Mt Roskill Grammar

ClaireC

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  • Quarantine

    By Philippa Werry
    4 stars

  • Stop The Tour!

    By Bill Nagelkerke
    4 stars

  • Before We Were Yours

    By Lisa Wingate
    4 stars

    Based on true stories - not history to be proud of.

  • Iris and Me

    By Philippa Werry
    4 stars

  • Journey to Tangiwai

    By David Hill
    4 stars

  • The Thursday Murder Club

    By Richard Osman
    5 stars

  • The Beekeeper's Apprentice

    By Laurie R King
    5 stars

    Sherlock Holmes and his female apprentice - loved this book.

  • The Porangi Boy

    By Shilo Kino
    4 stars

  • Daring to Drive

    By Manal Al-Sharif
    4 stars

    Wow, inspirational.

  • The Wahine Disaster

    By Shirley Corlett
    4 stars

  • How To Kill Me and Get Away With It

    By Katy Brent
    5 stars

    I don't think I should like this book as much as I did - just appealed to my (sick) sense of humour!

  • Love, Iris

    By Elizabeth Noble
    4 stars

  • The Weight of Water

    By Sarah Crossan
    4 stars

  • Bookshop Dogs

    By Ruth Shaw
    3 stars

  • Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean

    By Various authors
    3 stars

    A selection of short stories written by both Australian and Indian female writers

  • The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

    By Sherman Alexie
    4 stars

  • Yellowface

    By Rebecca F Kuang
    2 stars

    When I first heard about this book I wasn't interested in reading it, then saw loads of people recommend it, so thought I'd give it a try. Wish I'd stuck to my instinct. Not my type of book.

  • Lost and Found

    By Toni Street
    4 stars

  • Rainbow Warrior

    By Sharon Holt
    4 stars

  • The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic

    By Breanne Randall
    4 stars

    A delightful story of magic and love, with recipes thrown in for good measure.

  • The Five

    By Hallie Rubenhold
    4 stars

    Enjoyed this book as much for learning about the 5 women as for the insight into how people lived in London in the 1800s.

  • The Glass House

    By Eve Chase
    5 stars

    Couldn't put this down! Well written mystery

  • Swimming on the Moon

    By Brian Conagham
    4 stars

  • Bastion Point

    By Tania Roxborough
    5 stars

    Excellent insight into what happened at Bastion Point.

  • Three Things I Know Are True

    By Betty Culley
    5 stars

    A powerful verse novel.

  • Did I Ever Tell You This?

    By Sam Neill
    4 stars

    Sam telling stories of his life in a pleasant way.

  • Potiki

    By Patricia Grace
    5 stars

  • Mister Pip

    By Lloyd Jones
    5 stars

  • Lady of the Eternal City

    By Kate Quinn
    5 stars

    This is the 4th in the series of books by Kate Quinn about the Roman Emperors - absolutely loved these books and sad to have finished them. Based on true events.

  • Flying and Falling

    By Lynda Tomalin
    4 stars

    Easy read - deals with mental health issues and depression in an effortless way.

  • The Detective's Guide to Ocean Travel

    By Nicki Greenbert
    4 stars

    Junior Fiction book - pleasant story of a missing jewel at sea set on a grand luxury liner in the 1920s.

  • The Raupo Book of Maori Proverbs

    By A E Brougham & A W Reed
    4 stars

  • Wavewalker

    By Suzanne Heywood
    5 stars

    Wow, what an awesome read

  • Always Italicise

    By Alice Te Punga Somerville
    4 stars

  • Liberation Day

    By George Saunders
    1 stars

    Not a big Sci-Fi fan, so didn't really enjoy this book of short stories.

  • Thirst

    By Varsha Bajaj
    4 stars

    For ages 10+. Set in Mumbai it tells the story of Minni and her fight for everyone in Mumbai to have access to fresh water.

  • The Axeman's Carnival

    By Catherine Chidgey
    5 stars

    Read this in one day! Beautifully written book about a difficult subject, through the eyes of a magpie!

  • Pandemic

    By Sally Stone
    4 stars

  • Straight Up

    By Ruby Tui
    5 stars

    Love Ruby's attitude to life and her love of women's rugby is infectious.

  • How To Loiter in a Turf War

    By Coco Solid
    4 stars

  • People Kill People

    By Ellen Hopkins
    4 stars

    Guns and white supremacy aren't really my thing, yet this book is so well written that I totally enjoyed it.

  • Silver Linings

    By Katrina Nannestad
    3 stars

  • Canterbury Quake

    By Desna Wallace
    4 stars

  • Pride

    By Ibi Zoboi
    3 stars

    A retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in New York

  • Daughters of Rome

    By Kate Quinn
    4 stars

  • The Librarianist

    By Patrick DeWitt
    2 stars

  • One

    By Sarah Crossan
    5 stars

    This is the first verse novel I read and I loved it.

  • Thieves Gambit

    By Kayvion Lewis
    5 stars

  • Empress of Rome

    By Kate Quinn
    4 stars

  • Mistress of Rome

    By Kate Quinn
    4 stars

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