Clishmaclaver – Brechin High Library Blog

August 14, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Book of the Month for August

The Breakfast Club with a criminal twist? Intrigued? Click on Karen’s own website for more content; try Goodreads for honest reviews by peers. If you like this, you’ll love, Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard; for fans of teen tv shows, … Continue reading

August 4, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Under my umbrella, ella ella eh eh eh…

So, this ‘book rec’ app from Penguin Teen is really sweet – Pick an Umbrella, Get a Book Recommendation! Cute! 😀 Btw, the image is from a lovely little animated Pixar film called, The Blue Umbrella, in turn based upon an … Continue reading

June 6, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Celebrating 50 Years of Game-Changing YA

  This literary round-up from Penguin Teen shines a spotlight on the ground-shaking, heartbreaking and movement-shaping books that have changed the name of the game in Young Adult fiction. There’s an American bias to be sure but this is still … Continue reading

May 4, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Code name Verity…

This, from the Scottish Book Trust is interesting – Win Elizabeth Wein‘s new carefully constructed and intriguing prequel to Code Name Verity, The Pearl Thief, in our Teens’ Book of the Month competition: “With its picturesque, historical Scottish setting and variety of … Continue reading

April 24, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Ask the question: 13 Reasons Why

13 Reasons Why is the latest Netflix show everyone is obsessed with. Whilst it’s received a lot of praise for its diversity, for flipping the silent dead-girl trope, and for its overarching message to be kinder to others, there is a growing number of people who are criticising the show’s troubling portrayal of youth suicide and the risk it poses to vulnerable viewers. – Buzzfeed Continue reading

April 7, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Book of the Month!

April’s Book of the Month, is the ‘Book of the Moment’, is The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas. 🙂 Clishmaclaver has no budget left to buy a new BOTM unfortunately >sob< so I’m making my own personal copy of this … Continue reading

April 6, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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13 Reasons Why…

13 Books to Read After You Finish 13 Reasons Why You’ve read the book, you’ve binged the show (maybe more than once), and now all you want is more. Never fear, we’ve got thirteen great emotional reads to get you … Continue reading

April 6, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Scotland… forbidden romance… sure, I’ll bite.

Toward a Secret Sky By Heather Maclean “Shortly after 17-year-old Maren Hamilton is orphaned and sent to live with grandparents she’s never met in Scotland, she receives an encrypted journal from her dead mother that makes her and everyone around … Continue reading

March 27, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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This weekend…

“A word after a word after a word is power.” “War is what happens when language fails.” Continue reading

March 7, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Book of the Month for March!

Clishmaclaver’s Book of the Month for March is, The Lost Twin; Book 1 in a new spine-tingling series, ‘Scarlet and Ivy,’ by Sophie Cleverly. “Ivy, I pray that it’s you reading this. And if you are, well, I suppose you’re … Continue reading

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