Stormzy is a British cultural phenomenon.  Read the story of his journey to the top of the music business and beyond.  Be inspired by what can be achieved on your own terms if you have the belief and the ambition to take you there.

Watch the video to find out more!

To celebrate National Poetry Day, I am introducing you to Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds.  This book is written in narrative verse and is a harrowing and powerful story of a boy who wants revenge for his murdered brother.  Teenage gun violence is the main theme and the book doesn’t hold back in portraying the devastation it causes.  More info in the video!

Book of the week is a day early this week!

Today I am introducing you to an action packed and exciting time travel adventure that is perfect for fans of Back to the Future, The Umbrella Academy or Avengers Endgame.  Watch the video to find out more about Time Riders by Alex Scarrow!

Anna and the Swallow Man is our Book of the Week!

Give this one a try if you like Once or the Boy in the Striped Pyjamas – watch the video to find out more!

Crongton Knights is our Book of the Week!

Watch the video to find out more.  Get in touch if you would like to borrow it…

No Ballet Shoes in Syria is our Book of the week!

Watch the video to find out more.  Get in touch if you would like to borrow it…

As we move towards a more digital service, our library catalogue has been getting a makeover.

Visit it at one of these links

Search the Catalogue from home

Search the Catalogue from a school computer

Here are some of the updated features

• Visual Search to help find a book in a particular genre or category
• One Search  – a tool to reach all school-wide and online resources in a single search, wherever you are.  Ask Mrs Smith for more information if you need it
• Request your library books on line and have them ready for you to collect when it suits you.  Contact Mrs Smith for your Borrower number if you do not know it.

I am delighted to let you all know we now have access to a fantastic online magazine subscription service.  If you would like to read any of these brilliant titles then just get in touch!

In these uncertain times I am dusting off the old library blog as a safe place to come and chat about books, ask for recommendations, share your own reading and tell us what we should be deep diving into in this new era of social distancing.

I am currently in the middle of A Darkling Plain by Philip Reeve, the final in the Mortal Engines quartet that I have been encouraged to read by my son, and championed so enthusiastically by Stephen in S1.