Answer a question and win

'Never judge a book by it's cover'. It's a saying that has been around for years and it has some merit when choosing a book you've never read.  Imagine the wonderful story you could miss out on if you only judged a book by it's cover.

Now think of it differently. What if you know the story and had to choose the cover?  Take Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone for example. It has been published with several different covers over the past 20 years. Take a look at five of the covers below and make your choice. Which cover do you like best?

Fill in your answer on the Google Form and be in to win a brand new book. Open to Kāpiti District residents only. The winner will be drawn at the next Wrappers meeting on Friday 1 April. 

One by Sarah Crossan

Grace and Tippi. Tippi and Grace. Two sisters. Two hearts. Two dreams. Two lives. But one body.
Grace and Tippi are conjoined twins, joined at the waist, defying the odds of survival for sixteen years. They share everything, and they are everything to each other. They would never imagine being apart. For them, that would be the real tragedy.
But something is happening to them. Something they hoped would never happen. And Grace doesn’t want to admit it. Not even to Tippi.
How long can they hide from the truth—how long before they must face the most impossible choice of their lives?

This is a beautiful and emotional read.  It is written in free verse style which was surprisingly easy and quick to read. The story is told from the point of view of one conjoined twin, Grace, and through her we learn both of her individuality and her powerful bond with Tippi.  It’s also a story of a family facing several challenges and how they are coping individually and as a family.  A revealing insight into life as a conjoined twin and a deeply moving story. 

Talking about books with teens in Russia

The Wrappers met some Russian teens via Skype and talked with them about favourite books. Luckily for us the Russian students learn English so we could understand each other.  We didn't know many of their favourites and they didn't know many that the Wrappers had picked as their individual choices.  However there were some popular books they both knew and liked, especially books that appear on 'best seller' and 'most borrowed from the library' lists in New Zealand. Those books included the Divergent series, the Fault in our Stars and Harry Potter.