Kilmarnock Academy won a prize draw after our staff and pupils provided feedback on our trip to the Edinburgh Book Festival in August. Our prize? A great selection of books for our school library. Here’s a photo of all our brand new books:
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New Books September 2017
New books in the library:
Junior Fiction
Danger is Everywhere – David O’Doherty
The Glass Children – Kristina Ohlsson
The House of Mountfathom – Nigel McDowell
Riverkeep – Martin Stewart
Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth – Frank Cottrell Boyce
A Tale Dark and Grimm – Adam Gidwitz
Tom Gates: Family, friends and furry creatures – Liz Pichon
Welcome to Nowhere – Elizabeth Laird
Teenage Fiction
Before I Fall – Lauren Oliver
Between the Lies – Cathy MacPhail
The Bone Sparrow – Zara Frallion
Children of Icarus – Caighlan Smith
Daughter of Smoke and Bone – Laini Taylor
Demon Road – Derek Landy
The Hate U Give – Angie Thomas
Panic – Lauren Oliver
Salt to the Sea – Ruta Sepetys
This Song Will Save Your Life – Leila Sales
The Walled City – Ryan Graudin
Quick Reads
Ch@t – Barbara Catchpole
The Evil Within – Cathy MacPhail
Senior Fiction
American Gods – Neil Gaiman
The Crane Wife – Patrick Ness
Graphic Novels
Anya’s Ghost – Vera Brosgol
The Graveyard Book – Neil Gaiman
Naruto 1 – 3 – Masash Kishimoto
Night Shift – Debi Gliori
Northern Lights – Philip Pullman
Top Books August 2017
The most borrowed books in the library in August were:
1. Tom Gates: genius ideas (mostly) – Liz Pichon
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever – Jeff Kinney
3. Divided City – Theresa Breslin
4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – J.K. Rowling
5. Mr Mumbles – Barry Hutchison
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid – Jeff Kinney
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules – Jeff Kinney
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel – Jeff Kinney
9. The Witches – Roald Dahl
10. Skulduggery Pleasant – Derek Landy
Scottish Teenage Book Prize 2018
The shortlist for the Scottish Teenage Book Prize 2018 has been announced. The three nominated titles this year are:
- Children of Icarus by Caighlan Smith
- Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird
- The Haunting of Jessop Rise by Danny Weston
These books will be available in the school library soon. Find out more about the prize and this years’ nominated authors here.
Top Books January 2017
Most borrowed books at K.A. Library in January
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney
5. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
6. Mr Mumbles by Barry Hutchison *Spring Read author*
7. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
8. Awful Auntie by David Walliams
9. Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
10. The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
Books to Films 2017
A list of books available in the school library that will be released as films this year:
Junior Fiction
Captain Underpants by Dav Pilky (June)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney (May)
Teenage Fiction
Wonder by RJ Palacio (April)
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon (August)
Senior Fiction
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (November)
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier (June)
Top Books and Borrowers December 2016
Happy New Year 🙂
Here is a list of the most popular books from last month:
1. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney
3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
4. Revenge of the Living Dummy by R.L. Stine
5. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
6. Long Way Home by Michael Morpurgo
7. Deathnote by Tsugumi Ohba
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney
9. Awful Auntie by David Walliams
10. The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge
Staff and pupils at K.A. can see a list of top borrowers on the library’s glow pages.
Book Week Scotland 21st – 27th November
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
What book are you reading right now?
Top Books and Borrowers October 2016
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.
S1 author visit
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.
