Enola Holmes - now on Netflix

Enola Holmes by Nancy Springer has now been made into a film for Netflix. Based on the first book in the series, Enola, the younger sister of Sherlock Holmes goes on an adventure to find her missing mother.

The Enola Holmes books are on order and will be available from the school library in Term 4.

Goodreads Review:

When Enola Holmes, the much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared—on her 14th birthday nonetheless—she knows she alone can find her. Disguising herself as a grieving widow, Enola sets out to the heart of London to uncover her mother’s whereabouts—but not even the last name Holmes can prepare her for what awaits. Suddenly involved in the kidnapping of the young Marquess of Basilwether, Enola must escape murderous villains, free the spoiled Marquess, and perhaps hardest of all, elude her shrewd older brother—all while collecting clues to her mother’s disappearance!

Goodreads. (n.d.). The case of the missing marquess. Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/606928.The_Case_of_the_Missing_Marquess?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=rS21Yvqnov&rank=3.

 

Artemis Fowl

The Artemis Fowl movie remake is debuting on Disney + on 12 June. Originally scheduled to screen in cinemas, the movie will now be released on Disney's streaming platform. Based on the first book of the series by Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl is a 12 year old criminal mastermind. 

The film has had a lot of controversial comments regarding re-writing of the original storyline. Watch it for yourself and decide - is the remake better or worse than the original?

Harry Potter at Home

There is a great new resource for Harry Potter fans. Harry Potter at Home has a variety of free resources you can access from home. This includes a free recording of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The first installment is online now - read by Daniel Radcliffe.

Book of the Year Shortlist

The Children's Book Council of Australia has announced the shortlist for their awards online for the first time. Click the image below to watch the presentation by some of Australia's authors and illustrators.

Friendship and Family

Our Friendship and Family genre includes books about the most important relationships in our lives. Our friends and family are a great source of love and also anguish. If you love to read stories set in the real world about real issues this is the genre for you. Click this image to go to a selection of books from the Friendship and Family books available in the school library.

H is for Happiness

Watch the film trailer below.

H is for Happiness is based on the book 'My life as an Alphabet' by Barry Johnsberg.

Laugh-out-loud funny and wonderfully touching, H is for Happiness is the film based on Barry Jonsberg's award-winning novel My Life as an Alphabet. A delightful story of an unusual girl who goes to great lengths to bring love and laughter into the lives of everyone she cares about.

Both books are available in the school library in print and online from SORA.

 

Dystopian

Dystopian Fiction is one of the most popular genres in our library. But what is it?

According to Goodreads,

Dystopia is a form of literature that explores social and political structures. It is a creation of a nightmare world - unlike its opposite, Utopia, which is an ideal world.

Dystopia is often characterized by an authoritarian or totalitarian form of government. It often features different kinds of repressive social control systems, a lack or total absence of individual freedoms and expressions, and a state of constant warfare or violence.

Many novels combine both Dystopia and Utopia, often as a metaphor for the different directions humanity can take in its choices, ending up with one of the two possible futures.

Click here to see some of our Dystopian books in the school library. 

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