International School Moshi Library
Book of the Month
The Gathering by Anne Enright
 | Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2007.
The novel covers 3 generations of an Irish family brought together by a family gathering - the funeral of Liam Hegarty, an alcoholic who committed suicide. The novel's narrator is his sister, Veronica, one of 9 siblings, who was closest to him. The siblings and mother gather in Dublin for the wake. Veronica recalls the troubled history of the family while trying to piece together and make sense of Liam’s death. She reveals painful truths about her family – especially an incident during his childhood at his grandmother’s house which she feels was the cause for his alcoholism.
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City of Beasts by Isabel Allende
| Alexander joins his daring grandmother on a trip of a lifetime. An international Geographic expedition is taking a remote journey to the dangerous and faraway wilds of South America. Their mission is to document the legendary Yeti of the Amazon known as the Beast. But Alex and his friend Nadia soon uncover many secrets buried in this unchartered wilderness. They are led on an exhilarating and extraordinary journey to an ultimate discovery. |
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If You Decide to go to the Moon by Faith McNulty
 | Take an imaginary journey and discover the breathtaking beauty of the moon, which “glows like a pearl in the black, black night.” After you return, you will never see the moon – or Earth – in quite the same way. Faith McNulty’s prose is elegant, informative, and playful, while Steven Kellogg’s masterful paintings are dramatic and eloquent. |
The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
ALA - Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
“It’s just a small story really, about, among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fantatical Germans, a Jewish fist fighter, and quite a lot of thievery…..”
Narrated by Death, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a young foster girl living outside of Munich in Nazi Germany. Liesel scratches out a meagre existence for herself by stealing when she discovers something she can’t resist – books. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book burnings, the mayor’s wife’s library, wherever they are to be bound.
With the help of her accordion playing foster father, Liesel learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbours during bombing raids, as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement. Award winning author, Markus Zusak, has crafted an unforgettable novel abut the ability of books to feed the soul. |
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