This month the book club read Room by Emma Donoghue, Next month we will be focusing on the book A Darker Shade of Magic By V. E. Schwab.
Book club meets on Tuesday the 8th of March @ the Library
Tuesday, 1 March 2016
NEW BOOKS OUT NOW!!
MAGIC IN THE MIX by ANNIE BARROWS
From best-selling Ivy and Bean author Annie Barrows comes the much-anticipated sequel to The Magic Half.
Molly and Miri Gill are twins. They look the same, act the same, sometimes even think the same. But they weren’t always twins. . . . Molly used to live in 1935, until Miri traveled back in time to save her from the clutches of Molly’s evil adoptive family. Only they know about the magic, and its power to set things right. So when home repairs unleash more unexpected magic from their very special . . . very magical old house, the girls set off on another time-traveling adventure to the Civil War where they race against the clock to save two unusual soldiers and come to terms with the truth about Molly’s real past.
ARISDTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE by BENJAMIN ALIRE SAENZ
BOMBER by PAUL DOWSWELL
ONE IN FIVE NEVER RETURNED.
Every boy dreams of flying, but in war that dream can turn into a nightmare. Harry Friedman is the gunner of the Macey May, an American Flying Fortress stationed in East Anglia. The Second World War is raging and the Nazis have swept over Europe. The crews of every Flying Fortress face terrible odds on their bombing missions. To make it through alive, Harry will need luck on his side and courage … Courage to keep going when he has watched close friends die. Courage to confront a terrible evil. And the courage to make it home from deep behind enemy lines.
Nail-biting tension and compelling storytelling combine with Dowswell's meticulous research to deliver a page-turner for fans of John Boyne, Morris Gleitzman and Marcus Zusak.
FIRST PERSON SHOOTER by CAMERON RAYNES
Jayden lives with his father on the edge of a small country town. He stutters and is addicted to video games.
His best friend Shannon knows how to handle a rifle. When her mum is released from prison, the town waits to see whether her sociopathic stepson Pete will exact revenge for the manslaughter of his father.
Caught with ammunition at school and suspended, Jayden's world disintegrates. As a drug war erupts, Pete gears up for his violent assault.
Will it be left to Jayden to stop him?
THE UNLIKELY HERO OF ROOM 13B by TERESA TOTEN
Deep, understated, and wise, this engaging YA novel, winner of the Governor General’s Award in Canada, is about more than the tough issue of teens dealing with obsessive-compulsive order. It also has romance, and a whodunit element that will keep readers guessing. Perfect for readers who love Eleanor & Park!
Adam Spencer Ross is almost fifteen, and he’s got his hands full confronting the problems that come with having divorced parents and new step siblings. Add to that his obsessive-compulsive disorder and it’s just about impossible for him to imagine ever falling in love. Adam’s life changes, however, the instant he meets Robyn Plummer: he is hopelessly, desperately drawn to her. But is it possible to have a normal relationship when your life is anything but?
Filled with moments of deep emotion and unexpected humor, The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B explores the complexities of living with OCD and offers the prospect of hope, happiness, and healing.
NOT IF I SEE YOU FIRST by ERIC LINDSTORM
Parker Grant doesn’t need 20/20 vision to see right through you. That’s why she created the Rules: Don’t treat her any differently just because she’s blind, and never take advantage. There will be no second chances. Just ask Scott Kilpatrick, the boy who broke her heart.
When Scott suddenly reappears in her life after being gone for years, Parker knows there’s only one way to react—shun him so hard it hurts. She has enough on her mind already, like trying out for the track team (that’s right, her eyes don’t work but her legs still do), doling out tough-love advice to her painfully naive classmates, and giving herself gold stars for every day she hasn’t cried since her dad’s death three months ago. But avoiding her past quickly proves impossible, and the more Parker learns about what really happened—both with Scott, and her dad—the more she starts to question if things are always as they seem. Maybe, just maybe, some Rules are meant to be broken.
