Glendowie College

28,876 pages read and 1,194 team points

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Ms Arna Metcalfe

5,599 pts

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Tāmaki Makaurau 2025 Essays on Life in Auckland

By ed Damien Levi

4 stars

Some people we all might recognise- Anton Blank ( an absolute delight), a few former Metro writers, Dr Emmy Rakete ( her essay might be my favourite). I'm currently aiming to compile a collection of essays for my class to work through next year, which may be a bit aspirational.
Seasparrow

By Kristin Cashore

4 stars

I hadn't read this, so it was lovely to come back to a familiar world. Socio-political intrigues and adventure story.
Bitterblue

By Kristin Cashore

5 stars

This was a reread- such a great YA fantasy novel. The whole Graceling series is worth a read.
The Mermaid's Bubble Lounge

By Seanna Kelly

4 stars

Fun! Stupid! Urban fantasy is my absolute favourite 'tv movie' kind of genre.
Dirtbag, Massachusetts

By Isaac Fitzgerald

4 stars

Fun blokey memoir, pretty heavy on the misspent youth. Humerous enough- more like discrete essays with some elements squidged in to provide a connection between the essays. I picked this up last year looking for a blokey memoir for the Y12 nonfiction course, but I got to a laugh out loud line about sliding across the bar floor on bodily fluids, and I knew this was not one for the classroom.
Trials of Conviction

By T.A.White

0 stars

Still enjoyed it, just like the earlier ones. I like the switching of setting and POV, but I felt the male character could have done with some development outside of his relationship with the protagonist. He's getting a bit boring.
Piecing Me Together

By Renee Watson

5 stars

Such a good book! I'm reading this as it's in the book room and I haven't taught it before. I have to say I was waiting for a tragedy/trauma situation, but no! So pleasing to read something without a big deal dramatic death or something the main character has to deal with in her own life.
Facets of Revolution

By T.A. White

4 stars

Still fun! Now onto number 5 in the series. The pace is still good, but I do feel like the protagonist should have a bit of a break at some point.
Falling Into Rarohenga

By Steph Matuku

4 stars

Nice book for the Year 9 course. I enjoyed the style and the short length- a good read aloud. Steph was a great speaker at the NZATE conference this year, and I'm looking forward to reading more of her books.
The Cthonic Cycle

By Una Cruikshank

5 stars

Amazing! Solid collection of essays about beauteous things. Wonderful weaving of science and social history. I had to look up new words- love a book that gives me new words. Scoping to teach a couple of essays to my nonfiction Y12 class.
Threshold of Annihilation

By T.A. White

3 stars

Less good than the previous two, but I'll keep cracking on.
Age of Deception

By T.A. White

4 stars

More space elves! Magic that is not magic! "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Pretty good.
Rules of Redemption

By T.A White

4 stars

Love this. Mysterious backstory, space opera with space elves. Down for this.

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