5 April 2013
Call no: 800
Genre: contemporary fiction
Setting: Parla
7 Stars
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Life is different when you live on an island. The sea is all important, whether or not you make you living from it. The sea can be heard everywhere, and to be without it is unthinkable. The sea also brings … Continue reading
15 May 2011
Call no: 800
Genre: sff
10 Stars
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Every night Conor O’Malley has the nightmare. Every night. But tonight something is different. Tonight there is a new monster. A new nightmare. And Conor isn’t sure if this is a dream or not. But either way, this is the monster he was fearing. This monster, the yew tree, tells him that it will tell him three stories. And then Conor will tell the monster a story. A true story. And if he doesn’t, then the monster will eat him alive.
16 April 2011
Call no: 4 Stars
Genre: general fiction
Setting: Florida
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ISBN: 9780701186029 Our mother performed in starlight. Ava Bigtree lives in Swamplandia! with her family. They wrestle alligators in front of tourists for a living. Until recently Ava’s mother Hillola was the star of the show, her moonlight swim through … Continue reading
28 December 2010
Genre: general fiction, Juv/YA
Setting: Australia
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ISBN: 1864488239 “I’ve got to get our of that house.” Janey looked almost small, walking past these angled girders. Growing up is hard. Even when you have encouraging responsibly parents, like Chloe. When you don’t, when your parents are like … Continue reading
28 June 2010
Genre: graphic novel
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It was a time of darkness where the cities of the damned were stacked high with the bones of fallen heroes.
Barbara Thorson doesn’t need career day. She already has a career, that of giant-killer. She tells her teacher and class this fact, for some reason they don’t believe her. She’s regarded as a freak. And is friendless as school, until a new girl shows up while Barbara is out setting giant traps. They slowly become friends, but things don’t really improve for Barbara. Her father is absent. Her sister out at work all day, and then stressed, and a bad cook. And her mother…
12 January 2009
Cast: Ahney Her, Bee Vang, Christopher Carley, Clint Eastwood
Script: Dave Johannson, Nick Schenk, Steve Kloves
Genre: drama
4 Comments
This is an odd film. Hard to write about because there are so many different ways to take it. On the one hand it is about a racist old man who despite himself becomes involved in the lives of a … Continue reading
11 September 2006
Call no: 800
Genre: general fiction
6 Stars
6 Comments
ISBN: 0751537365 RonMcLarty.com; Penguin Guide This is an odd book. On the one hand I quite enjoyed it while reading it, but it never made for compelling reading, and I often put off reading it in favour of doing anything … Continue reading
15 July 2003
Cast: Albert Finney, Alison Lohman, Billy Crudup, Ewan McGregor, Helena Bonham Carter, Jessica Lang
Script: John August
Genre: drama
7 Stars
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This a wonderfully easy film. Easy to watch, easy to enjoy but I also found it easy to forget :( I’d still recommend it, but it is not an outstanding classic. It is however a way to spend an enjoyable … Continue reading