The winner of the scary story competition is Mia Hay (1W). The runnners up are Andrew Maxwell (1F), Bailey Douglas (1S) and Sofia Saleem (1B). Prizes will be issued this week! Well done to everyone who took part. There were lots of great story ideas.
Most borrowed books – September 2015
The most borrowed books in the library in September were:
1 Mr Mumbles by Barry Hutchison
2. Divided City by Theresa Breslin
3. Raggy Maggie by Barry Hutchison
4. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney
6. The Worry Website by Jacqueline Wilson
7. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
8. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
9. Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
10. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
Staff and pupils at Kilmarnock Academy can see a list of top borrowers on the library’s Glow site.
New books
New fiction books now in the library. New titles include: the Carnegie Medal winning Buffalo Soldier by Tanya Landman; Scottish Childrens Book Award Nominee The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie and Cathy MacPhail’s gripping Devil You Know.
K.A. pupils can visit the library or have a look on the library’s Glow site to find out more.
Edinburgh Book Festival
Welcome back!
The first library event of the year will be on Thursday 27th August. 20 lucky S2 pupils will be going to the Edinburgh Book Festival to see Cathy MacPhail.
Visit the EdBookFest website to find out more.
Carnegie Medal winner announced
The winner of this year’s Carnegie Medal is Tanya Landman for her book, Buffalo Soldier.
Click here to find out more.
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.
Readers’ Cup Success!
The team from K.A. won the Readers’ Cup Quiz today at Stewarton Academy. The competition has been running since 2005 and this is the first time Kilmarnock Academy has won the trophy! With a fantastic score of 47/50 we beat teams from Auchinleck, Grange, Stewarton and St. Joseph’s. Congratulations to our team members and a huge thank you to our reserves and supporters who came along with us on the day 🙂 Also, a special mention to the S2 book club who made us a team banner for our table.
Staff and pupils at K.A. can visit the library’s Glow pages for more information and for photos.
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 🙂
