Cambridge High School Library 2024

 By: Dr Jo Lewis  Location: NF 636.8Lew Genre: MEOW!!! ! I bought this for Catherine!!!! She has an insane cat and this might help her! Unlock the secret code of cats for a deeper connection with the feline in your life. Have you ever wondered why your cats behave the way they do? This authoritative guide has all the answers! Cats can be quite sensitive to their surroundings, and sometimes their behaviour can leave you scratching your head. Discover what's really behind those things cats do - whether they're amusing, irritating, or just downright bizarre. What's My Cat Thinking  will help cat lovers build a deeper connection with the feline in their lives. Inside, you'll find: - Accurate descriptions of behaviour will help you understand your cat's body language nuances and act accordingly -  " Advanced Catwatching"  features put the spotlight on key behaviours such as sofa-scratching -  "Survival Guides"  offer top tips for managing challenges s...

 By: Caroline O'Donoghue Location: FIC ODO Genre: Fantasy, Witchcraft, LGBGT Maeve Chambers doesn't have much going for her. Not only does she feel like the sole idiot in a family of geniuses, she managed to drive away her best friend Lily a year ago. But when she finds a pack of dusty old tarot cards at school, and begins to give scarily accurate readings to the girls in her class, she realizes she's found her gift at last. Things are looking up – until she discovers a strange card in the deck that definitely shouldn't be there. And two days after she convinces her ex-best friend to have a reading, Lily disappears. Can Maeve, her new friend Fiona and Lily's brother Roe find her? And will their special talents be enough to bring Lily back, before she's gone for good? A spellbinding supernatural teen drama - and sequel to  All Our Hidden Gifts . Maeve and her friends have revealed their powers and banded together as a coven: Roe can pick locks, Lily sends sparks ...

 By: Jennifer Mathieu Location: FIC MAT Genre:  Retell- Historical Fiction This is "The  Outsiders " from a female  perspective ! "Running wild is a way to forget what put our hearts through so much pain in the first place." The Outsiders meets Grease with a dash of The Goonies. Don’t forget your rocky road ice cream! Evie Barnes is a bad girl. And everyone  knows that bad girls make the best friends... A story of murder, secrets and tragedy from the author of MOXIE - as seen on Netflix. 1964. Houston, Texas. Evie Barnes is a 'bad' girl. So are all her friends. They're the sort who wear bold makeup, laugh too loud and run around with boys. Most of all, they protect their own against the world. So when Evie is saved from being assaulted by a good girl from the right side of the tracks, every rule she's always lived by is called into question. Now she must rethink everything she knew about loyalty and learn that when girls stick together it doesn't...

 By: Luke Gamble Location: FIC GAM Genre: Mystery, Animals, Junior Fiction The perfect new magical series, for animal lovers everywhere! When Edith Wight is sent to spend the summer with her eccentric uncle, she has no idea what is in store. Her uncle, the Doctor, runs a vet practice in a remote part of the New Forest, shrouded in secrecy. The reason for the mystery surrounding it, Edith discovers, is none other than the protection of some of the Earth’s most unusual animals – creatures that most believe only exist in folklore. Then the Doctor receives a summons from the Himalayas to help a family of yetis and Edith finds herself on the voyage of a lifetime. But Edith and the Doctor are not the only ones taking an interest in the yetis… The Doctor’s old enemies, the Syndicate are on a mission to hunt down every last mythical creature on Earth. Enchanting storytelling with a beautiful message, that is perfect for readers of Eva Ibbotson, Katherine Rundell and Piers Torday. Luke Gamb...

By: Kat Ellis Location: FIC ELL Genre: Horror  Myster y  “He's a good-looking guy, though not my type. The way toothpaste tastes fine, but you wouldn't want to eat it" "Wicked Little Deeds pulsates with originality. Fast paced and intelligent. Clever masterful novel" Goodreads reviewer From its creepy town mascot to the story of its cursed waterfall, Burden Falls is a small town dripping with superstition. Ava Thorn knows this well - since the horrific accident she witnessed a year ago, she's been plagued by nightmares. But when someone close to her is brutally murdered and Ava is the primary suspect, she starts to wonder if the legends surrounding the town are more fact than fiction. Whatever secrets Burden Falls is hiding, there's a killer on the loose, and they have a vendetta against the Thorns... "If you’re a fan of YA, mystery, horror and thriller, this book is perfect for you. A big bonus is the setting, so atmospheric and eerie, it’s perfect ...

