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Staff reading suggestions from MacKillop College Library.
All of these titles are available to borrow through the College Library.
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All Sorts of Possible by Rupert Wallis - When the sinkhole opened there was no time to brake or turn the wheel and the old green Land Rover was snatched off the...
"The kingdom of the Six Duchies is on the brink of civil war when news breaks that the crown prince has fathered a bastard son and is shamed into abdication. The child's name is Fitz, and his is despised" (Harper Collins).
The vivid story of a teenage boy and the road trip that clears his head and his heart.
From the Nasa astronaut who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station – what it’s like out there and what it’s like now, back here. Enter Scott Kelly's fascinating world and dare to think of your own a little differently.
A suspenseful psychological mystery about one girl's search to uncover the truth behind her ex-boyfriend's death. Perfect for fans of We Were Liars and 13 Reasons Why.
“Will haunt you long after you put the book down.” — James Cameron, director/writer/explorer1944. As war rages across Europe and the Pacific, Army inte...
One boy’s extraordinary experience of wartime survival. One mother’s incredible courage. Based on an astounding true story.
I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman -
A brand-new, heart-wrenching novel from the bestselling author of If I Stay and I Was Here, Gayle Forman...
In an engrossing historical novel, the Newbery Medal-winning author of Bridge to Terabithia follows a young Cuban teenager as she volunteers for Fidel...
"An emotionally charged, every-parent's-worst-nightmare-page-turner, Say Nothing is the extraordinary UK debut of the prize-winning American thriller writer, Brad Parks" (Allen & Unwin).
Sunday Times Top 10 BestsellerShortlisted for a British Book Industry Book of the Year Award 2016The new series Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit is on BBC2 nowAncient Rome matters.Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against
Ruby Jane Galbraith is an ordinary girl seeking peace in the wake of family tragedy. Her search leads her into a community that seems guided by love. And it's only after she's drawn into its web that she learns its sinister secrets.
"England, 1950s. While out playing in the woods, ten-year-old Mark meets a man living in an old railway carriage. Despite his wild appearance, the stranger, who introduces himself as Aubrey Hillyard, is captivating - an irreverent outsider who is shunned by Mark's fellow villagers, and a writer to boot..." (Alma Books).
"Gripping page turning thriller from one of Australia’s most celebrated literary crime writers" (Penguin Books).
FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR AMY TAN, A MEMOIR ON HER LIFE AS A WRITER, HER CHILDHOOD, AND THE SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FICTION AND EMOTION...
"A wonderfully compelling novel from the acclaimed author of the Every series" (Allen & Unwin).
