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    Anita Lamont

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Anita Lamont

4,482 pts
(3,296 pages read)

  • Glasgow Boys

    By Margaret McDonald
    5 stars

    Painfully honest, brutal but touching. Two boys 14 & 15, in and out of foster care forge a bond that is shattered in a horrific incident born out of their lack of emotional regulation. This book covers all of the confronting topics for teenagers - sexual identity, peer pressure, violence, self esteem, addiction, suicide, anxiety, depression, loneliness, friendship, or lack of. Spanning 3 years of their lives, this heart warming tear jerker is a must as your next read! Highly recommended for teenagers in Year 10+, but comes with a warning re coarse language and sensitive issues contained. I hope you enjoy it as much I did!

  • The Dragonfly Pool

    By Eva Ibbotson
    4 stars

    A friend has a dragonfly tattoo that was inspired by this book - it's not enough for me to get a tattoo over, but it is a refreshing read about love, war, friendship and unity. Set in England in 1936, on the brink of the Hitler's invasion into Poland, it is a timeless look at the bonds of friendship created from boarding school life in the English countryside, that develops into a story of hierarchy, loneliness, duty and family.

  • I am not Esther

    By Fleur Beale
    4 stars

    An eye opening encounter of a young girl's life as she is wrenched from her everyday life with her single, albeit eccentric, mother and thrust into a religious community in the care of her estranged uncle and his family. Kirbie must fight to keep her identity and is forced to challenge her own upbringing and beliefs while struggling to understand a rigid new culture. A missing mother, no communication, surrounded by strangers and made to follow The Rule. A controversial, compelling read with scarily real events which will leave you undoubtedly thinking. A timely read as one of New Zealand's own cult's are being investigated.

  • The Dog Runner

    By Bren MacDibble
    3 stars

    Very futuristic, set in a destroyed world where grass no longer grows, two children set off to find safety in the country. A little unbelievable at times (parents leaving children) but is still a good read for younger readers.

  • Legend

    By Marie Lu
    4 stars

    Legend is the first in the series by Marie Lu. I decided early on this book was not for me, I felt it was so similar to The Hunger Games series that I felt like I was rereading it. But, I persevered and soon found myself engrossed in the characters, June, Day and Tess. A very good read as an alternative to The Hunger Games, whether or not I'll read the rest of the series will remain to be seen!

  • Enemy at the Gate

    By Phillipa Werry
    4 stars

    A great step back in time by one of my favourite NZ authors. Great comparative reading with our more recent Covid pandemics. The style of Phillipa's storytelling absolutely transports the reader straight into 1936 in such a believable way, it makes compelling reading relatable. Perfect for students to see how things were and how, or if, they have really changed very much between 1936 and today.

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