Waitaki Boys' High School

38,174 pages read and 2,854 team points

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A painted house

By John grisham

5 stars

A good story about a 7 year old boys hard life in a cotton farming family. I enjoyed this realistic story about the harsh life, the rough people, and family pulling together to help those less fortunate, then making the decision to seek a less hard life.
Sophie's journey

By Sally collings

4 stars

I was expecting the story of sophie. The book is written based on all the people involved in Sophie's accidents and recovery sharing their experience and views on meeting and helping sophie. What a remarkable little girl.
Don't just sit there

By Tony Christiansen with Liz dobson

4 stars

What an incredible story. Tony christainsons life and success after a horrific accident took both his legs. Tony is an expert at setting high goals and achieving them. Amazing man
Daddy's girl

By Lisa Scottoline

4 stars

Good reading with twists.A Law professor turns detective after being caught up in a prison riot, then suspect in a murder and threats.
Children of liberty

By Pauline simons

2 stars

Didn't enjoy this book. Young italian girl immigrated to america with poor family. Meet rich boys, work hard to become successful, meets up with rich boy several years later, slopes, etc
The secret letters of the monk who sold his ferrari

By Robin sharma

4 stars

A great read for the new year. A story about finding the secrets of a happy life. Great advice
Mirror lake

By Thomas Christopher greene

4 stars

Good holiday reading, nice story with interesting plot
A greyhound of a girl

By Roddy doyle

3 stars
The coffee trader

By David liss

2 stars

Not the best for bedtime reading, I couldn't keep up with who was probably trying to ruin who. All revealed at the end
Father joe -the man who saved my soul

By Tony Hendra

4 stars

Tony Hendra writes candidly of his life and of a monk called Father Joe who's guidance, friendship and love was always there for him
Written on the body

By Jeanette winterson

3 stars

Written as adulter contemplates relationships past and present, leaves current lover as thinks it's in her best interest, then looks for her. It is not clear what sex the narrator is. Unusual
Blood sisters

By Barbara & Stephanie Keating

4 stars

Good holiday read. Three girls from different backgrounds grow up as friends in Kenya. As they grow up and alive throws troubles and they struggle to stay in touch
Colour of Justice

By J Leon Pridgen

3 stars

Enjoyed this book in the end. Took me a while to get through it. About a lawyer who trys to forfill his father's dying wish. Learning he has a half brother on deathrow, meeting him and then trying to prove him innocent .it was well into book before mention of brother, but got better from then.
Salem Falls

By Jodi Picoult

4 stars

A male teacher wrongfully convicted of sexual assault trying to rebuild his life and outrun the past. Another good read from Jodi Picoult whom I always enjoy her real life like stories.
Banksy, the man behind the wall

By Will Ellswoeth-Jones

3 stars

Alot of research into banksy and his paintings and their stories. Very interesting but just too long for me.
City birds, a Dunedin field guide

By Odt, sue michelsen-heath & ilka sohle

4 stars

How to identify birds in our area, useful info on their habitat, history and where to find them. Printed in 2005 but still relevant.
Raymond Ching The Bird paintings Paintings

By David Snow, ah Chisholm and M F Soper

4 stars

A big book with beautiful pictures. Informative text about the birds and drawing techniques. What amazing artist.
Rebel with a cause

By Ray avery

4 stars

Biography of a very interesting life. Well written with humor and in understandable science language. A story worth reading. What a legend.
Down the Lane Home

By Pauline Thwaites

3 stars

An unusual style of writing about a local woman's family life around 1930-50s. It was thought provoking to realize the bullying and cruelty of family and school based on Pauline's childhood.
The man with no arms & other stories

By Glenn Busch

4 stars

A collection of real life stories of nzers living with disability or children with a disability. A realize look into their life's, hopes dreams and challenges. A book to make you think.
Penguin bloom

By Cameron bloom and Bradley grieve

4 stars

A story of a family's journey after a tragedy befalls mother. The story of courage, love and a cool bird. This book is full of beautiful pictures, simple writing, and a strong message of a family's love and commitment to the long road of recovery
The bone tree

By Airana Ngarewa

4 stars

Story of a young maori boy struggling to care for his younger brother, after the death of parents, avoiding the authorities while eventually connecting to wider family to clarify the past
The Finkler Question

By Howard Jacobson

2 stars

Struggled with this book, about 3 men and dealing with Jewish identity, widowhood, moving on and reflecting back. I just don't get how it's reviwed as witty and humorous.
No pretty picture

By Anita lobel

4 stars

The memoir of a young girls childhood years in a nazi-occupied Poland, told as she remembered it. I really enjoyed reading this down to earth story of what it was like hiding from Nazi, living in camp, recovering in sanitarium and moving countries through the eyes of a young girl torn from her family.

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