The Walking Dead is an ongoing black and white American comic book series written by Robert Kirkman. It chronicles the travels of Rick Grimes, his family and other survivors of a zombie apocalypse.
Everyone should read The Walking Dead because it’s one of the most interesting zombie stories ever.
By ProZomb
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
"Noughts
& Crosses" is a fantastic thriller with forbidden love and romance. It
symbolizes racism against people with a different colour of skin: ‘Radical superiority is a mere pigment
of the imagination.’
Callum and Sephy have always been friends, and intend to be
forever. But, there is a slight problem… Sephy is a Cross - a member of the
dark-skinned ruling class. Unfortunately Callum is a Nought - a member of the
white-skinned underclass. It is prohibited to have a relationship with the
opposing class, so, when Callum and Sephy begin to take things beyond
friendship they are in serious danger!
I would recommend this book greatly because it is like no
other. It is sad yet full of action and many surprises! An amazing book!
By Kermit_the frog_13
Reason To Breathe By Rebecca Donovan
Labels:
Friendship,
Growing UP,
Pupil Review,
Romance,
S1/2,
S3/4
"Reason to Breathe" is about
this girl, Emma, who is struggling with life at her aunt’s. Her aunt is an absolutely
loving mother to her own children but treats Emma horribly - she abuses her
physically and mentally. Emma puts all her hard work into her studies so that
one day she can leave. She also finds love, in the name of Evan...
People
should read it because it is an absolutely beautiful story. It’s sad but
through the whole book you can feel the hope that still shines through even
though it is put down time and time again. The story behind Emma and Evan is
also sweet and romantic but also heartbreaking.
By Murray
MANGA JIMAN COMPETITION 2014
In an exciting twist to the competition, this year will see the introduction of a separate category for those aged between 11 and 13 to create yonkoma manga (a story told in 4 comic strip panels on one page). This will be a great chance for young manga creators to hone their skills.
For anyone aged 14 or over, we will continue our search for the best story told across 6-8 pages with superb prizes up for grabs.
Entrants for both sections of the competition are asked to create a story referring to this year’s theme 一期一会 (ichi-go ichi-e) which can be translated as a ‘once-in-a-lifetime meeting’ or ‘a chance encounter’.
For more more details, rules and entry forms head over to The Embassy of Japan's website
Girl Missing by Sophie McKenzie
This book is
about is about a girl who knows that she is adopted but with a little research she
thinks she might have been snatched from an American family as a baby. Her life
then takes a turn. How will she find her biological family? Are her adoptive
family really responsible for the kidnapping? When her family decide to take a
trip to America this gives Lauren time to maybe run off and get a little more
information about her life but her kidnappers are still at large and are
willing to do anything to keep her quiet.
I think
everyone should read this book because it is very exciting and makes you want
to turn the page and keep reading. It is a thriller with lots of bits that will
make you cringe but want to keep going. It is a book for age 10+ because of the
scary bits which might cause children any younger than that to have bad dreams.
By Jambo
Rachy Forever
If you'd like to find out what happens to Lauren next, we have the next two books in the "Girl Missing" series available in the library, "Sister Missing" and "Missing Me". We also have lots of other great books by Sophie McKenzie - come and check them out now!
Life on the refrigerator door by Alice Kuipers
Labels:
Family,
Growing UP,
Health Issues,
Pupil Review,
S1/2,
S3/4
This book is about a teenage girl and her
mum. Unfortunately they don’t talk much, except via notes on the fridge door.
When life gets tough for both of them, they try to make as many arrangements as
possible to talk things through. But when Claire doesn’t receive a note from
her mum, suspicions are high... This a fantastic book for those who enjoy an
interesting but sad book. Highly rated!
Enjoy!
Bluebird1020
Football Fever
Labels:
Biography,
Pupil Review,
Sport
Missing the ubiquitous World Cup coverage now the games are over? While you wait for the new football season to start, why not check out some football autobiographies? Here are a couple recommended by pupils...
"I Said No Thanks" by Nacho Novo
This is the autobiography of Nacho Novo and is a very interesting book about a footballer's career. He talks about his achievements on and off the pitch and his losses as a Rangers player. He also explains why he turned down a new contract.
I like this book because it is very entertaining and tells you a lot about his life. It is interesting to find out a lot about him.
By football boy.
"My Decade in the Premier League" by Wayne Rooney.
