S2 – We’ll be taking a group to see Cathy Forde who will be visiting Grange Academy on Tuesday 15th March.
S1 – Ross MacKenzie will be visiting Kilmarnock Academy on Thursday 17th March.
See Miss Black for more information.
Top Books and Borrowers January 2016
The most-borrowed books in the library in January were:
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney
3. The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie *Spring Read author*
4. Tom Gates Excellent Excuses (and other good stuff) by Liz Pichon
5. Shadowmancer by G.P. Taylor
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney
7. The Fastest Boy in the World by Elizabeth Laird
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney
10. Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo
Staff and pupils at Kilmarnock Academy can see a list of top borrowers on the library’s Glow pages.
Books to Films 2016
A list of books in the school library that will be released as films this year:
JUNIOR FICTION
The BFG by Roald Dahl
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling
Goosebumps by R.L. Stine
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
TEENAGE FICTION
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
SENIOR FICTION
Room by Emma Donoghue
Harry Potter Book Night
Harry Potter Book Night is on Thursday 4th February. It’s a chance for fans of Harry Potter to celebrate the books and share them with other people who might not have read them yet.
This year, Bloomsbury publishers are running a competition for pupils to win a Harry Potter event for their school. There are also 25 sets of Harry Potter books to be given away. All you have to do is create your own magic spell. Collect an entry form from the library.
Top Books and Borrowers December 2015
The most borrowed books in the library in December were:
1. The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie **Spring Read author*
2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney
5. Death Cure by James Dashner
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney
7. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling
8. Vicky Angel by Jacqueline Wilson
9. The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo
10. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Staff and pupils at Kilmarnock Academy can see a list of top borrowers on the library’s Glow pages.
Book Review Competition
Book review competition for pupils aged 11 – 16. Do you think you could read a whole book by the end of January? I am looking for pupils to take part in a book review competition for the Scottish Children’s Book Awards. To take part, you’ll have to read one of this year’s nominated titles and complete a short book review. There’ll be a small prize for the best review from KA and all reviews will be entered into the national competition for another chance to win. Collect a book and an entry form from the school library this week. Deadline Friday 29th January. Book club members who have already read the books are welcome to enter.
Top Books and Borrowers November 2015
The most borrowed books in the library in November were:
1. The Piper by Danny Weston **Scottish Children’s Book Award nominee**
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney
5. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney
8. Mysteries of Ravenstorm Island: The Lost Children by Gillian Philip **Scottish Children’s Book Award nominee**
9. Demon Dentist by David Walliams
10. Captain Underpants and the Big Bad Battle…by Dav Pilky
Pupils and staff at Kilmarnock Academy can see a list of top borrowers on the library’s Glow pages.
Book Week Scotland
Happy Book Week!
Our Guess the Character competition is running all week. Pupils can collect an entry form from the library. Hand completed forms back in by the end of the day on Friday.
Have a look at classroom doors round the school to find out what books your teachers are currently reading.
English classes will be invited to our half-price Scholastic book fair over the next few days. Pupils can also visit at break and lunch.
Book Week Scotland
Book Week Scotland will be celebrated across the country from 23rd – 29th November this year. The library will be running a Guess the Character quiz, asking staff to be Reading Role Models and holding a half-price Scholastic book fair. Watch this space for more information!
Top Books and Borrowers October 2015
The most borrowed books in the library in October were:
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney
2. Tom Gates: Genius Ideas (mostly) by Liz Pichon
3. Scott Pilgrim vs The World 2 [Graphic Novel]
4. Stars Shall be Bright by Catherine MacPhail
5. Indigo Blue by Cathy Cassidy
6. George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl
7. Grass by Catherine MacPhail
8. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
9. Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
10. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Staff and pupils at Kilmarnock Academy can see a list of top borrowers by visiting the library’s Glow pages.
