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What’s in this issue?Did You Know?

Thank You Very MuchNew Book Teasers

Staff PicksReviews from our ReadersBooks to the Big Screen

Tech TimeFun & Games

LibraryPlus Information

Did You Know?

Great News for Bookclubs! South Taranaki Libraries have recently been donated several sets of books

by the Puke Ariki Book Club co-ordinator. You will find the titles on the Library Catalogue, or you can ask one of the friendly staff at your local

LibraryPlus about these books.

There is a variety of titles with 9 to 12 in each set so that you can all read the same title and then have a discussion about it.

Whether your book club meets in the library or somewhere else you are welcome to use the sets.

Calling all

members...

Thank You Very Much

South Taranaki Libraries would like to say a big thank you to the staff at Puke Ariki Library in New Plymouth for their generosity in donating 15

different book sets with 9 to 12 books in each set for book clubs in South Taranaki to borrow.

New Book Teasers

These reviews are sourced from www.goodreads.com

A Song for Issy BradleyCarys Bray

The Bradleys see the world as a place where miracles are possible and where nothing is more important than family. This is their story.

Intensely moving, unexpectedly funny and deeply observed, A Song for Issy Bradley explores the outer reaches of doubt and faith and of a family trying to figure out how to carry on when the innermost workings of their world have broken apart.

TwistedLynda La Plante

Amy Fulford, excellent pupil and gifted athlete at a girls’ public school in Ascot vanishes one Saturday afternoon. DSI Marshe runs the local missing persons unit. He is responsible for overseeing the search for Amy Fulford.

While the spiral of media interest in the missing daughter of a well-connected couple heats up, the spotlight turns on the parents who are embroiled in a bitter divorce. Amy’s journal surfaces with disturbing entries about her mother’s abilities and her father’s sordid sexual activities.

Marshe’s DCS is convinced Marcus Fulford is responsible for his daughter’s death but Marshe himself is not so sure.

Staff Picks - Books

Dot: Queen of Riverstone

Castle

by Dot Smith with Nathalie Brown

Recommended by Kathy from Patea

The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty

Recommended by Ann-Louise from Hawera

Breaking Butterflies by M Anjelais

Recommended by Shereece from Patea The Green Mile

by Stephen KingRecommended by Maria from

Opunake & Manaia

Billyby

Pamela StephensonRecommended by Josephine

from Eltham & Kaponga

The Fault in our Starsby John Green

Recommended by Bernie from Eltham & Kaponga

A Long Way From

Home

by Saroo Brierley

Recommended by Pam from

Hawera

The Unlikeley Pilgrimage of Harold Fryby Rachael JoyceRecommended by Cath from Patea & Waverley

we recommend you read...

The Skin Collector

by Jeffery Deaver

Recommended by Kay from

Waverley

The Library of the Dead by Glenn Cooper

Recommended by Kay from Waverley

Feedby M T Anderson

Recommended by Lisa from

Manaia & Eltham

The Rosie Project

by Graeme Simsion

Recommended by Janine

from Opunake

EBOOK:

Trudge:

Surviving Zombie Apocalypse

by Shawn Chesser

Recommended by Sue from

Hawera

Forgottenby Cat Patrick

Recommended by Katherine from Hawera

A Sting in the Tale: My Adventures with Bumblebeesby Dave Goulsen Recommended by Rob from Patea

The Girl from Snowy River

by Jackie FrenchRecommended by Lynne,

Library Manager

Reviews from our Readers

The Gypsy GirlValerie Wood

I have read two of Valerie Wood's books and

thoroughly enjoyed them both. Reminiscent of

Catherine Cookson, but not quite so dark, Ms Woods

manages to keep the hope going even in the darkest of

days.

Set in the English town of Hull and the surrounding Yorkshire countryside, it tells the story of a pretty,

part gypsy girl and her best mate, a foundling boy with

a cleft palate and other disabilities and their joint

search for a better life.

Giving a really believable feel for the life of both rich

and poor in the 19th Century and of both town

and country living.

Reviewed by Roger

Paris LettersJanice MacLeod

This is a most enjoyable memoir especially for

someone who loves Paris.

It is a delightful change of life memoir with lots of helpful

ideas of how to achieve such a move. Put that together with a love affair and you

have magic.

Moving from the driven life of an advertising copywriter

experiencing burnout to finally understanding the slow stroll of life in Paris,

Janice MacLeod had me with her all the way.

Reviewed by Lynne

Trails to Heaven Stuart Wavell

This is Stuart Wavell's first and, so far, only book. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It had everything,

adventure, mystery, romance and travel.

Set in Baffin Island within the Arctic Circle, it features some great characters, both

Inuit (Eskimos) and outsiders. Information about the Inuit, their

beliefs, their social structure and, indeed, the very way they exist is very skilfully

and compassionately woven into the fabric of a great mystery and adventure

story.

I just hope that I never meet a Polar Bear

face to face but I would love to find another book by this

talented author.

Reviewed by Roger

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comment on the book you are reading!

Books to the Big Screen

Gone GirlGillian Flynn

On the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick's wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police immediately suspect Nick. Amy's friends reveal that she was afraid of him, that she kept secrets from him. He swears it isn't true. A police examination of his computer shows strange searches. He says they aren't his. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone. So what really did happen to Nick's beautiful wife?Gone Girl is directed by David Fincher with some of the stars being Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike and Neil Patrick Harris. The movie will be released in cinemas on 2 October 2014.

If you have't yet had a chance to read the book, then pop into your local LibraryPlus and and pick up a copy today!

Have you already read Gone Girl? How about checking out one of Gillian Flynn’s other books she has written, such as Sharp Objects and Dark Places.

Tech Time - Apps

App of the Day

Every day a paid App becomes free for 24 hours! Each day a team of app experts chooses one of the best paid apps from the App Store, and ne-gotiates with the app’s developers to make it free for 24 hours.

This concept, already very popular in the US and other European countries, allows smartphone users to save hundreds of dollars each year.

There are no hidden surprises: once the apps have been downloaded they can be used for free, even when the application becomes paid again.

A little tip: Don’t forget to activate PUSH notifications so you don’t miss any of the apps.

Facebook Messenger

Instantly reach the people in your life for free. Messenger is just like texting but you don’t have to pay for every message.

Not just for Facebook friends: Message people in your phone book and just enter a phone number to add a new contact.

Free calls: Talk as long as you want, even with people in other countries. (Calls are free over Wi-Fi. Otherwise, standard data charges apply.)

Even more ways to message: Bring your conversations to life with stickers. Preview your gallery photos and videos without leaving the conversation then choose the perfect ones to send.Record voice messages when you have more to say.

Fun & Games

South Taranaki LibraryPlusHow many different words can you find from the

letters in our name?

Mind GamesHow many squares are in the image below?

Rules:Each word must be 3 or more letters long.The words must be found in the dictionary.

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South Taranaki Libraries will be closed for Labour Day on Monday 27 October 2014.

The libraries will re-open on Tuesday 28 October as usual.