Beast story called “The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty’s Prince” and I have just started “A Whole New World: A Twisted Tale,” which is based on the story of Aladdin, and I began to wonder what drove me to revisit these timeless stories…
Smile – Telegmeier
After needing to buy a second copy because our first was never on the shelf, I decided to give this a go and I was not disappointed. I can see why it’s so popular among our year 7s and really wish there had been something like this around when I was 12. Synopsis: “Smile” is…
Illuminae – Kaufman and Kristoff
This was recommended to me by one of my colleagues and I haven’t been able to thank her enough. I was unsure how I would react to the unusual format in which this book is presented, however I found it one of the most enjoyable and gripping reads this year. This is a thrilling sci-fi…
Holiday recommendations
As we come to the end of another busy term I am often asked by my students “what should I read over the holidays?” In answer to those questions, I thought I would write a quick post of my top 10 recommendations for holiday reading this year. 1. The Wishing Spell – The Land…
Graphic Novels – My new love
I read my very first graphic novel in April this year. It was Batman: Hush by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Jim Lee, and I absolutely loved it. It took me a while to understand the format of a graphic novel and for my brain to easily accept reading the images along with the font,…
Maggot Moon – Gardner
Now this was an interesting read! This book was selected for the YA Book Club my school runs for its teachers. At first I was very put off by the title and the cover, but I soon came to absolutely love this book. Synopsis: Maggot Moon is based on a dystopian universe that mirrors the…
Why I love YA
I hear a lot of my friends and colleagues often saying either one of two things: I cannot stand Young Adult, it is often poorly written and I just don’t get the point behind some of the stories. I absolutely love Young Adult, it is my guilty pleasure reading for when I want something easy….
Destroying Avalon – McCaffrey
I read this book because we were looking for more books that cover the darker side of the Internet and we had approximately 150 of these in our book hire but they were listed as senior fiction (accessible to years 10 – 12). My goal was to ascertain whether or not this book should remain as…
The Lifting Librarian 