Book Reviews
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Showing Reviews for the category Intermediate & Secondary (36 results, page 2 of 3)
Intermediate & Secondary, 27 Mar 22
(Don't) Call me crazy: 33 voices start the conversation about mental health
Reviewed by Fiona McDiarmid, Teacher
Thirty-three actors, athletes, writers, and artists offer essays, lists, comics, and illustrations that explore mental health.
Intermediate & Secondary, 3 Mar 22
The no more bullying book for kids
Review by Sarah Premkumar, Student and Blogger
A book that empowers children to become ‘strong, happy and bully-proof’ versions of themselves, while giving parents and teachers alike the tools and resources to open up important conversations at home and school.
Intermediate & Secondary, 3 Mar 22
Supporting Aotearoa's Rainbow People - A practical guide for mental health professionals
Review by Louisa Woods, Guidance Counsellor
The first thing that strikes you about Supporting Aotearoa's Rainbow People is its colour - the native flora and fauna that adorn its pages thanks to the design and illustration talents of Bo Moore.
Intermediate & Secondary, 3 Mar 22
Soulfire
Review by Sam, a year 9 student
Soulfire is a great book that teaches good morals and the importance of doing the right thing.
Intermediate & Secondary, 3 Mar 22
It gets better: Coming out, overcoming bullying and creating a life worth living
Review by Karen, Health Teacher
It Gets Better is a great compilation of stories about coming out, from a wide variety of contributors, offering a range of diverse perspectives and lived experiences.
Intermediate & Secondary, 3 Mar 22
Mind your head
Review by Rachel McLean, Darfield College
Juno Dawson leads the way with this frank, factual and funny book, with added information and support from clinical psychologist Dr Olivia Hewitt.
Intermediate & Secondary, 28 Mar 21
Mophead: How your difference makes a difference
Review by Deb Marsden, Guidance Counsellor & Secondary School teacher
An inspirational graphic memoir, full of wry humour, as NZ’s bestselling Poet Laureate tells the true story of a how her difference made a difference.
Intermediate & Secondary, 28 Mar 21
The survival guide to bullying: Written by a teen
Review by Neeve Edwards-Brown, Avonside Girls High School
Author, Aija Mayrock, offers guidance as well as different strategies that helped her get through even the toughest of days.
Intermediate & Secondary, 28 Mar 21
Starving the anger gremlin
Review by Kim Higginson, Information Management Specialist, MHF
This imaginative workbook shows young people how to starve their anger gremlin and control their anger effectively.
Intermediate & Secondary, 28 Mar 21
Because everything is right but everything is wrong
Review by Nicola Corner, Communications Assistant, MHF
The book follows Caleb, a teenager in his last year of high school, and his experiences going through and coming to terms with mental illness.
Intermediate & Secondary, 28 Mar 21
The big little book of resilience
Review by Ivan Yeo, Information Office, MHF
The Big Little Book of Resilience is about developing flexibility, acceptance and self-compassion when those plans go awry.
Intermediate & Secondary, 28 Mar 21
Bullies and warriors
Review by Olivia Piper and Sophia Graham
In this novel Tim Tipene depicts the reality of bullying-and strategies to address it-for children on both sides of the problem. It addresses bullying head-on, and weaves practical solutions into a universal story.
