Digital New Titles November 2012 (arrived in October)
Downloadable audiobooks
- I, Claudius (OverDrive audiobook) by Graves, Robert.
- The emperor Claudius tells of his life during the reigns of Augustus, Tiberius, and Caligula and the events that led to his rise to power in ancient Rome.
Downloadable e-books
- Abbott awaits (OverDrive e-book) by Bachelder, Chris.
- A quiet tour de force, Chris Bachelder's Abbott Awaits transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary, startlingly depicting the intense and poignant challenges of a vulnerable, imaginative father as he lives his everyday American existence. In Abbott we see a modern-day Sisyphus: he is the exhausted father of a lively two-year old, the ruminative husband of a pregnant insomniac, and the confused owner of a terrified dog. Confronted by a flooded basement, a broken refrigerator, a urine-soaked carpet, and a literal snake in the woodpile, Abbott endures the beauty and hopelessness of each moment.
- Accelerated (OverDrive e-book) by Hruska, Bronwen.
- Every afternoon Sean Benning picks up his son, Toby, on the marble steps that lead into the prestigious Bradley School. Everything at Bradley is accelerated-- 3rd graders read at the 6th grade level, they have labs and facilities to rival most universities, and the chess champions are the bullies. A single dad and struggling artist, Sean sticks out like a sore thumb amongst the power-soccer-mom cliques and ladies-who-lunch that congregate on the steps every afternoon. But at least Toby is thriving and getting the best education money can buy. Or is he? When Sean starts getting pressure from the school to put Toby on medication for ADD, something smells fishy, and it isn't the caviar that was served at last week's PTA meeting. Toby's "issues" in school seem, to Sean, to be nothing more than normal behaviour for an eight-year-old boy. But maybe Sean just isn't seeing things clearly, which has been harder and harder to do since Toby's new teacher, Jess, started at Bradley. And the school has Toby's best interests at heart, right? But what happens when the pressure to not just keep up, but to exceed, takes hold? When things take a tragic turn, Sean realizes that the price of this accelerated life is higher than he could have ever imagined.
- Altered style (OverDrive e-book) : sewing & embellishing wearable fashions. by Kimura, Stephanie Masae.
- Author Stephanie Kimura shows you how to transform everyday garments and accessories into personalized fashions that reflect your own style and show the world who you are.
- Anansi and the moss-covered rock (OverDrive e-book) by Kimmel, Eric A.
- Anansi the Spider uses a strange moss-covered rock in the forest to trick all the other animals, until Little Bush Deer decides he needs to learn a lesson.
- Anansi and the talking melon (OverDrive e-book) by Kimmel, Eric A.
- A clever spider tricks Elephant and some other animals into thinking the melon in which he is hiding can talk.
- Angel face (OverDrive e-book) by Solomita, Stephen
- Young prostitute Angel Tamanaka's life becomes intertwined with hit man Leonard Carter after Angel witnesses Leonard killing one of her clients, a high profile member of organized crime who told Angel about a hidden cache of money before he died.
- Big Nate and friends (OverDrive e-book) by Peirce, Lincoln.
- Aspiring cartoonist Nate Wright is the star of Big Nate, the daily and Sunday comic strip distributed by Newspaper Enterprise Association since 1991. Nate is eleven years old, four-and-a-half feet tall, and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history. He's a self-described genius and sixth grade Renaissance Man. Equipped with only a #2 pencil and the unshakable belief that he is #1, Nate fights a daily battle against overzealous teachers, undercooked cafeteria food and all-around conventionality. He's the original rebel without a clue, alternately abrasive and endearing to classmates and teachers alike. Nate blazes an unforgettable trail through the sixth grade at P.S. 38, earning straight A's in laughs along the way.
- Black gold (OverDrive e-book) by Marrin, Albert
- Oil is not pretty, but it is a resource that drives the modern world. It has made fortunes for the lucky few and provided jobs for millions of ordinary folks. Thick and slippery, crude oil has an evil smell. Yet without it, life as we live it today would be impossible. Oil fuels our engines, heats our homes, and powers the machines that make the everyday things we take for granted, from shopping bags to computers to medical equipment. Nations throughout the last century have gone to war over it. Indeed, oil influences every aspect of modern life. It helps shape the history, society, politics, and economy of every nation on earth.
- Celebration cake pops (OverDrive e-book) by MacLeod, Paula.
- Cake pops are the biggest thing in baking since cupcakes; these cute little cakes on sticks are perfect to celebrate any occasion and are guaranteed to be well received by all! Paula Macleod shows you how to make these amazing treats using a few simple tools and techniques. Choose between the creepy Halloween Witch, the romantic Valentine Chocolate Cake, the adorable Easter Bunny and the beautiful Fairy. There's a cake pop for everyone and everyone will love a cake pop!
- A day no pigs would die (OverDrive e-book) by Peck, Robert Newton
- To a thirteen-year-old Vermont farm boy whose father slaughters pigs for a living, maturity comes early as he learns "doing what's got to be done," especially regarding his pet pig who cannot produce a litter.
- Mississippi Jack (OverDrive e-book) : being an account of the further waterborne adventures of Jacky Faber, midshipman, fine lady, and Lily of the West. by Meyer, L. A. (Louis A.)
- In 1806, the exploits of Jacky Faber continue as she heads west to avoid capture by the British and discovers adventure aboard a keelboat on the mighty Mississippi River.
- A nice place to die (OverDrive e-book) by McLoughlin, Jane.
- The scene of a brutal crime back in 1568, the ancient village of Catcombe has now been transformed into a modern housing estate where the neighbours keep to themselves. When a young vicar is beaten to death in a motiveless crime, DCI Rachel Moody and her colleagues find it impossible to make headway in the ensuing investigation. Is the estate really cursed? Or does more than one resident of Catcombe have something to hide?
- Sisters of glass (OverDrive e-book) by Hemphill, Stephanie.
- When a new glassblower arrives to help in the family business, the attraction Maria feels for him causes a web of conflicting emotions to grow even more tangled.
- The terrorist [electronic resource (OverDrive e-book) by Cooney, Caroline B.
- Sixteen-year-old Laura, an American living in London, tries to find the person responsible for the death of her younger brother Billy, who has been killed by a terrorist bomb.
the Source
The library subscribes to hundreds of online resources so that you can access them for free. All you need is your library card number and PIN.
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TumbleBookCloud - Access an online collection of e-Books, read-along chapter books, graphic novels, videos, and audio books. Aimed at 12 to 17 year olds. Also helpful for reluctant readers and ESOL students.
- BusyThings
- Access colourful, quirky and fun games and activities for 3 to 7 year olds. Designed to entertain and educate!
- National Geographic Virtual Archive
- Access to the complete digital archive of the world-renowned magazine National Geographic. Coverage is from 1888 onwards up until the most recent issues.
- Intrepica access ended in November
- This kids’ literacy source is changing to Literacy Planet. Unfortunately account details including avatars and points collected cannot be transfered to Literacy Planet.
Digital Collection
Our digital collection consists of items from our archives that we have digitised and made freely available online
Grand November Show: to be held in the grounds of the Association, Colombo Street, Christchurch
The programme for the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s exhibition contains event listings, competition rules, prizes, lists of members and advertising.
[Christchurch, N.Z. : Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association, 1886]