 By: Robert Muchamore Location: FIC MUC Genre: Robin Hood swoshed up Series: Robin Hood #4 DRONES, DAMS AND DESTRUCTION Join Robin and Marion fighting for the desperate and destitute again in the fourth action-packed adventure from international bestseller Robert Muchamore. 'Strikes the bullseye.' - The Times Children's Book of the Week (Robin Hood: Hacking Heists & Flaming Arrows) As conditions in Sherwood Forest grow more precarious, time is running out for inhabitants of the abandoned shopping mall. With constant pressure on them from Sheriff Marjorie and gangster Guy Gisborne, Robin decides to engage his brother Little John as undercover spy. And John strikes gold when he discovers his mother's plan for the ailing Sherwood Castle resort. Robin and Marion join in an audacious plan to scupper their oppressors, but the the Sheriff has her response prepared - and it's ferocious. Have they bitten off more they can chew this time?

 By: Kaylynn Flanders Location: FIC FLA Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult For fans of  Sorcery of Thorns   and  Furyborn   comes a thrilling new fantasy about a kingdom ravaged by war, and the princess who might be the key to saving not only those closest to her, but the kingdom itself, if she reveals the very secret that could destroy her. The kingdom of Hálendi is in trouble. It's losing the war at its borders, and rumors of a new, deadlier threat on the horizon have surfaced. Princess Jennesara knows her skills on the battlefield would make her an asset and wants to help, but her father has other plans. As the second-born heir to the throne, Jenna lacks the firstborn's--her brother's--magical abilities, so the king promises her hand in marriage to the prince of neighboring Turia in exchange for resources Hálendi needs. Jenna must leave behind everything she has ever known if she is to give her people a chance at peace. Only, on the journey to reach her betrothed an...

 By: C.M Ewan Location: FIC EWA Genre: Thriller, Mystery If your family was targeted in the middle of the night, what would you do? You are asleep. A noise wakes you. You stir, unsure why, and turn to your wife. Then you hear it. Glass. Crunching underfoot. Your worst fears are about to be realized. Someone is inside your home. Your choices are limited. You can run. Or stay and fight. What would you do? A Window Breaks is the nerve-shredding thriller from C. M. Ewan, the author of  Safe House "This book had the perfect creepy remote setting, full of tension, with a few red herrings thrown in. It raised my heart rate in terror several times as the family are forced to fight for their lives. A fight or flight situation. What would you do to protect you’re family? A compelling read that will keep you on the edge of you’re seat!! Best not to read before bedtime." Amanda

  By: Tim Saunders Location: FIC SAU Genre:  Farming in NZ The joys and the harsh realities of farm life, from a writer whose family has farmed the same piece of land for five generations. 'An unsentimental yet lyrical love letter to the land, and the humans and animals who inhabit it, this extraordinary memoir follows life on a family farm through the seasons. This is a man-on-his-land story unlike anything you will have read before. Tough and tender, heartfelt, fabulous.' Linda Burgess Farmer Tim Saunders manages to incorporate some writing into his days, and here he describes his life through the seasons: Summer, shearing, slaughter, crop harvest, conservation; Autumn, floods, trading stock, drenching, dagging; Winter, maize harvest, lambing; and Spring, docking, pet sheep, weaning. It's a tough life and through his powerful, poignant writing Tim tells of his connection to the land, why he loves farming, how he's also conflicted by it and what it is that keeps him te...

 By: Toby Price Location: NF 920 PRI Genre: brrrrrmmm Motorbikes DAKAR!!!! Two-time Dakar Rally champion, seven-time Finke Desert Race winner, FIM World Rally Champion and one of Australia's most popular motorsports athletes shares his inspiring story of every bump in the road on his way from a small farm in the Australian bush to the top of the podium in the world's most gruelling endurance race. The Australian bush has conjured up some crazy legends, but the rise and rise of two-time Dakar champion Toby Price is surely one of its best. Who knew that the remote town of Roto (pop. 41) would be the launching pad of one of the greatest motorsports athletes the world has seen, fit to tackle and triumph over the planet's most gruelling endurance race? Toby Price has lived a truly remarkable life, filled with ups, downs and every bump in the road imaginable- a childhood racing prodigy from the tender age of 2 - there was hardly a paddock that could contain him. After tearing thr...

