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The Beginners Guide to Living
Lia Hills
Will is 17 when his mum is hit by a car and killed. The effect on his family is devastating. Will's father becomes detached and starts drinking while his older brother, returned home from overseas, is angry at the world. If he wasn't confused enough Will also falls in love at his mother's funeral. When he finds a book (Marcus Aurelius' Meditations) on his mother's bedside table Will turns to philosophy in and attempt to make sense of life and death.
All quiet on the western front
With ANZAC day tomorrow I thought this the perfect opportunity to once again tell you all about my favourite war novel: All Quiet on the western front by Erich Maria Remarque.
The Zillah Rebellion
Helen Dunmore
'The Zillah Rebellion' is the second book in the trilogy about best friends, Katie Jenner and Zillah Treliske. Like the first book, it is set in Cornwall and has a great story line: their small town is in danger of having the only school turned into a hotel and also a caravan park being erected, which could effect Zillah and Katie's homes dramatically, possibly even making one of them homeless...
Our Eva
Anna Jacobs
This book is set in 1921 in a town called Heyshaw. A used to be teacher, Eva Kershaw is looking after her dear friend Alice who is dying of a terminal illness. Then unexpectedly, Alice’s nephew; Gus Blake turns up to see his dying aunt but Eva senses there is something not quite right about Gus but she doesn’t know what but she finds it interesting and a bit strange how he turns up in the last few weeks of his aunt’s life. This book doesn’t really evoke much emotion or feelings but the feelings are written in a very detailed way so it’s almost like you are that person.
One night that changes everything
Lauren Barnhodlt
Seventeen year old Eliza is facing a huge dilemma. She’s kept a purple notebook ever since the seventh grade that lists everything she wants but is afraid to go after. The problem is, it’s been stolen. Eliza’s notebook is in the hands of her ex-boyfriend, Cooper.
