February | 2015 | Library@St-Ninians

Then long no longer.

It’s here – it’s long(ish) and it’s pre diction time! Take a look at the long list and tell me the final 8 you think might just make it to the next round it’s like the X-Factor but smarter.

Who will win this year?

2015 CILIP Carnegie Medal Long listed titles are:

My Brother’s Shadow by Tom Avery (Andersen Press)
Us Minus Mum by Heather Butler (Little Brown, Young Readers)
When Mr. Dog Bites by Brian Conaghan (Bloomsbury)
Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan (Bloomsbury)
The Company of Ghosts by Berlie Doherty (Andersen Press)
The Year of the Rat by Clare Furniss (Simon & Schuster Children’s Books)
Tinder by Sally Gardner (author) and David Roberts (illustrator) (Orion Children’s Books)
Monkey and Me by David Gilman (Templar)
Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge (Macmillan Children’s Books)
The Fastest Boy in the World by Elizabeth Laird (Macmillan Children’s Books)
Buffalo Soldier by Tanya Landman (Walker Books)
Scarlet Ibis by Gill Lewis (Oxford University Press)
The Middle of Nowhere by Geraldine McCaughrean (Usborne Books)
Hello Darkness by Anthony McGowan (Walker Books)
More Than This by Patrick Ness (Walker Books)
Close Your Pretty Eyes by Sally Nicholls (Marion Lloyd Books)
Trouble by Non Pratt (Walker Books)
Picture Me Gone by Meg Rosoff (Penguin Books)
Smart: a Mysterious Crime, a Different Detective by Kim Slater (Macmillan Children’s Books)
Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith (Electric Monkey)

They came…slow at first… and then in their droves.. the tall, the short, boys and girls all ages and stages there was no way to hold them back. The Walking Read had invaded the library!

It’s supposed to be spelled like that they are zombies!

Their first challenge was to face the reading bug – would they take one of it’s offerings? Would they become infected with the reading virus?

Then they stumbled towards the technology and logged themselves onto the Interweb to find out just who they really were.

From this they sought out the ultimate question – how long..how long? ( quite miffed at this one as I only lasted 1 month whereas EVERYONE else lasted 6 months – 1 year minimum with some ultimate survivors – I must be a wimp or they were cheating – find out for yourself and let me know – no cheating please).

Must be the result of his power pizza!

Then it was on to the feasting – ravenous faces crammed full of brains and Zom-B babies and the watching of the ones who lured us here – the Scottish Book Trust and Master of Horror Darren Shan.

Can you guess how much was left at the end?

The groaning masses huddled together to formulate their ideas – Did they like the front cover? How long did it take them to work out the thing that is the big thing that is the twist?, Who are the real monsters in the book? Would they have ever picked up the book if I had not forced it in to their clammy paws? ( mostly No) Did they like the book? ( 80% yes 20% LOVED it) Would they like to take part in something like this again -100% YES YES MNNGGHGH! YES!

Hmm maybe I will just take 4 for later!

As the bells were ringing of future horrors to come (period5!) there was only one last question to be answered.. would they take the antidote? Would they reach out and take the cure to reading?

Interesting chat about vegetarian zombies from this two!

No tie either?

Such a brilliant lunchtime thanks to all the pupils S1-S6 who came along and went with all the cooky ideas and genuinely enjoyed the day.
Thanks to Scottish Book Trust for the books and back up resources and thanks of course to Darren Shan for writing a top notch book.

BOO

How can I top this? Watch this space…

Want to get involved as a member of The Walking Read just pop in to the library – no topic too crazy for us to take on.

Pfft librarians just stamp books!

Longing for the long list?

A survivor’s story…