 By: Hayley Lawrence Location: FIC LAW Genre: Illness, cancer, family What if you thought you had forever ... To live your life. To tell your story. But what if forever was taken from you? When your tomorrows are counted, all you have is this moment. And this story you wish was never yours to tell. When Abby traded her life in the city for a wholesome new life on the coast, it was meant to be a fresh start for her family. Behind them was the sickness and sadness of the past. But sickness doesn’t always play by the rules. And as Abby’s past threatens to swallow her future, she is forced to decide what is most important. What she will fight for. And she will fight. For however many days she has left. "A heart-wrenching read. Abby is 15 has been in remission for 13 years. Then her cancer comes back. A well written story of the pain and heartbreak as Abby goes through chemo, falls in love and loses another friend to cancer." Sandra "So sad. Right from the start it is confron...

 By: Naomi Novik Location: FIC NOV Genre: Fantasy, Magic “I love having existential crises at bedtime, it's so restful.” Enter a school of magic unlike any you have ever encountered. There are no teachers, no holidays, friendships are purely strategic, and the odds of survival are never equal. Once you're inside, there are only two ways out: you graduate or you die. El Higgins is uniquely prepared for the school's many dangers. She may be without allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains and wipe out untold millions - never mind easily destroy the countless monsters that prowl the school. Except, she might accidentally kill all the other students, too. So El is trying her hardest not to use it... that is, unless she has no other choice. Wry, witty, endlessly inventive, and mordantly funny - yet with a true depth and fierce justice at its heart - this enchanting novel reminds us that  there are far more important things than mere survival. _____...

 By: Aviva Location: FIC AVI Genre: Sci Fi, Dystopia A world where self-expression is banned. A world where survival is everything. A girl who will be heard. Seventeen-year-old Teddy lives in the walled-in city Metropolis. Radical laws condemn all forms of self-expression and creativity, and the lives of the people are carefully constructed and controlled by the City Council: We watch because we care. When Teddy finds out the truth behind one of the City's biggest lies, she slips out into the darkness of the City after curfew. She is captured by a stranger and held prisoner in an old bomb shelter that lies beneath the City. Here, Teddy discovers that there is a world beneath Metropolis, a world where a growing web of clans are fighting to keep their humanity alive, and waiting for a leader to unite them and lead them back up into the light. AUTHOR BIO: Aviva Anastasia Payne, known professionally as Aviva (stylized as AViVA), is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician and author ...

 By; Beth, Arthur and Henry Location: PIC BAC Genre: Humour that deals with a real thing that matters- Reading  I hear our students say this often "I hate reading Miss" " I dont read books Miss" " Books are boring" Well I will chuckle when I see you get to the end of this one! I Hate Reading  is a highly visual paper-over-board chapter book designed to help even the most reluctant reader breeze through reading time, feel successful at reading, and even laugh! Get reluctant readers reading with  I Hate Reading! OK. So, you have to read for 20 minutes, but you don’t want to. Maybe your mom or dad or teacher even has a timer—yikes! If you have to read, but you don’t like reading, this book is for you! If someone’s bugging you to open a book, grab this one. In this book, you’ll zoom through 20 minutes of reading . . . without really reading! Did you know that 65% of 4th graders in the US read below grade level? Learning to read can be frustrating. But it can a...

 By: David Baddiel Location: FIC BAD Genre: Humour- Middle Grades I love Task Master and david Baddiel was one of  the smartest contestants who was the most useless on it- and the joy of it al- he could love satrically at himself. So as soon as I saw the author of this book- straight buy! I will give him 5 full points! Nothing extraordinary has ever happened to Billy Smith. In fact, every single thing about him is ordinary, including his name. But when a documentary crew turns up at Billy’s school to film the new TV series  School Daze , everything changes. Billy shouldn’t stand out: all the other kids are much more interesting than him. But when remixes of his boring class presentation go viral, Billy finds himself accidentally an overnight star. With his friends Bo and Rinor by his side, his life turns into a whirlwind of red carpets, TV shows, albums and even the possibility of meeting Sunshine De Marto – the coolest girl on the planet. But as everyone knows, fame come...

 By:Emily Edwards  Location: FIC EDW Genre: Contemporary Fiction You should never judge how someone chooses to raise their child. Elizabeth and Bryony are polar opposites but their unexpected friendship has always worked. They're the best of friends, and godmothers to each other's daughters - because they trust that the safety of their children is both of their top priority. But what if their choice could harm your own child? Little do they know that they differ radically over one very important issue. And when Bryony, afraid of being judged, tells what is supposed to be a harmless white lie before a child's birthday party, the consequences are more catastrophic than either of them could ever have imagined . . . Review by Aisha ‘Elizabeth and Bryony have been friends since university, although polar opposites in many ways the friends have one thing in common - they both regard the safety of their children to be their highest priority. Until they come to realise that the way...

