Monday, July 30, 2007

Malvolio's Revenge - Sophie Masson


Voodoo and black magic in deepest Louisiana set off a chilling chain of events for Toby and his uncle Theo’s travelling actors. When chance finds them at the door of a young Creole girl, murder and mystery awaits.

Monday, July 23, 2007

The Raging Quiet - Sherryl Jordan


A powerful, moving story of trust and love set in medieval England. The newly married Marnie is suspected of witchcraft and outcast by the village when her husband dies mysteriously. She befriends the “village idiot”, Raver, whom she realises is deaf.

Once - Morris Gleitzman


Once there was a boy who ran away from the safety of his orphanage in search of his missing parents. Felix hides from the brutal Nazi soldiers and wonders “Why do they hate booksellers so much or is it something else they hate?”

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Boys of blood and bone - David Metzenthen


Henry meets Cecelia Haineworth while his car is getting fixed in town. She gives him a diary that her late fiancé Andy wrote during First World War. Written in two stories, this book moves from one lifetime to another capturing their experiences.