Combining a fiercely engaging voice with true heart, debut author Eric Lindstrom’s Not If I See You First illuminates those blind spots that we all have in life, whether visually impaired or not.
END GAME by ALAN GIBBONS
'He was here again last night, the man with the dead eyes. He was in my room and in my head.'
There are not many things Nick Mallory knows for sure.
He knows there was a car crash. He knows he is in hospital. And he knows he feels furious with his father. What he doesn't know is why.
As his memories start to return, Nick finds himself caught in a net of secrets and lies - where truth and perception collide and heroes and villains are not easy to tell apart.
THE SACRED LIES OF MINNOW BLY by STEPHANIE OAKES
The Kevinian cult has taken everything from seventeen-year-old Minnow: twelve years of her life, her family, her ability to trust.
And when she rebelled, they took away her hands, too.
Now their Prophet has been murdered and their camp set aflame, and it's clear that Minnow knows something—but she's not talking. As she languishes in juvenile detention, she struggles to un-learn everything she has been taught to believe, adjusting to a life behind bars and recounting the events that led up to her incarceration. But when an FBI detective approaches her about making a deal, Minnow sees she can have the freedom she always dreamed of—if she’s willing to part with the terrible secrets of her past.
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly is a hard-hitting and hopeful story about the dangers of blind faith—and the power of having faith in oneself.
From best-selling Ivy and Bean author Annie Barrows comes the much-anticipated sequel to The Magic Half.
Molly and Miri Gill are twins. They look the same, act the same, sometimes even think the same. But they weren’t always twins. . . . Molly used to live in 1935, until Miri traveled back in time to save her from the clutches of Molly’s evil adoptive family. Only they know about the magic, and its power to set things right. So when home repairs unleash more unexpected magic from their very special . . . very magical old house, the girls set off on another time-traveling adventure to the Civil War where they race against the clock to save two unusual soldiers and come to terms with the truth about Molly’s real past.
ARISDTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE by BENJAMIN ALIRE SAENZ
This Printz Honor Book is a “tender, honest exploration of identity” (Publishers Weekly) that distills lyrical truths about family and friendship.
Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.
THE GHOST BY THE BILLABONG by JACKIE FRENCH
Hippies wear beads, demonstrators march against the Vietnam War, and the world waits to see the first human steps on the moon's surface.
But at Gibbers Creek, Jed Kelly sees ghosts, from the past and future, at the Drinkwater billabong where long ago the swaggie leaped to his defiant death.
But is seventeen-year-old Jed a con artist or a survivor? When she turns up at Drinkwater Station claiming to be the great-granddaughter of Matilda Thompson's dying husband, Jed clearly has secrets. As does a veteran called Nicholas, who was badly wounded in the Vietnam War and now must try to create a life he truly wants to live, despite the ghosts that haunt him too.
Set during the turbulence of the late 1960s, this was a time when brilliant and little-known endeavours saw Australia play a vital role in Neil Armstrong's 'one giant leap for mankind' on that first unforgettable moon walk.
The fifth title in the highly acclaimed Matilda Saga, The Ghost by the Billabong is a story of deep conflicts and enduring passions - for other people, for the land, and for the future of humanity.
BOMBER by PAUL DOWSWELL
ONE IN FIVE NEVER RETURNED.
Every boy dreams of flying, but in war that dream can turn into a nightmare. Harry Friedman is the gunner of the Macey May, an American Flying Fortress stationed in East Anglia. The Second World War is raging and the Nazis have swept over Europe. The crews of every Flying Fortress face terrible odds on their bombing missions. To make it through alive, Harry will need luck on his side and courage … Courage to keep going when he has watched close friends die. Courage to confront a terrible evil. And the courage to make it home from deep behind enemy lines.
Nail-biting tension and compelling storytelling combine with Dowswell's meticulous research to deliver a page-turner for fans of John Boyne, Morris Gleitzman and Marcus Zusak.
