Do Nothing But Read Day

A new phenomenon that began last year via Facebook, the first Do Nothing But Read Day for 2010 is happening on Sunday 27th June.

I hope to take part and 'do nothing but read'! Why not take the challenge and spend all day reading. If it is warm and sunny you can read outside; cold and wet outside? then settle down indoors with a good book.

One of the books on my list is Deathwatch by Nicola Morgan. This promises to be a chilling read. Cat McPherson is being watched, but she doesn't know who the watcher is. It could be any one of a number of people who are linked only by an interest in insects. Unfortunately Cat has put a great deal of personal information about herself on a website, including the fact that she hates insects...

UK's all time favourite Puffin

As part of their 70th birthday celebrations Puffin books asked readers to choose their favourite Puffin book from a selction which represented the best, "most entertaining and inspirational children's books of all time." The short-listed books were :Eve Garnett-The family from One End Street, E.B. White - Charlotte's web, Clive King - Stig of the dump, Roald Dahl - Charlie and the chocolate factory, Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom, Jeremy Strong - The hundred-mile-an-hour dog and Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl.

Over 10,000 votes were cast and the winner, with 68% of the vote was Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer.

If you are a fan of the Artemis Fowl series the new book (Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex) is due out on the 20th of July and will be launched with a live webcast: www.eoincolfervirtuallylive.co.uk/

Artemis Fowl website: www.artenisfowl.co.uk/home.html

Nature watching

I am sure you have all been fascinated by the insight we are getting into the lives of the oystercatcher family who are currently in residence in the garden near the science department.

If you are interested in finding out more about birds why not look in the non-fiction section at code number 798 for books on all types of birds.
Find out more about ordinary garden birds like the blackbird in the book by Stephen Savage, part of the Animal Neighbours series.

World Cup

The 2010 World Cup kicks off this weekend in South Africa. Why not select a football book from the Library display to read between matches? There are both fiction and non-fiction books to choose from.

Score! is a book of short stories selected by Alan Durant. Inside the book you will find stories with a sports theme by authors such as : Jan Mark, Jacqueline Wilson, and Malorie Blackman to name but a few.


Or, try The kick off by Dan Freedman a book about Jamie Johnston who is desperate to be his school’s star football player and how he succeeds against the odds.