The shortlist for the 2012 Grampian Children’s Book Award has been
announced!
GCBA also has its own blog which can be found at
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ac/GrampianChildrensBookAward/
and you can follow GCBA on Twitter: @GrampBookAward
The Shortlist
Agent 21 – Chris Ryan
Annexed – Sharon Dogar
Boys Don’t Cry – Malorie Blackman
Quarry – Ally Kennen
Red Fever – Caroline Clough
The competition is now closed. Congratulations to Cameron Shewan who won the voucher.
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Enter our Hallowe’en competition and win a £5 WH Smith voucher.
Post your answers under Comments. Remember to give your name and class!
1. What did trick-or-treating used to be called in Scotland?
2. What is the male equivalent of a warlock?
3. What used to be used instead of pumpkins for lanterns?
Have a look at our “upside” down world map outside the Library. Can you match up the fiction books set in different countries with the places on the map – it is not as easy as you think!
We are hosting a Scholastic Book Fair from 27th September – 5th October. There will be over 200 top titles for sale, some from as little as £2-99. Come along to the Library at lunchtime and see what’s on offer.
On Monday 22 August a group of pupils travelled by bus to the Edinburgh Book Festival in Charlotte Square. First we had the opportunity of listening to Celia Rees talking about her new book “The Fool’s Girl”
After a quick picnic relaxing in the deckchairs provided,
we then had a session with Julie Bertagna and Keith Gray on the topic “Surviving It”, whether that was ecological disaster or just being a teenager!
Julie Bertagna’s website:
More information on Keith can be found at http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth519F070202bc9277B9rnk412799C
Some of the pupils who enjoyed their day at the Edinburgh Book Festival.
Check out the display in the library of Japanese books and artefacts See below for more information on the Street Parade due to be held on Saturday 17th September.
The Scottish Samurai
A stunning street parade involving hundreds of school children will take place in Aberdeen next month [Saturday 17 September] to celebrate a local man who was known as the Scottish Samurai.
The street parade starts at 7pm from the Gordon Highland Barracks and ends in Westfield Park in the Bridge of Don and is part of the Scottish Samurai celebrations which run throughout August and September.
Glasgow-based Theatre Modo, who specialise in involving children and young people from all backgrounds in circus skills and public performances, will run workshops in both Oldmachar and Bridge of Don Academies involving up to 500 young people.
A series of Japanese Cultural workshops will also involve the wider community including a sushi masterclass, Japanese ceramics, traditional tea ceremonies and storytelling. Tickets are available at www.ourgala.info
The celebrations will mark the centenary of the death of Thomas Blake Glover, known in Japan as the Scottish Samurai.
Glover was responsible for establishing a strong economic and cultural link between North East Scotland and Japan. Leaving the Bridge of Don in 1859, Glover set up a series of businesses in Nagasaki; amongst these was the small shipbuilding enterprise which later became Mitsubishi.
In recognition of his industrial achievements, Glover was honoured with the Order of the Rising Sun.
Not for the faint-hearted! Why not try these well-known authors –
Christopher Brookmyre
Patricia Cornwell
Quentin Jardine
Lynda La Plante
Stuart McBride
Val McDermid
Denise Mina
Sara Paretsky
Ian Rankin
Minette Walters
“The Edinburgh Book Festival was really exciting because when we got our books signed it felt like meeting a celeb”
“headed back from a great day at the Edinburgh Book Festival”
Those were two of the comments from previous Edinburgh trips. This year we will be heading to the Festival on Monday the 22nd of August and hope to attend two events : Celia Rees will talk about her latest book and how she gets her inspiration and carries out her research while Julie Bertagna and Keith Gray will discuss how their books tackle the problems of surviving life in the future. For more information on these authors have a look at the following websites: www.celiarees.com www.juliebertagna.com www.edbookfest.co.uk/writers/keith-gray
The Edinburgh trip is open to current S1 and S2 pupils. Please see the Librarians for details or ask your English teacher
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