The library spends around $10,000pa on new purchases. We aim to maintain a relevant and current collection.
JUNE 2018 BOOKS PURCHASED
Bought with Mapua library funds
F Levi’s war - Julie Thomas
F A place for us - Fatima Farheen Mirza
F The hour of separation - Katherine McMahon
F The seventh cross - Anna Seghers
F The consolation of maps - Thomas Burke
F The falcon of Sparta - Conn Iggulden
F Mr Peacocks possessions - Lydia Syson
F The president is missing - Bill Clinton & James Patterson
F Whistle in the dark - Emma Healey
F The water cure - Sophie Mackintosh
F Stones from the river - Ursula Hegi (replacement)
F Fever - Dion Meyer
F A shout in the ruins - Kevin Powers
F Friends and traitors - John Lawton
F The dark angel - Elly Griffiths
F The temptation of forgiveness - Donna Leon
F His bloody project - Graeme McCrae Burnett
NF The girl with seven names - Hyensio Lee (replacement)
NF The happy hoofer - Celia Imrie
NF The best of A A Gill -- Adrian Gill
ChF Left out - Tim Green
ChF The world’s worst children 2 - David Walliams (replacement)
ChF The world’s worst children 3 - David Walliams
ChPB Best bedtime stories ever - Richard Scarry (replacement)
ChPB Hairy Maclarey’s showbusiness - Lynley Dodd
PS My first trucks and diggers - DK
Bought with Mapua library funds
F Levi’s war - Julie Thomas
F A place for us - Fatima Farheen Mirza
F The hour of separation - Katherine McMahon
F The seventh cross - Anna Seghers
F The consolation of maps - Thomas Burke
F The falcon of Sparta - Conn Iggulden
F Mr Peacocks possessions - Lydia Syson
F The president is missing - Bill Clinton & James Patterson
F Whistle in the dark - Emma Healey
F The water cure - Sophie Mackintosh
F Stones from the river - Ursula Hegi (replacement)
F Fever - Dion Meyer
F A shout in the ruins - Kevin Powers
F Friends and traitors - John Lawton
F The dark angel - Elly Griffiths
F The temptation of forgiveness - Donna Leon
F His bloody project - Graeme McCrae Burnett
NF The girl with seven names - Hyensio Lee (replacement)
NF The happy hoofer - Celia Imrie
NF The best of A A Gill -- Adrian Gill
ChF Left out - Tim Green
ChF The world’s worst children 2 - David Walliams (replacement)
ChF The world’s worst children 3 - David Walliams
ChPB Best bedtime stories ever - Richard Scarry (replacement)
ChPB Hairy Maclarey’s showbusiness - Lynley Dodd
PS My first trucks and diggers - DK
MAY 2018 BOOKS PURCHASED
Bought with Mapua Library funds
F A year at Hotel Gondola - Nicky Pellegrino
F Paper ghosts - Julia Heaberlin
F A sister in my house - Linda Olsson
F The new animals - Pip Adam
F Warlight - Michael Ondaatje
F The colour of Bee Larkham’s murder - Sarah J. Harris
F The greater good - Tim Ayliffe
F The new ships - Kate Duigan
F Speak no evil - Uzodimna Iweala
Bought with Literary Festival funds (adult non-fiction)
NF Rosie - Rose Tremain
NF Dictatorland - Paul Kenyon
NF Two sisters - Asne Seierstad
NFNZ Odyssey of the unknown Anzac - David Hastings
NFNZ Life, loss, love - Lorraine Downes
Bought with Literary Festival funds (children’s non-fiction)
ChNF Whose home is this? - Gillian Candler
ChNF Stories for boys who dare to be different - Ben Brooks
ChNF Go girl - Barbara Else
ChNF New Zealand’s great white sharks - Alison Balance
ChNF Staying safe online - Jennifer Perry
ChNF How to mend a kea - Janet Hunt
ChNF The book of pirates - Jamaica Rose & Captain Michael MacLeod
YANF Young Queen - Parris Goebel
Bought with Mapua Library funds
F A year at Hotel Gondola - Nicky Pellegrino
F Paper ghosts - Julia Heaberlin
F A sister in my house - Linda Olsson
F The new animals - Pip Adam
F Warlight - Michael Ondaatje
F The colour of Bee Larkham’s murder - Sarah J. Harris
F The greater good - Tim Ayliffe
F The new ships - Kate Duigan
F Speak no evil - Uzodimna Iweala
Bought with Literary Festival funds (adult non-fiction)
NF Rosie - Rose Tremain
NF Dictatorland - Paul Kenyon
NF Two sisters - Asne Seierstad
NFNZ Odyssey of the unknown Anzac - David Hastings
NFNZ Life, loss, love - Lorraine Downes
Bought with Literary Festival funds (children’s non-fiction)
ChNF Whose home is this? - Gillian Candler
ChNF Stories for boys who dare to be different - Ben Brooks
ChNF Go girl - Barbara Else
ChNF New Zealand’s great white sharks - Alison Balance
ChNF Staying safe online - Jennifer Perry
ChNF How to mend a kea - Janet Hunt
ChNF The book of pirates - Jamaica Rose & Captain Michael MacLeod
YANF Young Queen - Parris Goebel
APRIL 2018 BOOKS PURCHASED
Purchased with a grant from the Lion Foundation
F The girl in the woods - Camilla Lackberg
F Mazarine - Charlotte Grinshaw
F Women in sunlight - Frances Mayes
F The lace weaver - Lauren Chater
F The woman in the window - A.J.Finn (rep)
F The punishment she deserves - Elizabeth George
F The lost flowers of Alison Hart - Holly Ringland
F MacBeth - Jo Nesbo
F Every note played - Lisa Genova
F The only story - Julian Barnes
YA I have lost my way - Gayle Forman
YANF Wildboy - Brando Yelavich
ChPB Storybook stars - Jim Dewar
Bought with Funds from the Mapua Library Literary Festival (ChNF)
ChNF Home lab - Robert Winston
ChNF Computer coding projects for kids - Carol Vorderman
ChNF Get coding! - Young Rewired State
ChNF It’s a good thing there are earthworms - Jodie Shepherd
ChNF Endangered animals (replacement) - Ben Hoare
ChNF Totally cool creations - Sean Kenney
ChNF Unbored - Joshua Glen et al
ChNF Flying machines - Alison Witgus
ChNF Drones - Lauren Newman
ChNF The beginner’s guide to netball - Maria Tutaia
ChNF Impossible inventions - Malgorzata Mycielska
ChNF Human body (replacement) - DK
ChNF Who was Albert Einstein? - Jess Brallier
ChNF Fantastically great women who changed the world - Kate Pankhurst
ChNF Fantastically great women who made history - Kate Pankhurst
ChNF Women in sports - Rachel Ignotofsky
ChNF Friendship bracelets - Lucy Hopping
Bought with Mapua Library funds
F Three things about Elsie - Joanna Cannon
F March violets (a Bernie Gunther novel) - Philip Kerr
F Golden Hill - Francis Spufford
F The chosen ones - Steve Sem Sandberg
F Camille (Paris crime files #3) - Pierre LeMaitre
F Forest dark - Nilcole Krauss
F Firefly Lane - Krisin Hannah
F The travelling cat chronicles - Hiro Kirikawa
NF Island home - Tim Winton
GN Assassination classroom 5 - Yusei Matsui
YANF Girl on pointe - Chloe Lukasiak
ChF Midnight mystery (Dotty Detective) - Clara Vulliamy
ChF Home run - Tim Green
ChPB The dudgeon is coming - Lynley Dodd (replacement)
ChPB Rattletrap car - Phyllis Root (replacement)
ChPB The lighthouse keeper’s cat - Ronda Armitage (replacement)
ChPB The gingerbread man - Mairi Mackinnon (replacement)
ChPB Monkey puzzle - Julia Donaldson (replacement)
ChPB The dot - Peter H. Reynolds
PS Richard Scarry’s cars and trucks from A-Z (board book)
Purchased with a grant from the Lion Foundation
F The girl in the woods - Camilla Lackberg
F Mazarine - Charlotte Grinshaw
F Women in sunlight - Frances Mayes
F The lace weaver - Lauren Chater
F The woman in the window - A.J.Finn (rep)
F The punishment she deserves - Elizabeth George
F The lost flowers of Alison Hart - Holly Ringland
F MacBeth - Jo Nesbo
F Every note played - Lisa Genova
F The only story - Julian Barnes
YA I have lost my way - Gayle Forman
YANF Wildboy - Brando Yelavich
ChPB Storybook stars - Jim Dewar
Bought with Funds from the Mapua Library Literary Festival (ChNF)
ChNF Home lab - Robert Winston
