Library

With the holidays looming and car-trips being planned I thought it would be a good time to update you with some of the new ebooks uploaded since December.

You can access over 2,500 ebooks and audio books to read and listen to from your phone or iPad.  Search using the library catalogue or go to https://kilbreda.wheelers.co/  and download the app.  It is intuitive and fast.  Log in using your normal school ID a password. Borrow and download up to 2 ebooks and 2 audio items at a time. The items are automatically returned after 2 weeks. Once you are inside a book you can change your reading settings to make it even more reader-friendly with larger fonts and different background colours.  The audio books are great for car trips or commuting.

Three Things I Know Are True

Fans of Jandy Nelson and Marieke Nijkamp will love this deeply moving novel in verse about the aftermath of a gun accident. Life changes forever for Liv when her older brother, Jonah, accidentally shoots himself with his best friend Clay's father's gun. Now Jonah needs round-the-clock care just to stay alive, and Liv feels like she's the only person who can see that her brother is still there inside his broken body. With Liv's mom suing Clay's family, there are divisions in the community that Liv knows she's not supposed to cross. But Clay is her friend, too, and she refuses to turn away from him-just like she refuses to give up on Jonah. This powerful novel is a stunning exploration of tragedy, grief, compassion, and forgiveness.

All We Left Behind

For fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz. 'Heart-wrenching. Emotional.  A powerful story of wartime love and devotion' Glynis Peters, author of The Secret Orphan. A powerful and incredibly moving historical novel inspired by an untold story of the Second World War.

The Long Distance Playlist

Told primarily in instant messenger conversations, Skype, emails and texts, this is Jaclyn Moriarty's Feeling Sorry for Celia for the modern teen. Taylor and Isolde used to be best friends - before THAT FIGHT, 18 months ago. It's been radio silence ever since - until Taylor contacts Isolde to sympathise with her breakup: the breakup that she never saw coming; the breakup that destroyed her confidence and ended her dreams of joining the National Ballet School.  Taylor's had his own share of challenges, including a life-altering accident that has brought his hopes of competing at the Winter Olympics to a halt. Isolde responds to Taylor, to be polite. But what starts out as heartbreak-themed Spotify playlists and shared stories of exes quickly becomes something more. And as Taylor and Isolde start to lean on each other, the distance between them begins to feel not so distant after all ...A boy. A girl. A one-of-a-kind friendship. Cross-country conversations and middle-of-the-night playlists. With big dreams come even bigger challenges.

The Piper's Pursuit

 A plague of rats. A giant beast outside the village walls. A host of missing children. And one young woman determined to save her people. A wonderful retelling of The Pied Piper.

Children Of Blood And Bone

Zelie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orisha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, tiders beckoned waves, and Zelie's Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were targeted and killed, leaving Zelie without a mother and her people without hope. Now Zelie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zelie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good. Danger lurks in Orisha, where snow leoponaires prowl and vengeful spirits wait in the waters. Yet the greatest danger may be Zelie herself as she struggles to control her powers and her growing feelings for an enemy.

Everything All At Once 

A soaring novel by the critically acclaimed author of The Half Life of Molly Pierce and The Lost and Found, perfect for fans of Jennifer Niven and Rainbow Rowell. Part mysterious adventure, part love letter to the power of books, this is a brilliantly woven novel about loving, reading, writing, grieving, and finding the strength to take a leap. Lottie Reaves is not a risk taker but she's about to take a leap into the unknown...When Lottie's beloved Aunt Helen dies of cancer, it upends her careful, quiet life. Aunt Helen wasn't a typical aunt. She was the world-famous author of the bestselling Alvin Hatter series. She knew a thing or two about the magic of writing, and how words have the power to make you see things differently. In her will, Aunt Helen leaves Lottie a series of letters each containing mysterious instructions. As Lottie sets about following them, she realizes they're meant to make her take a risk, and, for once in her life, really live. But when the letters reveal an extraordinary secret about her aunt's past and the inspiration for the Alvin Hatter series Lottie finds herself faced with an impossible choice, one that will force her to confront her greatest fears once and for all.

Angus Pearson

Library Coordinator