June '20

Lamont Book Titles

We have some new titles at the library part of a subscription to Lamont Books, these come with great review articles to give you a taste of each book- you can read the reviews by clicking on the titles below:

June Book Review: The Great Cave Rescue by James Massola

‘The Great Cave Rescue’ recounts the story of the Thai boys soccer team (players and coach) rescued from the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Chiang Rai Province. The rescue took place in June and July 2018, 2 years on and it is a story I remember following anxiously on the news. Reading this book now has been timely as it shows how people from around the world all came together to help the boys escape the cave system. For anyone looking to read more true stories and biographies this is a great book to read. Although the writing is very simple the story keeps you wanting to know more, I didn’t want to put this book down. It is at times hard hitting when you realise what the boys and rescue teams went through but ultimately it has such a positive ending that leaves you feeling amazed at how this rescue came together with all the people involved. Even though you’ll be familiar with the story it includes fascinating details about what unfolded, this is definitely both about the journey of reading. Even though you know the end outcome, realising the difficulties of this rescue left me in awe of how this was pulled off and it is really a case of people from all over the world working together at their very best.