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Summer Stars Party & Prizes
As the Summer draws to a close and everyone is headed back to school, here at Kildare Libraries we wanted to talk to you all about all that Summer reading you did over the last few months. At the start of the Summer many of you will have picked up your Summer Stars Reading card… Read more
Cirque Du Freak/ The Saga of Darren Shan
Author: Darren Shan Genre: Teen Reviewed by: Aoife Kerr Branch: Leixlip Library Cirque Du Freak is the frightening saga of a young boy whose visit to a mysterious freak show leads him on a journey into a dark world of vampires. Filled with grotesque creatures, murderous vampires and a petrifying ending, Cirque Du Freak will… Read more
The Rest of Us Just Live Here
Author: Patrick Ness Genre: Young Adult Ages 12+ Reviewed by: Aoife Kerr Branch: Leixlip Library What if you aren’t the Chosen One? The one who’s supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you’re like Mikey? Who… Read more
Artemis Fowl
Author: Eoin Colfer Genre: Children’s Fiction 7+ Reviewed by: Aoife Kerr Branch: Leixlip Library Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a millionaire, a genius -and, above all, a criminal mastermind. But even Artemis doesn’t know what he’s taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren’t the fairies of bedtime… Read more
Things My Mother Told Me
Author: Tanya Atapattu Genre: Fiction Reviewed by: Aoife Kerr Branch: Leixlip Library When Anjali finds out that Jack, her boyfriend of ten years has been cheating one her, it throws her world into chaos. Heartbroken, she fills the emptiness by embarking on a series of flings her traditional Sri Lankan mother would (mostly) disapprove of.… Read more
The Falling in Love Montage
Authur: Ciara Smyth Genre: Young Adult 13+ Reviewed by: Ciara, Maynooth Library Synopsis Saoirse doesn’t believe in love at first sight or happy endings. If they were real, her mother would still be able to remember her name and not in a care home with early onset dementia. A condition that Saoirse may one day… Read more
