Cambridge High School Library 2025

 By: Mike Cron  Location: NF 920 CRO Genre: Rugby Coach A book on teamwork, leadership and culture from world-renowned rugby coach Mike Cron. Mike Cron is one of world rugby's most successful coaches. Having coached with the All Blacks for more than 200 games, including the 2011 and 2015 World Cups, Cron came out of retirement to work alongside Wayne Smith and lead the Black Ferns to rugby world cup victory in 2022. Cron is widely sought after for his expertise, and has worked with the Welsh and Japanese national sides, as well as run coaching sessions in France, England, Scotland, Ireland, South Africa, and Argentina. He currently coaches the Wallabies alongside Joe Schmidt. Coach: Lessons from an All Blacks Legend recounts a remarkable coaching career and reveals what Mike has learned about how to manage people, finding the competitive edge, and the philosophies of a champion team. 'An exceptional coach' Graham Henry 'I feel lucky to have been coached by him for so lo...

 By: R. F. Kuang   Location: FIC KUA Genre: Epic Fantasy Two graduate students must set aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul, perhaps at the cost of their own. Alice Law has only ever had one to become one of the brightest minds in the field of Magick. She has sacrificed everything to make that a reality—her pride, her health, her love life, and most definitely her sanity. All to work with Professor Jacob Grimes at Cambridge, the greatest magician in the world—that is, until he dies in a magical accident that could possibly be her fault. Grimes is now in Hell, and she’s going in after him. Because his recommendation could hold her very future in his now incorporeal hands, and even death is not going to stop the pursuit of her dreams. Nor will the fact that her rival, Peter Murdoch, has come to the same conclusion. Review from my fav- Nilufer Some books are too magnificent to simply be described—they must be devoured and savored slowly to ...

 By: Cynric Temple-Camp Location: FIC 920 TEM Genre: Medical- Pathology True stories of life and death from a New Zealand pathologist From the number-one bestselling author of The Cause of Death comes a book about the unlikely, extraordinary, obscure and often tragic ways humans meet their end. A dead body without a trace of trauma; alien parasites; worms of the brain; crocodile attacks and bizarre eating disorders … In The Quick and the Dead, pathologist Dr Cynric Temple-Camp takes readers into a world of disease and death as he seeks answers for those who were unlucky, and those still alive to tell the tale. From the number-one bestselling author of  The Cause of Death  comes a book about the unlikely, extraordinary, obscure and often tragic ways humans meet their end. A dead body without a trace of trauma; alien parasites; worms of the brain; crocodile attacks and bizarre eating disorders ... In  The Quick and the Dead , pathologist Dr Cynric Temple-Camp takes rea...

 By: Amy Timberlake  Location: FIC Tim Genre: Animals Roommates Skunk and Badger head out on a rock-finding expedition that becomes much more dangerous than they ever expected in this second book of the national bestselling and award-winning odd-couple series that has been compared to Wallace and Gromit and Winnie the Pooh Buried in the heart of every animal is a secret treasure. Badger’s is the Spider Eye Agate, stolen years ago by his crafty and treasure-trade-dealing cousin, Fisher. Skunk’s is Sundays with the New Yak Times Book Review . When Mr. G. Hedgehog threatens to take the Book Review as soon as it thumps on the doorstep, Skunk decides an adventure (“X marks the spot!”) will solve both their problems. Badger agrees, and together they set off for his favorite campsite on Endless Lake. But all is not as it seems at Campsite #5. Harrumphs in the night. Unexpected friends. Then Fisher appears, and Badger knows something is up. Something involving secrets, betrayals and l...

