Most Borrowed Books

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has announced Australia’s most borrowed library books for the first quarter of 2015. 

So great to see some fantastic Australian authors in the mix. Special shout out to Ellie Marney who recently visited us at Ashburton Library!

Children’s  
‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ series (Jeff Kinney, Puffin)
‘Treehouse’ series (Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton, Pan)
‘Geronimo and Thea Stilton’ series (Elisabetta Dami, Scholastic)
‘Spot’ series (Eric Hill, Penguin)
The Wrong Book (Nick Bland, Scholastic)
‘Just!’ series (Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton, Pan)
Once (Morris Gleitzman, Penguin)
Peck Peck Peck (Lucy Cousins, Walker Books)
‘Selby’ series (Duncan Ball, HarperCollins)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne, David Fickling).

 Young adult
‘Hunger Games’ series (Suzanne Collins, Scholastic)
‘Divergent’ series (Veronica Roth, HarperCollins)
The Fault in our Stars (John Green, Penguin)
The Book Thief (Marcus Zusak, Picador)
Looking for Alaska (John Green, HarperCollins)
‘Percy Jackson’ series (Rick Riordan, Puffin)
The Maze Runner (James Dashner, Chicken House)
Every Breath (Ellie Marney, A&U)
An Abundance of Katherines (John Green, Puffin)
‘Mortal Instruments’ series (Cassandra Clare, Walker Books)

What now?

• Add your thoughts in the comments below
• Go to the catalogue and reserve these titles
• Borrow these titles as an ebook
• Review a book yourself

Meet Ellie Marney @ Ashburton Library

We are super excited to be hosting Ellie Marney at Ashburton Library!

Ellie Marney is the creator of the Every series which stars the hottest teen crime fighting duo, Mycroft and Watts (a modern and Melbourne based Sherlock and Watson). The books are full of suspense, drama, near death action and just the right amount of romance.

I am currently half way through the recently released final in the trilogy, Every Move, and things are getting tense. I'm not worried about the bad guys trying to kill them, I'm worried Watts is falling in love with someone else! What are you doing to us Ellie?! Anyway, no spoilers. Go out and grab the series for yourself.

Check out her blog Hick Chick Click and this fantastic post detailing the Every Move Song Playlist.

And if you're a young writer or love young adult fiction,
we would love see you:
Monday 1 June at 7pm
Ashburton Library
154 High St, Ashburton
9278 4666

The event is free, but to secure your seat, book below
boroondaralibraryevents.eventbrite.com

Let us know what you thought of the Every series in the comments.

Every breath by Ellie Marney

This book is proving so popular that two staff reviewed it at once!

The murder of homeless man, Dave, seems like a random killing but James Mycroft, with his genius for forensics, isn't sure.  As he and Rachel Watts begin to investigate they uncover something much more sinister. Add to this the fizzing chemistry between them, a large dose of humour, plus nail biting action and you've got a recipe for an engrossing crime thriller.

Rita @ Hawthorn Library.

If you enjoy a bit of Sherlock Holmes style sleuthing but prefer something a bit more local in flavour, then look no further.  Rachel Watts is the country girl moved to Melbourne and still coming to grips with city life.   Mycroft is the boy almost next door with a troubled past and a penchant for mystery solving.  A murder near the zoo brings them closer together but solving it takes them literally into the lion's den.  Worth reading just for the spine-chilling finale in the Melbourne zoo at night!

Katy @ Balwyn Library.

What now?

• Add your thoughts about in the comments below.
• Go to the catalogue and reserve it.
• Borrow it as an ebook.
• Review a book yourself.