Book of the Week 26th May

The book of the week this week is 'Wild boy' by Rob Lloyd Jones. The book is set among the rough fairgrounds and grimy slums of Victorian London and tells the story of a boy raised as a freak and displayed in the fairground sideshow.

From the blurd: " London 1841. A boy covered in hair, raised as a monster, condemned to life in a travelling freak show. A boy with an extraordinary power of observation and detection.

 A boy accused of murder; on the run; hungry for the truth."

Ideal for anyone who likes a good murder mystery, especially of the Sherlock Holmes variety.

Visit the author's website - here - for more information about the book, Victorian London and lots more.

 

Book of the week 19th May

The book of the week this week is 'Stay where you are & then leave' by John Boyne the author of 'The boy in the striped pyjamas'.

From the blurb: "The day the First World War began, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight - but he broke that promise the very next morning. Four years on, his letters have stopped, and all Alfie knows is that he is very far away on a secret mission.

Then, while shining shoes at King's Cross Station, Alfie unexpectedly spots his father's name on a stack of papers belonging to a military doctor. Bewildered and confused, Alfie realizes that he's a patient in a hospital close by - a hospital treating soldiers with an unusual condition. And he's determined to rescue his father from this strange, unnerving place...'

May Flipside

The latest issue of FlipSide magazine is now available in the Library. The May issue features articles on Pompeii - the latest movie and some information about volcanoes; diving in the Red Sea; creating a game for PS4 and the northern lights as well as all the usual reviews and weird facts and photos!

Book of the Week 5th May

Book of the week for this week is 'She is not invisible' by Marcus Sedgwick. This is a novel about Laureth whose father is a writer researching a book about coincidences. When he goes missing she takes her younger brother, Benjamin, with her to search for their father in New York following the clues he has left in his notebook. Needless to say the pair encounter all sorts of difficulties during their quest, these are magnified by the fact that Laureth is blind and her brother has a knack of causing machinery to crash! This book is a really good read and the characters are very believable.

Hear the author talk about this book in the clip below:

S1 Posters

A s part of the S1 Information Skills Course students had to research an animal found in the rainforest and produce a poster with a hand-drawn picture and ten facts about their chosen animal. Some of the fantastic results are displayed in the Library.

New display

The latest display in the Library highlights books about VOLCANOES. There are both fiction and non-fiction books on the display, so a must for all would-be volcanologists.