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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

September 2025

 

Haere mai, welcome to our newsletter for people from ages 13 to 24. Take a look at some fresh new books and check out what's on.

 

Blog Post

Book (Fight) Club: Teen Edition

Boy Swallows Universe v The Scorpio Races! Jemimah reveals who won the Book (Fight) Club Teens with El Jaguar at WORD Christchurch.

Read Jemimah's report
 

New booklists

Staff List

Rangatahi Love Stories - Papanui YA Display

A selection of YA romances to spring into in the romance genre. Our current display is titled with the whakataukī "Te kuku o te manawa".

Staff List

Teenage Wasteland - Papanui YA display

All of the books on this list have a dystopian theme.

Booklists
 

What's on

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Sustainable living

It is Sustainable Spring! Find out about the Great Library Seed and Plant Swap, and loads more library events focused on sustainability.

Website

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 14 -20 o Hepetema 2025

Explore resources and events to help you strengthen your reo during Te Wiki o te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week, 14 to 20 September 2025.

What's on
 

New!!!

Take a look at the newest of new books and find your next great read.

Fiction

"The Rose Field" by Pullman, Philip, 1946-
"Hazelthorn" by Drews, C. G.
"Every Spiral of Fate" by Mafi, Tahereh
"We Fell Apart" by Lockhart, E.
"The Same Backward as Forward" by Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
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"Hazelthorn" by Drews, C. G.
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Graphic novels

"Jujutsu Kaisen" by Akutami, Gege, 1992-
"Kaiju No. 8" by Matsumoto, Naoya, 1982-
"Komi Can't Communicate" by Oda, Tomohito, 1991-
"The Apothecary Diaries" by Hyūga, Natsu
"Blue Lock" by Kaneshiro, Muneyuki
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"Kaiju No. 8" by Matsumoto, Naoya, 1982-
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Non-fiction

"Teen Skincare" by Hirons, Caroline
"Step Bi Step" by Clarke, Laura
"Feminist History for Every Day of the Year" by Mosse, Kate, 1961-
"Welcome to your Period : your Easy, No-silly-questions Guide to Handling It Like A Boss" by Stynes, Yumi, 1975-
"The Manual of Aeronautics" by Westerfeld, Scott, 1963-
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"Step Bi Step" by Clarke, Laura
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New for teens
 

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New Zealand Geographic

Writers, photographers and scientists tell the story of NZ in this online magazine archive. Includes video, podcast, and photography.

More New Zealand Geographic
 

New and Interesting

Among ghosts by Rachel Hartman

Set in the world of “Seraphina”, a boy on the run from a dragon seeks refuge in a haunted abbey in this wholly original ghost story about what haunts us, and what connects us.

 

Murder between friends by Liz Lawson

Two years ago, the murder of a neighbour tore three best friends apart - now the killer is going to walk free and the ex-friends are going to have to face the past - and each other.

 

Skipshock by Caroline O'Donoghue

“A suspenseful, romantic, charming and really unique tale." - Matt Haig

 

Best of all worlds by Kenneth Oppel

NO WARNING. NO EXPLANATION. NO ESCAPE. Does Xavier have what it takes to keep his family alive? A survival thriller.

 
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