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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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