Papakowhai School

46,850 pages read and 3,232 team points

Jill C

1,834 pts
(1,497 pages read)
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    5 stars

    It gave relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and hidden discoveries. It was so useful for our trip.

  • The Secrets of Strangers

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    The novel takes place over the course of one very long day. It is by times, tense, emotional, heartwarming, and heartbreaking. My favourite characters were Sam and Mutesi. Characters that are ordinary people yet are larger than life, characters whose stories moved me to tears.

  • A Long Way Home

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    The book is Sad, horrifying, wondrous, life affirming, heartbreaking and heartwarming. Really enjoyed the book.

  • The Women

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    3 stars

    It is a historical fiction novel about Frances "Frankie" McGrath, a sheltered nursing student who joins the Army Nurse Corps during the Vietnam War, exploring her experiences in combat.

  • The Dictionary of Lost Words

    By Pip Williams
    5 stars

    The book starts of slow but once you hit page 100 the story starts to become very interesting. I learnt alot baout how the English Dictioary was written.

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