Teacher Recommends
Your Teachers Recommend!
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| Date | Book | Reader | Comment |
| 18-Apr-13 | The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry By Rachel Joyce |
Ms Prendiville | Uplifting! |
| 30-Jan-08 |
Tenderwire By Claire Kilroy |
Ms Cleary | |
| 20-Nov-07 |
The Book Thief By Marcus Zusak |
Ms Keogh | Really great book |
| 20-Nov-07 |
The Book Thief By Marcus Zusak |
Ms Lea | A story narrated by Death. Tearjerker. |
| 19-Nov-07 |
The Sixth Lamentation By William Broderick |
Ms Dawson | |
| 12-Mar-07 |
Mothers and Sons By Colm Toibin |
Ms Lea | Beautifully written collection of short stories |
| 08-Feb-07 | Virgin Blue By Tracy Chevalier |
Ms Lea | From the same author as 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' |
| 08-Feb-07 |
A History of the World in 10½ Chapters By Julian Barnes |
Ms O'Connell | Funny, interesting, thought-provoking! |
| 08-Feb-07 | Baba-Ji agus T na G: Seachrán san India | Ms Shannon | Eadrom agus Greanmhar (an fear as 'no Béarla') |
| 08-Feb-07 | House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende |
Ms Cleary | |
| 08-Feb-07 |
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve |
Ms Cleary | Interesting, easy read |
08-Feb-07 |
Olivia Joules by Helen Fielding |
Ms Cleary | Ridiculous, but entertaining |
18-Dec-06 |
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne |
Ms Lea | The holocaust - from the perspective of a 9-year old on the other side of the fence |
| 11-Dec-06 | Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss |
Ms Morrissey | A gem of a book - for all who are passionate about punctuation |
| 1-Dec-06 | A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycks |
Ms Corcoran | A bitter-sweet tale that will make you chuckle |
| 30-Nov-06 | Marley and me by John Grogan |
Ms Early | If you own, or have ever owned a mad dog, then this is the book for you - a light read! |
| 26-Nov-06 | His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman |
Ms Carthy | Well worth reading! |
| 16-Nov-06 | The Smoke Jumper by Nicholas Evans |
Ms Carthy | A good read |
| 16-Nov-06 | The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho |
Ms McElroy | A read for every interest! |
| 16-Nov-06 | Should have got off at Sydney Parade by Paul Howard (Ross O'Carroll-Kelly) |
Very funny | |
| 16-Nov-06 | The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger |
Ms F Walsh | Persist with it - it's a fantastic read. Stretch your imagination. |
| 12-Jan-06 | Veronika Decides to Die by Paolo Coelho |
Ms Delahunty | |
| 12-Jan-06 | Patrick Kavanagh: a Biography by Antoinette Quinn |
Ms Whelan | A lovely read. You will know someone in the book, I think. Beautifully written. |
| 11-Jan-06 | A Long, Long Way by Sebastian Barry |
Ms Lea | |
| 27-Oct-05 | The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe |
Sweeping Gothic romance - castles, damsels in distress! | |
| 26-Oct-05 | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon |
Ms Regan | A little different! |
| 20-Oct-05 |
The Crystal Cove / The Hollow Hills / The Last Enchantment (Arthurian Trilogy) by Mary Stewart |
Ms Carthy | Very well researched. Interesting reading. |
| 19-Oct-05 | Only Child by Frank O'Connor |
Ms Burke-Kennedy | |
| 18-Oct-05 | The Life of Pi by Yann Martel |
Ms Burke-Kennedy | |
| 18-Oct-05 | Frankenstein by Mary Shelley |
Ms Corcoran | Find out what the real monster's name is! |
| 18-Oct-05 | Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte |
Ms O'Connell | All time favourite! |
| 17-Oct-05 | The Loop by Nicholas Evans |
Ms Carthy | Great author! |
| 17-Oct-05 | Remembering Babylon by David Malouf |
Ms Murphy | |
| 17-Oct-05 | Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Ms O'Neill | |
| 14-Oct-05 | Life of Pi by Yann Martel |
Ms Clynes | Easy read! |
| 14-Oct-05 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres |
Ms Clynes | Hard to begin - stick with it! |
| 14-Oct-05 | The Shipping News by E Annie Proulx |
Ms Dignan | |
| 12-Oct-05 | Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden |
Ms Lea | Fave book at the moment! |
| 12-Oct-05 | The Kite Runner by Khaled Husseini |
Ms Petterson | |