Book Reviews
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Title: Earth Swarm
Author: Tim Hall Genre: Science Fiction Recommended age: 13+ Student: Liam Aranyi 9AA This book can be issued. Earth Swarm is about killer drones that are controlled about artificial and terrifying as they adapt, replicate and build their strength in numbers. It's based on a character John Strider who helped create these machines but didn't expect the drones to turn on the human race. Now it is a race against time as John as disappeared his family are worried and fear for his safety. His children are Johns only hope, they are to destroy the killer drones find their dad and make sure all the data is destroyed so no one else can remake the drones again. |
Title: The Rose that Grew from the Concrete
Author: John Feinstine Genre: Non Fiction Recommended age: 16+ Student: LeBron Tuala- Fata 11PS This book can be issued This book is real quick to read and if you have a weak stomach then you shouldn't read it. It explores Tupac's life of growing up in the ghetto, heavily talks about police killing black men. He wrote poems to women that were close to him you get to see another side of Tupac. A lot of special people helped make this book like his mum, Afeni Shakur. His sister Nikki Giovanni wrote the foreward along with his manager that wrote the introduction. They really touch on what he was like and what his values were like before he passed away and how intelligent he really was. |
Title: Battle Angel
Author: Yukito Kishiro Genre: Graphic Novel/ Cyber Punk Recommended age: 16+ Student: Matthew Williams 13LF This book can be issued Angel's cadenza: Alita storms Nova's laboratory alone, where she learns the horrifying secret of the Zalemites. When she gets trapped in Nova's Ouroboros brain-trap, it turns into a battle of wills. Meanwhile, Den sieges the Scrapyard without his feared cannon. With each side battered, bruised, and near the end of the line, what will be the ultimate fate of our warriors?! This FINAL VOLUME includes the rare, acclaimed story ASHEN VICTOR, plus two extensive interviews with creator Yukito Kishiro and all of the canon and non-canon endings of the original cyberpunk classic, Battle Angel Alita ! (Back cover) |
Title: Last Shot
Author: John Feinstine Genre: Sports/ Fiction Recommended age: 13+ Student: LeBron Tuala- Fata 11PS This book can be issued The story follows the two main characters, Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson. Both kids are in junior high and winners of the U.S. Basket ball Writers Association essay contest. As winners of the contest, Stevie and Susan Carol act as student reports covering the Final Four in New Orleans. They just happen to be in the right place at the right time to over hear some information that the star player is being black mailed. The fake students Stevie, Susan and Carol aren't sure what to do with the information they have. Even though the main characters in this book are girls I still enjoyed. |
Title: Experts in Engineering
Author: Rob Colson Genre: Non Fiction Recommended age: 13+ Student: Anonymous This book can be issued If you are wanting to go into Engineering this is a great book to show you through the times of amazing structures. Engineers through the ages have tamed the awesome forces of nature to build towering skyscrapers, dig deep tunnels, and hold back mighty rivers. Learn all about the amazing advances in engineering that have permitted us to build taller, stronger and deeper in STEM-gineers: Experts in Engineering. |
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