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Happy New Fictionalicious Year!

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Happy new year to every Fiction Fabulous Fan! We have lots of new fiction to suggest for the new year : funny, adventurous, creepy or historical stories. Take your pick!

Stan Stinky, by Hannah Shaw

Meet Stan Stinky. The unluckiest rat in the sewer. Whilst his friends are off surfing in the Bahamas, Stan has to spend his summer aboard his crazy uncle’s leaky boat. UNTIL…

Uncle Ratts and his sidekick, Roachy the cockroach disappear. Into a human house. EEK!

Stan must come to their rescue immediately. Suddenly, Stan is an adventurer, surfer and sewer hero! Maybe he is not so unlucky after all…

7 years old and +

 

 

 

Muddle and Win: the battle for Sally Jones, by John Dickinson

Muddle’s a devil. Win is an angel. They’re both on a case. The case is Sally Jones…

Sally Jones is Good. And Muddlespot, newly promoted to demon special agent, is on a mission to make her bad. If he doesn’t, it will be very Bad for him.

Can Muddlespot beat the odds and take down a guardian angel extraordinaire?

Let the battle begin…

9 years old and +

 

 

The Dead men stood together, by Chris Pristley

Home from the sea, a boy’s uncle entrances him with tales of life aboard ship and of foreign lands. Soon the boy decides to join his uncle on his next voyage.

But a violent storm blows the ship off course and the crew find themselves marrooned in a sea of ice. As their despair grows, an albatros seems to befriend the sailors and restore hope. But seized by an evil madness, the uncle kills the great bird with his crossbow, and so condemns all on board to unimaginable horrors in which life in death is the greatest…

10 years old and +

 

 

 

 The amazing tale of Ali Pasha, by Michael Forema

On 6th May 1915, Henry Friston, a 21-year-old sailor, rejoined his battleship, HMS Implacable, after ten days in Hell. Hell was just 180 metres long and seven metres wide and was otherwise known only as “X beach”.

Henry, ferrying the wounded from the battlefield , had not eaten or slept for three days. Then, somehow, in the midst of the bombardments, he befriended a tortoise…

10 and +

Christmas Storytime at Miramar Library

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It is almost time for Christmas, and if you feel as excited as we are, come and visit us at Miramar Library on Monday the 16th of December at 6:30pm,  we are having a special CHRISTMAS STORYTIME!

Mrs Claus will read you fantastic picture books and sing with you beautiful Christmas songs.

Come along dressed up in your favourite Christmas costume or your pyjamas, and get into the spirit of Christmas…

HO HO HO !!!

New Animals Fiction!

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Do you have any pets at home? Do you like observing animals in their natural habitat? Have you ever thought that their life might be full of thrilling and exciting adventures? Check these books out and maybe you will look at them differently…

Dam Busters, by Michael Broad

It’s otter chaos! For Woody the otter cub, life on the river is OTTERLY AWESOME.

Until one day, a big ugly dam appears. Now all the fish have gone!

Unless otters want to eat revolting riverweed forever, they need a plan to break through the dam!

7 +

 

 

Darkness falls, Erin Hunter

After a violent attack threatened both the Wild and Leashed Packs, Lucky knows that the dogs’ only hope for survival is to unite. The Wild Pack’s ruthless Alpha reluctantly agrees to let Bella and the Leashed Dogs join them- but after learning of Lucky’s role as a spy, Alpha casts him out and orders him to never return.

Lucky tries to be happy to have his freedom again, but the forest and ruined city are treacherous for a Lone Dog. Food and clean water are scarce, and a poisonous black cloud is spreading across the sky. For the first time since the Big Growl, Lucky is desperate to have other dogs by his side. But it might be too late…

9+

 

 Galaxy Race ! by L A Courtenay

What’s black and white and flies faster than the speed of light?

SPACE PINGUINS

Zoom! Pilot Rocky is desperate to enter the Tunafish into the Superchase Space Race. But this is the most dangerous race in the universe. And when an old enemy turns up at the start, the penguins find thenselves up to their beaks in trouble!

7+

 

The big Bike Race, by Tracy Corderoy

The school bully has entered Riley in a bike race, even though he knows Riley can’t ride very well.

Can Riley’s friends help him learn in time?

7+

 

Get ready for some creepy Halloween Fiction!

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Is your Halloween costume ready yet? Have you prepared revolting and scary decorations for your house? Do you have the recipes prepared for a horrendous and disgusting diner with your eerie friends? Did you read the latest Fiction about Monsters, ghosts and ghouls that we have at the Library?

I can’t do anything about the outfit, the decoration and the food but… I can help you with the books!!! So choose one of these stories if you already feel the tension of Halloween growing inside you!

