The winner of this year’s Carnegie Medal is Tanya Landman for her book, Buffalo Soldier.
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Top Books of the Year
The top 20 most borrowed books over this academic year were:
1. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney
3. War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
4. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney
8. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
9. Tom Gates: Excellent Excuses by Liz Pichon
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
11. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
12. Dark Spell by Gill Arbuthnott
13. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
14. Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
15. Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
16. Divided City by Theresa Breslin
17. Tom Gates: Genius Ideas (mostly) by Liz Pichon
18. Mosi’s War by Cathy MacPhail
19. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
20. Massive by Julia Bell
How many have you read?
Top Books and Borrowers in June
The most borrowed books in the library this month were:
1. Secret Lives by Gabriella Poole
2. Mosi’s War by Cathy MacPhail
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
4. Girls Under Pressure by Jacqueline Wilson
5. I’m Alice (I Think) by Susan Juby
6. Mates, Dates and Chocolate Cheats by Cathy Hopkins
7. The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney
9. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney
Pupils and staff at Kilmarnock Academy can visit the library’s Glow page to see a list of the top borrowers for June. Well done and keep reading 🙂
Remember, all library books should be handed in before the summer holidays!
Top Books and Borrowers May 2015
The most popular fiction books in May were:
1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
2. Lucky Star by Cathy Cassidy
3. Mosi’s War by Cathy MacPhail
4. Precious and the Mystery of the Missing Lion by Alexander McCall Smith
5. The Dare Game by Jacqueline Wilson
6. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
7. Hold On by Alan Gibbons
8. The Recruit by Robert Muchamore
9. The Fault in our Stars by John Green
10. Scarlett by Cathy Cassidy
Pupils and staff at Kilmarnock Academy can visit the library’s Glow page to see a list of the top borrowers.
Top Books and Borrowers April 2015
The most borrowed books in April were:
1. The Suitcase Kid by Jacqueline Wilson
2. Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
3. Dark Spell by Gill Arbuthnott
4. Mosi’s War by Cathy MacPhail
5. Scarlett by Cathy Cassidy
6. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
7. Angus, thongs, and full frontal snogging by Louise Rennison
8. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
9. Tom Gates: Excellent Excuses (and other good stuff) by Liz Pichon
10. DC Comics: a celebration of the world’s favourite comic book heroes by Les Daniels
Staff and pupils at Kilmarnock Academy can see a list of our top borrowers on the library Glow pages! Well done and keep reading 🙂
Carnegie Medal shortlist 2015
The Carnegie Medal is awarded every year to the author of an outstanding children’s book. The award is named after Andrew Carnegie, a famous philanthropist who set up more than 2800 libraries across the world. The medal is awarded by CILIP (The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals).
The shortlisted books for the Carnegie Medal 2015 are:
Brian Conaghan – When Mr. Dog Bites
Sarah Crossan – Apple and Rain
Sally Gardner – Tinder
Frances Hardinge – Cuckoo Song
Elizabeth Laird – The Fastest Boy in the World
Tanya Landman – Buffalo Soldier
Geraldine McCaughrean – The Middle of Nowhere
Patrick Ness – More Than This
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Top Books and Borrowers January 2015
The most borrowed books in the library this month were:
1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
3. War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
4. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
5. Massive by Julia Bell
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney
9. Tom Gates: Excellent Excuses (and other good stuff) by Liz Pichon
10. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Staff and pupils at Kilmarnock Academy can visit the library’s Glow pages to see which pupils borrowed the most books this month!
Well done and keep reading!
Miss Black
New home!
Welcome to the new home of K.A. library’s blog!
Visit this blog to keep up to date with all the latest news and events from the school library. Remember to visit our Word of the Week page. Feel free to comment on anything that grabs your interest!
Miss Black
