Read NZ

Whataroa School

15,512 pages read and 6,140 team points

View schoolsView schools
  1. 1

    Edwina

    8,456 pts
    View this team member
  2. 2

    JMB

    5,134 pts
    View this team member
  3. 3

    Woodpecker

    4,830 pts
    View this team member

Woodpecker

4,830 pts
(4,761 pages read)

  • Glacier Murder

    By Trish McCormack
    4 stars

    Not finished so I’m not sure whether this book can actually be included. Intrigue and mystery when a body is found in the ice of the glacier. Interesting reading a ‘local’ book!

  • The Body Farm

    By Patricia Cornwell
    4 stars

    Nothing like a good serial killer rampage to finish off the school holidays….. another Dr Kay Scarpetta investigation, with more twists and turns than a roller coaster!

  • The Lost Whale

    By Hannah Gold
    5 stars

    Beautiful story of belonging and personal growth, plus connections with nature. Great characters and plot. Another Hannah Gold triumph.

  • Finding Bear

    By Hannah Gold
    5 stars

    April travels to Svalbard to find Bear. The second book in the series…. New characters are introduced and it’s a real fraught adventure. I struggle to put these books down.

  • Because of Winn-Dixie

    By Kate DiCamillo
    5 stars

    An afternoon feel good read. Couldn’t put this delightful book down. Young girl goes to supermarket and comes home with a stray dog who she names after the supermarket. What follows is the tale of how the dog brings people together in a small town.

  • Blow Fly

    By Patricia Cornwell
    4 stars

    I think in another life I would have liked to be a forensic investigator! Gruesome, depraved and the seedier sides of life are thrillingly detailed in this Kay Scarpetta novel. Not one to read too late at night!

  • Evil Bones

    By Kathy Reichs
    3 stars

    An escalating serial killer on the hunt. A forensic anthropologist solving the case. Ghastly and fascinating.

  • The Coffin Dancer

    By Jeffery Dreaver
    4 stars

    Serial Killer investigation with an incredible twist at the end. Very clever and kept me up far too late at night!

  • Under Wildwood

    By Colin Meloy
    4 stars

    2nd in a trilogy. Beautifully written about an alternative reality. A kids book that is perfect for adults too. Suspend your disbelief… talking animals, mages…. Pure escapism.

  • The Folk of the Faraway Tree

    By Enid Blyton
    3 stars

    An afternoon read. Fantastic characters go on adventures to different lands at the top of the Faraway Tree.

  • Wildwood Imperium

    By Colin Meloy
    4 stars

    Third part of a trilogy. The wildwood adventures continue.

  • The Lone Husky

    By Hannah Gold
    5 stars

    A fantastic adventure following a young girl in a sledding contest… high points, low points, harsh arctic conditions…

  • Turtle Moon

    By Hannah Gold
    5 stars

    Young girl moves with her family to Costa Rica and a turtle rescue centre. The whole family rediscovers what is important to them.

  • Kensuke’s Kingdom

    By Michael Morpurgo
    5 stars

    A short read, but a superb story of survival and kindness. Boy lost at sea lands on desert island where he is taught many things by a resident.

3 - 0 - 1
Add pages read