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EveReaders Book Club – Fantasy Genre
In Term 3 the EveReaders’ Book Club read and discussed the fantasy genre, books that fit into that genre and what they like and dislike about those books and the genre as well.
Billie Jo read Eragon by Christopher Paolini. She enjoys the idea of humans having supernatural creatures or animals as friends and she also likes the idea of dragons.
Emily read Evernight by Claudia Gray, which is part of a series. The story is a love story about vampires and witches.
Tom read Immortal City by Scott Speer, a story about angels and love. Tom says that he likes fantasy stories which are set in the past. Kess likes fantasy stories which are based on real things.
Tabitha read Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman , a book about an angel named Aziraphale and her boyfriend, a demon named Crowley. They are godparents of the Antichrist and they help to stop the Apocalypse together, with the help of some kids, a dog and Adam, the Antichrist. The book is funny and intelligent and has the theme of good versus evil. The romance is well-written but (fortunately) not the main theme of the story.
Simran read the Harry Potter series byJ.K. Rowling and decided that Harry Potter is a typical fantasy story with mythical creatures, magic and adventures. It also fits into the monomyth, or hero’s journey.
Ms Dimond discussed The Hunger Games, commenting that she did not like the implication that it was “okay” to kill children using other children. Tabitha said this was a misunderstanding of the morals of The Hunger Games series, and Kess said that it is all about government control and intimidation using power.
Emilie discovered that fantasy stories don’t always have to include fairies. Tom discovered that fantasy stories are not always set in the past but do generally contain mythical or supernatural creatures of some sort.
Written by EveReaders Book Club members.
Destiny Quest – 21st century library searching and sharing
Ocean Reef Senior High School Library has moved to Destiny Quest!
Our Destiny catalogue has moved from this:
Regular Destiny Home Page
to this:
Destiny Quest Home Page
So now searching looks more appealing and is much easier to read. Over the next few weeks, students will be introduced to Destiny Quest during English library visits and shown how to create their own MyQuest accounts. Once students (and staff) have their own accounts they can also:
- customize the look of their page by changing themes (see “Spaced” theme above)
- write reviews and give star ratings to books
- invite people to be their MyQuest friends
- recommend books to friends
- drag and drop titles into My List and MyQuest shelves
- see the Top 10 circulated books
- make wishlists (Make a Wish)
- make Resource Lists
- check their reading history (Have Read shelf)
- see the New Arrivals to the library collection
- view book cover (see below)
- see the title availability and call number of search results
- limit search results to easily find what they need
- check their current loans and overdues (My Info and My Status) check their current loans and overdues (My Info and My Status)
- browse the scrolling carousel of bookshelves
Watch this space for more details on ORSHS Library’s move into the digital era!
EveReaders Book Club Author discussion – John Green
In the 2nd term of 2012 the Year Nine EveReaders Book Blub decided to do an author study reading any books from a certain author. The author chosen was John Green and the book club had to review some of his books plus try to find a trend in the way the stories were written.
Looking for Alaska
Kess didn’t like the novel, she found it was not her type of book (i.e. not exciting), but liked the author and she also thinks you need an interesting beginning to engage you to read the whole novel.
Taylor thought it was boring but liked the personalities of the characters.
Emilie really liked the code names they gave each other, e.g. Colonel and Pudge, and
adds that after Pudge’s concussion the book got more interesting as it went on, especially after the death of Alaska who she thought was quite pessimistic.
Elana says “she lived for the dead and she died without the living, she used people and got but she never gave back. Alaska gave Pudge a great perhaps.” Elana thought that Alaska was mean, but really enjoyed the book and the colonel.
Jack found the basketball game hilarious.
The Fault in our stars
Elana thought everyone should die but not Augustus! She thought you saw everything through Hazel’s eyes. It involves you – you’re reliving your memories.
Tabby read the novel whilst camping until 3:30 am, crying. She also though it was very sad and if she could change anything she would make AUGUSTUS NOT DIE. She loved the bit when Augustus said he loved Hazel.
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Peter thought it was confusing at times because you got confused about which Will Grayson they were talking about and that it was awkward when they were in the adult shop. Peter also liked the chapter numbers.
Tom thought the book was interesting & liked the first Will Grayson and also thought that Tiny was weird. Tom “LOLed” at the conversations between Isaac and Will Grayson
Tabby thinks one of the book club members is similar to Tiny.
Written by members of the EveReaders Book Club
EveReaders Book Club – Book Review
The Safe Place by Don Cronk
Don Cronk is an author who lives in Balcatta, Western Australia.
The Safe Place is based on a true story of John and Gill, who founded the Soi Dog Foundation and started a mission to save the unwanted dogs of Thailand. All proceeds from the sale of The Safe Place will go towards the Soi Dog Foundation to help fund a distemper vaccination project as there has been a serious outbreak of this disease throughout Thailand.
The book is aimed towards teenagers and adults of all ages. Senae, the main character if the story, has a special ability to communicate with the dogs and all the animals he encounters. Working as an assistant under Dr Tay, Senae travels with him and experiences some adventures that he will never forget.
Some of the EveReaders’ favourite characters include Senae, the black and tan dog, Dr Tay, Gill, John and the loveable Milo.
Overall, the EveReaders thought that this book was great, though some of our members said that it wasn’t the kind of book that they would normally read.
Written by members of the EveReaders Book Club.
EveReaders Book Club Book Review
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Thomas did not know that horses were made into glue and dog meat and the book was a revelation of that fact. The two passages that stood out for Thomas were the ones where the animals were working together on the harvest and the puppies were taken away from their mother.
Kess’s favourite part of the work was Old Major’s speech because it made her stop and think.
Taylor’s favourite part was when they were deciding whether the rat was friend or foe.
Tabitha did not like Animal Farm because she was not interested in reading about animals or Russian history.
EveReaders Book Club – Book Review
The EveReaders Book Club is a club of students who enjoy books and reading. They are a group of book enthusiasts who meet every fortnight in the library to discuss and review the books which they are reading. Below is a review by this student book club.
A child called It
Recently, the EveReaders Book Club read the book A child called It. Certain members of the group did not read the book as it unnerved them but others enjoyed it thoroughly (well, as much as one can enjoy a book about an abusive crazy woman).
Personally, Kess loved the book, finding it interesting and a compelling read, so much so that she went on to read the second book, A man named Dave. She said that the fact that children are usually sheltered made it good to see a different view of society and helped her to appreciate her own circumstances more.
Tom’s view is that it was upsetting but unique. He believed that not only the mother was to blame as the government’s neglect of the children was evident.
Taylor really liked the view that the book proposed to us as it is rarely seen. She thought that the mother was mean and should not have anyone in her charge.
In conclusion, those of us who read it all loved the book in our own way and thought it was sad and beautiful.
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