The heart of glass, by Vivian French

Prince Marcus’s adventure is going horribly wrong : gracie Gillypot has disappeared, the dwarves have struck a dangerous bargain with the King of the Trolls and Princess Marigold is in peril- if only she’d stop complaining long enough to realize it. Throw in a scheming goblin, meddling bats and a mysterious heart of glass and you have all the ingredients for another wickedly funny story from the Five Kingdoms.

9 and +

 

Rise of the Zombie rabbit, by Sam Hay

Joe is just an ordinary boy until he makes a wish on a spooky Egyptian amulet… Now he is the protector of Undead Pets… and there’s a rampaging rabbit hopping about!

Fluffy the rabbit was snapped up by a hungry fox. Can Joe help her owner stay out of trouble, so Fluffy will hop off to the big rabbit hutch in the sky?

7 and +

 

Monster and chips, by David O’Connell

Have you ever eaten a plateful of parp tarts, got stuck into a stinky coughy pudding or filled your belly with chewy worm spaghetti?

No?

Well you’ve probably never been to a monster-diner. So come on in… We have the best chips ANYWHERE. Just be careful that the customers don’t think YOU’RE the menu!

7 and +

 

Home sweet horror, by James Preller

Welcome. Have a seat. Let us tell you a story. But be warned. Home sweet Horror isn’t just any tale. This is a SCARY TALE.

Meet Liam Finn, who’s just moved into a new home with his father and sister. But this old house that seems empty, isn’t. Bloody Mary is here- she’s been called back from the dead and she’s just DYING to talk.

MWAH-HA-HA-HA-HA!

8 and + (but only for very brave children!)

 

Gustav Gloom and the nightmare vault, by Adam-Troy Castro

Gustav Gloom’s neighbors think he is the unhappiest little boy in the world. But what they don’t know is that the strange, dark house Gustav lives in is filled with more wonders and mysteries than could ever be explained. But explain is exactly what Gustav needs to do when Fernie What moves in across the street. And that’s when the adventure really begins…

9 and +

 

New Fiction for early readers ONLY!

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If you are between 6 and 8, these new books are going to be perfect for you!

(but hey… if you are older and you want to read your brother or sister’s books, read these ones, they are really cool! But shhhhhh, don’t tell anybody!)

Be careful what you sniff for, by Nancy Krulik

When Sparky takes a bite of a delicious-smelling bone he dug up in his backyard, he’s in for a big surprise. Chomp, chomp, kaboom! Sparky is magically transported to London. What’s a puppy to do? Eat, of course. Sniff, sniff, sniff- Sparky’s nose leads him to a sausage, cheese, and… the dogcatcher?!

His only hope for escape is to take another bite of his bone. His only problem:He’s nowhere near it! Will Sparky ever be able to make it home?

 

 

The playground problem, by Sally Rippin

Jack’s friend Billie is away, so he hangs out with Alex instead. They have heaps of fun together! But what will happen when Billie comes back?

If you like this book then start collecting the books from the series “Hey Jack!”!

 

 

Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout, by Megan McDonald

CROAK! SQUEENK! RIBBET!

Stink has been going to swimming lessons frog-ever and he still won’t put his face  in the water. But that’s before he meets King Otto the Third, radioactive mutant ninja frog. Now Stink’s feeling more than a little froggy…

Could he be turning into… the amazing frog-Boy?

 

 

Alice and the Airy Fairy, by Margaret Clark

 

Mary the Airy Fairy is coming to stay with Alice and her family. Is she a real fairy? Or is she just a free spirit who needs Alice’s help?

And if you have always wanted to be a Fairy, check out the instructions in the book to make your own magic wand!

 

 

So blast off on a great adventure with all these very cool books! They are designed especially for you if you want to start reading independently…

Epic mysteries are fun!!!

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Have you ever been wandering around an old castle or a crumbling mansion? Did you hear the stories of the past told by  its ruins or its demolished walls? Did anything odd happen to you that you felt you were going on an adventure?

If so, here is a bunch of medieval-royal-epic mysteries you might enjoy… !

The water Castle, by Megan Frazer Blakemore

Ephraim Appledore-Smith is an ordinary boy living an ordinary life. But all that changes when his father suffers a stroke, and his family moves to the Water Castle – their ancestral home in the small town of Crystal Springs, Maine.

Mallory Green’s ancestors have always been the caretakers of the Water Castle – and the guardians of its magic. She’s been raised to protect the legend of the Fountain of Youth, rumored to exist on the grounds. But ever since her mom left, she’s stopped believing in magic.