ChNF Computer coding projects for kids - Carol Vorderman
ChNF Get coding! - Young Rewired State
ChNF It’s a good thing there are earthworms - Jodie Shepherd
ChNF Endangered animals (replacement) - Ben Hoare
ChNF Totally cool creations - Sean Kenney
ChNF Unbored - Joshua Glen et al
ChNF Flying machines - Alison Witgus
ChNF Drones - Lauren Newman
ChNF The beginner’s guide to netball - Maria Tutaia
ChNF Impossible inventions - Malgorzata Mycielska
ChNF Human body (replacement) - DK
ChNF Who was Albert Einstein? - Jess Brallier
ChNF Fantastically great women who changed the world - Kate Pankhurst
ChNF Fantastically great women who made history - Kate Pankhurst
ChNF Women in sports - Rachel Ignotofsky
ChNF Friendship bracelets - Lucy Hopping
Bought with Mapua Library funds
F Three things about Elsie - Joanna Cannon
F March violets (a Bernie Gunther novel) - Philip Kerr
F Golden Hill - Francis Spufford
F The chosen ones - Steve Sem Sandberg
F Camille (Paris crime files #3) - Pierre LeMaitre
F Forest dark - Nilcole Krauss
F Firefly Lane - Krisin Hannah
F The travelling cat chronicles - Hiro Kirikawa
NF Island home - Tim Winton
GN Assassination classroom 5 - Yusei Matsui
YANF Girl on pointe - Chloe Lukasiak
ChF Midnight mystery (Dotty Detective) - Clara Vulliamy
ChF Home run - Tim Green
ChPB The dudgeon is coming - Lynley Dodd (replacement)
ChPB Rattletrap car - Phyllis Root (replacement)
ChPB The lighthouse keeper’s cat - Ronda Armitage (replacement)
ChPB The gingerbread man - Mairi Mackinnon (replacement)
ChPB Monkey puzzle - Julia Donaldson (replacement)
ChPB The dot - Peter H. Reynolds
PS Richard Scarry’s cars and trucks from A-Z (board book)
MARCH 2018 BOOKS PURCHASED
Bought with a grant from the Lion Foundation
F Still me - Jojo Moyes
F Surprise me - Sophie Kinsella
F The year that changed everything - Cathy Kelly
F Babylon Berlin - Volker Kutscher
F The lost season of love and snow - Jennifer Laam
F In dust and ashes - Anne Holt
F Four respectable ladies seek part time husband - Barbara Toner
F An unsuitable match - Joanna Trollope
F The beat of the pendulum - Catherine Chidgey
F Money in the morgue - Ngaio Maesh & Stella Duffy
ChF Annual 2 - Kate deGoldi & Susan Paris editors
ChF Pax - Sara Pennypacker
ChF Flamingo boy - Michael Morpurgo
ChPB Bobby the littlest war hero - Glyn Harper
ChPB Best mates - Philippa Werry
ChPB There was an old woman who swallowed an egg - P.Crumble
ChPB The dragon hunters - James Russell
ChPB Monte and Milli : The totally amazing magic trick - Tracey Corderoy
ChPB Two left feet - Adam Stower
ChPB The super swooper dinosaur - Martin Waddell
ChPB Nee Naw the little fire engine - Deano Yipadee
ChPB Dino Diggers : Crane calamity - Rose Impey
ChPB Row, row, row your waka - Rebeca Larsen (Te reo)
Bought with Mapua Library funds
F Dragon Springs Road - Janie Chang
F The woman who walked in sunshine - Alexander McCall Smith
F In this grave hour - Jacqueline Winspear
F The garden of small beginnings - Abbi Waxman
F Alex - Pierre Lemaire
F You - Caroline Kepnes
F A harvest of thorns - Corban Addison
F White chrysanthemum - Lynn Bracht
F The tattooist of Auschwitz - Heather Morris
F Sleeps standing - Witi Ihimaera
NF The diary of a bookseller - Shaun Bythell
NF The wizard of lies - Diana Henriques
ChF Delphie and the magic ballet shoes - Darcey Bussell
ChF Christmas in Enchantia - Darcey Bussell
ChF Picture perfect - Holly Smale
ChF Dotty Detective and the paw print puzzle - Clara Vulhamy
ChF Dork Diaries: Puppy love - Rachel Renee Russell
ChPB Winnie & Wilbur:The new computer - Valerie Thomas
Bought with a grant from the Lion Foundation
F Still me - Jojo Moyes
F Surprise me - Sophie Kinsella
F The year that changed everything - Cathy Kelly
F Babylon Berlin - Volker Kutscher
F The lost season of love and snow - Jennifer Laam
F In dust and ashes - Anne Holt
F Four respectable ladies seek part time husband - Barbara Toner
F An unsuitable match - Joanna Trollope
F The beat of the pendulum - Catherine Chidgey
F Money in the morgue - Ngaio Maesh & Stella Duffy
ChF Annual 2 - Kate deGoldi & Susan Paris editors
ChF Pax - Sara Pennypacker
ChF Flamingo boy - Michael Morpurgo
ChPB Bobby the littlest war hero - Glyn Harper
ChPB Best mates - Philippa Werry
ChPB There was an old woman who swallowed an egg - P.Crumble
ChPB The dragon hunters - James Russell
ChPB Monte and Milli : The totally amazing magic trick - Tracey Corderoy
ChPB Two left feet - Adam Stower
ChPB The super swooper dinosaur - Martin Waddell
ChPB Nee Naw the little fire engine - Deano Yipadee
ChPB Dino Diggers : Crane calamity - Rose Impey
ChPB Row, row, row your waka - Rebeca Larsen (Te reo)
Bought with Mapua Library funds
F Dragon Springs Road - Janie Chang
F The woman who walked in sunshine - Alexander McCall Smith
F In this grave hour - Jacqueline Winspear
F The garden of small beginnings - Abbi Waxman
F Alex - Pierre Lemaire
F You - Caroline Kepnes
F A harvest of thorns - Corban Addison
F White chrysanthemum - Lynn Bracht
F The tattooist of Auschwitz - Heather Morris
F Sleeps standing - Witi Ihimaera
NF The diary of a bookseller - Shaun Bythell
NF The wizard of lies - Diana Henriques
ChF Delphie and the magic ballet shoes - Darcey Bussell
ChF Christmas in Enchantia - Darcey Bussell
ChF Picture perfect - Holly Smale
ChF Dotty Detective and the paw print puzzle - Clara Vulhamy
ChF Dork Diaries: Puppy love - Rachel Renee Russell
ChPB Winnie & Wilbur:The new computer - Valerie Thomas
FEBRUARY 2018 BOOKS PURCHASED
Bought with a grant from the Lion Foundation
F Hellbent - Greg Hurwitz
F The great alone - Kirstin Hannah
F The wardrobe mistress - Patricia McGrath
F The Chilbury ladies’ choir - Jennifer Ryan
F Need to know - Karen Cleveland
F On the bright side - Hendrik Groen
F Anatomy of a scandal - Sarah Vaughn
F The chalk man - C.J.Tudor
F The cage - Lloyd Jones
F The stakes - Ben Sanders
F Gabriel’s Bay - Catherine Robertson
F The woman in the window - A.J. Finn
YA Rain fall - Ella West
ChF Dandy, the mountain pony - Kelly Wilson
ChF Cameo, the street pony - Kelly Wilson
ChPB I am jellyfish - Ruth Paul
Bought with a grant from the Mapua, Ruby Bay & District Community Trust
NFNZ Nothing to sell but service - Temple Sutherland
Bought with funds from the Literary Festival (adult non-fiction)
NFNZ Time and tide: The story of the Pelorus mail boat
NFNZ Dog zen - Mark Vette
Bought with a grant from the Lion Foundation
F Hellbent - Greg Hurwitz
F The great alone - Kirstin Hannah
F The wardrobe mistress - Patricia McGrath
F The Chilbury ladies’ choir - Jennifer Ryan
F Need to know - Karen Cleveland
F On the bright side - Hendrik Groen
F Anatomy of a scandal - Sarah Vaughn
F The chalk man - C.J.Tudor
F The cage - Lloyd Jones
F The stakes - Ben Sanders
F Gabriel’s Bay - Catherine Robertson
F The woman in the window - A.J. Finn
YA Rain fall - Ella West
ChF Dandy, the mountain pony - Kelly Wilson
ChF Cameo, the street pony - Kelly Wilson
ChPB I am jellyfish - Ruth Paul
Bought with a grant from the Mapua, Ruby Bay & District Community Trust
NFNZ Nothing to sell but service - Temple Sutherland
Bought with funds from the Literary Festival (adult non-fiction)
NFNZ Time and tide: The story of the Pelorus mail boat
NFNZ Dog zen - Mark Vette
JANUARY 2018 BOOKS PURCHASED
Bought with a grant from the Lion Foundation
F The Bedlam stacks - Natasha Pulley
