Manga Shakespeare

To manga or not to manga? That is the question.  The indecisive Dane lives in the year 2107 on an Earth ravaged by global warming.

Manga Shakespeare is a series of graphic novels adapting from William Shakespeare’s plays. Drawing from inspiration from trend-setting Japan and using Shakespeare’s original texts, this series – edited by Richard Appignanesi and illustrated by leading Manga artists.

     

Gary Eason, Education editor, BBC News website, writes an article describing the Shakespeare Manga phenomena. Click here.

Check out the books in the Library and let us know what you think.

Harry Potter Court Battle

The Guardian reports that J.K. Rowling has taken on a fansite to “prevent publication of the Harry Potter Lexicon, an A-Z guide to all things Hogwarts.” Read the full story here.

The Three Little Pigs by Christopher Walken

Actor Christopher Walken puts his own spin on The Three Little Pigs. 

 

Astro Boy Lives On…

 Astro Boy has arrived in the Library with the addition of

Astro Boy Graphic Novels 1,2 and 3.

Check out the opening theme clip to the show…

Guess which Teacher Librarian thinks Astro Boy is the coolest!

Where the wild things are…

Check out Maurice Sendak’s classic picture book which reminds us of ‘Where the wild things are…’

Thank you to Russell Lacey for sharing his animation.

Books to flicks

There’s nothing new about novels being turned into big blockbusters.  So here’s a list of the ones you can expect to see over the next year.

The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Iron Man by Stan Lee
Chronicles of Narnia: The Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
The Incredible Hulk by Stan Lee
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
The Chancellor Manuscript by Robert Ludlum
Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan
Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
The Flash by Gardner Fox
Magic Kingdom for Sale by Terry Brooks
A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
The Witches by Roald Dahl

The library holds a number of the above titles. Have a look on our Athena catalogue for ones you’re interested in, if we don’t have it you can put in a suggestion for us to purchase it J

Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards Competition

The competition starts in March. This year’s optional theme is ‘Forests, Feathers, Fins and Fur’. The competition is open to school students across Australia and caters for all age groups from Lower Primary to Senior Secondary.

Click here to get the details     

Scissor Sisters on Reading

Jake and Del from the Scissor Sisters discuss why they like to read.

You can find out more about the Scissor Sisters and listen to some of their music on their official website @ www.scissorsisters.com .

Eragon News

At Shur’tugal you’ll find a fan site created by a group of teenagers in the US with some great news for Eragon fans. Random House has also released the book cover of Brisingr, which will feature the golden dragon Glaedr on a black cover with the familiar golden text.

Welcome

Hi. This is a site hosted by MCCW Library and their consumers who would like to share their reading and to have you share your reading with them.  We’d love to hear your thoughts on the books we’ve read and reviewed, and feel free to tell us about what you been reading. We’ve also given you some links to reading lists and other reading-related “stuff”. We’re looking forward to hearing from you.