New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards 2010

The finalists of the NZ Post Children's Book Awards have been announced.  Our library has many of the titles, and we have put up a display where you can see the books.  Year 7 and 8 students are able to vote for their favourite title, talk to a librarian about it. Here is a list of the books we currently have which have made the finals list.

Young Adult Fiction

• Banquo's Son by Tania Roxborogh (who used to teach at our school!)
• The Beginnner's Guide to Living by Lia Hills
• Blood of the Lamb: The Crossing by Mandy Hager
• Brainjack by Brian Falkner
• End of the Alphabet by Fleur Beale

Junior Fiction

• Cry of the Taniwha by Des Hunt
• Friends: Snake and Lizard by Joy Cowley and Gavin Bishop
• My Story: The Mine's Afire by Susan Battye and Thelma Eakin

Non Fiction

• E3 Call Home by Janet Hunt
• Rangitoto by Maria Gill and Heather Arnold
• Willie Apiata, VC: The Reluctant Hero

Picture Books

• Old Hu-Hu by Kyle Mewburn and Rachel Driscoll

Mrs W