Bookworm favourite books for Boys

In 2008, students were invited to fill in a "favourite book form". Each form was a segment added to our bookworm on the library window. These books are recommended by your mates, they must be good!

Here is what our Bookworm says:

“Favourite books for boys aged 11 or 12 are:”
Paul Jenning's Funniest Stories, by Paul Jennings - JEN
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J. K. Rowling - ROW
Piggity-Wiggity Jiggity Jig Neild, by Diana - NEI /P
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, by J. K. Rowling - ROW
The Thin Line, by V. R. Joseph - JOS
To the Max, by Mark Inglis - 796.6

“Favourite books for boys aged 13 and 14 are:”
Mort, by Terry Pratchett - PRA
The Navigator, by Eion McNamee - not yet in Maclic

Tomorrow When The War Began, by John Marsden - MAR
Holes, by Louis Sachar - SAC
101 Cool Science Experiments, by Glen Singleton - 507.8
Through the Rings, by Ruben Sanchez - 796.90
One Shot, by Lee Child - CHI

“Favourite books for boys aged 15 and older are:”
Murder in Orbit, by Bruce Colville - COL
Area 7, by Matthew Reilly - REI
Lord of Snow and Shadows, by Sarah Ash - Not yet in Maclic
Why Dick Fosbury Flopped, by Damian Farrow Justin Kemp - 796
Tenth man down, by Chris Ryan - RYA
Catch 22, by Joseph Heller - HEL

Hey! YOUR Favourite book is not listed?!. Send a comment to recommend your favourite book. You can even write why you like it (and please, mention your age).

MACLIC Book Club is born!

So we just met and it was great. 8 keen readers, keen to share, keen to discover, keen to read. We decided:

• Our name is MACLIC Book Club
• Our logo will be an indefinite triangle with the words "Reading never stops"
• We will meet on Thursdays lunchtime, in the library
• We will read one same book and share our comments
• We will also read our own and talk about it to the group
• We will choose and set up displays for the library
• We will feed the blog, here, this one!
• We are interested in book-related competitions
• We will choose new books and meet authors
• We will have a maclic book club tea at the end of each term
• We will organise a book fair or book swap

The hardest is really to choose ONE book to all read and share. Lets bring ideas next week or post a suggestion!

MACLIC Book Club Launch

Come to the meeting Thursday lunchtime and you’ll decide what you want to do:

- Choose a name for the book club
- Read and share books, of course
- Choose new books
- Contribute to MACLIC blog
- Choose and design the library display
- Meet writers
- Participate in book-related competition
- Organise a bookfair, a reading campaign, do posters
- All ideas welcome

Become a MACLIC book club member !

Check out our new BOOKS on display... and start reading NOW.

New Fiction Books
Milad : the voyage to Ophir, by Anhar, Nazam -ANH
Whole truth, by Baldacci, David -BAL
Ender's game, by Card, Orson Scott -CAR
Artemis Fowl : the Opal deception, by Colfer, Eoin -COL 770
Lionboy, by Corder, Zizou -COR
Aliens ate my homework, by Coville, Bruce -COV
Kin, by Dickinson, Peter-DIC
Bansi O'Hara and the bloodline prophecy, by Dougherty, John; De la Rue, James -DOU
Sword quest, by Fan, Nancy Yi -FAN
Swordbird, by Fan, Nancy Yi -FAN
Pirates galore, by Fleischman, Sid -FLE
Stone heart, by Fletcher, Charlie -FLE
Don't kiss girls, by Flynn, Pat -FLY
Bumageddon : the final pongflict, by Griffiths, Andy -GRI
Bloodfever, by Higson, Charlie -HIG
Silverfin, by Higson, Charlie -HIG

The River Runs, by David Hill - HIL
Evil star, by Horowitz, Anthony -HOR
Mister Pip, by Jones, Lloyd-JON
Ruby key, by Lisle, Holly -LIS
Haunted city of gold, by MacKenzie, Jake -MAC
Naked and the Dead, by Mailer, Norman-MAI
Kristy and the walking disaster, by Martin, Ann M -MAR 650
Mad dogs, by Muchamore, Robert -MUC
Turing's delirium, by Paz Soldan, Edmundo -PAZ
Golden Compass Audiobook, by Pullman, Philip -PUL /A
Contest, by Reilly, Matthew -REI
Beyond the deepwoods, by Stewart, Paul; Riddell, Chris -STE

Breezy Reads
ARE /B Halloween gotcha
ARE /B Bike daredevils
ARE /B Birthday party bedlam
ARE /B Space invaders

ARE /B Skateboard Dudes
ARE /B Pony club
BEA /B Annie and Mitch
HIL /B Between the lines
KET /B Doubles trouble
STO /B Dracula


New Knowledge Books
179.3 Animal Rights, Human Values, Social Action
503 /R Children's science encyclopedia
507.8 100 amazing make-it-yourself science fair projects
551 A continent on the Move

551 Central Rocks: A guide to the geology and landscapes of Central
Otago
551.2 Volcanoes : the fiery mounts
574.92 Coral reefs
591 Watching wildlife
594 Collecting New Zealand sea-shells
598 Common and garden birds of New Zealand
612.6 Body image
613.8 Cannabis
622 New Zealand's golden days
736 Pounamu : a stone of many uses
741.2 Drawing in perspective
791.4 New Zealand film-makers
796.35 Complete encyclopedia of golf techniques
808.3 Write your own adventure story
821 Another 100 New Zealand poems for children
829 Beowulf : dragonslayer
915.97 Vietnam : the people
916 South Africa : the people
918.6 Jamaica : the people
92 TOL Leo Tolstoy
940.54 New Zealanders of action in World War Two