The Wrappers Recommend

The following books were recommended by Wrappers at our May meeting. Try one - you might find your new favourite story! Just click on the title to go to the library catalogue and place your reservation.

Wonder by R J Palacio

Karneval by Touya Mikanagi

The Here and Now by Ann Brashares

The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater

The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park

The Fish of Maui

To our friends in Russia:

We have prepared an audio recording for you.  It is our retelling of a Maori legend called The Fish of Maui.  The Maori people came to New Zealand hundreds of years before the Europeans arrived and they have many legends about the history of the land, culture and the natural world.  One of them tells the story of how the land of New Zealand (Aotearoa in Maori) was created. Maui is a hero who appears in several legends and in this legend he catches a VERY big fish. We hope you enjoy it and can understand us!  

Best wishes,
The Wrappers



The You Tube version below is in Maori with English subtitles and pictures from a well known book version of the legend.