FIRST PERSON SHOOTER by CAMERON RAYNES
Jayden lives with his father on the edge of a small country town. He stutters and is addicted to video games.
His best friend Shannon knows how to handle a rifle. When her mum is released from prison, the town waits to see whether her sociopathic stepson Pete will exact revenge for the manslaughter of his father.
Caught with ammunition at school and suspended, Jayden's world disintegrates. As a drug war erupts, Pete gears up for his violent assault.
Will it be left to Jayden to stop him?
THE UNLIKELY HERO OF ROOM 13B by TERESA TOTEN
Deep, understated, and wise, this engaging YA novel, winner of the Governor General’s Award in Canada, is about more than the tough issue of teens dealing with obsessive-compulsive order. It also has romance, and a whodunit element that will keep readers guessing. Perfect for readers who love Eleanor & Park!
Adam Spencer Ross is almost fifteen, and he’s got his hands full confronting the problems that come with having divorced parents and new step siblings. Add to that his obsessive-compulsive disorder and it’s just about impossible for him to imagine ever falling in love. Adam’s life changes, however, the instant he meets Robyn Plummer: he is hopelessly, desperately drawn to her. But is it possible to have a normal relationship when your life is anything but?
Filled with moments of deep emotion and unexpected humor, The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B explores the complexities of living with OCD and offers the prospect of hope, happiness, and healing.
NOT IF I SEE YOU FIRST by ERIC LINDSTORM
Parker Grant doesn’t need 20/20 vision to see right through you. That’s why she created the Rules: Don’t treat her any differently just because she’s blind, and never take advantage. There will be no second chances. Just ask Scott Kilpatrick, the boy who broke her heart.
When Scott suddenly reappears in her life after being gone for years, Parker knows there’s only one way to react—shun him so hard it hurts. She has enough on her mind already, like trying out for the track team (that’s right, her eyes don’t work but her legs still do), doling out tough-love advice to her painfully naive classmates, and giving herself gold stars for every day she hasn’t cried since her dad’s death three months ago. But avoiding her past quickly proves impossible, and the more Parker learns about what really happened—both with Scott, and her dad—the more she starts to question if things are always as they seem. Maybe, just maybe, some Rules are meant to be broken.
Combining a fiercely engaging voice with true heart, debut author Eric Lindstrom’s Not If I See You First illuminates those blind spots that we all have in life, whether visually impaired or not.
END GAME by ALAN GIBBONS
'He was here again last night, the man with the dead eyes. He was in my room and in my head.'
There are not many things Nick Mallory knows for sure.
He knows there was a car crash. He knows he is in hospital. And he knows he feels furious with his father. What he doesn't know is why.
As his memories start to return, Nick finds himself caught in a net of secrets and lies - where truth and perception collide and heroes and villains are not easy to tell apart.
THE SACRED LIES OF MINNOW BLY by STEPHANIE OAKES
The Kevinian cult has taken everything from seventeen-year-old Minnow: twelve years of her life, her family, her ability to trust.
And when she rebelled, they took away her hands, too.
Now their Prophet has been murdered and their camp set aflame, and it's clear that Minnow knows something—but she's not talking. As she languishes in juvenile detention, she struggles to un-learn everything she has been taught to believe, adjusting to a life behind bars and recounting the events that led up to her incarceration. But when an FBI detective approaches her about making a deal, Minnow sees she can have the freedom she always dreamed of—if she’s willing to part with the terrible secrets of her past.
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly is a hard-hitting and hopeful story about the dangers of blind faith—and the power of having faith in oneself.
Thursday, 18 February 2016
PERFORMANCE CLUB BEGINS NEXT WEEK
ARE YOU A SINGER, MUSICIAN, DANCER, COMIC, ENTERTAINER, ACTOR, POET, SPOKEN-WORD PERFORMER, RAPPER OR INVOLVED IN ANY OTHER KIND OF PERFORMANCE???
ARE A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ON THE NORTHERN BEACHES???
