| Nominations have been published for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2015. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded annually by CILIP for an outstanding book for children and young people. The longlist will be announced on 10 February 2015, and a shortlist will then be announced on Tuesday 17th March with the winner announced in June. The list of nominations may be found on the Carnegie website. |
Wednesday, 12 November 2014
Carnegie nominations for 2015
Book Club Author Visit
On November 5th the Book Club visited Parmiters School to listen to the author Andy McNab, Caius wrote "Here it was, the second thrilling book club trip of the year.......Andy McNab shocked us with his inner knowledge and life story. After a childhood of criminal behaviour he changed his ways after going to juvenile detention. Soldiers visited the centre and recruited ... as a soldier he learned how to read.
Later, after working his way up the ranks, he wrote stories about his time as a soldier. These books are well known around the world and are an inspiration to us all.
He quit the secret service to become a full time writer, and not only taught us about the army, but also taught us about changing our ways...
To summarise, Andy McNab is fantastic, and an inspiration to us all."
Visit the website to find out more about him.
Later, after working his way up the ranks, he wrote stories about his time as a soldier. These books are well known around the world and are an inspiration to us all.
He quit the secret service to become a full time writer, and not only taught us about the army, but also taught us about changing our ways...
To summarise, Andy McNab is fantastic, and an inspiration to us all."
Visit the website to find out more about him.
Wednesday, 5 November 2014
Scholastic Teen Book Club
The November issue of the Scholastic Teen Book Club is available. Fill in the order form and return to the school library by November 18th or order online at www.shop.scholastic.co.uk
Red House Shortlist 2015
Noble Conflict by Malorie Blackman
Doubleday ISBN 9780552554626
Years after a violent war destroyed much of the world, Kaspar has grown up in a society based on peace and harmony. But beyond the city walls, a vicious band of rebels are plotting to tear this peace apart. It is up to the Guardians - an elite peacekeeping force - to protect the city, without ever resorting to the brutal methods of their enemy. When Kaspar joins the Guardians, he has a chance encounter with a rebel - a beautiful girl named Rhea. Haunted from that moment on by strange visions and memories - memories that could only belong to Rhea - he realises he hasn't been told the truth about what the rebels really want, and what he's really fighting for.
The Prince of the Icemark by Stuart Hill
Chicken House ISBN 9781906427337
When his brother, the King, is killed in battle, Prince Redrought must rally his people and learn to defend the tiny country agaist supernatural invaders \- werewolves, vampires and zombies. Redrought must take the fight to enemy territory, The-Land-of-the-Ghosts, and it's there he will fall or stand for ever in the legends of the Icemark as King Redrought Athelstan Strong-in-the-Arm Lindenshield, Bear of the North.
Split Second by Sophie McKenzie
Simon and Schuster ISBN 9781471115998
Bound together by the devastating consequences of a terrorist attack on a London market, teenagers Charlotte (Charlie) and Nat appear at first to have much in common. But, as Charlie gets closer to Nat and his family, she begins to wonder if perhaps he knows more about the attack than he has let on. Split Second is an action-packed thriller that shifts between the perspectives of its two main characters as their courage and their loyalties are tested to the limit.