Youth at the Beaches: recomended read

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Wednesday, 9 November 2016

Our Final Meeting of the Young Adult Bookclub will be on Tuesday 13th December

At our final book club meeting of 2016 we will be discussing Yellow by Australian Author Megan Jacobson.

check out a video review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM2DEBFuYl0

New Non-Fiction

The Hate Race - Maxine Benaba Clarke

Maxine Beneba Clarke’s father was the first in his family to go university. They were working class, from Tottenham, a suburb of London. He’d shown a talent for mathematics and became an academic; her mother was an actress. They were a bright young couple with a bright future in England so people were surprised when Bordeaux Clarke accepted a teaching position at a University in Western Sydney and he and his wife Cleo moved to Kellyville in Sydney’s west. There they proceeded to have three children. Their middle daughter, Maxine, grew up to become a poet and writer of great note.

Apart from their education and culture, what made the Clarke family different from the usual English migrants was their Afro Caribbean heritage – they were black. What is it like to be black in Australia? The Hate Race is an attempt to explain what it feels like to suffer a lifetime of constant slights that range from comments yelled from a passing car, ‘Fuck off, you black bitch’, to the more restrained but just as hurtful, ‘Maxine you are a very, very nasty little black girl.’ To navigate this while growing up was a constant strain. Maxine’s wonderful mother would try to support her, reminding her that they were only words, but words did hurt her, they ‘hurt inside my heart’.

I felt a sense of shame reading this book; shame that I, that my society, were not better. But I also felt that this moving, beautifully crafted memoir was something that we should all read because it could teach us how not to be. I wondered: could I hurt someone because they were different, had I? You can’t read this book and not be affected by it; you can’t read this book and not be astounded by the force of its writing. It will be something you want to discuss with your friends, with your world. (review from readings.com.au)

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)

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

Friday, 18 December 2015

NEW GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR CHRISTMAS READING

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: PRELUDE by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING

Prepare for Marvel Studios' newest big-screen blockbuster with these all-new stories taking place just before the film! Who is Nebula? What tragic events forged her unbreakable allegiance to her dark lord? And how does Korath the Pursuer fit in? Then, as Gamora begins her quest for the Orb, see firsthand why she is the considered the most dangerous woman in the universe! Plus, relive the Guardians' individual debuts as Gamora and Star-Lord burst onto the scene, Drax and Iron Man take on Thanos, Rocket Raccoon meets the Hulk...and Groot tries to enslave the earth!

BATMAN: HARLEY QUINN by PAUL DINI et al.

Head over heels in her devotion to the Joker, Arkham psychiatrist Harleen Quinzel gave up her career (and her sanity) to transform herself into the ultimate companion for crime’s clown prince - the mad moll Harley Quinn.
Of course, Harley’s romance with the Joker hasn’t been easy. The two are at each other throats as often as in each other’s arms, and that buzzkill Batman is always sticking his nose in just when things are starting to get fun. But what great love story is without the occasional incarceration and life-threatening peril?
The Joker’s main squeeze takes center stage in these stories from top creators Paul Dini, Yvel Guichet, Don Dramer, Joe Quinones, Neil Googe and more!

BABA YAGA'S ASSISTANT by MARIKA MCCOOLA

ASSISTANT WANTED ASAP
Must have skills in hauling, obeying orders, cooking, and cleaning. Magical talent a bonus. Must be good with heights. Enter Baba Yaga's house to apply.
Most children think twice before braving a haunted wood filled with terrifying beasties to match wits with a witch, but not Masha. Her beloved grandma taught her many things: that stories are useful, that magic is fickle, and that nothing is too difficult or too dirty to clean. The fearsome witch of folklore needs an assistant, and Masha needs an adventure. She may be clever enough to enter Baba Yaga's house on chicken legs, but within its walls, deceit is the rule. To earn her place, Masha must pass a series of tests, outfox a territorial bear, and make dinner for her host. No easy task, with children on the menu!
Wry, spooky and poignant, Marika McCoola's debut--with richly layered art by acclaimed graphic artist Emily Carroll--is a storytelling feat and a visual fest.

ASTRO CITY: CONFESSION by KURT BUSIEK

Astro City, after dark: What becomes of the world of wonders—of noble heroes and sinister villains—once the sun retreats? Walk the night streets of Astro City to discover the secrets of the reclusive Confessor—and face a crisis that could destroy the city and everyone in it.

After leaving his rural home and working his way into the superhero scene as a busboy and waiter, Brian Kinney attracts the attention of Astro City's vigilante, Confessor. Dubbed “Altar Boy,” Brian becomes the Confessor’s sidekick just in time to witness Astro City suffer under the looming threat of a serial killer on the loose. As shadows approach and the city’s leaders move to ban superheroes altogether, Brian is forced to question the actions of his mentor. Will their partnership be doomed before it can even begin?

From acclaimed creators Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson and Alex Ross, this second volume collects ASTRO CITY #1/2, 4-9. It also features ASTRO CITY: A VISITOR’S GUIDE, a comprehensive guidebook to the city, covering its history, neighborhoods, fine cuisine and more, and including “Our Brightest Stars,” a gallery of Astro City’s heroes, drawn by a virtual who’s who of superstar talent.