Christmas has really arrived in the school library this week, it has been an exciting week in the library filled with Christmas related reading, crafting and decorating!
Christmas Books
Over the Christmas, I read new Christmas story One Christmas Wish by the incredible author Katherine Rundell to Year 6 as they made paper chains. It is a cute and quirky story about antique Christmas decorations that come to life to keep a lonely boy company over the Christmas holidays. We have a small collection of Winter and Christmas themed books in the library, come and borrow them for the holidays.
During Mornings Reading Club, Mrs Galvin , Ms Florea and I also read The Monster Snowman Read the sample and see what you think.
Books of the Year
General
Year 6 +
Bright Storm –
Vashti Hardy
The Explorers -
Katherine Rundell
Year 7 +
Wed Wabbit – Lissa
Evans
Death in the Spotlight
– Robin Stevens
Haunted Dead Scared
– Curtis Jobling (Author is visiting the school in 2019)
Car Jacked – Ali
Sparkles
Women in Science,
Women in Sport – Rachel Ignotofsky
The Good Guys : Heroes
who changed the world with kindness – Rob Kemp & Phil Blow
Year 8+
Long Way Down - Jason Reynolds
Stags – M.A. Bennett
Books that did not
come out this year but have been extremely popular in school:
Noughts and Crosses
– Malorie Blackman (Graphic novel now available in the library)
The Curious Incident
of the Dog in the Night Time – Mark Haddon
Booked – Kwame Alexander
Recommendations from
Staff
“ thought Stargazing
for Beginners by Jenny McLachlan was great obviously! The Carnegie list was
excellent, particularly Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk. The Hate U Give
was also a standout in my opinion. Matt Haigh’s children’s mental health book The
Truth Pixie is also absolutely wonderful.” Ms Hubner (English)
“Cecelia Ahern’s Flawed,
I didn’t realise it was a YA book, but I really enjoyed it!” Ms Judd (Drama)
“My son is really enjoying the ‘Trials of Apollo’ series by Rick Riordan.” Golnar Narvani (head of Marketing)
" I loved The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo!" Mrs Carvalho
