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I regularly get asked for book recommendations and one of the most requested are those for boys. There are things I take into consideration when creating such book lists, and I'd like to share a few reminders and suggestions.

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This graphic novel provides a fresh approach to the story of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document. It covers a wide time span, from the arrival of Polynesian explorers to the signing of Te Tiriti, to the New Zealand Wars, and through to the modern-day Treaty settlement process.

This years additions to the My Own Story collection are from the Writers workshops on Kia Tu days.

One of the famous childrens authors around.
You're sure to have heard of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
But do you know about Georges marvellous medicine?

https://goraina.com/

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Childrens and Young Adults Books for this year

Graphic novels

The most popular author in our school for 3 years running.
CHERUB - A terrorist doesn't let strangers in her flat because they might be undercover police or intelligence agents, but her children bring their mates home and they run all over the place. The terrorist doesn't know that one of these kids has bugged every room in her house, made copies of all her computer files and stolen her address book. The kid works for CHERUB.

CHERUB agents are aged between ten and seventeen. They live in the real world, slipping under adult radar and getting information that sends criminals and terrorists to jail.

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You might enjoy The Coal Thief story and parent activities.
Our local coal comes from Nightcaps and Ohai.
What do you know about coal and climate change?

ManyBooks was established in 2004 with the vision to provide an extensive library of books in digital format for free on the Internet. Many of the early eBooks are from the Project Gutenberg archives, which means you will be able to find a lot of classics on the site.
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