Last week we celebrated Book Week Scotland. There was a Scholastic book fair in the library and a scrambled letters book quiz. We also asked pupils and staff to post answers to book-related questions on our wall.
Here are some of our answers:
What’s the best book you have ever read?
Who is your favourite baddie from a book? Light Yagami from Deathnote by Tsugumi Ohba
Lord Loss from the Demonata series by Darren Shan
Voldemort from the Harry Potter series by JK Rowking
Miss Trunchbull from Matilda by Roald Dahl
President Snow from The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
Lord Vile from the Skulduggery Pleasant series by Derek Landy
Delphine from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Which book character would you like to hang out with for a day? Gale from The Hunger Games Katniss from The Hunger Games
Tips, Lily and Adie from The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
Hermione from Harry Potter Light Yagami from Deathnote Penny from Girl Online The Sorting Hat from Harry Potter Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter
Albus Dumbledore from Harry Potter
The most borrowed books in the library in October were:
1. The Piper – Danny Weston **S1 author visit**
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules – Jeff Kinney
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel – Jeff Kinney
4. Missing – Cathy MacPhail
5. Coraline – Neil Gaiman
6. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole – Sue Townsend
7. Cat – Clare Hibbert *non fiction*
8. The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
9. Mr Stink – David Walliams
10. Ratburger – David Walliams
Pupils and staff at Kilmarnock Academy can see a list of who borrowed the most books on the library’s glow pages.
Click here to visit the school blog and read about our recent trip to see children’s author Danny Weston. Our S1 pupils entered a scary story competition run by the librarian to win a place on the trip.
The second round of the Readers’ Cup Quiz took place in the library on Wednesday 27th April. Well done to all the pupils who took part. Congratulations to the winners – Mrs Dunsmuir’s S1 team and Mr McEwan’s S2 team.
The final is at Grange Academy on Tuesday 14th June.
The most borrowed books in the library in February were:
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney
2. Mates, Dates and Inflatable Bras by Cathy Hopkins 3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney 4. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney
6. The Shadow on the Stairs by Ann Halam
7. Revenge of the Living Mummy by R.L. Stine
8. Angel Cake by Cathy Cassidy
9. Worse than Boys by Cathy MacPhail
10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Staff and pupils at Kilmarnock Academy can see a list of the top borrowers on the library’s Glow pages.
Our S1 and S2 pupils have been taking part in the first round of the Readers’ Cup Quiz this week to celebrate World Book Day. For those who make it through – the interclass round will be held in April.
Members of our S1 book club visited Glasgow to see the ceremony for the Scottish Children’s Book Awards this week. Pupils also had the chance to buy books and get them signed by the authors.
The winners of the design-a-bookmark competition have been chosen – thanks to everyone who entered!
Who is your favourite hero from a children’s book? Who do you think is the most evil villain? Over 7000 people voted in a poll run by National Book Tokens for World Book Day to find out. Have a look at the results below. Did your favourite make the list?
Top 10 Heroes
Harry Potter (Harry Potter)
Matilda Wormwood (Matilda)
Hermione Granger (Harry Potter)
Bilbo Baggins (The Hobbit)
Lyra Belacqua (His Dark Materials)
Jo March (Little Women)
Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games)
Winnie the Pooh
Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables)
Paddington Bear (A Bear Called Paddington)
Most Evil Villains Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
Dolores Umbridge (Harry Potter)
Cruella De Vil (The Hundred and One Dalmatians)
The White Witch (Narnia)
Miss Trunchbull (Matilda)
Bellatrix Lestrange (Harry Potter)
Bill Sikes (Oliver Twist)
The Grand High Witch (The Witches)
Count Olaf (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
Mrs Coulter (His Dark Materials)
Did boys vote differently from girls? Did under 16s vote differently from over 45s? Visit the World Book Day website to see a breakdown of the results.
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