Reach for the Sky

Reach for the Sky is the inspirational story of Douglas Bader, an ace pilot in WW2. He was captured and held in the infamous Colditz Castle. You may remember Mr. Clark speaking about it during an assembly.

Here is a link to the amazon page-
Reach for the Sky

Guardian Books for Kids Site

You may have heard about the Guardian Books for Kids, which looks very promising. It aims to increase awareness about books and reading:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site
I would highly recommend that you take a look at this awesome new site!

Keep Calm and Carry on Reading

This phrase has been translated into 10 different languages...can you translate all 10? If you think you can then come into the library and pick up a sheet and maybe you could win the new Cathy Mcphail book Grass.

Catherine MacPhail Visit

Last Thursday, 3rd March,World Book Day saw Cathy MacPhail visit us at SMC. Cathy gave a captivating talk to our S2 pupils and I am sure many of them left full of ideas for writing stories. It was interesting to hear Cathy speak about where she got her ideas from, how she developed these ideas and why she enjoyed writing so much. It was lovely to hear her say that she still couldn't believe all the books on the table behind her were written by herself!

Library has Twitter!

Much to m,y surprise, the specially computer able Mr. Wright has set up an awesome Twitter account! To follow it, check out:
www.twitter.com/loveliterature

Enjoy!

The Kindle v The Printed Book

Yesterday saw some of our best young debaters debating the motion' The Amazon Kindle is an appropriate replacement for the Printed Book'. Lots of great points from both sides including, the role librarians play in recommending books, the speed of access the Kindle provides to books, the influence Publishers can have on what we read with the advent of book charts similar to Itunes, the impact on bookshops and what would we do if we forgot to charge our Kindle! Good floor debate afterwards and it's fair to say it was probably a draw!

Secret Code 2!

Another chance for a prize has arisen - come top the library and say "Carnegie" to Mr. Wright.

Pupil Librarians may not enter this competition.

Design A Bookmark Competition!!!

There is a new competition about! The 'Design a Bookmark Competition' is the perfect way to flaunt off your art skills while getting loads of book vouchers as well! Have a look at the prizes below:

First prize: in each age range is £250 National Book Tokens for the school, £100 for the school child and £100 National Book Tokens for the teacher.

Second prize: in each age range is £150 National Book Tokens for the school, £50 for the school child and £50 National Book Tokens for the teacher.

The bookmark templates will be out soon in the library. Keep a lookout for them!