Book Club News

The Book Club are currently reading The Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray.
'It's not really kidnapping, is it? He'd have to be alive for it to be proper kidnapping.'

Kenny, Sim and Blake are about to embark on a remarkable journey of friendship. Stealing the urn containing the ashes of their best friend Ross, they set out from Cleethorpes on the east coast to travel the 261 miles to the tiny hamlet of Ross in Dumfries and Galloway. After a depressing and dispiriting funeral they feel taking Ross to Ross will be a fitting memorial for a 15 year-old boy who changed all their lives through his friendship. Little do they realise just how much Ross can still affect life for them even though he's now dead.

Drawing on personal experience Keith Gray has written an extraordinary novel about friendship, loss and suicide, and about the good things that may be waiting just out of sight around the corner . . .

Half Boy, Half God, All Hero

Percy Jackson & the Olympians is a series of fictional adventure and fantasy books written by Rick Riordan. The books are based on Greek mythology, with the first book being the basis of a film called Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Check out the website at http://www.percyjackson.co.uk/ for lots of fun and info.

Roald Dahl Day

Roald Dahl Day 2010

Roald Dahl Day takes place on his birthday, 13th September, every year. Why not come along to the LRC and vote for your favourite Roald Dahl story? Also, go online to check out some great activities on the Roald Dahl website.

http://roalddahl.com/

Key Stage 4 Online Book Choice

The Winter House is a new short story film and website that has been designed by Naomi Alderman who won the Orange Prize for New Writers in 2006 for her novel Disobedience.
The story, which plays on the website like an animated film and includes game-like interactive elements, focusses on a central character, Millie, whose father has been murdered.
'The Winter House' hopes to encourage young adults to read stories online, by making them interesting and visual, so that being on a computer is an encouragement to reading, rather than as opposing it.
It’s also a useful teaching aid in subjects such as History, Citizenship, English and Media Studies, and there are some educational links on the site to help with this.
This story was commissioned by Booktrust and supported by Arts Council England, as part of the Story campaign.

To read 'The Winter House' go to http://www.booktrustchildrensbooks.org.uk/

Book Club News

The key stage 4 and staff Book Club is currently reading 'My Swordhand is Singing' by Marcus Sedgwick. This is a fast-paced story that brings vampire legends to life. There is a real sense of menace in this book and is the sort of story you read in one sitting.

'... breathes new life into the tale of the living dead...'
The Bookseller

The Book Club meets for the new term on Friday 17th September. Look out for our comments and reviews!