{"id":4725,"date":"2024-09-01T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/?p=4725"},"modified":"2024-08-29T17:07:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T17:07:21","slug":"august-2024-roundup-whitehill-secondary-school-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/2024\/09\/01\/august-2024-roundup-whitehill-secondary-school-library\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2024 Roundup \u2013 Whitehill Secondary School Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

S1 Inductions:<\/strong> We had a great time meeting all of our S1 pupils during Library inductions throughout the month and managed to cover the majority of our S1 English classes which mean we can get back into our regular scheduled book borrowing periods. Throughout August, our S1s have borrowed 70+ books for class and personal reading. Great effort by all!<\/p>\n

Reading Challenges:<\/strong> We\u2019re launching three reading challenges this year. Bookopoly encourages pupils to read out with their comfort zone, challenging them to select books on different themes and genres they wouldn\u2019t normally choose. Pupils have a chance for their names to be enter into a quarterly prize draw when the book is read and returned. Our 4 Word Book Review slips are a super easy way to get pupils to review and recommend books using only four words to describe the book. Each completed slip earns and entry into the quarterly prize draw. We\u2019ve brought back Ask Me What I\u2019m Reading challenge to encourage discussion around books and reading for leisure. Each completed form earns an entry into the prize draw.<\/p>\n

Bookmark Design Competition: <\/strong>We\u2019re hosting our inaugural bookmark design competition. Participants can submit their designs which will be posted on our School Library Teams to be voted on by pupils. The winning design will become this year\u2019s official School Library bookmark. Winner announced during Book Week Scotland in November.<\/p>\n

Monthly Newsletter<\/strong>: We\u2019ve relaunched our monthly newsletters this year, featuring new book and eBook highlights, current book award information, short books lists, genre spotlight, librarian recommendations, monthly booklists, and author and book birthday calendar. The interactive newsletter is in PDF format on the Library Channel in Teams.<\/p>\n

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New Book Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pizza Face<\/a> by Rex Ogle<\/p>\n

Stormbreaker: The Graphic Novel<\/a> by Anthony Horowitz and Anthony Johnston, illustrate by Kanako & Yuzuru Tuzuru<\/p>\n

Skylar and the K-Pop Headteacher<\/a> by Luan Goldie<\/p>\n

Football\u2019s Champions of Change<\/a> by Damian Johnson, illustrated by Damian Greenan<\/p>\n

Amazing Muslim Who Changed the World<\/a> by Burhana Islam, illustrated by Nabi H. Ali, Reya Ahmed, Saffa Khan, Aaliya Jaleel, Deema Alawa, and Aghnia Mardiyah<\/p>\n

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Book of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n

20.08: They Both Die at the End<\/a> by Adam Silvera<\/p>\n

22.08: Pumpkinheads<\/a> by Rainbow Rowell<\/p>\n

27.08: Good Girls Guide to Murder<\/a> by Holly Jackson<\/p>\n

29.08: Barda<\/a> by Ngozi Ukazu<\/p>\n

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Author of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n

WB 19th<\/sup>: Stewart Foster<\/a><\/p>\n

WB 26th<\/sup>: Leigh Bardugo<\/a><\/p>\n

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Series of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n

WB 19th<\/sup>: How to Train Your Dragon<\/a> by Cressida Cowell<\/p>\n

WB 26th<\/sup>: School for Good and Evil<\/a> by Somain Chainai<\/p>\n

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Literary and Cultural Celebration Booklists for August:<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Asian Heritage Month<\/strong>:\u00a0South Asian Heritage Month<\/a>\u00a0(July 17th<\/sup>-August 17th<\/sup>) celebrates the heritage of people with roots in South Asian countries. This year\u2019s theme is \u2018Free to be me\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Trending Booklists: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Epic Reads New Releases<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0The Guardian Children\u2019s Book Roundup<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0LoveReading4Kids Books of the Month<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Scholastic Books of the Month<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Scottish Book Trust Book Lists<\/a>\u00a0|Toppsta Monthly Highlights<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Waterstones Books of the Month<\/a><\/p>\n

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Recent Awards: UK book award winners, shortlists, and longlists<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winners: Arthur C Clarke Award for Science Fiction<\/a> | CWA Daggers Awards<\/a> | James Tait Black Memorial Prize |<\/a> UKLA Book Awards<\/a> | Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize<\/a>, YA Book Prize<\/a> | Young Quills Award for Historical Fiction<\/a><\/p>\n

Shortlists: Forward Prize for Poetry<\/a> | Little Rebels Award<\/a> | Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing<\/a><\/p>\n

Longlists: Booker Prize<\/a> | Diverse Book Awards<\/a><\/p>\n

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Book Buzz: Latest book news from major media outlets and websites<\/strong><\/p>\n

BBC<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Book Riot<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Buzzfeed<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Epic Reads<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0The Guardian<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Huffpost<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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