Clishmaclaver – Brechin High Library Blog

February 14, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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World Book Day is coming!

SECONDARY RESOURCES WORLD BOOK DAY 2017 RESOURCE PACK The World Book Day Resource Pack for secondary schools is packed with inspiration, resources, games, videos, and tips to help you celebrate books and reading all year round. Flick through the pack by clicking on … Continue reading

February 9, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Top 10 books about the apocalypse

Weaponised flu, hoax bombs that start exploding, totalitarian America and brain-thirsty zombies – here’s a flood of fictional world endings – and one that’s real. Read this article from The Guardian for the lowdown on literature’s treatment of the end … Continue reading

February 8, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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The Last Soldier…

The Last Soldier by Keith Gray Shortlisted for the Scottish Teenage Book Prize 2017 The official blurb reads: Texas, 1922, and the carnival is in town. Two brothers, Joe and Wade, are drawn to the Museum of Marvels. Who can … Continue reading

February 8, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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10 books to read before they become TV adaptations

Love your tv dramas? iNews bring us the best of what’s to come in book-to-tv dramatisations, along with some sound advice – read the book first! 😀 Literary adaptations continue to dominate television, with an array of eagerly-anticipated book-inspired shows due … Continue reading

February 8, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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The Nation’s Favourite Book

 Bookseller WHSmith is celebrating 225 years! Wow!  As part of the celebration they want to find out the nation’s favourite book – It seems an almost impossible question but in our anniversary year we simply have to know. Which is … Continue reading

February 6, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Scottish Teenage Book Prize

Clishmaclaver is delighted to post some short book reviews by S1 pupil Ritchie W. Ritchie took part in this year’s Scottish Teenage Book Prize -reading all three shortlisted novels – and Clishmaclaver is sure he wouldn’t mind our sharing his … Continue reading

February 3, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Book of the Month for February!

Our BOTM for February is a hilarious supernatural offering from Australian author M.B. Lehane: What if your daydreams were true? Fatherless Jack and Phoebe are completely non-identical twins. Jack’s so vague he has daydreams within daydreams. He dreams he’s a … Continue reading

January 23, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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What Next? … “If they Like, they’ll Love”

Lovereading4Kids helps make finding enjoyable books as easy as possible.  “What happens when a beloved series comes to an end? Our If They Like, They’ll Love section is designed to help you put your finger on fantastic new titles for … Continue reading

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