Out of the Box – September!

I can’t believe September is over. Time seems to fly here at the Library!

Below is a small snapshot of what arrived on the Library’s shelves in the last month!

Hope you find something to tempt you from our newly arrived items.

FICTION

Daughter of Bad Times by Rohan Wilson

The Farm by Joanne Ramos

No Place to Hide by John Davage

The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

The Breeding Season by Amanda Niehaus

Quichotte by Salman Rushdie

NON-FICTION

Winning for Women: A Personal Story by Lola Mathews

Slow Cooker Family Favourites by Paulene Christie

Superior: The Return of Race Science by Angela Saini

Shapeshifters: A History by John B. Kachuba

The Revolutionary Art of Changing Your Heart: The Essential Guide to Recharing Your Relationship by Andrew Fuller

The Minimalist Way: Minimalism Strategies to Declutter Your Life and Make Room for Joy by Erica Layne

FOR CHILDREN

Polly Diamond and the Magic Book by Alice Kuipers (Junior Fiction)

Bear Adventure by Anthony McGowan (Junior Fiction)

Bee-n-Bee Vacation by C.M. Potter (Easy Junior)

Christmas is Here! by Charles M. Schulz

Meteors by Melissa Stewart

Top Marks for Murder by Robin Stevens

The Little Town of Marrowville by John Robertson

Are Coconuts More Dangerous Than Sharks? by Guy Campbell

YOUNG ADULT

MUSIC AND DVDS

Can’t Say I Ain’t Country (CD)

Disney Sing Your Heart Out (CD)

Run Home Slow (CD)

Late Night Feelings (CD)

Thomas & Friends: Monkey Trouble (Children’s DVD)

Barbie: Dreamtopia – Sparkle Princess (Children’s DVD)

Now 2019: Vol 1 (CD)

Fighting With My Family (DVD)

Pet Semetary (DVD)

Thunder Road (DVD)

The Hustle (DVD)

Parra Pods – HSC Resources

In Episode 21 of Parra Pods, regular hosts Katherine & Nisa continue their chat with Mohan Dhall our go to person for practical study advice!

Students don’t panic!

Mohan Dhall Educator and CEO of the Australian Tutoring Association, tells you where to find the best HSC resources for all your subjects and how to study effectively.

HAPPY LISTENING!

Katherine & Nisa

Book Review – My Family And Other Animals

My Family And Other Animals by Gerald Durrell

ABOUT THE BOOK

Escaping the ills of the British climate, the Durrell family – acne-ridden Margo, gun-toting Leslie, bookworm Lawrence and budding naturalist Gerry, along with their long suffering mother and Roger the dog – take off for the island of Corfu.

But the Durrells find that, reluctantly, they must share their various villas with a menagerie of local fauna – among them scorpions, geckos, toads, bats and butterflies.

Recounted with immense humour and charm, My Family and Other Animals is a wonderful account of a rare, magical childhood.

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Book Review – The Umbrian Supper Club

The Umbrian Supper Club by Marlena De Blasi

ABOUT THE BOOK

Evocative and intimate, The Umbrian Supper Club recounts the life stories of a small group of Umbrian women who gather each week in an old stone house in the hills above Orvieto to cook, to eat and to drink. And, equally as important, to talk.

During their meals together, they recount the memories and experiences of their gastronomic lives as well as those of their more personal histories. For a period of four years, it was Marlena de Blasi’s task, her pleasure, to cook for the Supper Club. What she learnt, what they cooked and ate and drank and how they talked form the fundamental truths of this book.

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Parra Pods HSC Hacks

Episode 20 of Parra Pods HSC Hacks.

HSC is coming up fast!

Students and parents check out these tips and tricks to not just survive, but actually flourish during the HSC season.

All this delivered by the ultimate HSC guru Mohan Dhall, Text book author, CEO of Tutoring Australia and Leader of Potentia Tutoring.

To check out some of the amazing resources City of Parramatta Libraries has for HSC Students, click HERE.

We also have some helpful programs planned in October to support our hardworking students PROGRAMS.

HAPPY LISTENING!

Katherine & Nisa