1. Mr Mumbles by Barry Hutchison 2. Furnace: Lockdown by Alexander Gordon Smith 3. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
4. Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid : The Third Wheelby Jeff Kinney
6. Dark Spell by Gill Arbuthnott
7. Tom Gates: Excellent Excuses by Liz Pichon
8. Massive by Julia Bell
9. Dork Diaries: Dear Dork by Rachel Renee Russell
10. Awful Auntie by David Walliams
Staff and pupils at Kilmarnock Academy can visit the library’s Glow pages to see a list of Top Borrowers.
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
The most borrowed books in the library this month were:
1. The Fault in Our Stars – John Green
2. Dark Spell – Gill Arbuthnott
3. The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – Jeff Kinney
5. Massive –Julia Bell
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel – Jeff Kinney
7. Pretty Little Liars – Sara Shephard
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck – Jeff Kinney
9. The Maze Runner – James Dashner
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul – Jeff Kinney
Pupils and staff at Kilmarnock Academy can see a list of who borrowed the most books on the library’s Glow pages.
18 pupils from S1 went to see comic book/graphic novel duo metaphrog this week. This trip was part of the annual Spring Read book festival organised by school librarians in East Ayrshire. Pupils learned about how comics are produced and got the chance to create their own character. Visit the metaphrog website to find out more about them.
20 pupils from S2 will be going to see Scottish author Barry Hutchison next week to celebrate World Book Day. Barry is the author of the Invisible Fiends series and the Afterworlds series. Visit his website to find out more.
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!
Blind Date with a Book This Valentine’s Challenge is running until the end of February. All you have to do is borrow a book from the special display in the library and complete a very short review. You have to choose the book based on its description – you won’t be able to see what the book is until you leave the library! One person who hands in their review will be chosen at random to win the prize!
Harry Potter competition Are you a Harry Potter fan? Do you have a good imagination? Are you pretty good at drawing? If you answered yes to ANY of these you should enter the Harry Potter Book Night competition being run by Bloomsbury publishers. Collect an entry form from the library. Closing date 6th February.
Storytelling Our book clubs are going to the Dick Institute next week for a storytelling workshop.
Spring Read book festival Metaphrog will be visiting Grange Academy on Thursday 26th February. 18 lucky pupils from S1/S2 will be going along to see!
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Miss Black
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