Book of the Month – May 2023
Competition
To be in with a chance of winning a copy of our chosen Book of the Month, just answer the following question:
Which author wrote Matilda, The Witches and The BFG?
- Roald Dahl
- Mark Twain
- Enid Blyton
- David Walliams.
To enter simply visit the library reception and ask for an entry form.
This Months Book
Fangirl
by Rainbow Rowell
Synopsis:
Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan…. But for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she’s really good at it. She and her twin, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving.
Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fanfiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere. Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go. She doesn’t want to.
Now that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend; a fiction-writing professor who thinks fanfiction is the end of the civilized world; a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words… and she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s loving and fragile and has never really been alone.
For Cath, the question is: Can she do this? Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?
Discover More: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16068905-fangirl
Book of the Month – April 2023
Competition
To be in with a chance of winning a copy of our chosen Book of the Month, just answer the following question:
In the novels ‘The Lord of the Rings’, who or what is Bilbo?
- Dwarf
- Hobbit
- Wizard
- Troll
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This Months Book
The Bone Sparrow
by Zana Fraillon
Synopsis:
Subhi is a refugee. Born in an Australian permanent detention center after his mother and sister fled the violence of a distant homeland, Subhi has only ever known life behind the fences. But his world is far bigger than that—every night, the magical Night Sea from his mother’s stories brings him gifts, the faraway whales sing to him, and the birds tell their stories. And as he grows, his imagination threatens to burst beyond the limits of his containment.
The most vivid story of all, however, is the one that arrives one night in the form of Jimmie—a scruffy, impatient girl who appears on the other side of the wire fence and brings with her a notebook written by the mother she lost. Unable to read it herself, she relies on Subhi to unravel her family’s love songs and tragedies.
Subhi and Jimmie might both find comfort—and maybe even freedom—as their tales unfold. But not until each has been braver than ever before.
Discover More: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29223495-the-bone-sparrow
Book of the Month – March 2023
Competition
To be in with a chance of winning a copy of our chosen Book of the Month for March, just answer the following question:
Competition
To be in with a chance of winning a copy of our chosen Book of the Month for March, just answer the following question:
What popular author wrote about Willy Wonka, Charlie, and the chocolate factory?
- Roald Dahl
- C.S Lewis
- J.K Rowling
- Lewis Carroll
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This Months Book
More Happy Than Not
by Adam Silvera
Synopsis:
Part Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, part Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Adam Silvera’s extraordinary debut confronts race, class, and sexuality during one charged near-future summer in the Bronx.
Sixteen-year-old Aaron Soto is struggling to find happiness after a family tragedy leaves him reeling. He’s slowly remembering what happiness might feel like this summer with the support of his girlfriend Genevieve, but it’s his new best friend, Thomas, who really gets Aaron to open up about his past and confront his future.
As Thomas and Aaron get closer, Aaron discovers things about himself that threaten to shatter his newfound contentment. A revolutionary memory-alteration procedure, courtesy of the Leteo Institute, might be the way to straighten himself out. But what if it means forgetting who he truly is?
Discover More: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19542841-more-happy-than-not
Book of the Month – February 2023
Competition
To be in with a chance of winning a copy of our chosen Book of the Month for February, just answer the following question:
What is the name of the python in Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book?
- KAA
- Sonic
- Dora
- Baloo
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This Months Book
It Only Happens In The Movies
by Holly Bourne
Synopsis:
Audrey is over romance. While dealing with her parents’ contentious divorce, a breakup of her own, and shifting friendship dynamics, she has every reason to feel cynical. But then she meets Harry, her fellow coworker at the local cinema. He’s brash, impulsive, and a major flirt. And even though Audrey tries to resist, she finds herself falling for his charms. But in this funny, insightful, and ultimately empowering novel, love—and life—isn’t what it’s like in the movies.
A clever, deconstructed rom-com that proves that in real life “girl meets boy” doesn’t always mean “happily ever after” …or does it? At turns funny, feminist, and achingly real, this read is perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Patrick Ness, and Julie Buxbaum.
Discover More: https://www.goodreads.com/et/book/show/34564400-it-only-happens-in-the-movies
Book of the Month – January 2023
Competition
To be in with a chance of winning a copy of our chosen Book of the Month for January, just answer the following question:
Who wrote the book that ‘The Green Mile’ is based on?
- Stephen King
- James Patterson
- Dean Koontz
- Matt Haig
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This Months Book
The Keeper of Stories
by Sally Page
Synopsis:
She can’t recall what started her collection. Maybe it was in a fragment of conversation overheard as she cleaned a sink? Before long (as she dusted a sitting room or defrosted a fridge) she noticed people were telling her their stories. Perhaps they always had done, but now it is different, now the stories are reaching out to her and she gathers them to her…
Cleaner Janice knows that it is in people’s stories that you really get to know them. From recently-widowed Fiona and her son Adam; to opera-singing Geordie; and the awful Mrs ‘YeahYeahYeah’ and her fox terrier, Decius, Janice has a unique insight into the community around her.
When Janice starts cleaning for Mrs B – a shrewd and tricksy woman in her nineties – she finally meets someone who wants to hear her story. But Janice is clear: she is the keeper of stories, she doesn’t have a story to tell. At least, not one she can share.
Mrs B is no fool and knows there is more to Janice than meets the eye. What is she hiding? After all, doesn’t everyone have a story to tell?
Discover More: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59904786-the-keeper-of-stories
Book of the Month – October 2022
Competition
To be in with a chance of winning a copy of our chosen Book of the Month for October, just answer the following question:
The Devil Wears Prada was originally a book by which author?
- Jodi Picoult
- Sarah Morgan
- Susan Lewis
- Lauren Weisberger
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This Months Book
The Other Passenger
by Louise Candlish
Synopsis:
From the bestselling author of Our House, winner of the Crime and Thriller Book of the Year Award You’re feeling pretty smug about your commute to work by riverboat. No more traffic gridlock or getting stuck on the tube in tunnels (you’re claustrophobic); now you’ve got an iconic Thames view, fresh air ?— a whole lifestyle upgrade. You’ve made new friends onboard — led by your hedonistic young neighbour, Kit ?— and just had your first ‘water rats’ Christmas drinks.
Discover More: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53168499-the-other-passenger
Book of the Month – September 2022
Competition
To be in with a chance of winning a copy of our chosen Book of the Month for September, just answer the following question:
Which Neil Gaiman novel has recently been turned into a Netflix series?
- Coraline
- The Graveyard Book
- The Sandman
- 1602
This Months Book
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
Synopsis:
According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world’s only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner.
So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon—both of whom have lived amongst Earth’s mortals since The Beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle—are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture.
And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist…
Discover More: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12067.Good_Omens