F The last Mrs Parrish - Liv Constantine
F Hiding in plain sight - Susan Lewis
F Spoils - Brian Van Reet
F Into the world - Stephanie Parkyn
F The naturalist’s daughter - Tea Cooper
F Those pleasant girls - Lia Weston
F We that are left - Lisa Bigelow
F The sisters’ song - Louise Allen
F Faking friends - Jane Fallon
NF Where the past begins - Amy Tan
NF Island nurses - Leonie Howie & Adele Robertson
ChF Around the world in 80 days - (Jules Verne) Retold by Tony Evans
ChNF True stories of Everest adventures - Paul Dowswell
ChPB Monkey and me - Emily Gravett
ChPB Dogs - Emily Gravett
Bought with a grant from Network Tasman
F Irene - Paul LeMaitre
F The Sparsholt affair - Alan Hollinghurst
NF Elena vanishing - Elena Dunkle
YA Theodore Boone: The fugitive - John Grisham
ChF Forever geek - Holly Smale
ChF Dork diaries: Crush catastrophe - Renee Russell
Bought with Mapua Library funds (Scholastic book sale, Chch)
ChF Oceana’s kitty catastrophe (Miniwings series) - Sally Sutton
ChF Ben Pole’s worst day ever! - Adam Stower
ChF Hot dog! - Anh do
ChF Hot Dog! Party time! - Anh Do
ChF Worst camp ever (Ella Diaries) - Meredith Costain
ChF Going green (Ella Diaries) - Meredith Costain
ChF Friendship SOS (Ella Diaries) - Meredith Costain
ChF Winnie adds magic - Laura Owen
ChF Winnie’s alien sleepover - Laura Owen
ChF Winnie spells trouble - Laura Owen
ChF Jonty and Choc - Vince Ford
ChF Secret spy (E.J.Spy School) - Susannah McFarlane
ChPB A mother’s Day dilemma - Juliette MacIver
ChPB There is no dragon in this story - Lou Carter
ChPB Tidy - Emily Gravett
ChPB Go, Percy! Go! - Brett Preiss
ChPB Stink-o-saurus - Deano Yipadee
ChPB We’re off to find a kiwi - Juliette MacIver
ChPB Ninja Nan - Hollie Hughes
ChPB The singing dolphin - Mere Whaanga (Te reo)
ChPB The big block of chocolate - Janet Slater
ChPB The ugly five - Julia Donaldson
Bought with funds from the Literary Festival (Adult non-fiction)
NF Drawn out - Tom Scott
NF Belonging - Simon Schama
NF Emergency response - Dave Greenberg
NF Let’s eat - Nadia Lim
NF King of spies - Harden Blaine
NF The saboteur - Andrew Gross
NF The fire and fury - Michael Wolff
NF To Siri with love - Judith Newman
NF Castle of the eagles - Mark Felton
NF More fool me - Stephen Fry
NF Great tales from rural New Zealand - Gordon McLauchlan
NF Member of the family - Dianne Lake
NF All the money in the world - John Pearson
NF Red notice - Bill Browder
NF Koh i Noor - William Dalrymple
Bought with a grant from the Lion Foundation
F The Bedlam stacks - Natasha Pulley
F The last Mrs Parrish - Liv Constantine
F Hiding in plain sight - Susan Lewis
F Spoils - Brian Van Reet
F Into the world - Stephanie Parkyn
F The naturalist’s daughter - Tea Cooper
F Those pleasant girls - Lia Weston
F We that are left - Lisa Bigelow
F The sisters’ song - Louise Allen
F Faking friends - Jane Fallon
NF Where the past begins - Amy Tan
NF Island nurses - Leonie Howie & Adele Robertson
ChF Around the world in 80 days - (Jules Verne) Retold by Tony Evans
ChNF True stories of Everest adventures - Paul Dowswell
ChPB Monkey and me - Emily Gravett
ChPB Dogs - Emily Gravett
Bought with a grant from Network Tasman
F Irene - Paul LeMaitre
F The Sparsholt affair - Alan Hollinghurst
NF Elena vanishing - Elena Dunkle
YA Theodore Boone: The fugitive - John Grisham
ChF Forever geek - Holly Smale
ChF Dork diaries: Crush catastrophe - Renee Russell
Bought with Mapua Library funds (Scholastic book sale, Chch)
ChF Oceana’s kitty catastrophe (Miniwings series) - Sally Sutton
ChF Ben Pole’s worst day ever! - Adam Stower
ChF Hot dog! - Anh do
ChF Hot Dog! Party time! - Anh Do
ChF Worst camp ever (Ella Diaries) - Meredith Costain
ChF Going green (Ella Diaries) - Meredith Costain
ChF Friendship SOS (Ella Diaries) - Meredith Costain
ChF Winnie adds magic - Laura Owen
ChF Winnie’s alien sleepover - Laura Owen
ChF Winnie spells trouble - Laura Owen
ChF Jonty and Choc - Vince Ford
ChF Secret spy (E.J.Spy School) - Susannah McFarlane
ChPB A mother’s Day dilemma - Juliette MacIver
ChPB There is no dragon in this story - Lou Carter
ChPB Tidy - Emily Gravett
ChPB Go, Percy! Go! - Brett Preiss
ChPB Stink-o-saurus - Deano Yipadee
ChPB We’re off to find a kiwi - Juliette MacIver
ChPB Ninja Nan - Hollie Hughes
ChPB The singing dolphin - Mere Whaanga (Te reo)
ChPB The big block of chocolate - Janet Slater
ChPB The ugly five - Julia Donaldson
Bought with funds from the Literary Festival (Adult non-fiction)
NF Drawn out - Tom Scott
NF Belonging - Simon Schama
NF Emergency response - Dave Greenberg
NF Let’s eat - Nadia Lim
NF King of spies - Harden Blaine
NF The saboteur - Andrew Gross
NF The fire and fury - Michael Wolff
NF To Siri with love - Judith Newman
NF Castle of the eagles - Mark Felton
NF More fool me - Stephen Fry
NF Great tales from rural New Zealand - Gordon McLauchlan
NF Member of the family - Dianne Lake
NF All the money in the world - John Pearson
NF Red notice - Bill Browder
NF Koh i Noor - William Dalrymple
DECEMBER 2017 BOOKS PURCHASED
Made possible by a grant from Network Tasman
F The people vs. Alex Cross - James Patterson
F Ada - Kaz Cooke
F The rest of their lives - Jean-Paul Didierlaurent
F The floating theatre - Martha Conway
F Betrayal - Kate Furnivall
F In the midst of winter - Isabel Allende
F Two steps forward - Graeme Simsion &Anne Buist
F Pulse - Felix Francis
F Sleep no more - P.D.James
F Mythos - Stephen Fry
ChPB The kiwi go marching one by one (Eng & Te reo) - Peter Millett
ChPB Nga wira o te pahi (Te reo) - Donovan Bixley
ChPB Te pamu o koro meketanara (Te reo) - Donovan Bixley
ChPB Ten tiddly, widdly tadpoles - Debbie Torbett
ChPB Moo and Moo and can you guess who? - Jane Milton
ChPB 1-2-3 Bird - Dave Gunson
ChPB The scariest thing in the garden - Craig Smith
ChPB Five minutes peace - Jill Murphy
ChPB Big Truck’s road adventure - Amelia Marshall
ChPB Do you want to gallop with me? - Sophie Siers
ChPB This is not a fairy tale - Will Mabbitt
Bought with a grant from the Lion Foundation
F The Zanzibar wife - Deborah Rodriguiz
F Dangerous minds - Janet Evanovich
F Southern ruby - Belinda Alexander
F The boat runner - Devin Murphy
F Comimg home to Island House - Erica James
F The tea gardens - Fiona McIntosh
F Silk and song - Dana Stabenow
F The Romanov ransom - Clive Cussler
F Tell tale - jeffry Archer
F Year one - Nora Roberts
NF Oxygen - William Trubridge
NF The great New Zealand robbery - Scott Bainbridge
NF The official New Zealand road code - NZ Transport Agency
YA The book of dust - Philip Pullman
ChPB Boogie Bear - David Walliams
Bought with Mapua library funds
F Munich - Robert Harris
F The case of the man who died laughing - Tarquin Hall
F Practical magic - Alice Hoffman
F The pearl sister - Lucinda Riley
NF I shall not hate - Izeldin Abu
NF You gotta want it - Jake Paul
NF The colour of water - James McBride (replacement)
YA One - Sarah Crossan
GN Assassination classroom 5 - Yusei Matsu
GN Username: Uprising - Joe Sugg
ChF Itch - Simon Mayo
ChF Letters from the lighthouse - Emma Carroll
ChF Letty’s Christmas (Our Australian girl) - Alison Lloyd
Made possible by a grant from Network Tasman
F The people vs. Alex Cross - James Patterson
F Ada - Kaz Cooke
F The rest of their lives - Jean-Paul Didierlaurent
F The floating theatre - Martha Conway
F Betrayal - Kate Furnivall
F In the midst of winter - Isabel Allende
F Two steps forward - Graeme Simsion &Anne Buist
