Fraser High School

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Internment

By Samira Ahmed

0 stars
Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

By Suleika Jaouad

0 stars
Carl's Doomsday Scenario

By Matt Dinniman

0 stars
Dungeon Crawler Carl

By Matt Dinniman

5 stars

If you haven't yet discovered LitRPG, be warned - these books can be addictive! With an intriguing (if horrifying) storyline, very vivid and well-drawn characters, adventure, magic, and a snarky AI with a barrow-load of laugh-out-loud one liners, this series has me absolutely hooked.
Open Heaven

By Seán Hewitt

4 stars

A beautifully lyrical book about the pangs of adolescent desire, and growing up queer in a conservative rural community.
Run for the Hills

By Kevin Wilson

4 stars

An interesting exploration of family dynamics with a clever premise and well-drawn characters. The POV headjumped a couple of times, which felt a little jarring, but the story and resolution were satisfying.
The Summer Girl

By Jenny Blackhurst

3 stars

It was an easy listen, but nothing new, and I suspect I'll forget what it's about in 6 months or so...
This Mortal Boy

By Fiona Kidman

3 stars

I know I'm in a minority, but I didn't particularly enjoy this book. I found the narrative style choppy and hard to get into, and a lot of the middle of the book was tedious to read. Albert was a compelling character, and the ending was handled well though.
Broken Fields

By Marcie Rendon

4 stars

I read this without having read the first three, mainly to complete one of the Goodreads challenges. I'm definitely going to go back and read more though! Cash is a great character, with interesting layers of complexity as she navigates 1970s Minnesota as a young Ojibwe woman, and intergenerational trauma. The casual racism against "Indians" is hard to read but necessary to understand, and these interplays of character and society made the book more than a simple whodunnit.
Scars Like Wings

By Erin Stewart

4 stars

This was a palate-cleansing re-read, but I do think this would be a great Y11 text. Has some "Wonder"-esque elements but more relevant to a teen audience.
Witch You Would

By Lia Amador

3 stars

An interesting premise - a romcom set in a world where magic is not only part of everyday life, but also the subject of a reality show. The romance was sweet but felt a little forced in parts, and the spice felt out of place. Interesting characters, but I would have liked to know more about the magic systems.
The House of My Mother

By Shari Franke

4 stars

Fascinating true story. It has some gaps because the author chose not to speak on behalf of her siblings, which is understandable. Definitely going to watch the documentary now. A good one for teaching about the harms of social media, particulalry on children.
A Guardian and a Thief

By Megha Majumdar

4 stars

A short, somewhat harrowing read, set in a near-future Kolkata where temperatures have risen to beyond bearable, and climate refugees are scrambling to leave.
Mad Mabel

By Sally Hepworth

5 stars

"Strange Sally Diamond" meets "Elinor Oliphant". I absolutely loved this book!
All the Colors of the Dark

By Chris Whitaker

4 stars

A beautifully written literary fiction with fantastic characters, but it dragged a little in the middle. There was a recurring narrative style where the action happens 'off-stage' that I didn't particularly enjoy, too.

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Internment

Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

Carl's Doomsday Scenario

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Open Heaven

Run for the Hills

The Summer Girl

This Mortal Boy

Broken Fields

Scars Like Wings

Witch You Would

The House of My Mother

A Guardian and a Thief

Mad Mabel

All the Colors of the Dark

Fraser High School

45,776 pages read and 5,431 team points

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