After a number of requests recently from our students and whānau members, our wonderful librarian Mrs Wilson has compiled a list of recommendations for books your child might like to try.

Adventure & Fantasy

• Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

• The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer

• Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

• Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman

• Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland

• Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

• The Glimme by Emily Rodda

• Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell (and other titles)

Mystery & Thrillers

• Spy School series by Stuart gibbs

• The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

• Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein

• The Secret Keepers by Trenton Lee Stewart

• The Winterhouse series by Ben Guterson

Heartwarming & Realistic Fiction

• Wonder by R.J. Palacio

• Front Desk by Kelly Yang

• The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (and other titles)

• Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (and other titles)

• The Last Bear by Hannah Gold (and other titles)

Graphic Novels

• The Baby Sitters Club series by Anne Martin (also in novel format)

• Dog Man by Dav Pilkey

• The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier

• Smile series by Raina Telgemeier

• The Bad Guys series by Aaron Blabey

• Magic Treehouse series By Mary Pope Osborne

Historical Fiction

• My Story series by various authors

• I Survived Series by Lauren Tarshis (also in graphic novel format)

• The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

• War and Millie Mcgonigle by Karen Cushman

• The Grandest Bookshop in the World by Amelia Mellor

• Many titles available by Michael Morpurgo (many based around animals and war)

Humorous Reads

• Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

• Middle School series and Jacky Ha-Ha series by James Patterson

• The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths

• The Misadventures of Max Crumbly series and Dork Diaries series by Rachel Renée Russell

• Tom Gates Series by Liz Pichon

Science Fiction & Dystopian

• The Wild Robot seriesby Peter Brown

• The Last Dogs: The Vanishing by Christopher Holt

• The Middler by Kirsty Applebaum

• The Last Thirteen by James Phelan

• The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

• The Trouble with Perfect by Helena Duggan

New Zealand Authors

• Margaret Mahy, Joy Cowley, Maurice Gee, David Hill, James Russell, Stacy Gregg, Des Hunt, Brian Falkner, Mr Mac, Jack Lasenby, Tania Roxborogh, Graci Kim, Rachael King and many more!

Some idebooksas…

• Create a Reading Routine: Set aside a specific time each day for reading, even if it’s just 15 minutes.  It can be a whole family habit as this is a great way to role model the importance of reading.

• Connect Books to Interests: If your child loves animals, mysteries, or adventures, search for books in those themes.

• Our library catalogue is available on our school website.  You are able to view our books by entering title, author or keyword in the search bar.  Using the ‘Quick Lists’ button towards the top of the screen, provides a large list of themes or interest areas and the books available which are associated with these.  The home page hosts a great collection of book reviews and recommendations from our librarian and students.    

• The LPS library catalogue link:   https://nz.accessit.online/LNC03