F Pulse - Felix Francis
F Sleep no more - P.D.James
F Mythos - Stephen Fry
ChPB The kiwi go marching one by one (Eng & Te reo) - Peter Millett
ChPB Nga wira o te pahi (Te reo) - Donovan Bixley
ChPB Te pamu o koro meketanara (Te reo) - Donovan Bixley
ChPB Ten tiddly, widdly tadpoles - Debbie Torbett
ChPB Moo and Moo and can you guess who? - Jane Milton
ChPB 1-2-3 Bird - Dave Gunson
ChPB The scariest thing in the garden - Craig Smith
ChPB Five minutes peace - Jill Murphy
ChPB Big Truck’s road adventure - Amelia Marshall
ChPB Do you want to gallop with me? - Sophie Siers
ChPB This is not a fairy tale - Will Mabbitt
Bought with a grant from the Lion Foundation
F The Zanzibar wife - Deborah Rodriguiz
F Dangerous minds - Janet Evanovich
F Southern ruby - Belinda Alexander
F The boat runner - Devin Murphy
F Comimg home to Island House - Erica James
F The tea gardens - Fiona McIntosh
F Silk and song - Dana Stabenow
F The Romanov ransom - Clive Cussler
F Tell tale - jeffry Archer
F Year one - Nora Roberts
NF Oxygen - William Trubridge
NF The great New Zealand robbery - Scott Bainbridge
NF The official New Zealand road code - NZ Transport Agency
YA The book of dust - Philip Pullman
ChPB Boogie Bear - David Walliams
Bought with Mapua library funds
F Munich - Robert Harris
F The case of the man who died laughing - Tarquin Hall
F Practical magic - Alice Hoffman
F The pearl sister - Lucinda Riley
NF I shall not hate - Izeldin Abu
NF You gotta want it - Jake Paul
NF The colour of water - James McBride (replacement)
YA One - Sarah Crossan
GN Assassination classroom 5 - Yusei Matsu
GN Username: Uprising - Joe Sugg
ChF Itch - Simon Mayo
ChF Letters from the lighthouse - Emma Carroll
ChF Letty’s Christmas (Our Australian girl) - Alison Lloyd
NOVEMBER 2017 BOOKS PURCHASED
Bought with a grant from Network Tasman Trust
F Origin - Dan Brown
F Two kinds of truth - Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch)
F The Rooster Bar - John Grisham
F The last hours - Minette Walters
F Fools and mortals - Bernard Cornwell
F The rules of magic - Alice Hoffman
F Uncommon type - Tom Hanks
F The midnight line - Lee Child (Jack Reacher)
F A long way from home - Peter Carey
F The force - Don Winslow
F The seagull - Ann Cleaves (Vera Stanhope)
NF Driving to Treblinka - Diana Wichtel
YA Turtles all the way down - John Green
YA Moonrise - Sarah Crossan
ChF Magnus Chase and the ship of the dead - Rick Riordan
ChF The getaway (Diary of a wimpy kid ) - Jeff Kinney
ChF Bad Dad - David Walliams
ChNF Sky high (Jean Batten’s story) - David Hill
ChPB Kiwicorn - Kat Merewether
Bought with Mapua Library funds
F The death of kings -- Conn Iggulden
F Missing, presumed - Susie Steiner
F The Little Breton Bistro - Nina George
F The faithful spy - Alex Berenson
F Little fires everywhere - Celeste Ng
F Home fire - Kamila Shamsie
F The life to come - Michele de Kretser
F Sydney Bridge upside down - David Ballentyne
NF I am, I am, I am - Maggie O’Farrell
YA Words of radiance(Part 1) Stormlight archive Book 2 - Brandon Sanderson
YA Words of radiance (Part 2) Stormlight archive Book 2 - Brandon Sanderson4
YA Heir of fire (Throne of glass Book 3) - Sarah Maas
YA The revolution of Ivy - Amy Engel
YA The bone sparrow - Zana Frailon
GN Prince of the elves (Amulet 5) - Kazu Kibuishi
ChF A seven letter word - Kim Slater
ChF Fish in a tree - Lynda Mullaly Hunt
ChF Letty on the land (Our Australian girl series) - Alison Llloyd
ChNF Magic tricks with coins, cards and everyday objects - Jake Bamfield
OCTOBER 2017 BOOKS PURCHASED
Bought with a grant from the Rata Foundation
F Decline and fall on Savage Street - Fiona Farrell
F Force of nature - Jane Harper
F The history of bees - Maja Lunde
F The necessary angel - C. K. Stead
NF The resilient farmer - Doug Avery (with Margie Thomson)
NF Keeping your children safe - John Parsons
ChF The thunderbolt pony - Stacy Gregg
ChPB Scarface claw hold tight - Lynley Dodd
Bought with a grant from Mapua, Ruby Bay& District Community Trust
NF Kahurangi stories-more tales from North West Nelson - Gerald Hindmarsh
Bought with Mapua Community Library funds
F Troubling love - Elena Ferrante
F Transmigration of bodies - Yuri Herrero
F Cross the line - James Patterson
F History of wolves - Emily Fridlund
F The woman who walked into the sea - Mark Douglas –Home
F Three days and a life - Pierre Lemaitre
F Prince of legend - Jack Ludlow
F Soldier of crusade - Jack Ludlow
F Son of blood - Jack Ludlow
F Secret daughter - Shilpi Somaya Gowde
NF Journey into the whirlwind - Eugenia Sememova Ginzberg
NF Cockpit confidential - Patrick Smith
YA The way of kings (Part 1) - Brandon Sanderson
YA The way of kings (Part 2) - Brandon Sanderson
YA Crown of midnight (Throne of glass series)- Sarah J. Maas
YA The book of Ivy - Amy Engel
YA Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson
GN Last council (Amulet #4) - Kazu Kibuishi
ChF New kid - Tim Green
ChF Soda pop - Barbro Lindgren
ChPB Grandad’s island - Benji Davies
ChPB The storm whale in winter - Benji Davies
PS It’s a little book - Lane Smith (board book)
Bought with a grant from the Rata Foundation
F Decline and fall on Savage Street - Fiona Farrell
F Force of nature - Jane Harper
F The history of bees - Maja Lunde
F The necessary angel - C. K. Stead
NF The resilient farmer - Doug Avery (with Margie Thomson)
NF Keeping your children safe - John Parsons
ChF The thunderbolt pony - Stacy Gregg
ChPB Scarface claw hold tight - Lynley Dodd
Bought with a grant from Mapua, Ruby Bay& District Community Trust
NF Kahurangi stories-more tales from North West Nelson - Gerald Hindmarsh
Bought with Mapua Community Library funds
F Troubling love - Elena Ferrante
F Transmigration of bodies - Yuri Herrero
F Cross the line - James Patterson
F History of wolves - Emily Fridlund
F The woman who walked into the sea - Mark Douglas –Home
F Three days and a life - Pierre Lemaitre
F Prince of legend - Jack Ludlow
F Soldier of crusade - Jack Ludlow
F Son of blood - Jack Ludlow
F Secret daughter - Shilpi Somaya Gowde
NF Journey into the whirlwind - Eugenia Sememova Ginzberg
NF Cockpit confidential - Patrick Smith
YA The way of kings (Part 1) - Brandon Sanderson
YA The way of kings (Part 2) - Brandon Sanderson
YA Crown of midnight (Throne of glass series)- Sarah J. Maas
YA The book of Ivy - Amy Engel
YA Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson
GN Last council (Amulet #4) - Kazu Kibuishi
ChF New kid - Tim Green
ChF Soda pop - Barbro Lindgren
ChPB Grandad’s island - Benji Davies
ChPB The storm whale in winter - Benji Davies
PS It’s a little book - Lane Smith (board book)
SEPTEMBER 2017 BOOKS PURCHASED
Bought with a grant from the Mapua Ruby Bay Community Trust
NF Old Tasman Bay - J.D.Peart
NF Beyond the marble mountain - J. Halket-Milar
NF High noon for coaches - J. Halket-Millar
NF Thomas Cawthron and the Cawthrone Institute
NF Nelson now and then - Peter Lukas
NF Meet you at the church steps - Karen Stade
Bought with a grant from the Rata Foundation
F Y is for yesterday - Sue Grafton
F The break - Sarah Keyes
F The girl who takes an eye for an eye - David Lagercrantz
F The golden house - Salman Rushdie
F The beguiled - Thomas Cullinan
F Apple Tree Yard - Louise Doughty
F The beach cafe - Lucy Diamond
F Two nights - Kathy Reichs
F A legacy of spies - John le Carre
F The sunshine sisters - Jane Green
