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• A Beautiful Family

  Trevelyan, Jennifer

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  Tris - A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan. A moody, nostalgic read that took me back to the scorching summer of the 1980s.

• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

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  Ash - A young girl Nausicaa who takes the time to understand people and her surroundings in her poison filled world. She tries to protect her village despite the various dangers that emerge, while others around her continue to act from a cycle of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Alien Earths

  Planet Hunting in the Cosmos

  Kaltenegger, Lisa, 1977-

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  Ash - A fun exploration and explanation as to where we are at in our abilities to survey and understand planets beyond our own and how likely or close we are to finding signs of life on any of them. Coming from 2024 it is a recent and approachable…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Making Videogames

  the Art of Creating Digital Worlds

  Harris, Duncan

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  Ash - Fantastic art and some great insight into the process of creating it. I was pleased to see several games i have already played and enjoyed featured in this showcase of games, who used their visuals to convey interesting themes and feelings to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 1985

  a Novel

  Hoey, Dominic, 1977-

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  Tris - 1985: A Novel by Dominic Hoey. Equal parts hilarious and poignant, I absolutely adored this book. Hoey continues to write uniquely Kiwi stories with characters that are flawed and loveable.

• Lessons on Living

  Finding Your Way Through Life's Ups and Downs

  Latta, Nigel, 1967-2025

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  Tris - Lessons on Living by Nigel Latta. Latta’s final farewell is as wise and intelligent as you remember, and funnier than I thought possible.

• The Killing of Gaza

  Reports on a Catastrophe

  Löwy, Gideon, 1953-

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  Vanessa - "The Killing of Gaza" is a collection of columns written by award-winning Israeli journalist and author Gideon Levy for the newspaper Haaretz. Levy is an outspoken critic of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, and these…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Absolution

  VanderMeer, Jeff, 1968-

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  Ash - When a team of biologist are sent to do environmental studies near a local town the locals don't have anything good to say about their unwanted guests. As strange occurrences begin to happen, surely it must be the unexpected results of their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Kākāpō

  Rescued From the Brink of Extinction

  Ballance, Alison

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  Tris - Kākāpō: Rescued from the Brink of Extinction by Alison Balance. BOOM! it’s a kākāpō breeding season this summer! I have really enjoyed re-reading this accessible account of how humans have tried to support this beautiful, endemic species and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• eResources for reading | Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

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  Want to read? Explore the eResources for readers - eAudiobooks, eBooks, magazines, newspapers, and reference resources. - Victoria