What to read this summer? Which book to offer to please for sure? Here are lists to help you decide.
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MAC Favourite
Here are Mount Aspiring College most read books per year level. These lists are a bit rough as they are simply reports from the database, sorry, but they definitely reflect the most popular reads. They are not all good literature and some content is debatable… that’s why kids love them!
- MAC Year 7 Favourites
- MAC Year 8 Favourites
- MAC Year 9 Favourites
Number 2 ! - MAC Year 10 Favourites
- MAC Year 11 Favourites
- MAC Year 12 Favourites
- MAC Year 13 Favourites
Librarian’s choice
Librarian’s choice lists are a mix of classic must-read books, award-winning or unforgettable stories.
- Librarian’s choice for Year 7 / 8
- Librarian’s choice for Year 9 / 10
- Librarian’s choice for Year 11 and above
Number 3 !
Other Top books lists
- Wheelers top selling fiction for Child/Teen
- Whitcoulls Kid top 50
- GoodReads Teens Top 10
- Inside A Dog most reviewed books
Leave a comment below to recommend your favourite book!
Where to get these books
- From the town library, it’s free! Here is their online catalogue.
- From the local shop. You can phone to check if they have the book or order it.
- From Wheelers, our main online book provider, who offer book credits to our school when you order (choose Mt Aspiring College at the checkout).
- From Whitcoulls, who provided the excellent list above, have shops in Queenstown and also offer online sales.
- Amazon of course have all the books of the creation, new and used, but the freight is often doubling the price of the book and it only says it at the checkout. Be careful! Amazon also offers the widest range of ebooks, but here again be aware that they cannot be read by many ereaders (Kobo, Sony, Laser), only by Kindle ereaders. They can however be read on any Ipad or computer-like tablet or computer, using a Kindle App or reading on the cloud.
- Finally, Book Depository established in tax-free Guernsey Island has unbeatable prices on new books and freight is free!
Offer a book for Christmas!