Kilmarnock Academy won a prize draw after our staff and pupils provided feedback on our trip to the Edinburgh Book Festival in August. Our prize? A great selection of books for our school library. Here’s a photo of all our brand new books:
Monthly Archives: September 2017
New Books September 2017
New books in the library:
Junior Fiction
Danger is Everywhere – David O’Doherty
The Glass Children – Kristina Ohlsson
The House of Mountfathom – Nigel McDowell
Riverkeep – Martin Stewart
Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth – Frank Cottrell Boyce
A Tale Dark and Grimm – Adam Gidwitz
Tom Gates: Family, friends and furry creatures – Liz Pichon
Welcome to Nowhere – Elizabeth Laird
Teenage Fiction
Before I Fall – Lauren Oliver
Between the Lies – Cathy MacPhail
The Bone Sparrow – Zara Frallion
Children of Icarus – Caighlan Smith
Daughter of Smoke and Bone – Laini Taylor
Demon Road – Derek Landy
The Hate U Give – Angie Thomas
Panic – Lauren Oliver
Salt to the Sea – Ruta Sepetys
This Song Will Save Your Life – Leila Sales
The Walled City – Ryan Graudin
Quick Reads
Ch@t – Barbara Catchpole
The Evil Within – Cathy MacPhail
Senior Fiction
American Gods – Neil Gaiman
The Crane Wife – Patrick Ness
Graphic Novels
Anya’s Ghost – Vera Brosgol
The Graveyard Book – Neil Gaiman
Naruto 1 – 3 – Masash Kishimoto
Night Shift – Debi Gliori
Northern Lights – Philip Pullman
Top Books August 2017
The most borrowed books in the library in August were:
1. Tom Gates: genius ideas (mostly) – Liz Pichon
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever – Jeff Kinney
3. Divided City – Theresa Breslin
4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – J.K. Rowling
5. Mr Mumbles – Barry Hutchison
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid – Jeff Kinney
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules – Jeff Kinney
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel – Jeff Kinney
9. The Witches – Roald Dahl
10. Skulduggery Pleasant – Derek Landy
Scottish Teenage Book Prize 2018
The shortlist for the Scottish Teenage Book Prize 2018 has been announced. The three nominated titles this year are:
- Children of Icarus by Caighlan Smith
- Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird
- The Haunting of Jessop Rise by Danny Weston
These books will be available in the school library soon. Find out more about the prize and this years’ nominated authors here.
