Next Meeting
Naenae Library : 4 - 5pm Tuesday 2 September
War Memorial Library : 4 - 5pm Wednesday 3 September
Eastbourne Library : 4 - 5pm Thursday 4 September
Bring along a book you read or a longtime favourite and share it with us in one minute or less! What did you like about it? What didn't you like? Do you think others should give it a go as well?
Book of the Month | Which side are you on? | Last Meeting | Book Reviews | Eastbourne's Dice Story | Great Sites | Fab Words
August Book of the Month !
The Great Chocolate Cake Bake-off by Philippa Werry
Nicholas has a gift for baking. Everyone likes his cakes, even his incredibly annoying next-door neighbor Ruby.
She enters him into a baking competition. Will he be good enough? What is his special ingredient?
Written by a Wellington author, this Book of the Month is proudly brought to you by the chocolate-loving bookaholics at Eastbourne Library.
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Which side are you on?
Watch out for a new series of books coming soon to the Libraries: Hero.com and Villain.net by Andy Briggs
What would happen if a group a teenagers had the choice to be heroes or villain? ...Could their choices mean the end of the world?
And YOU! Do you have what it takes to be a superhero? OR will you explore the villainous side to your character?
Have fun with the website in which you can learn about the books, the author and create your own superhero/villain and battle with your friends!
www.whichsideareyouon.co.uk
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August Meeting
Naenae Library: 5 August 2008
WHAT DID WE DO?
WE...have a good look at food!...had a special guest...scavenged our way through the library...picked over some new titles...drooled over some food books...scoffed some of Reneé's yummy choc chip muffins...played a food focused Crack the Code quiz...along with a "What Got Eaten" quiz...AND shared some reviews with each other
WHAT WILL WE DO?
- SEPTEMBER our theme will be on BATTLES!
War Memorial Library: 6 August 2008
WHAT DID WE DO?
WE... used a map to battle our way around the floor...did really well in a quiz on 'battle-books' (pity about the Warriors series though!)...chose some new books....shared book reviews with each other...looked at some different types of book reviews...AND...unleashed our creative sides! Thanks guys, the wall looks a whole lot brighter now!
WHAT WILL WE DO?
- SEPTEMBER Monthly quiz: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Artemis Fowl and some Jacqueline Wilson
HINT: Wikipedia sites on these series will be found very helpful to the avid quizzers!
Eastbourne Library: 7 August 2008
WHAT DID WE DO?
We...talked about “The Silver Sword” and looked at other books about the war, especially the effect it had on the children in Europe...shared some book reviews...wrote a story using the story dice (check it out under the book reviews!)...and chose from the new books.
WHAT WILL WE DO?
- Yum, chocolate. Everyone's favourite food!! Special chocolate quiz. Be prepared for anything!
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Book Reviews
WAR MEMORIAL-August Reviews
Nora: Bow Down Shadrach by Joy Cowley
In this book a girl has an old horse that is named after the three wise men. He was an old circus horse until he was brought by her family. She got the horse to ‘bow down’ (a circus trick) but he hurt himself. He gets sold , and they find out it is actually for dog-meat. The girl runs away to save him. They get him away but he still dies.
Kailum: Artemis Fowl Series by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl is a old criminal genius. His father disappeared when he was 12 years old. He has a bodyguard and believes in evil fairies, the type who have machine guns. There are lots in the series. He likes the way the series is written.
Sophia: Sadako by Eleanor Coerr
Sadako is a Japanese girl who loves to run. She had won a race with her team and was training when she got very sick. In the hospital they tested her and found out she had Leukemia. The story is a true story and took place after the bombs were dropped in WWII. She meets a boy who is also sick with radiation. A friend tells her that if she makes 1000 paper cranes she will get better, but she only made 645 before she died. After, her friends helped make the rest of the thousand.
Sophie T.: Werepuppy & Werepuppy on holiday Omnibus by Jacqueline Wilson
A boy is scared of dogs but gets a puppy that looks like a wolf. In the second book he goes on holiday but has to leave his puppy behind. He throws toffee out the window, so Wolfie can follow him by eating the toffee.
Ca llum: Physik by Angie Sage
This is the second to last in the Septimus Heap series. He has already read Flyte and Magyk. A new one in the series has just come out called Queste. The book is all about Queen Etheldredda’s ghost, who comes back even though she has been dead for hundreds of years.
Marnie: Sophie and the Scoundrels by Nancy Rue
Sophie’s Dad works at a space station. Sophie and her friends decide to build a space station. They make their tree house into one, but her brother breaks his leg. They also make a movie about space.
