Conspiracy 365 by Gabrielle Lord

Conspiracy 365 is based on a boy called Callum Ormond who has 365 days to escape death because he is currently trying to find his father’s killer there are 12 books based on the 12 months of the year, although his fathers killer is actually following Callum to give him a deadly warning will Callum unlock the truth or will he let his father down.
Written by the JYHS Factor

Find out more that the official Conspiracy 365 site

Crocodile Tears by Anthony Horowitz

Just added to the library - Crocodile Tears - the latest in the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz. According to the blurb Alex is...
"Forced to ask MI6 for protection, [and] finds himself being manipulated in a deadly game that could lead to the destruction of an entire East African country."
Catch a sneak peek here

Which came first?

With Easter just around the corner and subject choice looming this fortnights display combines both with a philisophical question with an Easter feel.

If you are looking for an Easter or egg realted book try:

Dino Egg - Charlie James
Eggs - Jerry Spinelli
Cue the Easter Bunny - Liz Evans

Looking for more meaning in life? Try some philosophy a good starting place is

Sophie's World - Jostein Gaarder
The Philosophy Files - Stephen Law

or try 150 in the non-fiction sections.

Top Ten Reads as loved by S1

1. Jacquline Wilson
2. Harry Potter Series - J.K.Rowling
3. Alex Rider Series - Anthony Horowitz
4. Roald Dahl
5. Twilight Series - Stephanie Meyer
6. Michael Morpurgo
7. CHERUB Series - Robert Muchmore
8. Cathy Cassidy
9. The Boy in the Stripped Pyjamas - John Boyd
10. Georgia Nicolson Series - Louise Rennison

Refugees

Refugees have been prominent in the news. A recent survey said that Scots had become less tolerant of refugees and asylum seekers despite the fact that these people are only in the UK because they are not safe in their own country. It is a basic Human Right to live in safety without threat of persecution because of race, religion, sexuality, political belief or anything else.

You can make a difference to this by doing some of the 20 Simple Acts that have been suggested by Refugee Week.

One is to Read a book about exile so why not pick up one of these titles from the library:

'Girl Underground' or 'Boy Overboard' by Morris Gleitzman
'The Other Side of Truth' by Beverly Naidoo
'Refugee Boy' by Benjamin Zephaniah
Or for a real life account read 'Desert Flower' by Waris Dirie

Want to find out more why not try a quiz on the Simple Acts site or have a look at the Scottish Refugee Council

Alice in Wonderland

Excited about the new Alice in Wonderland movie?

The official film site is good and there are are bunch of crafts and ideas at the Disney Family site including Cheshire cat cupcakes (left), shrink plastic charms, edible teacups and you can print your own bookmarks.

Read Lewis Carroll's original story  borrow from the library or grab a copy of the e-book here from Project Gutenberg

Or try reading The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor for another reworking of the story.

S1/S2 Book Wall

For World Book Day S1 and S2 classes in the library were asked to make a recomend a book.

Favorite Authors -  Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Morpurgo, Sophie McKenzie, Eoin Colfer, and Anthony Horowitz.

Favorite Series - 
Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer, 
Skulduggery Pleasant series by Derek Landy,
House of Night series by P.C. and Kirsten Cast, 
Georgina Nicholson series by Louise Rennison, 
Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, 
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman,
Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black,
Spooks series by Joseph Delaney
Harry Potter series by J.K.Rowling, 
CHERUB series by Robert Muchmore, 
Darren Shan Saga by Darren Shan 
 The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver
and Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan

World Book Day

Happy World Book Day!

If you fancy some book related games try here at the offical WBD website - be warned the Humphrey the Hamster Nut Ding game is seriously addictive!

Dear Me

As this years Staff challenge for World Book Day I asked staff to offer some pearls of wisdom they wished they could tell their 16 year old selves.

19 members of staff offered up suggestions such as:

Carpe Diem - Mr. Horne

Asking for help is not a weakness - Dr.McNamee

Do not worry so much. You can do it! The world is not going to end tomorrow!  - Mrs Wells

The idea came from "Dear Me: A Letter to My Sixteen-Year-Old Self", recently bought for the library, it contains letters from a range of famous people to their 16 year old self including Stephen Fry, Paul O'Grady,  Alan Carr, Peter Kay, Debbie Harry, Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Yoko Ono to name but a few.

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