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Seven Wonders: The Colossus Rises by Peter Lerangis
Imagine that you were told that you woke up on a mysterious island, a place that few people know even exists, and told that you have six months to live. You’re told that you have a special gene that...
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W.A.R.P.: The Reluctant Assassin book trailer
The reluctant assassin is Riley, a Victorian boy who is suddenly plucked from his own time and whisked into the twenty-first century, accused of murder and on the run. Riley has been pulled into the...
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National Geographic just for you
There are a few things that you can not avoid in life and homework is one of them! Here at Christchurch City Libraries we want to make homework as painless as possible. To help beat the due date blues,...
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The Last Thirteen by James Phelan
Do you love sinking their teeth into a new series? Do you love books like The 39 Clues, The Infinity Ring and Conspiracy 365? Scholastic have just released a new series, called The Last Thirteen,...
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Lauren Child talks about Ruby Redfort
Lauren Child is the author of the fantastic Ruby Redfort series. If you like action, adventure and mystery stories, check out the Ruby Redfort books in the library.
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Michael Morpurgo Month – Shadow by Michael Morpurgo
November 2013 sees a month-long celebration of Michael Morpurgo’s wonderful stories, marking his 70th birthday this year. We’re celebrating by highlighting some of our favourite Michael Morpurgo...
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The lure of mystery
Hi everyone – I’ve been looking forward to being your March author. Do you like mystery? I do. Growing up, my favourite book series was The Three Investigators. I longed to discover this gang was real...
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Solving The Fly Papers mysteries
If you’ve been following the adventures of Spencer, Tora, and their friends in the first two books of The Fly Papers, you know that the kids still have a lot of mysteries to figure out. Luckily...
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Drawing mutant carnivorous plants: a chat with Sabrina Malcolm
How do you turn ordinary looking plants into walking, talking mutants? That’s what the wonderful illustrator Sabrina Malcolm has to do in The Fly Papers books. I asked her a bit more about how … When...
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Little brothers
I have two brothers, both younger than me, but only one that I think of as my ‘little brother’. He’s called Andy and he was born when I was six and going to Karori Normal School. My brother Pete is so...
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