Borrow a New Book for the Holidays
Everyone is encouraged to borrow books to read over the holidays. As well as lots of old favourites, the Library has many new books that would provide good holiday reading. Here is a small sample:
Heroes by Alan Gratz, F GRA (Historical Fiction)
On December 6, 1941, friends Frank and Stanley enjoyed life in Hawaii, dreaming of creating comics. The next day, Japanese planes attack, changing everything. Stanley, facing prejudice due to his Japanese-American heritage, and Frank must navigate their altered world and test their friendship.
Legend of the Lighthouse Moon by Helen Edwards, F EDW (Historical Fiction)
In the 1970s, Mona and Albert live with their grandparents on Kangaroo Island. Mourning their mother and missing their father, Mona struggles with diabetes. Discovering a sea lion pup, Neo, they uncover family secrets and fight to protect their home.
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, F BAR (Crime and Mystery)
Cassie Hobbes is a teen with exceptional profiling skills. She is recruited by the FBI to join The Naturals, an elite training program. But when a serial killer mimics her mother’s murder, Cassie discovers just how perilous her new life is.
Dusk by Robbie Arnott, F ARN (Historical Fiction)
Twins Iris and Floyd, out of work and money, join a bounty hunt for a puma named Dusk in the Tasmanian highlands. As they journey, they uncover the land’s secrets and face ancient and personal conflicts, realising that the highlands are more than they imagined.
Endgame by Chris Ryan, F RYA (Action)
Zak Darke, a solo operative for a secret government organisation, must rescue his abducted handlers, targeted by someone with a personal vendetta. Forced to travel across the world into unprecedented danger, Zak realises he can’t complete this mission alone.
The Others by Mark Brandi, F BRA (Crime and Mystery)
On his eleventh birthday, Jacob receives a diary from his father to document their farm life. Sheltered and isolated, Jacob realises some things should not be written down. As he learns more, he questions his father’s protection and discovers the lengths his father will go to keep the world at bay.
Dirrayawadha: Rise Up by Anita Heiss, F HEI (Indigenous)
Miinaa was a young Aboriginal girl when the “white ghosts” arrived and renamed her homeland Bathurst. She now works for a white family and worries about the unrest facing her brother Windradyne, who is a leader and a fighter. Her life changes when she meets Irish convict Daniel O’Dwyer. Despite their differences and surrounding turmoil, they are drawn to each other.
Tested by Pat Cummins, NF 158.2 CUM
Tested by Australia’s Cricket Captain explores how challenge, crisis, and opportunity reveal our true selves. Pat interviews eleven extraordinary individuals, including a charity leader, Australia’s first female prime minister, a Test cricket great, and others. Their stories of adversity, perseverance, and resilience inspire and highlight moments of crisis and opportunity.
China after Mao by Frank Dikötter, 951.05 DIK
Frank Dikötter’s book examines China’s transformation from a 1970s backwater economy to a global superpower, using unseen archival documents. He explores four decades of reforms, contradictions, shadow banking, anti-corruption drives, and extreme wealth alongside poverty, concluding China’s goal was to resist and defeat the democratic sphere.
The Library staff wish everyone a relaxing holiday with plenty of time to read.
Mrs Eva White
Head of Library and Information Services