F Persons unknown - Susie Steiner
F A column of fire - Ken Follett
F Crossing the lines - Sulari Gentill
F I know a secret - Tess Gerritsen
F Freedom at midnight - Larry Collins &Dominique Lapierre
NF What am I supposed to eat - Dr Libby Weaver
NF How to eat better - James Wong
NF Mansfield and me - Sarah Laing
NF Painting the sand - Kim Hughes
ChF Penelope the foal fairy - Daisy Meadows
ChF Jack’s holiday stories - Sally Rippin
ChF Stargazing for beginners - Jenny McLachlan
ChNF Up the river - Gillian Candler
ChPB The great dog bottom swap - Peter Bently
ChPB What noise comes from a giraffe - Craig Maclean
ChPB I will not wear pink - Joyce Dunbar
ChPB Watch out for the weka - Ned Barraud
ChPB Moo and Moo and the little calf too – Jane Milton
Bought with Mapua Community Library funds
F The field of swords - Conn Iggulden
F The gods of war - Conn Iggulden
F My absolute darling - Gabriel Tallent
F The chocolate tin - Fiona McIntosh
F Quiet until the thaw - Alexandra Fuller
F The malice of waves - Mark Douglas-Home
F The improbability of love - Hannah Rothschild
F My Grandmother sends her regards and apologises - Fredrik Backman
F Close to you - Kara Isaac
F Death message - Kate London
NF Half wild - Pip Smith
NF Irresistable - Adam Alter
NF A dog called Hope - Damien Lewis
NF Road racer - Michael Dunlop
YA History is all you left me - Adam Silvera
ChF The battle of heroes - Kate Forsyth
ChF Our Australian girl: Meet Letty - Alison Boyd
ChF Out Australian girl: Letty and the stranger’s lace - Alison Boyd
ChNF Finding Gobi - Dion Leonard
Bought with a grant from the Mapua Ruby Bay Community Trust
NF Old Tasman Bay - J.D.Peart
NF Beyond the marble mountain - J. Halket-Milar
NF High noon for coaches - J. Halket-Millar
NF Thomas Cawthron and the Cawthrone Institute
NF Nelson now and then - Peter Lukas
NF Meet you at the church steps - Karen Stade
Bought with a grant from the Rata Foundation
F Y is for yesterday - Sue Grafton
F The break - Sarah Keyes
F The girl who takes an eye for an eye - David Lagercrantz
F The golden house - Salman Rushdie
F The beguiled - Thomas Cullinan
F Apple Tree Yard - Louise Doughty
F The beach cafe - Lucy Diamond
F Two nights - Kathy Reichs
F A legacy of spies - John le Carre
F The sunshine sisters - Jane Green
F Persons unknown - Susie Steiner
F A column of fire - Ken Follett
F Crossing the lines - Sulari Gentill
F I know a secret - Tess Gerritsen
F Freedom at midnight - Larry Collins &Dominique Lapierre
NF What am I supposed to eat - Dr Libby Weaver
NF How to eat better - James Wong
NF Mansfield and me - Sarah Laing
NF Painting the sand - Kim Hughes
ChF Penelope the foal fairy - Daisy Meadows
ChF Jack’s holiday stories - Sally Rippin
ChF Stargazing for beginners - Jenny McLachlan
ChNF Up the river - Gillian Candler
ChPB The great dog bottom swap - Peter Bently
ChPB What noise comes from a giraffe - Craig Maclean
ChPB I will not wear pink - Joyce Dunbar
ChPB Watch out for the weka - Ned Barraud
ChPB Moo and Moo and the little calf too – Jane Milton
Bought with Mapua Community Library funds
F The field of swords - Conn Iggulden
F The gods of war - Conn Iggulden
F My absolute darling - Gabriel Tallent
F The chocolate tin - Fiona McIntosh
F Quiet until the thaw - Alexandra Fuller
F The malice of waves - Mark Douglas-Home
F The improbability of love - Hannah Rothschild
F My Grandmother sends her regards and apologises - Fredrik Backman
F Close to you - Kara Isaac
F Death message - Kate London
NF Half wild - Pip Smith
NF Irresistable - Adam Alter
NF A dog called Hope - Damien Lewis
NF Road racer - Michael Dunlop
YA History is all you left me - Adam Silvera
ChF The battle of heroes - Kate Forsyth
ChF Our Australian girl: Meet Letty - Alison Boyd
ChF Out Australian girl: Letty and the stranger’s lace - Alison Boyd
ChNF Finding Gobi - Dion Leonard
AUGUST 2017 BOOKS PURCHASED
Bought with Mapua Library funds
F Swingtime - Zadie Smith
F My name is Lucy Barton - Elizabeth Strout
F The music shop - Rachel Joyce
F The sea detective - Mark Douglas-Home
F The late show - Michael Connelly
NF The journalist and the murderer - Janet Malcolm
NF A stolen life - Jaycee Dugard (replacement)
NF The secret diary of Charlotte Gatland - Patricia Dennis
NF Secrets of the ice - Veronika Meduna
ChF The Beast of Blackmore Bog (The impossible quest) - Kate Forsyth
ChF The drowned kingdom (The impossible quest) - Kate Forsyth
ChF Blossom Time – The unicorns of Blossom Wood - Catherine Coe
ChNF Dinosaur hunting - Leonie Bennett
ChNF Goodnight stories for rebel girls - Elena Favilli
Made possible by a grant from the Rata Foundation
F The last Tudor Philippa Gregory
F The spy’s daughter - Adam Brookes
F Precious and Grace - Alexander McCall Smith
F A stranger in the house - Shari Lapena
F A killer harvest - Paul Cleave
F Kill the father - Sandrone Dazieri
F House of spies - Daniel Silva
F The good daughter - Karin Slaughter
F Fletcher of the Bounty - Graeme Lay
NFNZ The cause of death - Dr Cynric Temple-Camp
NFNZ Daughter of Gloriavale - Lilia Tarawa
NFNZ Edmond Hillary: a biography - Michael Gill
NFNZ Beaver - Stephen Donald (with Scotty Stevenson)
NFNZ The New Zealand project - Max Harris
YA Wilder country - Mark Smith
ChF Maybe - Morris Gleitzman
ChF The 91-storey treehouse - Andy Griffiths
Chf The discombobulated life of Summer Rain - Julie Lamb
ChPB That’s not a hippopotamus! - Juliette MacIver
Bought with Mapua Library funds
F Swingtime - Zadie Smith
F My name is Lucy Barton - Elizabeth Strout
F The music shop - Rachel Joyce
F The sea detective - Mark Douglas-Home
F The late show - Michael Connelly
NF The journalist and the murderer - Janet Malcolm
NF A stolen life - Jaycee Dugard (replacement)
NF The secret diary of Charlotte Gatland - Patricia Dennis
NF Secrets of the ice - Veronika Meduna
ChF The Beast of Blackmore Bog (The impossible quest) - Kate Forsyth
ChF The drowned kingdom (The impossible quest) - Kate Forsyth
ChF Blossom Time – The unicorns of Blossom Wood - Catherine Coe
ChNF Dinosaur hunting - Leonie Bennett
ChNF Goodnight stories for rebel girls - Elena Favilli
Made possible by a grant from the Rata Foundation
F The last Tudor Philippa Gregory
F The spy’s daughter - Adam Brookes
F Precious and Grace - Alexander McCall Smith
F A stranger in the house - Shari Lapena
F A killer harvest - Paul Cleave
F Kill the father - Sandrone Dazieri
F House of spies - Daniel Silva
F The good daughter - Karin Slaughter
F Fletcher of the Bounty - Graeme Lay
NFNZ The cause of death - Dr Cynric Temple-Camp
NFNZ Daughter of Gloriavale - Lilia Tarawa
NFNZ Edmond Hillary: a biography - Michael Gill
NFNZ Beaver - Stephen Donald (with Scotty Stevenson)
NFNZ The New Zealand project - Max Harris
YA Wilder country - Mark Smith
ChF Maybe - Morris Gleitzman
ChF The 91-storey treehouse - Andy Griffiths
Chf The discombobulated life of Summer Rain - Julie Lamb
ChPB That’s not a hippopotamus! - Juliette MacIver
JULY 2017 BOOKS PURCHASED
Bought with a grant from Rata Foundation
F Heloise - Mandy Hager
F Seven stones to stand or fall - Diana Gabaldon
F The empty coffin - Gary Moore
F The suicide club - Sarah Quigley
F The trip of a lifetime - Monica McInerney
F Together - Julie Cohen
F Larchfield - Polly Clark
F The Baltimore boys - Joel Dicker
F Come sundown - Nora Roberts
F Fierce kingdom - Gin Phillips
F The boy who saw - Simon Toyne
F Earthly remains - Donna Leon
