Hillcrest High School

180,449 pages read and 4,405 team points

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The Examiner

By Janice Hallett

4 stars

Written as a series of emails and whatsapp messages. With quite a few twists and turns.
There's a cure for this

By Dr Emma Espiner

4 stars

Not what I expected but well worth the read.
the surface trials

By HM Waugh

4 stars

Teenagers are dropped off on an unknown planet in teams to solve clues which will take them to an extraction point. If they make it in time they gain entry to Starquest Academy. A few hitches along the way make this a compelling sci-fi adventure.
Water

By John Boyne

4 stars

A story of the aftermath of having a sexual abuser in the family. The falling apart of a family and the slow building back together of those who are left to pick up the pieces of their lives torn apart by another's actions.
The women could fly

By Megan giddings

3 stars

Very slow to begin with. I've read 4 or 5 books whilst putting off finishing this one. Towards the middle got much more interesting and finished it quickly but not I would highly recommend. Dystopian witchy drama set in the USA.
Needle in a haystack

By Karly lane

4 stars

Easy to read chic lit story. Set in Australia but storyline reminded me of Danielle Hawkins books. Nice and light after the last book I read :)
The lost girls of willowbrook

By Ellen Marie wiseman

4 stars

Good read but parts very predictable. Quite a few murders, instutionalised staff & doctors all set in 1970's USA.
A sorceress comes to call

By T Kingfisher

5 stars

Great fantasy read. Magic and romance woven through the story plus some lovely comedic characters.
The Leonard Girls

By Deborah Challinor

4 stars

The story of Jo & Rowy, sisters with a backdrop of the Vietnam war. A well written fictional story hung on facts of the time. Number 4 in a series but is a really good stand alone read.
Better the blood

By michael bennett

4 stars

Not a huge fan of detective stories but this has done the rounds of staff so thought I would give it a go. Loved that it was set in Auckland but all things leading back to the detective was a little too much for me.
Bearmouth

By Liz Hyder

5 stars

Bearmouth is a mine where men & boys work under a reign of tyranny. This is the story of Thomas' crew which includes young 'uns Newt & Devlin. Intermediate aged story with twists and turns making it a great read.
the twelve

By Liz Hyder

5 stars

One of the twelve go rogue unleashing the past and steal Libby as a sacrifice to this end. Kit & Story (named after an astronaut) time travel to put the past back where it belongs. The friendship which strikes up between Kit & Story is nicely written.
days at the morisaki bookshop

By satoshi Yagisama

4 stars

Cute short novel about the family who own the morisaki bookshop.
Left for dead

By Beck Weathers

3 stars

Memoir of Beck's life including his time on Mt Everest in 1996 when many of the party he was climbing with perished. Beck was left for dead and defied all odds by surviving.
three dogs, two murders, and a cat

By rodney strong

4 stars

Mystery story set in Wellington. about a pet detective who gets swept up in something much bigger than an injured pet. An easy read and comedic in parts.
into thin air

By Jon Krakauer

4 stars

One person's account of the disastrous spring season in 1996 of the climbing of Mt Everest. It tries to be objective but very hard as the story of those that died is not able to be told.

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