Booked Up update

The Booked Up order was sent off successfully late this afternoon - this is quite an achievement as we have been suffering major computer problems over the last few days. Now all Year 7 have to do is wait for the books to arrive - look out for those purple boxes!

This year's overall favourite is Blood Hunters by Steve Voake.

Getting the order sent on time means that we can claim a free set of books: this year, six titles by Cathy Cassidy.

Booktrust Teenage Prize 2009

The shortlist for the Booktrust Teenage Prize was announced today. The six books are: Auslander by Paul Dowswell, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray, The Ant Colony by Jenny Valentine, The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant and The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness.

The Booktrust Teenage Prize was launched in 2003 to recognise and celebrate the best contemporary writing for teenagers. Last year's prize went to Patrick Ness for his first book in the Chaos Walking trilogy, The Knife of Never Letting Go.

Students are invited to post their reviews of the shortlisted books on the groupthing website

Year 8 students become literary critics

Mrs Taylor's English class are going to be reviewing the books on the shortlist for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and have the chance of winning the opportunity of going to the award ceremony in November! Judges this year include Michael Rosen, Bill Bailey, Mini Grey and Andy Stanton.

Booked Up 09 is here!

Hurray! Today the Booked Up magazines arrived and we have a set of this year's books for Year 7 to look at in the library. The Booked Up site has all the details and a video of the authors talking about their books. Year 7 will be able to start choosing this week.

Thank you...

... to Cathy Trevelyan and family for their donation of some great books for the library.