Tara Moss, Australian author and social commentator is this year’s official guest for the Henry Lawson Festival and the library has just acquired five of her books.
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Three are in her popular Mak Vanderwall crime series and two are more recent social commentaries relating to the status of women.
All five books are on display on the circulation desk this week.
These may be reserved and will be available for loan from Thursday, May 4.
The New Materials table again features adult fiction along with two new DVDs and some children’s books.
One unique book is a collection of short stories by a North Korean dissident writer which stand as stories for their own sake but also give a vivid picture of life under a very nasty regime.
The book has been published in seventeen languages and won at least one international award.
The large print ANZAC booklet is also now available
The DVDs are “Under the Dome” based on a Stephen King novel and “Miracles from Heaven” a feel-good story based on the experiences of a real family.
Residents from the MPS visited the library yesterday (2nd May) to see the informative Henry Lawson display and also enjoy morning tea.
For a full report of the resident’s visit, including pictures, check out the library blog and/or visit our facebook page.
Our Summer Reading Club reviewer for this week is Andrew Knight.
Andrew wrote about “Charlie Burr and the Great Shed Invasion” by Sally Morgan.
“The book ‘Charlie Burr and the Great Shed Invasion’ was written by Sally Morgan along with Ambelin, Blaze and Ezekiel Kwaymullin. It is a story about a child named Charlie and his mate Jonno.
“While Charlie’s Dad is off prospecting he entrusts Charlie with the key to his shed which is full of all kinds of stuff that he had collected over a number of years.
“However, when Charlie’s Mum gets a hold of the key suddenly his Dad’s shed is in danger of being cleaned out.
“Things go from bad to worse when their family cat, Fluffy, goes missing at the same time that his Grandpa’s pet python escapes.
“It turns into a race against time to find the animals before Cyclone Betty hits town.
“I enjoyed this book because of the amount of problem solving the characters have to do during their everyday adventures.
“The hero of this story is Charlie who is persistent and quick-thinking when faced with a problem, and with help from his best friend, Jonno, finds a way to save the day while making sure his Dad doesn’t find out what really happened to his stuff.”
JPB MOR Sally Morgan Charlie Burr and the Great Shed Invasion Melbourne : Little Hare, 2011
