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eLibrary News

 

 Carnegie & Greenaway Shadowing Groups

Get involved in shadowing this year's awards - read, review and share your views each Tuesday or Friday (Carnegie) and Wednesday or Thursday (Greenaway - by invitation only) lunchtimes.  Attend our special awards event in June to celebrate the announcement of the winners. 

Year 7 English: Film Trailers

Click here to view a list of some of the books that we have in the library that have been made into films (click the title of the book to view the Film trailer).

 Sixth Form Book Group

  The Sixth Form Book Group will be 'resting' during the exam period.  Of course if you would like something to read to help you relax in your free time between those arduous revision sessions, we will always be happy to assist.  You could always take inspiration from The List (see below for link) or Love Reading for some recommendations based on books you have loved before.

World Book Day

Congratulations to Annabel, Faseeha, Iqra & Zahra who won our World Book Day lunchtime Book Quiz.  Thank you to everyone who baked and sold cakes at our breaktime Cake & Book Sale.

Raffle results : Chaos Walking trilogy (signed by Patrick Ness) - Ella (white 504); CHERUB pack - Zara (white 58); The Host + £20 Cineworld gift card - Sannah (blue 1); Noughts & Crosses box set - Halimah (blue 458); Queenie - Heather (green 9); Ratburger - Zeba (green 419).  

All money raised for Book Aid International.

 Well done to Farrah & Sibgha who won our Yr 7-8 Wimpy Kid & Yr 8-11 Stack of Books competitions.

   Year 9 English Literary Heritage 

 

We have books to support your English Literary Heritage project displayed in the library this month.

You can access a complete list of the books we have in stock for your project by clicking here. It also contains ebook texts and websites to support your study.

For those who are studying Jane Austen, Charlotte or Emily Bronte and Charles Dickens there are special lists to help you here:

Charles Dickens

Charlotte and Emily Bronte

Jane Austen  

  Loan Limit 

We've updated your loan limits…6 fiction and 6 non fiction books (plus 4 cds and 4 MFL fiction books) all at the same time! 

 Red House Book Award

 

  Testers Wanted for the 2013 Award.  Read and rate the latest books by joining the Red House Book Award Testing Group.  Ask in the library to find out more.   

The List

  

 The only list you need…or at least one of the most important ones.

Check out Ms Lea's themed book list produced especially for sixth form students or anyone in need of guidance - in their choice of fiction, not life!    

 

 

 

 

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Click here to find out more!

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