Book Review By: 'A Senior Student' What is the book about? An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after a storm removed him from the main group. He had to overcome many struggle’s such as supplying food form himself. NASA had to find a way t get him back to earth. Eventually, they got the main … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW THE MARTIAN by Andy Weir
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Book Review By: "A Senior Student" Title: The Messenger Author: Markus Zusak What is the book about? The protagonist ED Kennedy is a regular guy who gets chosen to care about other people. He gets messages to complete tasks to make the world a better place. This book is very interesting & mysterious. Who would … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW THE MESSENGER by Marcus Zusak
We enter this novel in the world of the silo. For as long as everyone has been alive, and for many generations before, humans have lived in the silo, inhabiting and working on levels such as the up-top, the mids, and the down-deep. This last portion of the silo, buried deep under the earth, … Continue reading Book Review: WOOL by Hugh Howey
In 'Walking Free', author Munjed al Muderis, retells his amazing life story as a surgeon, and privileged son of wealthy Iraqis, who became an illegal immigrant in an Australian detention centre, and then went on to become a world leading orthopaedic surgeon. Munjed’s life was altered in a single moment when his surgical team … Continue reading ‘Walking Free’ by Munjed al Muderis
Over the past decade scientists have been busy terraforming (transforming a planet so that it can support and sustain human life) the planet Mars. It’s the 26th century and Earth’s population is reaching its breaking point. To ensure the survival of humanity, earth dwellers look to Mars. With the planet successfully terraformed, humans hope to … Continue reading Terra Formars by Yu Sasuga & Ken-ichi Tachibana
James et la Grosse Pêche or James and the Giant Peach is the French edition of the much-loved young people's book, written by renowned author Roald Dahl. When our protagonist James Henry Trotter loses his parents in a horrific rhinoceros accident, he is forced to move in with his Evil Aunt Sponge and Wicked Aunt … Continue reading James et la Grosse Pêche by Roald Dahl
Tomorrow is ANZAC day. As such, our first #bookoftheweek takes us back to 1915. The story ‘My Gallipoli’ lets you walk the lives of many, without leaving the comfort of your seat. The story begins in Turkey with Shepard Adil Sakin enlisting to defend his homeland, his Gelibolu. As it continues we meet a soldier transporting … Continue reading My Gallipoli by Ruth Starke & Robert Hannaford
All the way from Junior School Library, here are fantasy-genre expert Miss A's picks for the top 5 books to read before you leave school. Ready Player One Ernest Cline It's the year 2044, and the real world is an ugly place. Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes his grim surroundings by spending his … Continue reading Miss Anagnostopoulos’ picks
Still looking for something to read? Here we have Mrs Paterson's picks! You'll recognise themes of survival, power, and destiny running through all these books. The characters in these stories overcome fear, learn the importance of curiosity, and the search for truth. His Dark Materials trilogy Philip Pullman Not long after Lyra Belacqua witnesses a … Continue reading Mrs Paterson’s picks
The literary/library/book-selling world abounds with lists. What you should read during the summer, what you should read on a road trip, what you should read before you die, what you should read in the event of a zombie apocalypse. (I thought I was being funny with the zombies, but it turns out someone has written … Continue reading Miss Mileto’s picks
