The Wrappers Recommend

Looking for some holiday reading?  These books were recommended by the Wrappers at our final gathering for 2017.  A Neil Gaiman theme emerged as the meeting progressed and we decided to set a summer reading challenge - read a book by Neil Gaiman (one that you haven't read before).

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle by Kate de Goldi

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge

Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte

The Mysteries of the Quantum Universe by Thibault Damour

Thing Explainer: complicated stuff in simple words by Randall Munroe

Magnus Chase series by Rick Riordan

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

 

The Wrappers Recommend

Books recommended at the November meeting:

Kids of Appetite by David Arnold

Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor

The Devil is a Part Timer by Akio Hiiragi

The Mortal Engines series by Philip Reeve

The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart series) by Philip Pullman

We are Okay by Nina Lacour

The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater 

The Wrappers Recommend

Looking for a good read? These books were recommended by the Wrappers at the October meeting:

One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus

The Walled City by Ryan Graudin

Sabriel by Garth Nix

The Year of Living Biblically by A J Jacobs

Lockwood and Co series by Jonathan Stroud

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Resurrection (Skulduggery Pleasant #10) by Derek Landy

The Wrappers Recommend

Recommended reads from the August Wrappers meeting:

Lullaby by Bernard Beckett

The Severed Land by Maurice Gee

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

Time Keeper by Tara Sim

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

The Pause by John Larkin

Burning Blue by Paul Griffin

That Stubborn Seed of Hope by Brian Falkner

The Moth by various authors

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Magnus Chase by Rick Riordan

Department 19 by Will Hill  

 

 

The Wrappers Recommend

Recommended books from the July Wrappers meeting. Try one! Let us know what you think about it.

The Odyssey by Homer

The Beatles - all our yesterdays by Jason Quinn  (new graphic novel)

Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie

The Mouse and his Child by Russell Hoban

The Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb: an American Slave by Henry Bibb

Very Good Lives by J K Rowling

Shiver (#1 Mercy Falls trilogy) by Maggie Stiefvater

Like Nobody's Watching by L J Ritchie

Natsume's Book of Friends by Yuki Midorikawa

The Wrappers Recommend

Books recommended at the June meeting - click on the title to go to the catalogue to reserve a copy for yourself. Happy reading!

The Sonnets by William Shakespeare

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon

In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park

I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

Bridge to Terabithia by  Katherine Patherson

Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett

A Series of Unfortumate Events by Lemony Snickett

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

Theodore Boone by John Grisham

Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling

The Holy Bible

Nimona by Noelle Stevenson

A Dragons Guide to the Care & Feeding of Humans by Laurence Yep

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 

The Wrappers Recommend

Books recommended at the May 2017 meeting:

A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (audio book)

I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson

Dracula by Bram Stoker

The 10pm Question by Kate de Goldi

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

All the Wrong Questions series by Lemony Snicket

In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park

A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea by Melissa Fleming

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

The Wrappers Recommend

Books recommended at the April meeting.  There are lots of recommendations this month so plenty of choice here! 

Free to Fall by Lauren Miller

The Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse

We Were Liars by E Lockhart

What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang

Stardust by Neil Gaimen

2001 A Space Odyssey by Arthur C Clarke

The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett

The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett

Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (also available as a talking book from Kāpiti District Libraries)

I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Catch 22 by Joseph Heller 

Hamilton the Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Split by Swati Avasthi

13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher

The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Travelling Restaurant by Barbara Else

 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

The Registry by Shannon Stoker    (Axis360 audio book)

Reckoning by Kerry Wilkinson

The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd

Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh

Maus by Art Spiegelman

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Wrappers Recommend

Books recommended by the Wrappers at the March 2017 meeting:

The Knife That Killed Me by Anthony McGowan

Undertow by Michael Buckley

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Night Vision by Ella West

The Flying Dutchman by Brian Jacques

Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

Young Avengers - Sidekicks by Marvel (graphic novel)

Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

Oldies but Goodies

How old is the oldest book in Paraparaumu Library?  It's was gifted to the library, is called Sherlock's Sermons 3 and has a date inside - M.DCC.LV  (or 1755). Last month the Wrappers borrowed some of the older books in the teen collection, much more recent than 1755, but classics that are held in stack or continue to be reprinted.  Considering the challenge of reading something that might be outside their usual preferences nearly all of the books received positive reviews. The titles are linked to the catalogue below so you can reserve a copy to read for yourself. 

Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor

Old Yeller by Fred Gipson

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

The Cay by Theodore Taylor

Watership Down by Richard Adams

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

The Thirty Nine Steps by John Buchan

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

The Wrappers Recommend

It seems as though the Wrappers enjoyed plenty of reading time over the summer break and there is a good list of recommended books this month. Some are library books, some are not. I've linked the books to the catalogue and changed the way I've done some of the links so hopefully they all work now.  Please let me (Carolyn) know if the links are not working. 

Harry Potter series by J K Rowling (worth reading again!)

What We Left Behind by Robin Talley

Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer

Hush, Hush  by Becca Fitzpatrick (first in series of 4 books)

Nimona by Noelle Stevenson

A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket  (now also a Netflix series)

Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

The Poison Throne by Celine Kiernan  (first book in the Moore Hawke trilogy)

The Industry of Souls by Martin Booth

The Young Elites by Marie Lu

172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad

Orange by Ichigo Takano

Wrappers 2017

Calling all keen readers and/or writers - Wrappers group get-togethers start again next week. If you're a teen who lives on the Kapiti Coast you're welcome to come along to Paraparaumu Library to talk books and socialise with other teens. We meet monthly on the first Friday of each month from 5.30 -7.00pm. No need to register, just turn up and join in.  See you on Friday 3 February!