WOULD YOU LIKE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO PERFORM???
YOU SHOULD JOIN THE MANLY LIBRARY PERFORMANCE CLUB!!!
MANLY LIBRARY'S PERFORMANCE CLUB OFFERS YOU SPACE TO PERFORM BEFORE YOUR CONTEMPORARIES, ENJOY PERFORMANCES FROM LIKE-MINDED YOUNG ADULTS, MEET NEW FRIENDS AND DISCUSS MUSIC, PERFORMANCE, LITERATURE AND THE ARTS IN A SAFE NON-JUDGMENTAL ENVIRONMENT.
GROUP PERFORMANCES WELCOME.
Call Dave @ the Library for more information or simply 'rock' up on the 4th Tuesday of every month at Manly Library, 4pm.
ARE A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ON THE NORTHERN BEACHES???
WOULD YOU LIKE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO PERFORM???
YOU SHOULD JOIN THE MANLY LIBRARY PERFORMANCE CLUB!!!
MANLY LIBRARY'S PERFORMANCE CLUB OFFERS YOU SPACE TO PERFORM BEFORE YOUR CONTEMPORARIES, ENJOY PERFORMANCES FROM LIKE-MINDED YOUNG ADULTS, MEET NEW FRIENDS AND DISCUSS MUSIC, PERFORMANCE, LITERATURE AND THE ARTS IN A SAFE NON-JUDGMENTAL ENVIRONMENT.
GROUP PERFORMANCES WELCOME.
Call Dave @ the Library for more information or simply 'rock' up on the 4th Tuesday of every month at Manly Library, 4pm.
YOUNG ADULT PERFORMANCE CLUB
ARE YOU A SINGER, MUSICIAN, RAPPER, ACTOR, DANCER, POET, COMIC, SPOKEN WORD OR PERFORMANCE ARTIST OR OTHER KIND OF PERFORMER OR ENTERTAINER???
WOULD YOU LIKE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO PRACTICE AND SHOWCASE YOUR WORK IN FRONT OF YOUR CONTEMPORARIES???
YOU SHOULD JOIN MANLY LIBRARY'S YOUNG ADULT PERFORMANCE CLUB!!!
MANLY LIBRARY'S PERFORMANCE CLUB OFFERS A SAFE, NON-JUDGMENTAL SPACE TO PERFORM IN FRONT OF LIKE-MINDED YOUNG ADULTS, ENJOY AND ENGAGE IN A VARIETY OF PERFORMANCES BY GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS, MEET NEW FRIENDS AND DISCUSS MUSIC, PERFORMANCE, LITERATURE AND THE ARTS WITH OTHERS FROM OUR LOCAL AREA.
GROUP PERFORMANCES WELCOME!
Call Dave @ the library for more info or simply 'rock' up on the 4th Tuesday of every month, 4pm at Manly Library.
Friday, 12 February 2016
Thursday, 11 February 2016
21ST CENTURY BOYS by NAOKI URASAWA - avaialable now!
War is over.
The Friend is dead.
Mankind no longer faces the threat of extinction.
Peace has finally come to Tokyo... Or has it? The mystery still remains.
Nobody knows who the Friend was and where he came from. The only clue is hidden deep within the memories—the memories of the hero Kenji. It is time to open Pandora’s Box to discover what is left at the bottom.
