Ms+Marion+Summer+Reading+2016

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__Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, by Jack Thorne__
What a joy it was to step onto platform 9 3/4 again, and see.... Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Ginny, and Hermione taking their children to the Hogwarts train. Nomore spoilers from here, promise! But what a play this is! Fast-paced, with a story full of twists and turns, old and new characters, great dialogues, and somebody hissing in Parseltongue every now and then: Harrrryy Potttter....... A romp of a read, and the show in London, which premiered the same night the script was released, is getting fabulous reviews. Recommended reading and interest level: Everyone!



__Salt to the Sea, by Rutha Sepetys__
My favourite genre, historical fiction. It's the story of a group of a small group of young and old refugees from Lithuania, Poland and Prussia, fleeing from the Russians at the end of WWII. The historical background is Operation Hannibal, where German ships transported people to the relative safety of Germany. An eclectic group of characters, representing young and old, of different nationalities, including a deluded young Nazi soldier. Great read, and very interesting to see the emphasis on this little known part of WWII history. Level: Gr 7/8 and up.

__Daytripper, by Fabio Moon & Gabriel Ba__
A graphic novel about life and death. That short description does not do justice to this amazing novel. This is my favourite read so far this Summer. The main character Bras de Oliva Domingos, earns his money writing obituaries and dreams of being a famous writer, like his father. The novel plays with the role death can play in a life. As only can happen in novels, Bras dies many times, at different stages throughout his life, and each occasion is accompanied by a short obituary. A philosophical gem, with beautiful art work, a believable story with wonderful characters, and food for thought. Level: Gr 9 and up.

__[[image:starflightcover.jpg width="120" height="180" align="left"]]Starflight, by Melissa Landers__
Exciting space adventure on a "Red Dwarf" style ship with a bunch of runaways. What I liked: a strong girl hero, she is a tech wizard, can fix anything on a spaceship. Not so sure about (spoiler alert!): the love developments are a bit gr 8 perhaps? Or does saying that make the grade 6s go for it? :) There are lots of unanswered questions, it is begging for a sequel, let's see if this one gets lots of votes in February 2017. To the students: if you think you dont like sci fi, try this one, Ms Marion is not a sci fi fan and she enjoyed it!

**__The Ne__[[image:amazinglibrary/cover nest_kenneth_oppel.jpg width="126" height="184" align="left"]]__ st, by Kenneth Oppel __**
I have vowed to read all the Panda Award books this year, and since the Library has multiple copies of all of them, I am starting now! This is a scary story about a wasp colony building a new baby for Theo, Steven's new-born brother, who is severely handicapped. Is this all a dream or is Steven really helping to save his brother's life? I found it a pageturner, loved the descriptions of the colony, moving seamlessly from heavenly to hellish. I think Gr 5, 6 and 7 students will like it.

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