NF How to have a beer - Alice Galletly
NF My Father’s island - Adam Dudding
ChF Raymie Nightingale - Kate DiCamillo
ChF Evie’s ghost - Helen Peters
ChNF A storm too soon - Michael J.Tougias
ChPB Doggy do’s and don’ts - John Phillips
ChPB Jin’s great escape - Maria Artho
Bought with a grant from the Mapua, Ruby Bay and District Community Trust
NF Rolling stones - Karen Warren
NF Nelson’s first railway and the city bus - Mike Johnston
Bought with Mapua Library funds
F Moonglow - Michael Chabon
F The ministry of utmost happiness - Arundhati Roy
F Lamentation - C.J. Sansom
F The emperor of lies - Steve Sem-Sandberg
F The mothers - Britt Bennett
F Dearly devoted Dexter - Jeff Lindsay
F Keeping faith - Jodi Picoult (replacement)
F Gypsy in amber - Martin Cruz Smith
F Can you hear me? - Elena Vanvello
F Post mortem - Kate London
F The notebook - Nicholas Sparks (replacement)
NF 1963: a slice of bread and jam - Tommy Rhattigan
NF No is not enough - Naomi Klein
NF If this is a man - Primo Levi
YA The killing - Robert Muchamore (replacement)
GN Assassination classroom 3 - Yusei Matui
ChF Believe in magic (The unicorns of Blossom Wood) - Catherine Coe
Bought with a grant from Rata Foundation
F Heloise - Mandy Hager
F Seven stones to stand or fall - Diana Gabaldon
F The empty coffin - Gary Moore
F The suicide club - Sarah Quigley
F The trip of a lifetime - Monica McInerney
F Together - Julie Cohen
F Larchfield - Polly Clark
F The Baltimore boys - Joel Dicker
F Come sundown - Nora Roberts
F Fierce kingdom - Gin Phillips
F The boy who saw - Simon Toyne
F Earthly remains - Donna Leon
NF How to have a beer - Alice Galletly
NF My Father’s island - Adam Dudding
ChF Raymie Nightingale - Kate DiCamillo
ChF Evie’s ghost - Helen Peters
ChNF A storm too soon - Michael J.Tougias
ChPB Doggy do’s and don’ts - John Phillips
ChPB Jin’s great escape - Maria Artho
Bought with a grant from the Mapua, Ruby Bay and District Community Trust
NF Rolling stones - Karen Warren
NF Nelson’s first railway and the city bus - Mike Johnston
Bought with Mapua Library funds
F Moonglow - Michael Chabon
F The ministry of utmost happiness - Arundhati Roy
F Lamentation - C.J. Sansom
F The emperor of lies - Steve Sem-Sandberg
F The mothers - Britt Bennett
F Dearly devoted Dexter - Jeff Lindsay
F Keeping faith - Jodi Picoult (replacement)
F Gypsy in amber - Martin Cruz Smith
F Can you hear me? - Elena Vanvello
F Post mortem - Kate London
F The notebook - Nicholas Sparks (replacement)
NF 1963: a slice of bread and jam - Tommy Rhattigan
NF No is not enough - Naomi Klein
NF If this is a man - Primo Levi
YA The killing - Robert Muchamore (replacement)
GN Assassination classroom 3 - Yusei Matui
ChF Believe in magic (The unicorns of Blossom Wood) - Catherine Coe
JUNE 2017 BOOKS PURCHASED
Bought with a grant from the Rata Foundation
F A talent for murder - Andrew Wilson
F The crimson lake - Candice Fox
F Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine - Gail Honeyman
F Lies - T.M.Logan
F Camilo Island - John Grisham
NF The husband hunters - Anne De Courcey
NF Your nuts & bolts - Phil Gifford
NF Nelson/ Tasman mountain bike tracks 2017 - Steve Newport
NF What cancer taught me - Jake Bailey
NF Cutting the curd - Katherine Mowbray
YA Never say die - Anthony Horowitz
ChF Radio boy - Christian O’Connell
ChF The world’s worst children 2 - David Walliams
ChF Tom gates – My school project - Liz Pichon
ChF A different dog - Paul Jennings
ChNF The genius of bugs - Simon Pollard
ChPB We’re all wonders - R.J.Palacio
ChPB Stuck in poo, what to do? - Samantha Laugesen
Bought with Mapua Library funds
F The French promise - Fiona McIntosh
F Head of State - Andrew Marr
F Power down - Ben Coe
F The Loveday trials - Kate Tremayne
F Britt-Marie was here - Fredrik Backman
F Can’t stop falling - Kara Isaac
F Heritage - Judy Nunn
NF A new Earth - Eckhart Tolle
NF The elephant whisperer - Lawence Anthony
NF Gweilo - Martin Booth
NF The penguin lessons - Tom Michel
ChF Stinkbomb & Ketchup Face & the evilness of pizza - John Dougherty
ChF A magical beginning - Catherine Cox
ChPB There’s a pig up my nose - John Dougherty
ChPB The highway rat - Julia Donaldson
ChPB Dinosaur hunting - Lucy Davey
Bought with a grant from the Mapua, Ruby Bay & District Community Trust
NF The Heaphy Track - Chris Petyt
NF From rations to riches - Virginia Thornley
Bought with a grant from the Rata Foundation
F A talent for murder - Andrew Wilson
F The crimson lake - Candice Fox
F Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine - Gail Honeyman
F Lies - T.M.Logan
F Camilo Island - John Grisham
NF The husband hunters - Anne De Courcey
NF Your nuts & bolts - Phil Gifford
NF Nelson/ Tasman mountain bike tracks 2017 - Steve Newport
NF What cancer taught me - Jake Bailey
NF Cutting the curd - Katherine Mowbray
YA Never say die - Anthony Horowitz
ChF Radio boy - Christian O’Connell
ChF The world’s worst children 2 - David Walliams
ChF Tom gates – My school project - Liz Pichon
ChF A different dog - Paul Jennings
ChNF The genius of bugs - Simon Pollard
ChPB We’re all wonders - R.J.Palacio
ChPB Stuck in poo, what to do? - Samantha Laugesen
Bought with Mapua Library funds
F The French promise - Fiona McIntosh
F Head of State - Andrew Marr
F Power down - Ben Coe
F The Loveday trials - Kate Tremayne
F Britt-Marie was here - Fredrik Backman
F Can’t stop falling - Kara Isaac
F Heritage - Judy Nunn
NF A new Earth - Eckhart Tolle
NF The elephant whisperer - Lawence Anthony
NF Gweilo - Martin Booth
NF The penguin lessons - Tom Michel
ChF Stinkbomb & Ketchup Face & the evilness of pizza - John Dougherty
ChF A magical beginning - Catherine Cox
ChPB There’s a pig up my nose - John Dougherty
ChPB The highway rat - Julia Donaldson
ChPB Dinosaur hunting - Lucy Davey
Bought with a grant from the Mapua, Ruby Bay & District Community Trust
NF The Heaphy Track - Chris Petyt
NF From rations to riches - Virginia Thornley
MAY 2017 BOOKS PURCHASED
F Charity - Len Deighton
F The underground railroad - Colson Whitehead
F No middle name - Lee Child
F The fix - David Baldacci
F The long drop - Denise Mina
F The stars are fire - Anita Shreve
F Dunstan - Conn Iggulden
F See what I have done - Sarah Schmidt
F The lucky one - Caroline Overington
F Through the lonesome dark - Paddy Richardson
F The thirst - Jo Nesbo
F Into the water - Paula Hawkins
F Best laid plans - Kathy Lette
F Leap of faith - Jenny Pattrick
NF Breaking ranks - James McNeish
NF Woman in the wilderness - Miriam Lancewood
NF Nesting on the Nushagak - Emma Stevens
NF The lady in gold - Anne-Marie O’Connor
NF A hope more powerful than the sea - Melissa Fleming
YAF Love, Stargirl - Jerry Spinelli
YAF The road to winter - Mark Smith
GN Assassination classroom Vol 2 - Yusei Matsui
ChF The wolves of Witchwood - Kate Forsyth
ChF Owls of Blossom Wood: The birthday party - Catherine Coe
F Charity - Len Deighton
F The underground railroad - Colson Whitehead
F No middle name - Lee Child
F The fix - David Baldacci
F The long drop - Denise Mina
F The stars are fire - Anita Shreve
F Dunstan - Conn Iggulden
F See what I have done - Sarah Schmidt
F The lucky one - Caroline Overington
F Through the lonesome dark - Paddy Richardson
F The thirst - Jo Nesbo
F Into the water - Paula Hawkins
F Best laid plans - Kathy Lette
F Leap of faith - Jenny Pattrick
NF Breaking ranks - James McNeish