Friday, 15 January 2016
NEW BOOKS OUT NOW
THE BURNING ELEPHANT by CHRISTOPHER RAJA
THE BOY AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN by JOHN BOYNE (author of Boy in the Striped Pajamas)
ALL FALL DOWN (EMBASSY ROW #1) by ALLY CARTER (New York Times bestselling author)
TWINMAKER #3: FALL by SEAN WILLIAMS (the sci-fi follow up to crash & jump)
NEWT'S EMERALD by GARTH NIX (author of the Keys to the Kingdom series)
THE BOY AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN by JOHN BOYNE (author of Boy in the Striped Pajamas)
ALL FALL DOWN (EMBASSY ROW #1) by ALLY CARTER (New York Times bestselling author)
TWINMAKER #3: FALL by SEAN WILLIAMS (the sci-fi follow up to crash & jump)
NEWT'S EMERALD by GARTH NIX (author of the Keys to the Kingdom series)
EMMY & OLIVER by ROBIN BENWAY
INBETWEEN DAYS by VIKKI WAKEFIELD (author of Friday Brown & All I Ever Wanted)
BROTHERBAND CHRONICLES #5: SCORPON MOUNTAIN by JOHN FLANAGAN (from the author of the Ranger's Apprentice series)
SEVENTH SON (BOOKS 1&2 OF THE LAST APPRENTICE) by JOSEPH DELANEY
SPOOKS: CURSE/REVENGE/ALICE by JOSEPH DELANEY
VENUS ROCKS/RAVEN HEARTS by FIONA DUNBAR
DEEP WATER by LU HERSEY
BURN BRIGHT (NIGHT CREATURES #1) by MARIANNE DE PIERRES
Thursday, 7 January 2016
COMING THIS WEEK
SPIDERMAN: THE DEATH OF JEAN DE WOLFF - PETER DAVID
He's the Sin-Eater, the man who takes the world's sins for himself by killing every sinner he sees - and he sees them everywhere! But the lethal lunatic bites off more than he can chew when he robs Spider-Man of a dear friend: police captain Jean DeWolff! How can the grieving hero track down a villain with targets everywhere he goes? Join the wall-crawler for a frantic search through New York City that culminates in a pivotal moment between Manhattan's two biggest solo stars - Spidey and Daredevil.
NEIL GAIMAN'S LADY JUSTICE
NEIL GAIMAN'S LADY JUSTICE
From the mind of New York Times Best-selling author and Eisner Award-winning author Neil Gaiman, Lady Justice is the living embodiment of justice, possessing oppressed women and giving them the ability to fight their tormentors. In times of trouble, the spirit of Justice appears before women and offers them the chance to take revenge on their male abusers. This graphic novel series will collect all of the classic Lady Justice comics for the first time anywhere.
NEW BOOKS, MANGA AND GRAPHIC NOVELS AVAILABLE TO LOAN TODAY
ATTACK ON TITAN: KUKLO UNBOUND (PROSE NOVEL) - RYO SUZUKAZE
THE ANCIENT MAGUS' BRIDE: book 3 - KORE YAMAZAKI
DOCTOR WHO: GLAMOUR CHRONICLES - BIG BANG GENERATION - GARY RUSSELL
A MONSTER CALLS - PATRCK NESS (The book that inspired the new 2016 film)
MAGNUS CHASE: SWORD OF SUMMER - RICK RIORDAN (creator of Percy Jackson)
THE AFTER ROOM - MAILE MELOY
WHAT WE LEFT BEHIND - ROBIN TALLEY (author of Lies We Tell Ourselves)
MIRACLEMAN - THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR (ALAN MOORE)
THE ANCIENT MAGUS' BRIDE: book 3 - KORE YAMAZAKI
DOCTOR WHO: GLAMOUR CHRONICLES - BIG BANG GENERATION - GARY RUSSELL
A MONSTER CALLS - PATRCK NESS (The book that inspired the new 2016 film)
MAGNUS CHASE: SWORD OF SUMMER - RICK RIORDAN (creator of Percy Jackson)
THE AFTER ROOM - MAILE MELOY
WHAT WE LEFT BEHIND - ROBIN TALLEY (author of Lies We Tell Ourselves)
MIRACLEMAN - THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR (ALAN MOORE)
Friday, 18 December 2015
NEW YOUNG ADULT BOOKS AVAILABLE TODAY
BONE GAP by LAURA RUBY
Everyone knows Bone Gap is full of gaps—gaps to trip you up, gaps to slide through so you can disappear forever. So when young, beautiful Roza went missing, the people of Bone Gap weren’t surprised. After all, it wasn’t the first time that someone had slipped away and left Finn and Sean O’Sullivan on their own. Just a few years before, their mother had high-tailed it to Oregon for a brand new guy, a brand new life. That’s just how things go, the people said. Who are you going to blame?