 By: Layne Fargo   Location: FIC FAR Genre: Sports- Figure Skating • An epic love story set in the sparkling, savage sphere of elite figure skating, starring a woman determined to carve her own path on and off the ice “Part  Wuthering Heights  and part  Daisy Jones & The Six , this novel is as brilliantly choreographed as a gold medal performance and will keep you guessing until its last page.”—Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of  By Any Other Name I fell in love with this book! It’s the best thing I’ve read lately. I can honestly declare it one of the best fictions of 2024, deserving more than five stars! Interestingly, sometimes I wanted to slap the characters, scream at their faces. Especially Katarina brings out so many mixed feelings from you. You respect her, but you also hate her for acting like a vindictive, self-absorbed person who only focuses on the gold medal, walking over anyone without looking back to get what she want...

 By: Olivia Blake   Location: FIC BLA Genre: Fantasy Dysfunctional sibling dynamics? Corporate chaos? Childhood trauma and the crushing weight of expectations? This book has all this and more in an utterly messy, character-driven story that had me deeply invested.. Sakublas Here we go! 🤞🏻❤️ ❤️Urban Fantasy ❤️Sibling Drama ❤️Superpowers ❤️Sharp, Witty Prose ❤️Succession Vibes From the  New York Times  bestselling author of  The Atlas Six  comes the story of three siblings who, upon the death of their father, are forced to reckon with their long-festering rivalries, dangerous abilities, and the crushing weight of all their unrealized adolescent potential. Where there’s a will, there’s a war. Thayer Wren, the brilliant CEO of Wrenfare Magitech and so-called father of modern technology, is dead. Any one of his three telepathically and electrokinetically gifted children would be a plausible inheritor to the Wrenfare throne. Or at least, so they like to th...

 By: P.C.Cast   Location: FIC CAS Genre: Mythology From P. C. Cast, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the landmark House of Night urban fantasy series, comes an epic, lusty, magic-filled romantasy about British warrior queen Boudicca. Perfect for fans of Sue Lynn Tan and Madeline Miller! In Roman-occupied Britain, the Iceni tribe crowns an extraordinary new queen. Tall and flame-haired, Boudicca is devoted to Andraste, the Iceni’s patron goddess, known for her raven familiar, her fierceness and her swirling blue tattoos. Boudicca and her two young daughters will carry the tribe forward in dangerous times. Roman tax collector Catus Decianus, expecting weakness in a female ruler, launches a devastating attack on the tribe’s stronghold. Boudicca and her family barely survive—but they refuse to bend the knee. She calls a war council, bringing together her most trustworthy allies, including her childhood friend Rhan, now a powerful Druid seer, and the horse master Maldwy...

By: Sarah Clutton    Location: FIC CLU Genre: Realistic Fiction   Uplifting, bittersweet and fabulously funny - this story explores the complexities of love and family. Set in the tiny fictional town of Beggars Rock in Tasmania. Precocious Alfie Bains is an incredible character, who sees the world in a beautifully unique way. This is a beautiful story that had me tearing up and laughing out loud. It will stay with me for a long time. I am looking forward to reading more from Australian author Sarah Clutton. For readers who love  The Midnight Library  and  Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine , here comes your next favourite life-affirming, delightful and funny novel,  The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains . Alfie's mum, Emilia, has been lying to him forever. It's only ever been the two of them in Ireland, but when Emilia's appendix explodes, she drops a bombshell: she has a family back in Australia and she and Alfie are going to meet them. When Penny Ba...

 By: Natasha Pulley   Location: FIC PUL Genre: Mythology Glorious as Natasha Pulley’s books always are. A timely and timeless reimagining of the story of Dionysus, Greek God of ecstasy and madness, revelry and ruin, for readers of  The Song of Achilles  and  Elektra . Raised in a Greek legion, Phaidros has been taught to fight for the homeland he’s never seen and to follow his commander’s orders at all costs. But when he rescues a baby from a fire at Thebes’s palace, his commander’s orders cease to make sense: Phaidros is forced to abandon the blue-eyed boy at a temple, and to keep the baby’s existence a secret. Years later, after a strange encounter that led to the death of his battalion, Phaidros has become a training master for young soldiers. He struggles with panic attacks and flashbacks, and he is not the only one: all around him, his fellow veterans are losing their minds. Phaidros’s risk of madness is not his only problem: his life has become entang...

