Green Bay Primary School

36,067 pages read and 2,306 team points

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Sight Lines

By Kirsty Baker

4 stars

Women and Art in Aotearoa. Ok, so not a book you’d necessarily read cover to cover but an excellent reference, dip in, dip out. Includes well known artists such as Frances Hodgkins & Rita Angus but also lesser known & covers pre colonialism to contemporary work of 35 artists. Entertaining & informative writing with appealing visuals & layout. Really enjoyed the eclectic range and fresh perspective of this history of women artists in NZ.
Things I learned from Falling

By Claire Nelson

4 stars

Riveting and gritty true survival story. Claire falls and is severely injured alone in the desert. Told with all the emotional honesty she experienced when faced with near death and the flashbacks to how she got there. A great read.
At the Point of Seeing

By Megan Kitching

3 stars

Beautiful poems about NZ environment. Especially enjoyed the bird poems.
Zeustian Logic

By Sabrina Malcolm

4 stars

Great for upper primary readers. Told from point of view of Tuttle ( Duncan) a teen boy who is grieving the death of his father, a famous mountain guide lost on Everest under the shadow that he caused the death of his client too. Zeustian Logic is Tuttle’s online name and parts of the story are told with messages between him and his friend. There are also lots of references and stories of the stars / astronomy which Tuttle is passionate about. A sad but also funny, real life story about families and dealing with difficulties.
Under the Egg

By Laura Mars Fitzgerald

4 stars

A great mystery story for around y6-7. Set in New York with 2 quirky main characters who track down where a suspected stolen masterpiece came from. A fun introduction to art history with coverage of Renaissance and stolen art of Nazis.
Not the end of the World

By Hannah Ritchie

5 stars

Everybody should read this. It provides scientific research & graphs that bust some common myths about environmental problems. In the same vein as Hans Rosling, it shows how media reporting & headlines have influenced what we believe when in fact the reality is different. It is definitely not denying climate change & negative human impacts on the planet but does provide examples of positive progress being made towards sustainability and a focus for what will make a difference. Reading this book will make you more optimistic about the future.
Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

By Taylor Jenkins Reid

4 stars

Hollywood glamour and deceit. A great read with interesting characters and exploration of love and non conventional relationships.
Poorhara

By Michelle Rahurahu

4 stars

This book is great. 2 cousins on a road trip. It’s sad, funny & real NZ.
Lioness

By Emily Perkins

2 stars

Not my fav read but the characters gave an insight into rich privilage and white collar crime
Truganini

By Cassandra Pybus

3 stars

Especially poignant after going on holiday to Tasmania, a difficult but interesting read about the lives of indigenous Tasmanian people and their treatment by colonists.
Playground

By Richard Powers

4 stars

A mix of natural history and sci fi with the ocean and artificial intelligence. Enjoyed this more than his previous ‘Overstory’
The Instrumentalist

By Harriet Constable

3 stars

Music, sexism & feminism in Vivaldi’s Venice. A great story with great characters
James

By Percival Everitt

4 stars

Huckleberry Finn from perspective of Jim. Brilliant
A Song to drown Rivers

By Ann Liang

3 stars

A story of love and treachery set in ancient warring China. Enjoyable
Sewing Moonlight

By Kyle Mewburn

3 stars

Set in Central Otago between 1928 & just after ww2 the story follows the life of German immigrant Wilhelm. He farms using biodynamic principles & is alternately befriended & experiences suspicion & prejudice from his new local community. Has the highs & lows of real life beautifully told.
The Sentence

By Louise Erdrich

4 stars

Multiple layers going on here. Ghosts and love/ family relationships and Tookie- the main character works in a bookshop so there are lots of references to books she has read. Native American Indian culture too. An interesting read about what haunts people.
The Anxious Generation

By Jonathan Haidt

3 stars

Interesting read with data and research on rise in depression and anxiety in Gen Z . He relates this to less real world play and more virtual with call to change and suggestions.
Life Impossible

By Matt Haig

3 stars

Interesting story about a retired maths teacher who moves to Ibiza after inheriting a house there. A bit of mystery, contemporary issues and the supernatural.

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Sight Lines

Things I learned from Falling

At the Point of Seeing

Zeustian Logic

Under the Egg

Not the end of the World

Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Poorhara

Lioness

Truganini

Playground

The Instrumentalist

James

A Song to drown Rivers

Sewing Moonlight

The Sentence

The Anxious Generation

Life Impossible

Green Bay Primary School

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