McAuley High School

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Isaac

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  • Giving Birth To My Father

    By Tusiata Avia
    5 stars

    Deeply confessional and confronting exploration of the death of the author's father. Incredible.

  • Moana: Voices of Our Ocean

    By Danielle Kionasina Dilys Thomson
    4 stars

    Short collection of poetry themed around the ocean. Having 25 or so poems in a row on one topic means this is one to dip in and out of rather than read all at once, but it's very accessible and has a good mix of pieces.

  • Green Lantern: Kyle Rayner Rising

    By Ron Marz
    4 stars

    Superhero stuff from the 1990s. Uneven in a lot of places, but terrific fun if you were reading superhero stuff in the 90s. (If you weren't, this may not be for you...)

  • Hansel and Gretel

    By Stephen King
    4 stars

    Hansel and Gretel, but written by Stephen King and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, so yay!

  • Pheasants Nest

    By Louise Milligan
    4 stars

    Fun, quick thriller. The actual plot (woman is kidnapped, some people look for her) is actually thin but the author does a thing where all of the characters are gone into in more depth than usual, explaining their motivations and feelings in a way that still makes the story move along and keep your interest.

  • 20th Century Men

    By Deniz Camp
    3 stars

    Alternate history/science fiction about the Russian war in Afghanistan. Interesting, but a little bit confused. This author has done some really clever narratives - this seemed like sort of a practise run for them.

  • The Mystery of the Silver Circle

    By Mollie Chappell
    2 stars

    Sub-Enid-Blyton kids-own mystery/adventure from the 1930s. Fine if that's what you're looking for, but there's a reason this isn't as well known as things like The Famous Five.

  • Jet Ace Logan

    By Ron Turner
    3 stars

    1950s science-fiction. Great if you like that sort of thing, but probably only appeals to a very niche audience.

  • Soul Harvest

    By Tim LaHayne & Jerry B Jenkins
    1 stars

    Terrible. Offensive and terrible. Just as bad as the first three in the series. I can't wait to read book 5!

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