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Reading Challenge 2013-2014

Mrs Robinson — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:45:55 +0000

To all Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 students

Are you ready for a challenge? Then we are going to give you your Reading Challenge for this year!

You will be given your new challenges during your first Library Lesson. If you want to find out more, then have a look at the Reading Challenge page on this site.

Show us what YOU can achieve!

Our Reading is Fun Wiki has also been updated for the Reading Challenge:

Book Domino Chain World Record

Mrs Robinson — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:54:13 +0000

Seattle Public Library’s amazing video!

Carnegie and Greenaway Winners

Mrs Robinson — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:14:25 +0000

The winners of the CILIP Carnegie Medal and the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal have been announced today!

Congratulations!

Images clipped from the official Carnegie and Greenaway Shadowing site.

Malorie Blackman is the new Children’s Laureate!

Mrs Robinson — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:46:46 +0000

Fantastic news this week – the very popular author, Malorie Blackman, has been appointed as the new Children’s Laureate.

Students at The Dixie Grammar School love her books, especially the Noughts and Crosses series.

She has a new book out this week, Noble Conflict. It is on order for the Senior School Library – here is the book trailer:

Congratulations to Malorie!

Ender’s Game Film Trailer

Mrs Robinson — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:59:21 +0000

Wow! There is a film of one of Mrs Robinson’s favourite ever books, Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. Anyway, here is the trailer:

We have the book in the Senior School Library – why not give it a try?

For more information about the fabulous Ender’s Game – have a look at this site and access this interview with Orson Scott Card.

Student post: My favourite books #1

Student — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:27:30 +0000

Our Top 50 Authors!

Mrs Robinson — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:07:50 +0000

These are our Top 50 Authors

(books borrowed by our students over the last year):

1	Robert Muchamore	26	Clive Gifford
2	Alan Gibbons	27	Sophie McKenzie
3	Anthony Horowitz	28	Rick Riordan
4	Charlie Higson	29	Yamin Ma & Xinying Li
5	Jeff Kinney	30	J K Rowling
6	Michael Morpurgo	31	Chris Bradford
7	Darren Shan	32	Sue Limb
8	Suzanne Collins	33	Pittacus Lore
9	Jacqueline Wilson	34	Julie Bertagna
10	Derek Landy	35	Andy Briggs
11	John Townsend	36	Ally Carter
12	J R R Tolkien	37	Rebecca Lim
13	Philip Reeve	38	Hilary McKay
14	Michael Grant	39	Rosalind Mist & Andrew Solway
15	Paul Strathern	40	Alyson Noel
16	Matt Groening	41	Christopher Paolini
17	Alexander Gordon Smith	42	Helen Reynolds
18	Garth Nix	43	Giles Sparrow
19	Brian Knapp	44	Anne Cassidy
20	Malorie Blackman	45	Sue Penney
21	Anita Ganeri	46	Louis Sachar
22	Veronica Roth	47	Vivienne Sanders
23	M G Harris	48	Cath Senker
24	Lincoln Peirce	49	Kelley Armstrong
25	Mark Walden	50	Rachel Caine

Book Trailers

Mrs Robinson — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:01:10 +0000

Mrs Robinson collects book trailers on our Library Online YouTube Channel. We now have more than 60:

For more ideas about what to read, have a look at our “What to read” page!

I Like Big Books – Larbert High School

Mrs Robinson — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:06:05 +0000

Great video created by Larbert High school about books, reading and libraries. Lovely to see how the whole school gets involved.

Carnegie Medal and Kate Greenaway Award Shortlists 2013

Mrs Robinson — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:49:57 +0000

They are here, reading fans! The shortlists for the most prestigious prizes in Children’s Literature.

A colleague (see below) has collected the Carnegie Medal shortlist on Pinterest together with a set of videos. Click on the image below:

You can see the full list on the official Carnegie Shadowing site. We also have more information about the Carnegie Medal and past winners on this site. The full Carnegie shortlist has been purchased for the Senior School Library and the Kate Greenaway books are being bought for the Junior School Library.

Carnegie 2013 Pinterest by Ruth Clarke, Learning Resource Centre Manager, St Edward’s College, Liverpool.