 By: Ben Sanders  Location: FIC SAN Genre: Mystery, Crime 'It's easy to see what the fuss is about. Sanders' prose is sharper than a switchblade . . . It's like Raymond Chandler, Lee Child and Elmore Leonard rolled into one.' - Sydney Morning Herald on American Blood Marshall Grade returns in an action-packed thrillride through the New York underworld. When a former NYPD colleague is shot dead in front of him, private investigator Marshall Grade discovers there's far more to the killing than meets the eye. Ray Vialoux is in trouble. Big trouble. And he needs Marshall Grade's help. Reluctantly, Grade agrees to meet. Over dinner in a Brooklyn restaurant, he learns that his former NYPD colleague owes money - a lot of money - to the wrong people. But the conversation is cut short by gunfire, and suddenly Ray is lying dead on the restaurant floor. As Marshall investigates the circumstances leading up to the murder, tracking down the drug dealers, bag men, bent co...

By: Nita Prose Location: FIC PRO Genre: Mystery, Thriller  Molly Gray is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and misreads the intentions of others. Her gran used to interpret the world for her, codifying it into simple rules that Molly could live by. Since Gran died a few months ago, twenty-five-year-old Molly has been navigating life’s complexities all by herself. No matter—she throws herself with gusto into her work as a hotel maid. Her unique character, along with her obsessive love of cleaning and proper etiquette, make her an ideal fit for the job. She delights in donning her crisp uniform each morning, stocking her cart with miniature soaps and bottles, and returning guest rooms at the Regency Grand Hotel to a state of perfection. But Molly’s orderly life is upended the day she enters the suite of the infamous and wealthy Charles Black, only to find it in a state of disarray and Mr. Black himself dead in his bed. Before she knows what’s happening, Molly’s...

 By: Anthony Horowitz Location: FIC HOR Genre: Crime, Mystery “Ban Nab. It’s a palindrome.’ He said nothing, so I added: ‘It reads the same forwards and backwards.’ ‘Do geese see God?’ Hawthorne asked.” The  New York Times  bestselling author of the brilliantly inventive  The Word Is Murder  and  The Sentence Is Death  returns with his third literary whodunit featuring intrepid detectives Hawthorne and Horowitz. When Ex-Detective Inspector Daniel Hawthorne and his sidekick, author Anthony Horowitz, are invited to an exclusive literary festival on Alderney, an idyllic island off the south coast of England, they don’t expect to find themselves in the middle of murder investigation—or to be trapped with a cold-blooded killer in a remote place with a murky, haunted past. Arriving on Alderney, Hawthorne and Horowitz soon meet the festival’s other guests—an eccentric gathering that includes a bestselling children’s author, a French poet, a TV chef turned coo...

 By: Joanne O'Connell Location: FIC OCO Genre:  Cli Fi ( Climate Fiction)   Parents are humiliating – especially when they're eco-warriors. Laurie loves her family and she wants to join them in making the world a better place. But right now, she doesn't want to fish food out of bins, she wants to wear a pair of ordinary tights and have the money to order a hot chocolate at the café after school. When a competition comes to Silverdale High looking for the next generation of entrepreneurs, Laurie finds herself unexpectedly in the spotlight. The homemade beauty remedies and potions that she has been posting online are stealing the show, and the most popular girl in the school wants to team up for the win. It seems like Laurie can achieve normality – and even popularity – at last. But will her eco-warrior family accept that she no longer wants to be part of their close-knit gang, and can she find success and glory without losing sight of her true self? Joanne O'Connell'...

 By: Holly Jackson Location: FIC JAC Genre: Mystery, Thriller Series:   A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder The third thrilling book in the bestselling, award-winning  A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder  series This series is a hot favourite in our library- we bring you the final installment! Nash is not happy.. Look Im completely freaking out here its not fair i love these characters so much and you give me this HOW DARE YOU Pip Fitz-Amobi is haunted by the way her last investigation ended. Soon she’ll be leaving for Cambridge University but then another case finds her . . . and this time it’s all about Pip. Pip is used to online death threats, but there’s one that catches her eye, someone who keeps asking:  who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears?  And it’s not just online. Pip has a stalker who knows where she lives. The police refuse to act and then Pip finds connections between her stalker and a local serial killer. The killer has been in prison ...