British Summer Time

 Hope you remembered to put your clocks forward by an hour! Need a book to read that is about time and is a thrilling ghost story? Then try 'Daylight saving' by Edward Hogan. 

From the blurb: "When Daniel Lever accompanies his dad to the Leisure World Holiday Complex, his expectations are low. But then he sees a mysterious girl by the fake lake and everything changes. Lexi is funny and smart, but why does she have wounds that get worse each time they meet? And is her watch really going backwards? As the end of British Summer Time approaches, Daniel has to act quickly. Their souls depend on it."

Available in the Library (Room F27)

First Line Friday

 "I sometimes think about the box buried deep at the back of my wardrobe and wonder if I'll ever open it up again."  Dandelion Clocks by Rebecca Westcott

First Line Friday

 "The icy water pulled him into its racing torrent as he twisted and tumbled and started to sink." From 'The timetrippers' by Hamish Robertson.

St. Patrick's Day

 The 17th of March is St Patrick's Day. To celebrate the patron saint of Ireland why not read a book by an Irish author? Some possibilities are shown below.

From the top the books are:

Skullduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy; The bone magician by F.E. Higgins; Stay where you are and then leave by John Boyne.

Tommy Storm by A.J. Healy; Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan; Ancient appetites by Oisin McGann.

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer; The new policeman by Kate Thompson; A greyhound of a girl by Roddy Doyle.

First Line Friday

 "Sean had grown accustomed to the violence, but he didn't yet enjoy it the way his Viking ancestor did." 'Last descendants: Fate of the gods.' by Matthew J. Kirby.

Teen Writers - StoryCon

 Do you enjoy writing? Are you aged 13-19? Would you like to participate in an online conference with writers and illustrators to inspire and help you?

If you answered 'yes' to all of the above questions then maybe the Scottish Book Trust's StoryCon is for you. It takes place on the 26th and 27th of March over Zoom. For more details and to sign up for this exciting event click here

For Ukraine

 In the Library a display of blue and yellow book jackets to show support for Ukraine during the current crisis.

New Books

 Images below of some of the new books that are available from the Library. 

WBD - Celebrating Success

 

As part of our World Book Day activities we invited students who had successfully completed all the activities in our Invyreads monthly reading/writing challenges to a Book Cafe in the Library. The students were rewarded with a book prize as well as hot chocolate and cakes. They also completed book review sheets about their favourite book which will be displayed in the Library. Many thanks to Mr Stephenson and Mrs Millar for all their help. Congratulations to all the students.

World Book Day

 Many thanks to Mrs Steel for sharing what her Maths class did during our DEAR time:

Here is the picture of our Maths #invyreads where we discovered how to win monopoly!

Guess the character

 Can you guess the character Mrs McMillan from Modern Languages has dressed up as for World Book Day? She looks amazing! Many thanks for doing this. Looking forward to seeing any other pics of staff dressed up.

World Book Day

 Happy World Book Day!!

Remember to Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) at 11.00am for seniors and 11.15 for BGE.

 Get your friends or teachers to talk to you about their favourite books. Write a book review for a display in the Library.

You should also have been given the WBD £1 voucher by your English teacher. You can swap them at a local book shop for one of the special WBD titles.

World Book Day - Author & Illustrator Academy

 

Are you a budding author or illustrator? Need some advice or inspiration? The World Book Day Author & Illustrator Academy could be just what you are looking for.

What is the Author & Illustrator Academy?

The Author & Illustrator Academy beams authors & illustrators right into classrooms or homes so you can meet the creative minds behind your favourite books. Choose an Academy masterclass and then press play and let some brilliant authors and illustrators inspire you.

Each inspirational masterclass is a complete package with downloadable activities, creative challenges, resources and extracts to go with each video. They are available all year round so you can screen them in class or at home anytime.

Why not get your creative juices flowing using words and illustration with Joanna Nadin and Rikin Parekh, or merge words and pictures with Nadia Shireen. Let Michael Morpurgo help you find the seed of your story, or invent a fantasy business idea with Rashmi Sirdeshpande. 

You can learn to write your own adventure story with lots of ideas and tips from Sophie McKenzie, or let Ben Bailey Smith provide some inspiration to write your own funny but realistic scene. Explore how to make the world a better place with Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola, or go on a journey to make your wishes come true with Simon Farnaby.

For more information or to watch the videos use this LINK

World Book Day & Harry Potter Competition

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  To celebrate the 25th birthdays of both Harry Potter and World Book Day in 2022, Bloomsbury has partnered with World Book Day to feature an exclusive competition on the printed £1 book token: offering fans a chance to win a magical Harry Potter trip, as well as runners up prizes of Harry Potter books and National Book Tokens. To see details of all the prizes and to enter the competition  – click HERE

World Book Day

 

National Book Tokens have a special competition for World Book Day where you can win :

 a set of 12 World Book Day books and a 12-month Bookily card loaded with £7.99 per month, giving the choice of a new book every month. 

To enter click here

World Book Day

 Many thanks to the students in Mrs McMillan's S2 ILP class for the World Book Day posters which are on display in the Library together with some fantastic fiction.