Shortly before the Christmas break, St Andrew’s and St Bride’s High School kindly distributed over 200 books to the S2 pupils, as part of the First minister’s reading challenge – which the High School is piloting for all secondary schools in Scotland. The year group was then set a challenge to fulfill by Mid-February of this year…
The ‘Slated’ trilogy was written by Terri Terry. In a world where all people who make mistakes that don’t appear silly or accidental to the Governement have their memories wiped, slated, cleaned of all memories of family, friends and occasions, everybody is under surveillance. Kyla woke up one day, in the hospital bed. She stayed there for a couple of weeks, adapting to her new personality
Daniel Ingyang In the town where they worship Icarus, everyone is taught that the gods were jealous of the angels, and so captured all of them but one who they missed, Icarus. So, the gods decided to trick Icarus into flying into the Sun so his wings would catch fire and he would fall to his death. Icarus fell for the god’s cruel trap, and would’ve
Ava Barrett | Reporter As we take a look back at the wonderful year our school has had, we reflect fondly upon some of the big days we have shared. Nicola Sturgeon came to visit St. Andrew’s and St. Bride’s on the 21st of August 2017. Ms Sturgeon came to our school to launch the First Minister’s Reading Challenge with an aim to get more young
Robyn Bolger | Reporter If you’re struggling to find a Christmas present for a well-known bookworm, here are some recommendations that Waterstones have suggested: Crime books seem to have been selling really well in East Kilbride with biographies of TV stars for mums and sports champions are selling well for Dads. The younger children of the family seem to be enjoying David Walliams who is the author of
Robyn Bolger | Reporter Everything, Everything was written by Nicola Yoon and is about a young girl who suffers from a disease which prevents her from going outside. When Madeline Whittier was a baby, she suffered a continuous series of illnesses. Eventually, she was diagnosed with severe combined immunodeficiency, which means she is allergic to the world. She has no friends and only her Mother and Carla
Daniel Ingyang | Reporter The Haunting of Jessop Rise, by Danny Weston, is a mysterious horror novel for teenagers, set in the 1850s. The book is about William, a 14-year-old boy, who after living in a workhouse since his father’s death, is invited to live with his rich and enigmatic uncle in a mansion in Wales. Since his father had fallen out with the family years
Robyn Bolger | Reporter Beautiful creatures is an imaginative story written by Kamie Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Casters, Incubuses, Seers, Keepers, Waywards, Sirens and Mortals keep the story moving. There is never a dull moment once Lena Duchanes moved to the small Southern town of Gatlin and at the same time, into Ethan Wates heart.
