What do you think of the New Moon movie?

The New Moon movie came out last week, and it has been sold out! Have you seen it?  What did you think of it?  Is it as good as the book?  Leave us a comment and tell us what you think about it.

Mrs W

Apache by Tanya Landman

'Apache' is the story of a young girl, Siki, growing up in an Apache village. She is determined to become a warrior and avenge the slaughter of her 4 year old brother. The story is fictional based on actual events at the time of colonisation of North America - from the enslavement of the Apache women and children, to work in the gold mines, to the complete disregard for the land by the 'white eye' settlers. A thoroughly gripping story that highlights many fascinating insights into the Apache Indian culture. Totally loved it!!

Mrs D

New Moon movie out soon

With less than three weeks until the release of the 'New Moon' movie (comes out here on the 19th November), several magazines have great articles about it.  These include Empire, Creme and Girlfriend, which has dedicated an entire collectors edition issue to it.  We have these magazines, plus many more, here in the library, as well at two sets of the Twilight books. These are very popular but we would be happy to show you how to reserve a copy, just ask one of the librarians

Mrs W

The Tomorrow Code by Brian Falkner

The Tomorrow Code is a fast-paced book set in and around Auckland, with some of the action occurring on the Waiwera hills and in Orewa. Tane and Rebecca hold the key to preventing the destruction of New Zealand, if they can decipher it before it is too late.

Mrs W

The Tomorrow Code book trailer

The Tomorrow Code is a book set in Auckland about messages from the future altering life as we know it. Lots of the action happens around Orewa and Waiwera. We have this book in our library! Come and see a librarian to learn how to reserve it.

Mrs W

Aliens in the attic

This looks like a fun movie to see in the holidays - Rated PG, it is about a group of children who have to deal with some small aliens who invade their house and have plans to take over the world. Meanwhile their parents have no idea what is going on! Go and see it these school holidays and then tell us what you think about it by leaving a comment.

Mrs W

Girlfriend Live Holiday Shows

Girlfriend magazine is holding free shows during the holidays. You'll get to meet local celebrities, see the new season's styles from Glassons, try on the latest Baby G watches, hear and see the newest music videos and much more.

They will be at Albany's Westfield mall on Saturday September 26 from 10 am till 4pm or Sylvia Park, Mt Wellington on Wednesday September 30 from 10am till 4pm.

More information here Girlfriend Magazine
Mrs W.

Check this website out!

Thanks to Cam for this website suggestion. 'TED : Ideas Worth Spreading' (TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design). They are a non-profit organisation and their mission is to spread ideas. They hold conferences where the talks are videoed, these are then made available on this website.  Great for finding out what people are doing to combat some of the world's problems. Have a look

TED

Mrs W

Whitcoulls Top 50

For those middle school students doing the Whitcoulls Top 50 project, here is a link to the pages on the Whicoulls website. If you want to publish your reviews, come and see one of the librarians in the library.

Mrs W.

Whitcoulls Kids' Top 50

Do you have a Kiwi accent?

Look at this video and think about whether you have a kiwi accent.  If you don't, what accent do you have?
Mrs W

Try this anagram creator

This is fun, try it. Make an anagram with your name. What is an anagram?  It is a word or words that are rearranged to make new words.  Just type in your name and see what comes up. Maybe you could use it for your alias when you post a comment? 

Fun Anagram Creator

Mrs W, aka The Brew Stirs

Our De.icio.us Tags

At the bottom of the page is a tagcloud of our del.icio.us tags. Del.icio.us is an online bookmarking site that makes it possible to share your favourite webpage links. At the moment we only have tertiary education links, but we welcome your suggestions for others. Leave us a comment.
Mrs W.

Under the Mountain by Maurice Gee

Under the Mountain was written by New Zealand author Maurice Gee, it tells the story of twins, Theo and Rachel, who while on holiday in Auckland discover that they have supernatural powers. These powers are needed to fight aliens who want to destroy the world. Have you read the book? Why not leave a comment to let us know what you think. Remember, G rated comments only, and only your first name or an alias.
Mrs W

Under the Mountain movie trailer

Y!X exclusive: Under The Mountain trailer

What do you want on this blog?

Leave a comment with a suggestion about what would be most the useful information for you on this blog. We welcome comments, be aware that we will check them before publishing them - it is called moderation, and is to ensure the blog keeps it's G rating.
Mrs W.

New Moon - the book, by Stephanie Meyer

With the New Moon movie set for release in New Zealand on 19th November 2009, why not read the book, if you haven't already, or read it again? We have two copies here in the library.

If they are out, ask a librarian how you can reserve one, it is very easy to do.
Mrs W.

New Moon movie trailer

We have begun!

Welcome to the Orewa College Library Research blog. A place to share useful resources and helpful information. We welcome student and staff contributions, either with posts, comments or ideas, so come and talk to a librarian about joining our online community.
Mrs W.