Blossom this Easter

Love these blooms so much we just had to recreate in the Senior Library, thank you to Rose in year 7 for her brilliant making skills! Have a wonderful Easter and don't forget, you'll never be bored with a book. Keep reading.

The Southern School Book Awards

Last Friday evening, the year 9 pupils involved in the Southern School Book Awards, travelled to St Pauls to find out who would win. A fabulous night with Will Hill as compere, MA Bennett as the winning author, Chris Riddell being the entertaining illustrator all evening, Malcolm Duffy and Nicky Singer all in attendance. Pupils had the opportunity to meet the authors after the event and of course, buy more books! 

M.A. Bennett with an illustration in progress by Chris Riddell.

You've been warned !

Merry Christmas

Made by our talented Year 8 pupil Bo

Have a wonderful holiday and remember,cosy winter days are made extra special with a mug of hot chocolate and a good book. Keep reading!

Author alert - Frances Hardinge

Frances signing books

Everyone delighted with the event

What a fabulous start to this half term, author Frances Hardinge came along on 5th November to talk to pupils about her new book 'Deeplight'. She explained the inspiration behind her books and how she creates her characters. Pupils asked lots of interesting questions and even had the opportunity to get their books signed. Super Tuesday.

Pupils captivated by Frances Hardinge

Book Advent

Our book advent is well under way, only 4 more days left of school. Book blurbs are added every day to give you a great selection of holiday reads or ideas for Christmas presents! My  preferred story so far  is 'The Bone Sparrow' featuring Subhi, born in a refugee camp who meets a girl who wants to know more about the people held in the camp near her home. Look out for 'The Bunker Diary' described by Rebecca, Year 9, as her favourite book, the chilling story about Linus, kidnapped and imprisoned under ground. 

Come along to the library today to take out any of these fantastic books over the Christmas holiday!

Which book would you choose?

Young Adult Reads

Coming to a classroom near you

Some amazing new YA titles have arrived in the library covering all kinds of topics, a laminated set of blurbs will be landing in all KS4 tutor rooms for you to have a good browse though. All of the titles are available in the library for you to take home.

Authors such as Patrick Ness, Frances Hardinge, Angie Thomas, Becky Albertalli to name but a few. There's a section called 'book vs film,' all of the featured books have recently been made into movies. Which will you prefer?

Pop down to the library today, don't miss out!