Library: Vicki Palmer: Books I'm Reading

VICKI PALMER

Teacher Librarian

Favourite authors
F. Scott Fitzgerald

Jackie French

Favourite series
Anne of Green Gables

Maze Runner

Favourite quotes from books
"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light." Dumbledore

"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." Cicero

CURRENTLY READING

Four Respectable Ladies Seek Part-time Husband by Barbara Toner
In 1919, thanks to the war and Spanish flu, potential husbands are thin on the ground. So four young women take an unusual course of action to solve all their problems . . . This is a charming and witty novel, set in a small NSW country town in 1919.

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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Wonder by R. J. Palacio This book inspired the Choose Kind movement.
"I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse."
August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid--but his new classmates can't get past Auggie's extraordinary face. The book begins from Auggie's point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. These perspectives converge in a portrait of one community's struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance. Auggie is a hero to root for, a diamond in the rough who proves that you can't blend in when you were born to stand out.
Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell Everyone tells Sophie that she was orphaned in a shipwreck, but Sophie is convinced her mother also survived. When no one believes her, Sophie sets out to prove them wrong. On the run from the authorities, Sophie finds Matteo, a boy who walks tightropes and lives in the sky. In a race across the rooftops of Paris, will they be able to find her mother, before it's too late?
The Hound of Rowan (Tapestry pt 1) by Henry Neff Max McDaniels lives a quiet life in the suburbs of Chicago, until the day he stumbles upon a mysterious Celtic tapestry depicting the mythic Cattle Raid of Cooley. Now many strange people are interested in Max and his tapestry. His discovery will lead him to Rowan Academy, a secret school where great things await: fantastic creatures, rigorous training, and his very own observatory within a mansion by the sea.
But dark things are waiting, too. When Max learns that priceless artworks and gifted children are disappearing from around the globe, he finds himself in the crossfire of an ancient struggle between good and evil. To survive, he'll have to rely on a shadowy network of agents and mystics, the genius of his roommate, and the frightening power awakening within him.
When We Were Two by Robert Newton Dan has had it with his Dad. He's not going to take the abuse anymore. He's sixteen, old enough to leave; maybe he'll find his long-lost mother in the process. What Dan doesn't count on is being followed by his younger brother Eddie, and what began as a reckless solo journey becomes one of responsibility. Their bond is tested by the characters they encounter and when they fall in with a small group of would-be soldiers marching over the mountains to join the fight in the Great War, who take the boys under their wing, the experiences they share together with this rag-tag crew will shape all their lives forever.
Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin The year is 1956, and the Axis powers of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan won World War 2. Each they host the Axis Tour: an annual motorcycle race across their conjoined continents. The prize? An audience with the highly reclusive Adolf Hitler at the Victor's ball in Tokyo. Yael, a former death camp prisoner, has witnessed too much suffering, and the five wolves tattooed on her arm are a constant reminder of the loved ones she lost. The resistance has given Yael one goal: Win the race and kill Hitler. A survivor of painful human experimentation, Yael has the power to skinshift and must complete her mission by impersonating last year's only female racer, Adele Wolfe. But this deception becomes more difficult and Yael needs to decide if she can be as ruthless as she needs to be to avoid discovery and stay true to her mission...
Rhyme Schemer by K. A. Holt Kevin has a bad attitude. He has a real knack for rubbing people the wrong way. And he's even figured out a secret way to do it with poems. But what happens when the tables are turned and he is the one getting picked on? Rhyme Schemer is a verse novel that is both touching and hilarious, and will inspire voracious and reluctant readers alike. It is a celebration of the power of words and their ability to transform lives.