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  • Migration

    By Steph Matuku
    4 stars

    I waffle between 3 and 4 stars. The world building is fun and exciting, but often I feel the characters fall a little flat, which stinks because I like them. It feels like there is a lot of telling and not showing, and the pacing at the end feels out of whack, really rushing to the end.

  • Haerenga: Early Maori Journeys Across the Globe

    By Vincent O'Malley
    4 stars

  • Bird of the Year:Twenty Years of Ruffled Feathers

    By Ellen Ruckers
    5 stars

    This is an informative and witty book about the birds that have won Bird of the Year, inlcuding bird facts and shenanigans during their campaigns over the years.

  • Late Love: Sometimes Doctors Need Saving as Much as Their Patients

    By Glen Colquhoun
    4 stars

    Reflections on being a doctor.

  • Robots and Empire

    By Isaac Asimov
    5 stars

    Book 7 in the Robots Series, the story moves on with R. Daneel, Lady Gladia, and Giskard. The story and universe building continues to shine.

  • The Seige of Macindaw

    By John Flanagan
    5 stars

  • A Different Kind of Power

    By Jacinda Ardern
    4 stars

    Autobiography of her life and especially her career in politics.

  • The Hamilton Case

    By Michelle de Kreser
    2 stars

    Not my cup of tea.

  • 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People

    By Dr. David Yeager
    5 stars

    This book is full of research-backed ideas and tips for reaching adolescents, giving them the tools for long term success. Every caring teacher should read this one.

  • The Butterfly Lion

    By Michael Morpurgo
    4 stars

    Beautiful story of a boy's love of a lion.

  • Straight Up

    By Ruby Tui
    4 stars

    Inspirational autobiography from one of the rugby greats.

  • The Sorcerer in the North

    By John Flanagan
    4 stars

    Part of the YA series The Ranger's Apprentice, this story takes Will into a new land with a new set of problems to solve.

  • The Robots of Dawn

    By Isaac Asimov
    4 stars

    Another book in the I, Robot series. Elijah Baley and R. Daneel are back, solving another mystery on a different planet.

  • 1984

    By George Orwell
    5 stars

    Written in 1949, this classic dystopian novel eerily prophesied a surveillance-crazy society and portrayed what could happen when the government abuses and misuses this technology to stalk and control its citizens.

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