Book recommendation - Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

 

What is your first name? Aishwarya

What class are you in? M5

What is the title of the book? Red Queen

Who is the author? Victoria Aveyard

What is this book about? This novel is about a 17 year old female protagonist (Mare) who lives in a world where mortals with red blood are considered commoners, whereas the silver bloods are considered as royalty due to the powers they tend to possess. It is more about how she lives in the castle as a pawn of the queen

Has this book influenced you in anyway? Yes, the protagonist was a bold woman as she strived against all odds to defend her family, a trait I personally find very inspiring.

Who would you recommend this book to? Young Adults

Why should they read this book? Young adults should definitely read this novel if they are interested in fantasy dystopia.

How did you learn about this book? Through Goodreads.

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Book recommendation - Clockwork angel by Cassandra Clare

 

What is your first name? Rosy

What class are you in? M1

What is the title of the book? Clockwork Angel

Who is the author? Cassandra Clare

What is this book about? When Tessa Gray comes to London, she discovers shocking secrets about herself and gets pulled into the Shadow World.

Has this book influenced you in anyway? Yes, these are currently my favorite books.

Who would you recommend this book to? Everyone who likes: Mystery, Romance, History, Fantasy.

Why should they read this book? Because it is very well written and it has an AMAZING plot.

How did you learn about this book? I saw it on the shelves and I thought it would be fun to read. I was not disappointed.

Any other comments or interesting facts about the book? It’s part of a series. The series is called The Infernal Devices. I’m now reading the rest of the series. 

Available for borrowing from the library. 

Book recommendation - The school for good and evil by Soman Chainani

What is your first name? Adrienne

What class are you in? M2

What is the title of the book? The School for Good and Evil

Who is the author? Soman Chainani

What is this book about?  Sophie is the prettiest girl in Gavaldon by far, with her golden locks, jade-green eyes,and perfect complexion. Her good deeds are well-known. Agatha is the opposite, with her short, black, greasy head of hair, pasty complexion, and black attitude. Every four years, two kids are stolen from their homes- one beautiful and loving, the other ugly and black-hearted. They are flown to the Schools For Good and Evil, and one is dropped of at the Good school, the other at the Evil one. This year, Sophie and her best friend, Agatha, are taken. Naturally, Sophie expects she'll be the Good one. All of a sudden, their bird drops Agatha off in Good, and her in Evil. Sophie has always wanted a prince- but Nevers are always alone. In this book, they both learn their true natures, the hard way, with a lot of help from their new friends and a Prince....

Has this book influenced you in anyway? Yes, it has made me more open to new books.  

Who would you recommend this book to? Anyone who likes Fantasy.

Why should they read this book? It is one of the best books I have ever read.

How did you learn about this book? My friends recommended it to me.

Any other comments or interesting facts about the book? This is a series and this is the first book.

Book recommendation - The iron trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

What is your first name? Adrienne

What class are you in? M2

What is the title of the book?  Magisterium book 1- The Iron Trial

Who is the author? Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

What is this book about? A boy named Callum Hunt who wants to learn how to control his magic/become a mage against his Father’s will. He wants to learn why his Mother died, why all the bones in his left leg have been broken since her death, and why his Father is so overprotective. He goes, and notices a LOT of weird stares. He's used to those, but there’s one Mage who seems to have a connection to his father. He gets chosen by the Mage- Master Rufus, in a weird twist of fate, but then his dad intervenes. They have a conversation, then his dad tells Call to be careful and disappears. In this book, he learns to control his magic, with the help of his new friends Aaron and Tamara, but also learns haunting secrets about his family, the mysterious mage Constantine Madden, and even himself...

Has this book influenced you in anyway?  No not really

Who would you recommend this book to? Anyone who likes mystery, humor (sorry I'm American), and Fantasy.

Why should they read this book? It is a really good book, and it is hard to put down once you start reading.

How did you learn about this book? My friend was obsessed with it and she recommended it to me.

Any other comments or interesting facts about the book? Holly Black and Cassandra Clare have both written award-winning books on their own- Holly Black with Doll Bones, just to name one , and Cassandra Clare with the Mortal Instruments series. 

We have other books written by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare, just not this one.

Book recommendation - The kite runner by Khaled Hosseini.

