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Temeraire by Naomi Novik



Reviewed by Ms. Mills



The 100 Best Poems of all Time edited by Leslie Pockell


Reviewed Mr Braddock

The Abduction by Jonathan Halt

Reviewed by Mr J Richards

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THE BELGARIAD SERIES

Reviewed by Luke Cherrington, Prefect 2022

THE BONE TREE by Airana Ngarewa

Reviewed by Ms Durston including interview with young author.


The Boy Who Followed his Father into Auschwitz by Jeremy Dronfield. z


Reviewewd by Mr Sinclair

The Captain Class by Sam Walker


Reviewed by Mr Bovey

The Century Trilogy - Ken Follett


Reviewed by Chris Higgie

THE CHAMPION by Maurice Gee

Reviewed by Mr Lobb (Leadership Director)


The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup


Reviewed by Mr Atkin

The Cocaine Diaries by Paul Keany with Jeff Farrell


Reviewed by Jack Gibbs

The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean


Reviewed by Jonathan Stone

The Dry by Jane Harper



Reviewed by Digby Werthmuller

THE DRY series by Jane Harper

Reviewed by the Deputy Rector, Mr Atkin


The Excalibur Alternative by David Weber

Reviewed by Hamish Forbes


The Fat Man by Maurice Gee


Reviewed by Mr Lobb

The Five People you meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom


Reviewed by Zinzan Deans-Emery

The girl you left behind by Jojo Moyes


Reviewed by Digby Werthmuller

THE GONE SERIES by Michale Grant

Reviewed by Luke Wheelhouse Year 9


The Good Doctor by Lance O'Sullivan


Reviewed by Mr Noema-Barnett

THE GUNSLINGER AND THE DARK TOWER SERIES

Written by Stephen King. 


Reviewed by Mr Ducre.

The story centers upon Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger, who has been chasing after his adversary, "the man in black", for many years. The novel fuses Western fiction with fantasyscience fiction and horror, following Roland's trek through a vast desert and beyond in search of the man in black. Roland meets several people along his journey, including a boy named Jake Chambers who travels with him part of the way. [Wikipedia]

The incredible story of Tony Christiansen, Don't just sit there

Reviewed by Jordan Pederson

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness


Reviewed by Mr Strang

The Man Who Cycled the World by Mark Beaumont


Reviewed by Matthew Jamieson

The Martian by Andy Weir


Reviewed by Jack Burden 12 PG

The Monk who sold his Ferrari by Robin Sharma

 

Reviewed by Orin Ruaine-Prattley Yr 13

 

THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD By Agatha Christie

Reviewed by Fletcher Lochhead. 


The Music of Silence: a memoir by Andrea Bocelli

Reviewed by Mr Ferreira.


The New Girl by Daniel Silva


Reviewed by Mr Greer

The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday


Reviewed by Jonty Fleck

The Odyssey by Homer


Reviewed by Mr Dawson

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY By Oscar Wilde

Reviewed by Saem Millward, Deputy Head Prefect. 


The Potatoe Factory by Bryce Courtney


Reviewed by Lance Retemeyer

The Potatoe Factory by Bryce Courtney.



Reviewed by Lance Retemeyer

THE PREFECT by Alaistair Reynolds


Reviewed by Nathan Hotter Year 12

THE PUSH by Tommy Caldwell

Reviewed by Kopere Tanoa (Year 13, Prefect)



The rudest Book Ever by Shwetabh Gangwar


Reviewed by Varanjit Singh

The Second World War by Antony Beevor

Reviewed by Mr Bovey, Rector


The Secret Race by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle


Reviewed by Tom Peel


The short and tragic life of Robert Peace by Jeff Hobbs


Reviewed by Piripi Pinfold-Whanga

The Stars Tennis Balls by Stephen Fry


Reviewed by William Hince

The Start-up Nation by Dan Senor and Saul Singer


Reviewed by Tommy Le

The subtle Art of not giving a Fuck by Mark Manson


Reviewed by Hemi Pinfold-Whanga

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris


Reviewed by Connor Hurnard

The Upward Spiral

The Upward Spiral reviewed by John Adams



The Upward Spiral by Alex Korb, PhD

Reviewed by Mr Adams


The Wall by John Lanchester



Reviewed by Jacob Dredge

Thr3e by Ted Dekker

Reviewed by Taylor Monk Yr13


Enter a world where nothing is what it seems. Where your closest friend could be your greatest enemy.

Time and time Again by Ben Elton


Reviewed by Mr. C. Higgie

tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

                                                

                                                        Reviewed by Ben Blyde

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee


Reviewed by Raza Jawad

Today in New Zealand history, reviewed by James Pinfold-Whanga 10MS


True Grit by Bear Grylls

Reviewed by John Gummer Yr12

True Grit

True Red by Isaac Tuhoe

Reviewed by Taare Ferris

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TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE by Mitch Albom

Reviewed by Zinzan Deans-Emery Year 12


Twenty Contemporary New Zealand Poets.


Reviewed by Mr Ross


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