Books
Books and audio/visual recommended by NLB librarians. For more information on the recommended books or for more recommendations, email ASK! at ask@nlb.gov.sg or visit the ASK! blog at http://blogs.nlb.gov.sg/ask/.
- NewsGirl
Julius started to hand her a flag-then blinked and stared. He didn’t recognise her! Amelia swallowed her triumph and put out her hand. “I’m Emile,” she said. “Emile Duprey.”
- Jane Airhead
What’s not to love about Jane Eyre? Gothic and passionate, it features the ultimate hero-Mr Rochester. And that gives Charlotte a top idea: she’ll look for a new Mr Rochester for her lovely mum. So when Charlotte finds the ideal man, she can’t believe her luck. He’s dark, brooding and mysterious. He’s PERFECT. But this
- Outside In: A Lift The Flap Body Book
What is blood? Why do I get puffed when I run? What would happen if I didn’t have bones? Lift the flaps to find the answers to these and many more questions in this fun and fact-filled activity body book!
- Usborne Activities: Things For Boys To Make And Do
A fun-filled activity book packed with great projects for boys. Activities include a Wild West Wanted poster, monster hand gloves, a football door sign and pirate ship greeting card. Each activity is clearly illustrated with easy to follow step-by-step instructions.
- Magic Up Your Sleeve
Have you ever wanted to make a coin disappear? Conjure up a ghost? Or read your friend’s mind? Using dozens of activities, the author shows how the world of magic manipulates simple scientific principles of illusion and perception to leave audiences baffled. Each mystifying trick has been tested and is clearly explained to provide quick
- L.A. Candy
Los Angeles is all about the sweet life: hot clubs, cute guys, designer….everything. Nineteen year old Jane Roberts can’t wait to start living it up. She may be in L.A for an internship, but Jane plans to play as hard as she works and has enlisted her BFF Scarlett to join in the fun.
- Coraline
In Coraline’s family’s new flat, there are 21 windows and 14 doors. 13 of the doors open and close. The fourteenth is locked, and on the other side is only a brick wall, until the day Coraline unlocks the door to find a passage to another flat in another house just like her own. Only
- Little Frog
When Little Frog drops into the lives of a very normal family, the trouble starts! The family loves him and he loves them. The problem is, he’s very naughty!!
- The Graveyard Book
Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn’t live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead.
- Do Not Build a Frankenstein!
A little boy dashes up and tells a group of children that they must never build a Frankenstein! It takes an immense amount of time and effort. At first, it might seem like fun to have your own monster to play with, but then it just becomes annoying.















