May 8, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Fun times at the National Library of Scotland; who said librarians were boring? “Here’s a selection of #bookfaces from over the past year (April 2016 onwards). We hope you enjoy looking at them as much as we enjoyed making them. Tell us … Continue reading
May 8, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Sci-Fi for People Who Don’t Like Sci-Fi “There’s so much more to sci-fi novels than the usual aliens, spaceships, and evil villains who wants to destroy the intergalactic world. These stories can be filled with mysteries, action, suspense, and of … Continue reading
May 8, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Some great ‘recs‘ here; Lovereading4kids have, as usual, collated a wonderful selection of the best new reads for pupils across a range of reading levels and different genres! “Welcome to May at Lovereading4kids, where there’s a sniff of summer in the … Continue reading
May 5, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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GIVING A VOICE TO THE VOICELESS: 8 UNSUNG HEROES “I’ve always loved stories about nontraditional heroes. I don’t need another tale about a straight white knight riding in to save the day. I want the unsung heroes of history. I … Continue reading
May 5, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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A Waterstones flyer popped onto my FB feed with this awesome news: “For the first time, the wonderful Jaqueline Wilson turns her attention to a definitive period of history. It is September 1939 and ten-year-old Shirley is sent to live in the countryside … Continue reading
May 5, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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A Man. A Horse. A Ghost. Read Centaur by Declan Murphy and Ami Rao. The stunningly evocative and extraordinary memoir of the jockey who came back from the dead, of memory, loss, and the bond between man and horse. – … Continue reading
May 5, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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This, from Goodreads’ blog, is brilliant! Have a read – Short and Sinister: Five-sentence Mysteries and Thrillers “It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important,” Sherlock Holmes says in The Memoirs … Continue reading
May 4, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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If you were a big fan of the 2015 spy caper, Kingsman, you’ll no doubt be looking forward to the imminent release of, Kingsman: Golden Circle. Did you know that Harry and Eggsy’s screen adventures are adapted from a comic, … Continue reading
May 4, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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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
May 3, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Jack’s Back! In honour of the return to our screens – well, Adult Swim anyways – of hunky, heroic cartoon samurai, known only as, Jack, Clishmaclaver has nominated volume 1 of Jim Zub’s graphic novel series, Samurai Jack to be May’s BOTM. 😀 This is … Continue reading
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