Allie: Double Dare by Kathy Hopkins
The fifth book in this series. She is reading through the series. This book is more about a guy (Mac) than the first books , which mostly look at the girls of the series.
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NAENAE-August Reviews
Rhiannon:
The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes by Anne Mazer
This is a half story-half diary about a girl who has wonderful friends but has to move away from them all and is very miserable. Things get worse for her because it turns out that the school bully in her new school lives in the same street as her. There is a lot of trouble, but the book has a happy ending.
Broken Glass by Sally Grindley
Set in India, this story is about two brothers who run away from home and live as street kids. The older brother is unable to find a job and so they have to find scraps from dumpsters to survive. But eventually, they find a wallet full of money and when they give it back to its owner, he rescues them.
The Ghost of Shady Lane by Dotti Enderle
A girl doing a school project on local history decides to study an old abandoned house. She asks her friends to go in with her and at first they are too scared but when they finally do go in, they find a bookcase with a door behind it. When they go through the door, they find themselves locked in. In the room they find an old diary, and then a woman appears, who, it turns out, is the writer of the diary. As the story goes on they find that she is actually a ghost!
Teri: Lola Rose by Jacqueline Wilson
Lola Rose's father beats her mum, and things are really horrible at home, as Lola tries to stick up for her Mum. But then her mum wins a lottery and they run away to start a new life in London. Although they are scared that their dad will find them, things are good for a while, with Lola Rose's mum finding a new boyfriend, but then the mum gets breast cancer. She has to go to hospital, leaving the children alone at home. She calls their Aunty Barbara to come and look after them, and when Aunty Barbara takes them to the hospital to see their Mum, they find that their dad is there too. There is a big fight but Aunty Barbara rescues them.
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EASTBOURNE- August Reviews
Meg: The Sword in the Grotto by Angie Sage.
Book 2 of the Araminta Spookie series
Araminta and Wanda need to find a birthday present for Sir Horace, a 500 year old haunted suit of armour. Araminta finds an ancient sword in a grotto under her house, but she hadn't counted on the booby trap or the rising tide. Will Araminta and Wanda escape in time to get to the party, or . . . ?
Sian: The Magician's Nephew by C.S.Lewis
Recommended by Sian for all Narnia fans. The prequel to The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, it tells the story of the creation of the land of Narnia and how two children Digory and Polly accidentally bring an evil witch into the new world.
Holly: The Last Elf by Silvana De Mari
It is the story of Yorsh, the last elf in a fantasy world where elves are despised. A funny adventure involving an old and annoying dragon,a brave little girl and a prophecy engraved on an orphanage wall, which also has a more serious side. The parallel between the plight of the elves and the Jews is very clear and the book is about the triumph of freedom and friendship over dictatorship and racism. A hilarious and enjoyable book with a deeper message for the reader. Also available as "The Last Dragon", it is being made into an animated film.
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Eastborne's Dice Story:
Here is our story. The words at the top are the story-dice throw, which we then had to weave a story around.
DISCOVERY SPACE VILLAIN LETTER GAME
When I was down in the basement, I discovered a letter game. Like Scrabble, but different. Once you have found it you have to play! If you can’t finish the game, a miniature villain will send your favourite pet into space
I really love Woodie, my pet grimble, so I decided to play and win.
Just as I reached level 99, a message flashed up saying, “Look out behind you!!”
I spun around. No-one there.
“Ha ha you lose!” shrieked the miniature villain. “I take Woodie!”
“Wait for me!” I yelled, and jumped into the game board.
Zoooooooommmmmmmm!!!!!!! Oh no! I’m in outer space!!
Have a Look at These Great Sites!
Scholastic. Games, books, discussion boards and authors! Explore series including Abbey Hayes, Deltora, Geronimo Stilton, Charlie Bone, Guardians of Ga'hoole and more! www.scholastic.com/kids/kids.asp
The Chronicles of Narnia. The official movie website. Information about the movies, the books, photos, trailers, quizzes and more!
Rangers Apprentice. The Australian homepage. Check out the games, quizzes, polls, maps, character and plot information!. Look out for the upcoming books in the series. www.rangersapprentice.com.au
Kids Reads. Trivia, polls, questions, reviews, authors and books to look out for. www.kidsreads.com
Hundreds of cool-reads reviewed by 10-15 year olds. www.cool-reads.co.uk
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Fab Words
"How can you whip cream without whips? Whipped cream isn't whipped cream at all unless it's been whipped with whips. Just as a poached egg isn't a poached egg unless it's been stolen from the woods in the dead of night!"
-Willy Wonka in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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