The Reading Challenge - the Wrappers Recommend

The Reading Challenge is on now for all readers aged 13-99 who would like to be involved in an easy library run challenge that simply involves choosing, reading and reviewing books. Even the reviewing part is optional but you could win a basket of goodies if you submit a review. 

The Wrappers are encouraging readers of all ages to read teen books and there are many that appeal to adults as well as teens. The list of top recommended books from the last Wrappers meeting is below. The photos and reviews from the meeting are on display in Paraparaumu Library as are books for people to borrow and the list in paper form.  

I am Not Esther  /  Fleur Beale  (NZ author)

The Hunger Games  /  Suzanne Collins (became a movie)

One  /  Sarah Crossan

The Maze Runner  /  James Dashner  (became a movie)

The Fault in our Stars  /  John Green  (became a movie)

Dear Vincent  /  Mandy Hager  (NZ & Kapiti Coast author)

The Giver  /  Lois Lowry (became a movie)

Tomorrow When The War Began  /  John Marsden (became a movie)

Wonder / R J Palacio

Northern Lights  /  Philip Pullman (became a movie)

Divergent  /  Veronica Roth (became a movie)

Between Shades of Gray  /  Ruta Sepetys

The Raven Boys  /  Maggie Steifvater

Black Butler  /  Yana Toboso (gaphic novel—manga)

The Book Thief  /  Marcus Zusak (became a movie)

Winnie Wins Teen Category of Poetry Competition

Congratulations to one of the Wrappers, Winnie Van't Hof-Pacheco, who won the teen category of the 2016 Kāpiti District Libraries Poetry Competition.  The theme was winter and/or Matariki and Winnie has beautifully combined the themes to produce the wonderful poem below called Statues.

Glistening from cold

the Seven Statues of ice lay frozen

Skin as blue as the glassy lake

their hands danced upon

they lay still and cold

Eyes like pools of hopes

Drowning in the snow

The cold of their hearts begin to thaw

their icy glare softens

as they see their snowy white image

stretching before their eyes

day by wretched day

they would lay being vain

begging the sun for

just one more minute of the day

until the sun went away

and the moon came to play

behind the clouds he would hide

In fear that his mind

Would fall in love with these girls

And their selfish eyes

Until the day came, he would play this game

Once every new year till they melted away