{"id":5638,"date":"2025-03-01T09:58:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T09:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/?p=5638"},"modified":"2025-03-11T12:59:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T12:59:24","slug":"february-2025-roundup-whitehill-secondary-school-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/2025\/03\/01\/february-2025-roundup-whitehill-secondary-school-library\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2025 Roundup – Whitehill Secondary School Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Alastair Campbell Talks Politics<\/a><\/em> by Alastair Campbell<\/p>\n

India, Incredible India<\/a><\/em> by Jasbinder Bilan, Illustrated by Nina Chakrabarti<\/p>\n

The World Book<\/a><\/em> by Joe Fullman, Illustrated by Rose Blake<\/p>\n

The United States Book<\/a><\/em> by Rebecca Siegal, Illustrated by Ellen Weinstein<\/p>\n

Book of the day<\/strong><\/p>\n

04.02.25: Hazel Hill is Gonna Win This One<\/a><\/em> by Maggie Horne<\/p>\n

06.02.25: The Awesome Power of Sleep: How Sleep Super-Charges Your Teenage Brain<\/a><\/em> by Nicola Morgan<\/p>\n

11.02.25:\u00a0Only Mostly Devastated<\/a><\/em> by Sophie Gonzales<\/p>\n

13.02.25: Engineers Making A Difference: Inventors, Technicians, Scientists and Tech Entrepreneurs Changing the World and How You Can Join Them<\/a><\/em> by Sr Shini Somara, Manual Sumberac, and Adam Allsuch Boardman<\/p>\n

20.02.25: Northern Soul<\/a><\/em> by Phil Earle<\/p>\n

25.02.25: Stars and Smoke<\/a><\/em> by Marie Lu<\/p>\n

27.02.25: Here and Queer<\/a><\/em> by Rowan Ellis<\/p>\n

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

03.02.25:\u00a0 Kirsty Applebaum<\/a><\/p>\n

10.02.25:\u00a0 Jasmine Warga<\/a><\/p>\n

17.02.25:\u00a0 Sajni Patel<\/a><\/p>\n

24.02.25:\u00a0 Ravena Guron<\/a><\/p>\n

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

03.02.25:\u00a0Football Superstars<\/a><\/em> by Simon Mugford<\/p>\n

10.02.25:\u00a0Maze Runner<\/a><\/em> by James Dashner<\/p>\n

17.02.25:\u00a0BZRK<\/a><\/em> by Michael Grant<\/p>\n

24.02.25:\u00a0Agent Zaiba Investigates<\/a><\/em> by Annabelle Sami<\/p>\n

Literary and Cultural Celebrations for February (Book Lists and Displays)<\/strong><\/p>\n

LGBT+ History Month UK<\/a>: LGBT+ History Month takes place in the UK every February. LGBTQ History Month was initiated in the UK by \u00a0Schools OUT UK, and first took place in February 2005.<\/p>\n

Children\u2019s Mental Health Week<\/a>\u00a0(3rd -9th February): Hosted by national charity \u2018Place2Be\u2019, Children\u2019s Mental Health Week takes place every February. and aims to promote positive mental health for children.<\/p>\n

Languages Week Scotland<\/a>\u00a0(3rd-7th February): Languages Week Scotland is a celebration of language learning and multilingualism in Scotland. The theme for 2025\u00a0is \u201cOur multilingual futures\u201d.<\/p>\n

International Day of Women and Girls in Science<\/a>\u00a0(11th February): 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGS) and the 30th anniversary of the\u00a0Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, two significant milestones in the global effort to promote gender equality and women\u2019s empowerment.<\/p>\n

PALentines\u2019s Day<\/a>\u00a0(13th February): Palentine\u2019s day is a global celebration of friendship and platonic love to compliment Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

Valentines Day<\/a>\u00a0(14th February):\u00a0 Valentine\u2019s Day is originated as a Christian feast holiday honoring Saint Valentine but is now also a celebration of romance and love around the world.<\/p>\n

Random Acts of Kindness Day<\/a> (17th February): Random Acts of Kindness Day is an global celebration about spreading kindness without expecting anything in return and offer a chance to reflect on the value of empathy.<\/p>\n

Trending Book Lists<\/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

\u00a0Book Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winners:\u00a0Inclusive Book Awards<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Royal Society Young People\u2019s Book Prize<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Waterstones Book Prize<\/a><\/p>\n

Shortlists:\u00a0UKLA Book Awards<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0YOTO Carnegie Medals<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Book Highlights \u00a0Alastair Campbell Talks Politics by Alastair Campbell India, Incredible India by Jasbinder Bilan, Illustrated by Nina Chakrabarti The World Book by Joe Fullman, Illustrated by Rose Blake The United States Book by Rebecca Siegal, Illustrated by Ellen Weinstein Book of the day 04.02.25: Hazel Hill is Gonna Win This One by Maggie […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17454,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all","category-whitehill-secondary-school"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17454"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5638"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5639,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5638\/revisions\/5639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}