More than Books issue 12

More Than Books

What’s in this issue?

Don’t Miss Out Thank You Very Much New Book Teasers The Reading Connection Reviews from our Readers Books to the Big Screen Fun & Games LibraryPlus Information

Don’t miss out!

Thank You Very Much

Waverley Nanas Irene Avison (left) and Joyce Williams (right) choosing a story or two that they can read to the children of Waverley.

Waverley women Irene Avison and Joyce Williams are two of the Waverley Nanas who volunteer at Waverley LibraryPlus assisting with book clubs, school holiday events and reading to the children. Staff really appreciate their support and lovely manner with the children.

New Book Teasers The SummerGuest

Written by Emma Hannigan Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy, a lovely, warm, Irish family saga of three generations of women coming together one magical summer in the small seaside town of Caracove Bay.

Angel of Death

Written by Ben Cheetham

Lexi and her husband Sam have put their heart and soul into renovating No. 3 Cashel Square. Lexi's mother thinks it's high time they had a baby, but Lexi's thriving art gallery keeps her more than busy. Plus her headstrong niece Amelie seems to have practically moved in. And then, just as summer arrives, a mysterious stranger knocks on the door.

Would you break the law to see justice done?

A former prostitute turns to murder in order to take revenge on the men who abused her.

Sheffield: a bankrupt businessman has murdered his family. It seems like an open-and-shut case: a desperate man resorting to desperate measures.

Middlesbrough: a woman named Angel is heading south. She is a woman alone. A prostitute. Now a murderer. And she has only one thing on her mind: revenge.

Two crimes, a hundred miles apart, but a terrible secret connects them.

Although the courts may not agree, DI Jim Monahan has all the proof he needs to bring down justice on a group of particularly vicious criminals...

These reviews are sourced from www.goodreads.com

Meet the Committee: Lynne Walker Sue McMillan Maria Brewerton Josephine Gibson Julie Jackson Narlene Ioane

These six ladies are currently working hard to create another wonderful programme for you all again this year.

They are putting their heads together to make this year's Reading Connection even better than last year's!

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The Reading Connection 2014 is starting on Monday 4 August and will conclude on Friday 12 September.

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Reviews from our Readers

Death in Sardinia

The Painted Lady

By Edward Marston

Another great book from Marston.

Set in London at the end of the 17th century, the time of the restoration of the monarchy, it features two very different men, one a staunch monarchist or Cavalier and one an equally staunch republican or Roundhead.

These unlikely friends work together to solve the murder of the elderly husband of a lovely (and much loved!) young lady.

Moving through many different levels of London society, it gives a good, if broad, outline of society conditions.

Well recommended Reviewed by Roger

Wake

by Anna Hope Reading this novel on ANZAC day was very moving.

It is well written and the stories draw you in.

I found the historical story of the unknown soldier very interesting as a background to the main story of the three women and their men lovers, brothers, sons and husbands.

I highly recommend this very good first novel by Anna Hope.

Reviewed by Lynne

by Marco Vichi

A new detective mystery from Italy (Florence & Sardinia) with a quite different main character.

Inspector Bordelli is a fairly quiet, rather introspective man with a social conscience, quite unlike the usual, rather macho, heroes in other mysteries.

Set not long after the end of the second world war, the story rolls along quietly and easily with relevant flashbacks to the Bordelli's war time experiences. The ending is also somewhat different but nicely so. Excellent translation from the original Italian.

I recommend this book.

Reviewed by Roger

Books to the Big Screen

'The Fault in our Stars' written by John Green is hitting the big screen and is definitely worth watching, it has been labelled 'a spectacularly made masterpiece.' Of course though, before watching it, why not pick up a copy of the book from your local libraryplus?

Hazel and Gus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey.

Their relationship is all the more miraculous given that Hazel's other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes about his prosthetic leg, and they met and fell in love at a cancer support group.

Have you read 'The Fault in our Stars', already?

Why not check out one of John Green's other books that have won awards such as 'Looking for Alaska' & 'Paper Towns'.

Tech Time - Apps Wordfeud App Play against 20 million opponents!

Wordfeud is a cross-platform multiplayer puzzle game available for Android and iPhone. Create and place words on the 15 by 15 tile board and earn points for creativity and placing letters on the high scoring tiles.

Search for friends to play against or allow Wordfeud to match you up with an opponent. Even chat with them - smack talk or praise - it's your choice!

Over Drive App Your library at your fingertips.

Download and enjoy eBooks, audiobooks, and videos from your library, wherever you go. Use the built-in browser or your browser of choice to find, check-out and download digital titles and read, listen, or watch in the OverDrive Media Console app. Find South Taranaki LibraryPlus and borrow our ebooks!

Read eBooks.

OverDrive Media Console is a full-featured reading app, complete with customization tools, bookmarks and a built-in dictionary.

Listen to audiobooks.

Enjoy your favorite audiobooks from within the mobile app or on your desktop at home.

Our desktop app also supports transfer to a variety of devices and, in many cases, burning to CD for listening on the road.

Features: - Choose to play with friends or be matched up against random opponents - Play in 30 simultaneous games!

- Random board option to mix up the DL, DW, TL, TW tiles - Push notifications informing you of opponent's latest move - Uses English, German, Spanish, French, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Finnish dictionaries - Chat with your opponents

Fun & Games

Word Boggle How many different words can you make out of the following letters?

Points:

3 letters:1 4 letters:2 5 letters:3 6 letters:4 7 letters:5 8 letters or more:10

LibraryPlus Information Did you know?

You can use your South Taranaki LibraryPlus card at Stratford Library as well as any of the seven libraries in the South Taranaki District.

Your books are issued for 28 days and magazines issued for 1 week.

You can borrow up to 25 books at any one time.

All seven LibraryPlus offices in South Taranaki provide council services. e.g. dog registration, rates etc

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