Calling all football fans

Tom Palmer is a huge football fan and author. He has written two series of books with football themes. The first series is called 'Foul Play' and involves football crimes and the second is 'Football Academy' and centres on what it is like to play in a Premier League. His website includes details of the books, news, games and activities and information about Tom himself.
So, if you are a football fan, why not come along to the LRC and try one of his books for yourself? Or try the website:http://www.tompalmer.co.uk/

Book Club News

The Book Club have just finished reading The Island by Victoria Hislop. Here are a few of our reviews:

I thought this book was amazing. I found the story really interesting. It made you feel as if you were really there.
I give it 9½ out of 10
Alice Pritchard

It is one of my favourite books and I absolutely love it. I was gripped from the very beginning. It made me feel as if I was actually a character in the book. The detailed world the author creates is amazing. A definite MUST read!
I give it 10 out of 10
Miss C Parkhouse

Emotional and full of sadness, but touching. It pulls on your heart strings
I give it 8 out of 10
Naomi Mombutshi

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and found it particularly interesting as I’ve been to Spinalonga. Hislop manages to mix believable fictional characters with a horrifically real disease to create a novel that leaves a gap in your life when you finish it.
I give it 10 out of 10
Mrs R Hughes

Booktrust Teenage Prize 2010

The winner is announced!
The winner of the Booktrust Teenage Prize 2010 is Gregory Hughes for his novel Unhooking the Moon
A debut tale of two orphans on a perilous and eventful road trip to New York, penned by a deep-sea diver, has been announced as the winner of this year’s Booktrust Teenage Prize. Unhooking the Moon has been called an ‘original’ and ‘poignant’ piece of fiction. It follows the journey of 'Rat' and her brother Bob, who both, following the death of their father, travel to New York to find their long-lost drug dealer uncle. The Rat is no ordinary child and her eccentric character and disturbing premonitions mean that many adventures ensue, as Bob tries to keep them safe and out of a children’s home.