Finn knows that’s not what happened with Roza. He knows she was kidnapped, ripped from the cornfields by a dangerous man whose face he cannot remember. But the searches turned up nothing, and no one believes him anymore. Not even Sean, who has more reason to find Roza than anyone, and every reason to blame Finn for letting her go.
As we follow the stories of Finn, Roza, and the people of Bone Gap—their melancholy pasts, their terrifying presents, their uncertain futures—acclaimed author Laura Ruby weaves a heartbreaking tale of love and loss, magic and mystery, regret and forgiveness—a story about how the face the world sees is never the sum of who we are.
DIARY OF A HAUNTING by M. VERANO
When Paige moves from LA to Idaho with her mom and little brother after her parents’ high-profile divorce, she expects to completely hate her new life, and the small town doesn’t disappoint. Worse yet, the drafty old mansion they’ve rented is infested with flies, spiders, and other pests Paige doesn’t want to think about.
She chalks it up to her rural surroundings, but it’s harder to ignore the strange things happening around the house, from one can of ravioli becoming a dozen, to unreadable words appearing in the walls. Soon Paige’s little brother begins roaming the house at all hours of the night, and there’s something not right about the downstairs neighbor, who knows a lot more than he’s letting on.
Things only get creepier when she learns about the sinister cult that conducted experimental rituals in the house almost a hundred years earlier.
The more Paige investigates, and the deeper she digs, the clearer it all becomes: whatever is in the house, whatever is causing all the strange occurrences, has no intention of backing down without a fight.
Found in the aftermath, Diary of a Haunting collects the journal entries, letters, and photographs Paige left behind.
Everyone knows Bone Gap is full of gaps—gaps to trip you up, gaps to slide through so you can disappear forever. So when young, beautiful Roza went missing, the people of Bone Gap weren’t surprised. After all, it wasn’t the first time that someone had slipped away and left Finn and Sean O’Sullivan on their own. Just a few years before, their mother had high-tailed it to Oregon for a brand new guy, a brand new life. That’s just how things go, the people said. Who are you going to blame?
Finn knows that’s not what happened with Roza. He knows she was kidnapped, ripped from the cornfields by a dangerous man whose face he cannot remember. But the searches turned up nothing, and no one believes him anymore. Not even Sean, who has more reason to find Roza than anyone, and every reason to blame Finn for letting her go.
As we follow the stories of Finn, Roza, and the people of Bone Gap—their melancholy pasts, their terrifying presents, their uncertain futures—acclaimed author Laura Ruby weaves a heartbreaking tale of love and loss, magic and mystery, regret and forgiveness—a story about how the face the world sees is never the sum of who we are.
DIARY OF A HAUNTING by M. VERANO
When Paige moves from LA to Idaho with her mom and little brother after her parents’ high-profile divorce, she expects to completely hate her new life, and the small town doesn’t disappoint. Worse yet, the drafty old mansion they’ve rented is infested with flies, spiders, and other pests Paige doesn’t want to think about.
She chalks it up to her rural surroundings, but it’s harder to ignore the strange things happening around the house, from one can of ravioli becoming a dozen, to unreadable words appearing in the walls. Soon Paige’s little brother begins roaming the house at all hours of the night, and there’s something not right about the downstairs neighbor, who knows a lot more than he’s letting on.
Things only get creepier when she learns about the sinister cult that conducted experimental rituals in the house almost a hundred years earlier.
The more Paige investigates, and the deeper she digs, the clearer it all becomes: whatever is in the house, whatever is causing all the strange occurrences, has no intention of backing down without a fight.
Found in the aftermath, Diary of a Haunting collects the journal entries, letters, and photographs Paige left behind.
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