NF Woman in the wilderness - Miriam Lancewood
NF Nesting on the Nushagak - Emma Stevens
NF The lady in gold - Anne-Marie O’Connor
NF A hope more powerful than the sea - Melissa Fleming
YAF Love, Stargirl - Jerry Spinelli
YAF The road to winter - Mark Smith
GN Assassination classroom Vol 2 - Yusei Matsui
ChF The wolves of Witchwood - Kate Forsyth
ChF Owls of Blossom Wood: The birthday party - Catherine Coe
APRIL 2017 BOOKS PURCHASED
Bought with Mapua library funds
F Faith - Len Deighton
F Crow Lake - Mary Lawson
F Fields of gold - Fiona McIntosh
F The sun and the wind - Mairi MacKinnon
F Kill shot - Vince Flynn
F The last refuge (a Dewey Andreas novel) - Ben Coes
F The North water - Ian McGuire
F Black water lilies - Michel Bussi
F Five give up the booze - Bruno Vincent
F The bones of grace - Tahmima Anan
F Unwanted - Kristina Chitson
NF Homo deus - Yuval Noah Harari
NF Hillbilly elergy (a memoir) - J.D.Vance
YAF Guardian angel - Robert Muchamore
GN Assassination classroom Vol. 1 - Yusa Matsui
ChF The severed land - Maurice Gee
ChF Escape from Wolfhaven Castle - Kate Forsyth
ChF Double dare you - Meredith Costain
ChF The circus collection - Enid Blyton
ChNF Space! - Ben Morgan (ed)
ChNF Masks - Fiona Gowan
ChPB Hairy Maclary’s rumpus at the vet - Lynley Dodd(replacement)
ChPB A squash and a squeeze - Julia Donaldson (replacement)
ChPB Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s dairy - Lynley Dodd (replacement)
ChPB Big yellow digger - Julia Jarman
CgPB I want my light on - Tony Ross
ChPB Friendly day - Mij Kelly
ChPB The biggest baddest wolf - Nick Ward
ChPB The hill and the rock - David McKee
ChPB All about piglet - Laura Dollin (retold)
ChPB The hare and the tortoise - Aesop
ChPB Ouch! - Ragnhild Scamell
ChPB The selfish crocodile - Faustin Charles
Bought with Mapua library funds
F Faith - Len Deighton
F Crow Lake - Mary Lawson
F Fields of gold - Fiona McIntosh
F The sun and the wind - Mairi MacKinnon
F Kill shot - Vince Flynn
F The last refuge (a Dewey Andreas novel) - Ben Coes
F The North water - Ian McGuire
F Black water lilies - Michel Bussi
F Five give up the booze - Bruno Vincent
F The bones of grace - Tahmima Anan
F Unwanted - Kristina Chitson
NF Homo deus - Yuval Noah Harari
NF Hillbilly elergy (a memoir) - J.D.Vance
YAF Guardian angel - Robert Muchamore
GN Assassination classroom Vol. 1 - Yusa Matsui
ChF The severed land - Maurice Gee
ChF Escape from Wolfhaven Castle - Kate Forsyth
ChF Double dare you - Meredith Costain
ChF The circus collection - Enid Blyton
ChNF Space! - Ben Morgan (ed)
ChNF Masks - Fiona Gowan
ChPB Hairy Maclary’s rumpus at the vet - Lynley Dodd(replacement)
ChPB A squash and a squeeze - Julia Donaldson (replacement)
ChPB Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s dairy - Lynley Dodd (replacement)
ChPB Big yellow digger - Julia Jarman
CgPB I want my light on - Tony Ross
ChPB Friendly day - Mij Kelly
ChPB The biggest baddest wolf - Nick Ward
ChPB The hill and the rock - David McKee
ChPB All about piglet - Laura Dollin (retold)
ChPB The hare and the tortoise - Aesop
ChPB Ouch! - Ragnhild Scamell
ChPB The selfish crocodile - Faustin Charles
MARCH 2017 BOOKS PURCHASED
Bought with Mapua Library funds
F The Queen’s accomplice (a Maggie Hope mystery) - Susan Elia MacNeal
F The heart’s invisible furies - John Boyne
F Blade of light (an Inspector Montalbano story) - Andrea Camilleri
F The lost swimmer - Ann Turner
F Ru - Kim Thuy
F Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout
F The girl from Venice - Martin Cruz Smith
F Fates and furies - Lauren Groff
F The earth cries out - Bonnie Etherington
F The march of the foxgloves - Karyn Hay
F Obsession - Elspeth Sandys
F The nowhere man - Gregg Hurwitz
F The wish child - Catherine Chidgey
F The pretty delicious cafe - Danielle Hawkins
NF Goneville - Nick Bollinger
NF The energy guide - Dr Libby Weaver
NF Marrow - Elizabeth Lesser
NF The optician of Lampedusa - Emma- Jane Kirby
NF The last Englishman (the double life of Arthur Ransome) - Roland Chambers
NF Bolshoi confidential (secrets of the Russian ballet) - Simon Morrison
NF Dry ice - Peter Joyce
YAF American monsters (3rd in Demon Road trilogy) - Derek Landy
ChF Nelly and the quest for Captain Peabody - Roland Chambers
ChF Dunger - Joy Cowley (replacement)
ChF The little giraffe - retold by Lesley Sims (First reader)
ChF How elephants lost their wings - retold by Lesley Sims(First reader)
ChF The dragon and the phoenix - retold by Lesley Sims (First reader)
ChF Clever rabbit and the lion - retold by Mairi MacKinnon (First reader)
ChF The ant and the grasshopper - retold by Katie Daynes (First reader)
ChNF Jack and Charlie: boys of the bush - Jack Marcotte
ChPB Here comes Mr Postmouse - Marianne Dubuc
Bought with Mapua Library funds
F The Queen’s accomplice (a Maggie Hope mystery) - Susan Elia MacNeal
F The heart’s invisible furies - John Boyne
F Blade of light (an Inspector Montalbano story) - Andrea Camilleri
F The lost swimmer - Ann Turner
F Ru - Kim Thuy
F Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout
F The girl from Venice - Martin Cruz Smith
F Fates and furies - Lauren Groff
F The earth cries out - Bonnie Etherington
F The march of the foxgloves - Karyn Hay
F Obsession - Elspeth Sandys
F The nowhere man - Gregg Hurwitz
F The wish child - Catherine Chidgey
F The pretty delicious cafe - Danielle Hawkins
NF Goneville - Nick Bollinger
NF The energy guide - Dr Libby Weaver
NF Marrow - Elizabeth Lesser
NF The optician of Lampedusa - Emma- Jane Kirby
NF The last Englishman (the double life of Arthur Ransome) - Roland Chambers
NF Bolshoi confidential (secrets of the Russian ballet) - Simon Morrison
NF Dry ice - Peter Joyce
YAF American monsters (3rd in Demon Road trilogy) - Derek Landy
ChF Nelly and the quest for Captain Peabody - Roland Chambers
ChF Dunger - Joy Cowley (replacement)
ChF The little giraffe - retold by Lesley Sims (First reader)
ChF How elephants lost their wings - retold by Lesley Sims(First reader)
ChF The dragon and the phoenix - retold by Lesley Sims (First reader)
ChF Clever rabbit and the lion - retold by Mairi MacKinnon (First reader)
ChF The ant and the grasshopper - retold by Katie Daynes (First reader)
ChNF Jack and Charlie: boys of the bush - Jack Marcotte
ChPB Here comes Mr Postmouse - Marianne Dubuc
February 2017
Bought with Mapua Library funds
F The power of the dog - Don Winslow
F Queen of swords - Sara Donati
F Days without end - Sebastian Barry
F The care and management of lies - Jacqueline Winspear
F Maxwell’s Point - M J Trow
F The dying light - Henry Porter
F A man called Ove - Fredrik Backman
F The shadow sister - Lucinda Riley
F The liberation - Kate Furnivall
F Selection day - Aravind Adiga
F Hidden depths - Ann Cleeves
F In the land of the long white cloud - Sarah Lark
NF The smell of summer grass - Adam Nicolson
NF Babylon’s ark - Lawrence Anthony
NF A stolen life - Jaycee Lee Dugard
NF Big magic - Elizabeth Gilbert
NF Walking with James Hogg - Bruce Gilkison
NF Bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu - Joshua Hammer
TF Demon Road - Derek Landy
TF Desolation - Derek Landy
TF The escape - Robert Muchamore
TF The two towers - J R R Tolkien
TF The return of the king - J R R Tolkien
TF Risk - Fleur Ferris
ChF Wonderstruck - Brian Selznick
ChF The haunted mask - R I Stine
ChNF Which New Zealand insect? - Andrew Crowe (replacement)
