We are always happy to provide recommendations for local book clubs. We love getting tasked with a particular theme and finding the right book! With new books turning up every week we can always find something for even the most well-read book clubs!
If you are new to Karori and looking to join a book club, please let us know!
Did you know we also run a childrens book club every month instore? On the first Saturday of every month, our lovely volunteer leader Eileen gathers the kids of all ages out the back of the shop and takes quizzes, sets fun tasks and discusses the latest books they are reading.
Below is the latest list of kids book club TOP TEN TITLES... if you’re interested in joining, please email us!
Marsden Children’s Book Club Top 10 Books August 2023
(In Alphabetical Order)
Harry Potter
J. K. Rowling - suitable for 8 years and over.
A book about witches, wizards, and evil.
Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins - suitable for 11 to 15 years.
The hunger games is set in a dystopian future. There are 12 districts, to keep the districts in order the Capitol decrees that each district must pick two tributes, one male and one female. It shocks Katniss that her sister Primrose is chosen. Instead of letting her sister to risk her life in the deadly hunger games, Katniss volunteers instead. First in a trilogy.
If we were villains
M.L. Rio – suitable for older readers.
A murder in a school setting, with Shakespearian dramatic tragedy.
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott - suitable for 9 years and over.
Little women is about four sisters and the trials and hardships they overcome.
Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie - suitable for 11 years and over
A train, a group of people, a murder and a world famous detective.
Nevermoor
Jessica Townsend - suitable for 9 years and over.
A cursed child is chosen to compete in several tasks.
Scythe
Neal Shusterman - suitable for children 11 and over.
Set in 2042, where death, disease and unhappiness have been eliminated and humans can reset their physical age but keep their memories (part of a series).
The Changeover
Margaret Mary - suitable for 11 years and over.
An award winning Christchurch based novel with aspects of the supernatural, Laura is trying to protect her brother Jacko, but evil forces are out to get him.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (and the rest of the Narnia book series)
CS Lewis - suitable for children 8 and over.
Classic book in a classic series. Four children in a magical land of good and evil.
The Recruit
Robert Muchamore - suitable for 11 years and over
First in the popular CHERUB series. James is a teenager who has had a bit of a touch time. He has ended up in a special school and is now going through gruelling training to become a spy and combat terrorists.