Mt Roskill Grammar

289,682 pages read and 5,845 team points

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I am not Esther

By Fleur Beale

5 stars

I reread this book as I'm planning on teaching it this year. I love "I am not Esther" and it's such a fascinating portrayal of what life inside of a religious cult might be like, and how the cult would try to change the way members think.
The Third Gilmore Girl

By Kelly Bishop

4 stars

I listened to "The Third Gilmore Girl" as an audiobook and it was great to hear Kelly Bishop share her life's journey. I was especially interested in her early days as a chorus dancer because I hadn't known much about her life (aside from her work on Gilmore Girls) prior to listening to this memoir.
Intermezzo

By Sally Rooney

5 stars

I love Sally Rooney and it was great to read a book of hers with different main characters to usual. I feel like she usually writes about female characters that I assume are similar to herself (female main characters are women in their early twenties in "Conversations with Friends" and "Normal People" and then as Sally Rooney got slightly older her female protagonists did in "Beautiful World Where Are You"). Intermezzo follows two brothers with a strained relationship, who are coming to terms with their father's recent death.
Think Again

By Jacqueline Wilson

3 stars

It was enjoyable to read about one of Jacqueline Wilson's characters (Ellie from the "Girls" series) all grown up. There were a few discrepancies between this book and what was canon in the original series (e.g., Wilson changed one character's name from "Guy" in the original series, to "Gary" in this one). I also wasn't a fan of Ellie's main relationship in this book. However, I enjoyed reading about Ellie's experience as a teacher and single mum and also enjoyed learning what Ellie's friends, Magda and Nadine, were up to in their adult lives.
Shooting Stars

By Brian Falkner

4 stars

I read this book since I'm planning on teaching it to my Year 10s next year. I think this book is an engaging YA read and I like how it uses a lot of unique formats to tell it's story (diary entries, court documents, etc.) It's also interesting to read a book set in Auckland that references many places that I know and visit frequently.
Malibu Rising

By Taylor Jenkins Reid

4 stars

I really enjoyed this book! I enjoyed the first half with the flashbacks to Mick and June more than the second half of the book focused on the party (which had a lot of side characters that were hard to keep track of), but overall this was an engaging read which focused on complex family dynamics, the struggles of fame, and surfing!

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