ChNF Gemstones - Ann O Squire
ChPB A child of books - Oliver Jeffers & Sam Winston
F The power of the dog - Don Winslow
F Queen of swords - Sara Donati
F Days without end - Sebastian Barry
F The care and management of lies - Jacqueline Winspear
F Maxwell’s Point - M J Trow
F The dying light - Henry Porter
F A man called Ove - Fredrik Backman
F The shadow sister - Lucinda Riley
F The liberation - Kate Furnivall
F Selection day - Aravind Adiga
F Hidden depths - Ann Cleeves
F In the land of the long white cloud - Sarah Lark
NF The smell of summer grass - Adam Nicolson
NF Babylon’s ark - Lawrence Anthony
NF A stolen life - Jaycee Lee Dugard
NF Big magic - Elizabeth Gilbert
NF Walking with James Hogg - Bruce Gilkison
NF Bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu - Joshua Hammer
TF Demon Road - Derek Landy
TF Desolation - Derek Landy
TF The escape - Robert Muchamore
TF The two towers - J R R Tolkien
TF The return of the king - J R R Tolkien
TF Risk - Fleur Ferris
ChF Wonderstruck - Brian Selznick
ChF The haunted mask - R I Stine
ChNF Which New Zealand insect? - Andrew Crowe (replacement)
ChNF Gemstones - Ann O Squire
ChPB A child of books - Oliver Jeffers & Sam Winston
November 2016
Bought with a grant from TDC
F Nutshell - Ian McEwan
F Paris for one - Jojo Moyes
F Holding - Graham Norton
F The whistler - John Grisham
F Night school - Lee Child
F Rather be the devil - Ian Rankin
F The cloud leopard’s daughter - Deborah Challinor
F The Paris librarian - Mark Pryor
F Magpie murders - Anthony Horowitz
NF Lecretia’s choice - Matt Vickers
ChF The midnight gang - David Walliams
ChF The unforgettable What’s His Name
ChF 1916 Dig for victory - David Hair
ChNF Amazing animal journeys - Chris Packham
ChNF New Zealand machines and inventions - Dave Gunson
Bought with Mapua Library funds
F The wolves - Alex Berenson
F Three souls - Janie Chang
F The last Roman: Honour - Jack Ludlow
F And then came Paulette - Barbara Constantine
F The vegetarian - Han kang
F The story of the lost child - Elena Ferrante
F Deleted scenes for lovers - Tracey Slaughter
F Unholy war - David Hair
F The Essex serpent - Sarah Perry
F The sellout - Paul Beatty
F The sympathizer - Viet Thanh Nguyen
NF Arthur , the dog who crossed a jungle to find a home
GN Username:Evie - Joe Sugg
TF Throne of glass - Sarah J. Maas
ChF The call (The magnificient 12) - Michael Grant
ChF Soon - Morris Gleitzman
ChF Ricky Ricotta’s mighty robot - Dav Pilkey
ChF Ricky Ricotta’s mighty robot v.the Mecca Monkeys from Mars - Dav Pilkey
ChPB The adventures of Burt: Burt and the big race - Jason Reis
F Nutshell - Ian McEwan
F Paris for one - Jojo Moyes
F Holding - Graham Norton
F The whistler - John Grisham
F Night school - Lee Child
F Rather be the devil - Ian Rankin
F The cloud leopard’s daughter - Deborah Challinor
F The Paris librarian - Mark Pryor
F Magpie murders - Anthony Horowitz
NF Lecretia’s choice - Matt Vickers
ChF The midnight gang - David Walliams
ChF The unforgettable What’s His Name
ChF 1916 Dig for victory - David Hair
ChNF Amazing animal journeys - Chris Packham
ChNF New Zealand machines and inventions - Dave Gunson
Bought with Mapua Library funds
F The wolves - Alex Berenson
F Three souls - Janie Chang
F The last Roman: Honour - Jack Ludlow
F And then came Paulette - Barbara Constantine
F The vegetarian - Han kang
F The story of the lost child - Elena Ferrante
F Deleted scenes for lovers - Tracey Slaughter
F Unholy war - David Hair
F The Essex serpent - Sarah Perry
F The sellout - Paul Beatty
F The sympathizer - Viet Thanh Nguyen
NF Arthur , the dog who crossed a jungle to find a home
GN Username:Evie - Joe Sugg
TF Throne of glass - Sarah J. Maas
ChF The call (The magnificient 12) - Michael Grant
ChF Soon - Morris Gleitzman
ChF Ricky Ricotta’s mighty robot - Dav Pilkey
ChF Ricky Ricotta’s mighty robot v.the Mecca Monkeys from Mars - Dav Pilkey
ChPB The adventures of Burt: Burt and the big race - Jason Reis
October 2016
Purchased with a grant from Rata Foundation
F Small great things - Jodi Picoult
F The best of Adam Sharp - Grame Simsion
F The atomic weight of love - Elizabeth J Church
F The Joyce girl - Annabel Abbs
F On the blue train - Kristel Thornell
F Death in Oslo - Anne Holt
F The eye of the sheep - Sofie Laguna
F Tamar - Deborah Challinor (replacement)
F Kitty - Deborah Challinor (replacement)
F White feathers - Deborah Challinor (replacement)
F The wonder - Emma Donoghue
F The trespasser - Tana French
F The good people - Hannah Kent
NF Tasman echo alpha - Guy Clapshaw
NF Declared - Brendon McCullum
NF The radium girls - Kate Moore
ChF Ruby Redfort blink and you die - Lauren Child
ChF Katy’s pony summer - Victoria Eveleigh
ChNF Girl stuff for girls aged 8-12 - Kaz Cooke
ChPB Ranger the Kaimanawa stallion - Kelly Wilson
ChPB Elizabeth, queen of the seas - Lynne Cox
Bought with Mapua Library funds
F The flame bearer - Bernard Cornwell
F Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts (replacement)
F Vengence (The last Roman) - Jack Ludlow
F Ruby - Cynthia Bond
F Scarlet tides - David Hair
F Eileen - Ottessa Moshfegh
NF Gut - Gloria Enders
NF A thousand hills to Heaven - Josh Ruxin
NF In the garden of beasts - Erik Larson
NF Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari
GN The cloud searchers (Amulet series) - Kazu Kibuishi
TF The boy in the striped pyjamas - John Boyne (replacement)
ChF The siege of Macindaw - John Flanagan
ChF Big trouble - R A Spratt
PS Peepo! - Janet Ahlberg
PS The very hungry caterpillar - Eric Carle
PS Each peach, pear, plum - Janet Ahlberg
PS Are you my mother? - P D Eastman
PS Elmer’s colours - David McKee
PS Ten little monkeys jumping on the bed - Tina Freeman
F Small great things - Jodi Picoult
F The best of Adam Sharp - Grame Simsion
F The atomic weight of love - Elizabeth J Church
F The Joyce girl - Annabel Abbs
F On the blue train - Kristel Thornell
F Death in Oslo - Anne Holt
F The eye of the sheep - Sofie Laguna
F Tamar - Deborah Challinor (replacement)
F Kitty - Deborah Challinor (replacement)
F White feathers - Deborah Challinor (replacement)
F The wonder - Emma Donoghue
F The trespasser - Tana French
F The good people - Hannah Kent
NF Tasman echo alpha - Guy Clapshaw
NF Declared - Brendon McCullum
NF The radium girls - Kate Moore
ChF Ruby Redfort blink and you die - Lauren Child
ChF Katy’s pony summer - Victoria Eveleigh
ChNF Girl stuff for girls aged 8-12 - Kaz Cooke
ChPB Ranger the Kaimanawa stallion - Kelly Wilson
ChPB Elizabeth, queen of the seas - Lynne Cox
Bought with Mapua Library funds
F The flame bearer - Bernard Cornwell
F Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts (replacement)
F Vengence (The last Roman) - Jack Ludlow
F Ruby - Cynthia Bond
F Scarlet tides - David Hair
F Eileen - Ottessa Moshfegh
NF Gut - Gloria Enders
NF A thousand hills to Heaven - Josh Ruxin
NF In the garden of beasts - Erik Larson
NF Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari
GN The cloud searchers (Amulet series) - Kazu Kibuishi
TF The boy in the striped pyjamas - John Boyne (replacement)
ChF The siege of Macindaw - John Flanagan
ChF Big trouble - R A Spratt
PS Peepo! - Janet Ahlberg
PS The very hungry caterpillar - Eric Carle
PS Each peach, pear, plum - Janet Ahlberg
PS Are you my mother? - P D Eastman
PS Elmer’s colours - David McKee
PS Ten little monkeys jumping on the bed - Tina Freeman