Mandy Hager at next Wrappers Meeting

I'm delighted to tell you we will have a special guest at the Wrappers meeting next Friday.  Mandy Hager is an award winning author of young adult fiction and she will be speaking about her books and life as a writer. I don't know about you but I'm really excited about this - Mandy writes awesome stories!

All teens are welcome.  Our gathering is informal and I'm sure Mandy will be happy to answer your questions. We'll meet in the teens area of Paraparaumu Library from 5:30 to 7 pm.

 

Recommended Reads

It wasn't all doom, gloom and dark themed books at the last meeting. Here are some more books recommended by the Wrappers

The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

The Cleaner by Paul Cleave

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan

These two were not liked by the Wrappers who read them but they were mentioned because they are popular books with good ratings.  Have you read either of them?  What did you think?

We Were Liars by E Lockhart

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Dark Novels

Our last meeting was held on Friday the 13th so it seemed appropriate to talk about dark themed books.  One thing we noted was that 'dark' themes can be quite varied, from traditional witches and ghost stories to realistic fiction and also non-fiction.  Here are some titles recommended by the Wrappers as engrossing dark reads. All are available through SMART libraries.

A Series of Unfortunate Events (a series starting with The Bad Beginning)  by Lemony Snickett

The Red Tree (a sophisticated picture book) by Shaun Tan

Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

Born at Midnight (first in the Shadow Falls series) by C. C. Hunter

Poles Apart (non-fiction) by Gareth Morgan and John McCrystal

The Spook's Apprentice by Joseph Delaney

Skulduggery Pleasant series by Derek Landy

Answer a Question and Win

Who is the vilest villain, the darkest demon, the creepiest character in literature? There are some nasty characters out there in story land - but they do make a book interesting.   Perhaps there is a character who is particularly loathsome or scary to you. Choose one from the list below or add the name of someone you consider the greatest villain in fiction.

Complete the form to enter the prize draw (open to Kapiti District residents only). The winner will be drawn at the next Wrappers meeting on Friday 13 February.  

First Wrappers Meeting of 2015

The first Wrappers meeting of this year will be February 13th.  Although February 6th is the first Friday of the month it is Waitangi Day and the libraries will be closed.  So the Wrappers meeting will be held a week later than usual this month. 

As the date is Friday 13th the theme for this meeting will be 'dark themes'.  Bring along your favourite (if that's the right word to use) dark story for that part of the meeting. If you haven't got a copy of the book on hand that's fine, you can still talk about it.

You can also bring along a lighter read to share.  Perhaps something you read over the school holidays that was a great story.

All teens welcome and if you'd like to bring a friend or two please do. See you Friday 13th from 5:30 - 7 pm in the teens area at Paraparaumu Library.