When Ephraim learns of the fountain, he’s sure finding it can cure his dad. With Mallory and Will’s help, Ephraim embarks on a mission that brings them deep into their families’ shared history, through every mysterious room in the Water Castle, and on a quest that will blur the lines between magic and science, creativity and discovery, leaving you to wonder: DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE UNBELIEVABLE???

8 and +

Story’s end, by Marissa Burt

Long ago, a King ruled the land of Story… During his reign, Heroes, Villains and characters of all kinds lived out tales filled with daring quests and epic struggles.

Then the king disappeared, and over the years, nearly everyone forgot that he had ever existed. Now an evil Enemy has emerged, determined to write a new future for Story that he will control. And an ordinary girl named Una Fairchild is inextricably tangles up in his deadly plan…

9 and +

 

Thrice upon a Marigold, by Jean Ferris

Once… Twice… Thrice the fun!

There’s always trouble on the way to happily-ever-after in Zandelphia-Beaurivage, but don’t tell King Christian and Queen Marigold. They’ve just welcomed little Princess Poppy to the royal family. Life at the palace seems happier than ever- until the princess is kidnapped by the kingdom’s ex-torturer-in-chief and ex-poisoner-in-chief as an act of revenge!

Rescuing the princess from the bad guys won’t be easy- it might take the king, the queen, the royal guards, a librarian, a blacksmith, a retired wizard, a white elephant, and a fire-breathing dragon! Can this royal kidnapping caper finally end in a happily-ever-after for all?

8 and +

 

 

Indian Storytime at Kilbirnie Library

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On Wednesday 28th August at 10.30am we will be holding a very special preschool Storytime at Ruth Gotlieb (Kilbirnie) Library. Come along and listen to Indian stories. There will also be music, songs and dancing to celebrate India month. You can have your hands painted with Henna if you wish!
See you there…


     

     

Do you prefer creepy or splashy Fiction?

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The two options kind of have nothing to do with each other, but that’s one of the fun things about books! You can jump from one universe to another in just a blink!

Let’s start with the creepy scary books first…

Gustav Gloom and the people taker, by Adam-Troy Castro

Gustav Gloom’s neighbors think he is the unhappiest little boy in the world. But what they don’t know is that the strange, dark house Gustav lives in is filled with more wonders and mysteries than could ever be explained. But explain is exactly what Gustav needs to do when Fernies What moves in across the street. And that’s when the adventure really begins…

Age 9+

 

Class is not dismissed! by Gitty Daneshvari

Madeleine Masterson is deathly afraid of bugs. Theodore Bartholomew is petrified of dying. Lulu Punchalower is scared of confined spaces. Garrison Feldman is terrified by deep water.

After discovering that each of her former students has slipped back into their old fears, headmistress Mrs Wellington, brings Madeleine, Theo, Lulu and Garrison back for mandatory summer school at “School of Fear”.

Facing their fears is terrifying enough, but when they are joined by a fifth student (and a mysterious entity lurking in the woods) things get even scarier.

Age 8+

 

And what do we have for watery splashy Fiction?

Below, by Meg McKinlay

The Mayor flipped a lever, and everyone cheered as Old Lower Grange was submerged beneath five thousand swimming pool’s worth of water. But Cassie’s family wasn’t there to see it – they were too busy rushing to the hospital to deliver an eight-weeks-early Cassie.

Now twelve years later, Cassie feels drawn to the mysteries hidden beneath the surface of the manmade lake- and she’s not the only one. Her classmate Liam joins Cassie on the lake’s forbidden side. As the summer heats up, the water drops lower and lower, offering them glimpses of the ghostly town and uncovering secrets. But like a swimmer who ventures too far from shore, Cassie realizes she can’t turn back. Can she bring their suspicions to light before it’s too late?

Age 10+

 

Charlie Joe Jackson’s guide to Summer vacation, by Tommy Greenwald

It’s like permanent opposite day, where the dorks are the cool kids and the cool kids are the losers. But Charlie Joe is determined to convince the entire camp to hate reading and writing-one genius at a time. Can he pull it off? Or will he turn into one of them? It’s finally summer vacation! But instead of hanging out with his friends and playing with his dogs, Charlie Joe Jackson has to face his worst fear : academic summer camp. Camp Rituhbukkee is exactly hoe Charlie Joe pictures it: books and nerds as far as the eye can see.

Age 8+

So just dive into one of these books and you will either get soaked or petrified!

 

Storytime with Tina Matthews

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We were so lucky to have Tina Matthews visiting Kilbirnie Library for our Preschool Storytime last Wednesday! Just the day after she won the Russell Clark medal for her Picture Book “A great cake”, she read it to us using big illustrated posters and adding lots of nifty details. She also read her previous picture books “Waiting for later” and “Out of the egg”.

It was very special for the children to hear stories read by their very own creator!