What is your first name? Moritz

What class are you in? D2

What is the title of the book? The Kite Runner

Who is the author? Khaled Hosseini

What is this book about? It is about the story of Amir and his friend Hassan, who spend their childhood in Afghanistan. Amir is the son of a wealthy businessman and Hassan is his servant but also best friend. Their friendship suffers from abuse of trust and Amir believing that his dad likes Hassan more than him. Their friendship takes a dramatic end after they win a tournament of kite running, as Hassan gets raped by a guy called Assef and Amir does not help him. Additionally, there is the Soviet Invasion, which forces Amir and his father to flee to the US. After several years, Amir finds out that Hassan was actually his half-brother. When Amir hears about Hassan’s death, he travels to Afghanistan to save Hassan’s orphaned son, as he feels responsible and wants to rectify the guilt that he still has. Due to the rise of the Taliban, Amir does not recognize his home country anymore.

Has this book influenced you in anyway? The book has changed my view about Afghanistan significantly. Due to what we hear about Afghanistan in the news, the country has negative connotations and we see it as a dangerous place. However, the book tells us about how peaceful Afghanistan was before all the invasions and that it was not always as negative as it is seen today.

Who would you recommend this book to? As there is some minor violence involved in the book, I think that starting from teenage years, everyone can read it.

Why should they read this book? On one hand, the book gives people a different view about Afghanistan and on the other hand, it shows how jealousy can damage a friendship.

How did you learn about this book? I heard from several people, that it is a very good and interesting book.

Any other comments or interesting facts about the book? The author partly reflects his childhood in the book.

Available for borrowing in our library.

Book recommendation - The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

 

What is your first name? S. Venkat

What class are you in? D1

What is the title of the book? The Merchant of Venice

Who is the author? William Shakespeare

What is this book about? This book is about the theme romantic comedy. The main character Antonio a very humble person. Shylock a moneylender who lends money to Antonio and how he is not able repay the money.

Has this book influenced you in anyway? Yeah, how and why we should meet deadlines.

Who would you recommend this book to? To all MYPs.

Why should they read this book? The language of Shakespeare has been forgotten in this modern age.

How did you learn about this book? I had to analyze this book for my essay in my 10th grade.

Any other comments or interesting facts about the book? I feel this is the best book of Shakespeare. 

Available for borrowing in the Library

Book recommendation - Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

What is your first name? Sohana
 

What class are you in? M2 

What is the title of the book? Stargirl 

Who is the author? Jerry Spinelli 

What is this book about? There is a new girl at Mica High School who calls herself Stargirl Caraway. She was different than everybody else and no seems to understand that. She wore different clothes, and she has a pet rat she carries around in a bag that has a picture of a Sunflower on it. Leo Borlock gets to know her Stargirl from his best friend Kevin Quinlan. Leo and Kevin have a TV show which they want Stargirl on but Kevin is afraid that Leo might be falling in love with Stargirl. 

Has this book influenced you in anyway? The saying "don't judge a book by it's cover" is used a lot in this book. People judged Stargirl on the first day of school and because of that that no one very tried to get to know her except Leo and Kevin. It influenced me to be more open-minded about people. 

Who would you recommend this book to? Anyone 

Why should they read this book? I am sure most of you guys have had that moment when you don't fit in. This book gives you an idea of what a normal teenage kids like us would do and it's really mysterious and interesting. 

How did you learn about this book? Two years ago, a teacher recommended it to me. 

Any other comments or interesting facts about the book? The book Stargirl is based on Leo's point of view. There is a second book called Love,Stargirl, which is in Stargirl's point of view and it kind of a reply to Stargirl.  

We have Love, Stargirl and other Jerry Spinelli books available for borrowing from the Library. 

Happy birthday Alice!

 

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Did you know that Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is 150 years old this year?  

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Annoucing Stonehill's Book Cover Contest Winners

Thank you to everyone who supported the ISACI Libraries Book Cover Competition by creating an original book cover. It was not easy to select the winners as there were many great covers. I would have liked to enter all the covers but I couldn't. I can only send three for each category.

After careful deliberation, the following winners were chosen:

• M1 - Rose, Merlin, Stanislav
• M2 - Lara, Clara, Edouard
• M3 - Soobin, Amrita, Jules
• M4 - D2 - Greta, Jorja, Varun.

Congratulations! Your book covers have been entered into the ISACI Libraries Book Cover Competition. Please see me to collect your house points and certificates. If your cover wins the ISACI Libraries Book Cover Competition, then you will earn MORE house points!

A big thank you to the other students who entered a cover. Augusta , Edouard, Emilia, Eunhyuk, Justine, Matilda, Rosy, Charles, Efe and Louis, please me for your house points and certificates.

Ken Spillman, an Australian author, is judging the ISACI Libraries Book Cover Competition. We'll find out if any Stonehill students have won soon!

Below is a slideshow of all the entries.