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Librarian's Top Picks
17 May 2019
Don't know what to read next? Stuck reading the same books over and over? Want a suggestion you can trust? These top picks will include books from all genres, new or old and are hand-picked by the librarian to pique your interest. The best bit is they are all available in the school library.
The Secrets of Peaches – by Jodi Lynn Anderson – suitable for all
The delicious sequel to the New York Times bestseller Peaches. After a magical summer living on a peach orchard, Murphy, Leeda, and Birdie confront a series of breakups,
makeups, and take-offs. They may have to leave one another, along with the orchard that brought them together. But despite their heartbreak, this year's bittersweet endings
could lead to the sweetest of new beginnings.
The Art of Being Normal – by Lisa Williamson – suitable for Year 9+
Two boys. Two secrets. David Piper has always been an outsider. His parents think he's gay. The school bully thinks he's a freak. Only his two best friends know the real truth
- David wants to be a girl. On the first day at his new school Leo Denton has one goal - to be invisible. Attracting the attention of the most beautiful girl in Year 11 is
definitely not part of that plan. When Leo stands up for David in a fight, an unlikely friendship forms. But things are about to get messy. Because at Eden Park School secrets
have a funny habit of not staying secret for long ...
A Thousand Pieces of You – by Claudia Gray
Cloud Atlas meets Orphan Black in this epic dimension-bending trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray about a girl who must chase her father's killer through
multiple dimensions. Marguerite Caine's physicist parents are known for their groundbreaking achievements. Their most astonishing invention, called the Firebird, allows users
to jump into multiple universes - and promises to revolutionize science forever. But then Marguerite's father is murdered, and the killer- her parent's handsome, enigmatic
assistant Paul - escapes into another dimension before the law can touch him. Marguerite refuses to let the man who destroyed her family go free. So she races after Paul
through different universes, always leaping into another version of herself. But she also meets alternate versions of the people she knows - including Paul, whose life
entangles with hers in increasingly familiar ways. Before long she begins to question Paul's guilt - as well as her own heart. And soon she discovers the truth behind her
father's death is far more sinister than she expected. A Thousand Pieces of You explores an amazingly intricate multi-universe where fate is unavoidable, the truth elusive,
and love the greatest mystery of all.
Dorothy Must Die – by Danielle Paige – suitable for Year 8+
I didn't ask for any of this. I didn't ask to be some kind of hero. But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado - taking you with it - you have no choice but to go
along, you know? Sure, I've read the books. I've seen the movies. I know the song about the rainbow and the happy little blue birds. But I never expected Oz to look like this.
To be a place where Good Witches can't be trusted, Wicked Witches may just be the good guys, and winged monkeys can be executed for acts of rebellion. There's still a road of
yellow brick - but even that's crumbling. What happened? Dorothy. They say she found a way to come back to Oz. They say she seized power and the power went to her head. And
now no one is safe. My name is Amy Gumm - and I'm the other girl from Kansas. I've been recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked. I've been trained to fight. And I
have a mission: Remove the Tin Woodman's heart. Steal the Scarecrow's brain. Take the Lion's courage. And - Dorothy must die.
Librarian's Top Picks
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