 By: Nicci French    Location: FIC FRE Genre: Mystery From international bestselling master of suspense Nicci French comes a chilling new psychological thriller about a woman determined to get justice for a murder no one else believes happened. Nancy North is ready to put her life back together. After suffering a psychotic break that ruined friendships, stalled her fledgling restaurant, and forced her to move out of her comfortable flat, she’ll do anything to get back to normal. She and her partner Felix—who has been a saint through her recent troubles—move into a new flat for a fresh start. Nancy is taking her pills, seeing her therapist, and avoiding unnecessary stress. She’s doing absolutely everything right, but something is still very, very wrong. On the first day in the new flat, she hears them again; the mysterious voices that triggered her first episode. It could just be the unfamiliar sounds of water in the pipes, or the screaming baby across the hall, but deep d...

 By: Mark Lawrence   Location: FIC LAW Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: #2  The Library Trilogy The Library Trilogy is about many things: adventure, discovery, and romance, but it's also a love letter to books and the places where they live.  The focus is on one vast and timeless library, but the love expands to encompass smaller more personal collections, and bookshops of all shades too. The second volume in the bestselling, ground-breaking Library Trilogy, following THE BOOK THAT WOULDN'T BURN. We fight for the people we love. We fight for the ideas we want to be true. Evar and Livira stand side by side and yet far beyond each other's reach. Evar is forced to flee the library, driven before an implacable foe. Livira, trapped in a ghost world, has to recover her book if she's to return to her life. While Evar's journey leads him outside into the vastness of a world he's never seen, Livira's destination lies deep inside her own writing, where she must wrestle wit...

 By: Paul Coulter Location: NF 920 COU Genre: HISTORY - from Cleo to Titanic 10 Mistakes That Changed History: The Reckless Rulers, Monumental Mishaps and Disastrous Decisions That Have Shaped Our World. LondonTheatre1   “Infectiously charming” On the Record   “A hilarious blend of storytelling, facts and comedy” We all make mistakes, but rarely do they change the course of human history. From break-ups that ended empires to naps that sank ships, 10 Mistakes That Changed History is the hilarious retelling of some of the greatest episodes in the story of humankind. Looking at many of the biggest characters and events of the last two and a half thousand years, from Cleopatra to the sinking of the Titanic, historian and comedian Paul Coulter explores how, despite the glamour, entourages and deity-sized egos, historical turning points were often the result of very human errors. Blending history, storytelling and comedy, 10 Mistakes That Changed History is history as you wish ...

 By: Bill Clinton and James Patterson Location: FIC CLI Genre: Mystery This great writing duo give us another winner with The First Gentleman. America has a powerful new president and her husband is on trial for murder. A murder committed 17 years ago. Full of twists and turns you won't want this fast-paced, riveting story to end!- Wendy Another thrilling page turner from one of my all time favourite authors, James Patterson. This time collaborating with former US President Bill Clinton for a fast paced, action packed legal/political thriller.  America has a powerful new president... And her husband's on trial for murder. Clinton and Patterson are back. And they’re better than ever.  The President of the United States is up for reelection.  Her husband is on trial for murder.   Is the First Gentleman a killer?  A pair of brilliant investigative journalists set out to answer that burning question about the NFL star-turned-political spouse.  James P...

 By: Marjan Kamali Location: FIC KAM Genre:  Around the World “When I am surrounded by books, I feel most at peace.” ―  Marjan Kamali,  The Lion Women of Tehran From the nationally bestselling author of the “powerful, heartbreaking” ( Shelf Awareness )  The Stationery Shop , a heartfelt, epic new novel of friendship, betrayal, and redemption set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran. “That's how losses of rights build. They start small. And then soon, the rights are stripped in droves.” ―  Marjan Kamali,  The Lion Women of Tehran In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mother’s endless grievances, Ellie dreams of a friend to alleviate her isolation. Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind, passionate girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together, the two ...