The most borrowed books in the library this month were:
Enjoy the summer holidays, see you in August!
The most borrowed books in the library in April were:
Staff and pupils at Kilmarnock Academy can see who borrowed the most books by visiting the library’s Glow pages on the school site.
Well done and keep reading 🙂
The most borrowed books in March were:
Staff and pupils at Kilmarnock Academy can see a list of top borrowers on the library’s Glow pages.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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