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ezine welcome to the december 2010 edition of the village books ezine the next meeting of the village books bookclub will take place on tuesday the 4th of december at 6.30pm when we ll be discussing `my name is asher leve by chaim potok christmas events late night shopping 10 off join us on thursdays before christmas from 5.30pm till 8pm when customers can peruse the shelves with a glass of wine and will receive a 10 discount on absolutely everything in the shop personal shoppers will advise and recommend the perfect books for adults and children alike get all your christmas shopping done in village books there are plenty of bargains to be had and with several exclusive ranges of gifts and toys to choose from it will not be difficult to fill your christmas stockings junior book clubs the junior book clubs have december off and have chosen an array of books to keep them busy over the holidays below is the list of books each group has chosen and the dates of their next meetings group 1 ­ next meeting 13th january 2011 reading two of the following books · `age 14 an irish boy soldier by geert spillebeen · `dragon rider by cornelia funke · `kensuke s kingdom by michael morpurgo group 3 ­ next meeting 20th january 2011 reading two of the following books · `skullduggery pleasant by derek landy · `saving mississippi by cornelia funke · `ruby holler by sharon creech book club updates the book for december was `orpheus lost by janette turner hospital to date `orpheus lost has been the most well received book in our book club it is a beautifully written intelligent book that will attract every kind of reader 1 village books ezine september 2010

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group 4 ­ next meeting 27th january 2011 reading two of the following books · · · `age 14 an irish boy soldier by geert spillebeen `dragon rider by cornelia funke `wilderness by roddy doyle malahide christmas cards what better way to wish family abroad a merry christmas than with a malahide christmas card the photographs were taken at the beginning of december and are not only festive but provide the opportunity for those abroad to see how the big freeze affected malahide don t forget we also have the malahide calendar and rodger green s book `around and about malahide group 2 is no longer meeting members haven been placed in the remaining groups join the book clubs to join the village books book club or junior book club waiting lists just get in touch phone us on 845 5073 email us on info@villagebooks.ie or pop into the shop village books exclusives rory s story cubes as seen on the late late toy show and championed by ryan tubridy we now have the award winning rory s story cubes in stock designed to inspire creative thinking and problem solving rory s story cubes are a must have this christmas for all ages young and old micro scooters village books is still stocking the fabulous mini micro and maxi micro scooters the perfect present from santa the micros come in blue and pink and retail for only 69 the maxi comes in black and purple and retails at 120 vilac wooden toys these french handmade wooden toys are classic unique and never go out of fashion ranging from musical instruments to trains to tooth brush timers vilac toys make fantastic quality gifts 2 village books ezine september 2010

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book news the irish times ­ top 30 robert dunbar of the irish times presents the top 30 children s books of 2010 all ages over the rainbow by ey harburg eric by shaun tan age 4 a bit lost by chris haughton cave baby by julia donaldson tiny little fly by michael rosen up and down by oliver jeffers on the road with mavis and marge by niamh sharkey age 6 nobody s horse by jane smiley skulduggery pleasant mortal coil by derek landy sparks by ally kennen age 12 luka and the fire of life by salman rushdie prim improper by deirdre sullivan fugitives by aubrey flegg the midnight zoo by sonya hartnett where i belong by gillian cross a web of air by philip reeve dancing in the dark by pr prendergast age 14 monsters of men by patrick ness new town soul by dermot bolger the boy who climbed into the moon by david almond age 8 lob by linda newbery taking flight by sheena wilkinson the double life of cassiel roadnight by jenny valentine vamoose by meg rosoff the heart and the bottle by oliver jeffers white crow by marcus sedgwick the ogre of oglefort by eva ibbotson age 15 age 10 firebrand by gillian philip my name is mina by david almond paper towns by john green noah barleywater runs away by john boyne 3 village books ezine september 2010

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new releases a year at avoca it s finally here the 3rd cookbook from the gorgeous avoca cafe it s been 8 years since their last publication and we can t wait to try their new recipes zara is on the run from men who tortured raped and sold her into slavery her only possession is a tattered photograph of her grandmother and another woman in which aliide recognizes herself and her sister horrified she begins to realize that the past she has long tried to forget has finally caught up with her purge is a hauntingly intimate portrait of one family s shame against a backdrop of european war `a year at avoca is a celebration of good food with emphasis on the right ingredients for each season the pages are filled with season by season mouth-watering dishes and beautiful photography which was mostly shot around avoca in wicklow a great gift for any food lover or cook this christmas contact us if you would like to get in touch you can contact us by phone email or simply pop into the shop tel 845 5073 book reviews purge by sofi oksaen old aliide truu lives alone in a cottage in the woods pestered by flies she wishes would leave her in peace her isolation is interrupted when she spies a young woman under a tree in her garden the girl is strange arriving in the dead of night bruised dirty and shoeless why is she at aliide s door overcome by curiosity the old woman decides warily to take her in email info@villagebooks.ie opening hours monday ­ saturday 10am ­ 5.30pm sunday 2pm ­ 5pm we look forward to hearing from you 4 village books ezine september 2010

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