If you’re a football fan, you will
enjoy this book. This book is all about Wayne’s time in the Barclays Premier
League. It shows you his time playing for Everton and his time in Manchester
United. I liked this book because I am a fan of football, I support Manchester
United and Wayne is a great player.
By Jimthelad7
"I Said No Thanks" by Nacho Novo
This is the autobiography of Nacho Novo and is a very interesting book about a footballer's career. He talks about his achievements on and off the pitch and his losses as a Rangers player. He also explains why he turned down a new contract.
I like this book because it is very entertaining and tells you a lot about his life. It is interesting to find out a lot about him.
By football boy.
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Labels:
Friendship,
Growing UP,
Pupil Review,
Romance,
S1/2,
S3/4
“The Fault in Our Stars” has been a really popular book. If you enjoyed it, why not check out John Green's website and try some of his other books? Many of our readers recommend “Looking for Alaska”:
Everyone should read Looking for Alaska as it is a brilliant, capturing book with its up and downs and disasters. This is a compelling book that I would highly recommend.
By 13701
“Looking for Alaska” is all about a boy who goes to a boarding
school with thoughts of doing well at first, but it doesn’t all turn out that
way once he meets Alaska. The main character, Miles Halter, is 16 and wants
away from his boring life with his mum and dad. So he goes to Culver Creek in
Alabama. It is all about how much he knows people’s last words and their final
actions but when one of his friends passes away suddenly he finds it hard to
cope because he doesn’t know their final words or how they died. Miles doesn’t
know how he can move on.
Everyone should read Looking for Alaska because it is a really
happy, interesting book until nearly the end when it turns into a very sad and
meaningful book. I really enjoyed it.
By 130102
The City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Labels:
Adventure,
Fantasy,
Friendship,
Pupil Review,
Romance,
S1/2,
S3/4
The City Of Bones is about a girl called Clary Fray. Her
mother has held a secret from her since she was little. One day when she is out with her friend Simon, her mother is attacked by demons. Clary has to
find her quickly before anything happens to her. She meets a boy called Jace
Wayland who is a Shadow Hunter and can help her find her mother...
This book is absolutely amazing and is part of a series so
read them all - they are great!!!!
By Clary.F
"City of Bones" is the first book in the Mortal Instruments series. You can read more about this series and Cassandra Clare on the author's website.
The Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin
Labels:
Adventure,
Fantasy,
Pupil Review,
S1/2,
S3/4
Inspired by Poe’s short story, “The
Masque of the Red Death” tells of a devastating plague which has decimated the
population. As the city crumbles around them, the survivors are terrified of
catching the plague.
Araby Worth tries to forget it all
with nights in the Debauchery Club, beautiful dresses, glittery makeup . . .
and finds Will, the handsome owner of the club, and Elliott, the wickedly smart
aristocrat. They are not what they seem and are hiding secrets. Araby finds not
just something to live for, but something to fight for—no matter what it costs
her.
This book is excellent! It is one
of my favourite books and I would recommend it to everyone. It puts a great
twist on the plague. Stunning and dramatic.
Poe’s girl
Middle School:The Worst Years of My Life by James Paterson
Labels:
Comedy,
Friendship,
Growing UP,
Pupil Review,
S1/2,
School
This book is about a little boy, Rafe,
who joins middle school and he decides to break every single rule that the
school has. The bigger the rules broken, the more points his friend gives him! When Rafe’s game starts to catch up with him, he'll
have to decide if winning is all that matters, or if he's finally ready to face
the rules.
Everyone should read
this book because people can learn things from this book. Learn what path to
take and what decisions to make.
By Ann Marie
Pudsey: My Autobiography
"Pudsey" is all about his life. It tells us about his
experience on “Britain’s Got Talent” and talks about the rest of his family.
I like this book because I like dogs a lot. I loved
watching him on TV dancing. I like it also because it tells you about his family and about how he and his owners were feeling. I recommend this book because it’s a very interesting, amazing book, especially if you like dogs.
By Pudsey fan!
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#SHOUTABOUT
So another school year is over and I wanted to say a massive thanks to everyone who has made the library such an awesome place this year. Mrs. Lumsden did a outstanding job as acting Librarian and of course the monitors were, as always, brilliant. They racked up roughly 2000 hours of volunteering this year between them!
We also have to say goodbye to those leaving school - Jason, David, Declan, Zoe, Gabs, Richard and Amy-Louise (seen below holding the youngest library monitor). Massive thanks to you all and we wish you the very best for the future - DFTBA!
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