E-books @NPBHS Library
Classics
Catch-22, by Joseph Heller
Heard the phrase 'catch 22'? It's based on this book. Wartime futility, farce and irony galore.
The jungle books, by Rudyard Kipling
Feral kid raised by wolves - must choose to be human or beast. Also a movie!
Far from the Madding crowd, by Thomas Hardy
Classic love quadrangle! Farmer falls for picky heiress who can't see that he's the right one. Years pass before she realises. Now a major movie!
Download the app
1. First get a password from the library. You can email us at: library@npbhs.school.nz
2. Download 'Wheeler's e-platform' app.
3. Search 'Libraries' for New Plymouth Boys' High School
3. Select and enjoy!
The picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde
Narcissistic Dorian sells his soul for eternal youth
but his portrait reveals the real truth!
The hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle
Ghost dog kills local bigwig but Sherlock senses a mystery to sink his fangs into.
Moby Dick, or, The whale, by Herman Melville
Man becomes mad as he seeks revenge on a whale who tore off his leg.
The metamorphosis and other stories, by Franz Kafka
Eek! Man wakes up to find he's transformed into an insect. Who's he gonna call - the exterminator?
The alchemist, by Paul Cohelo
Boy sets out on quest to find treasure and discovers there are different kinds.
One flew over the cuckoo's nest, by Ken Kesey
Renegade mental patient breaks all the rules while the hospital tries to outwit him. Funny, triumphant, tragic!
But wait, there's more - much, much more!
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