New Wimpy Kid cover revealed!

Here is the cover of the new Wimpy Kid book - it isn't out here for a few months but is definitely something to look forward to!

Carnegie Medal

The Carnegie Medal book award shortlist for 2015 has been published.
Challenging themes including war, sickness and adversity, run through both shortlists. Gothic fantasy Tinder begins with its central character, young soldier Otto, narrowly giving Death the slip, while More Than This starts with the drowning of its hero, a boy named Seth. Elsewhere in the Carnegie shortlist, Dylan, the Tourette’s sufferer of When Mr Dog Bites, believes he faces death in the not-too distant future, and the titular Buffalo Soldier of Tanya Landman’s novel, an ex-slave now serving in the post-Civil War US army, feels Death is “so close you can smell his breath.” The devastation of World War One looms large in Frances Hardinge’s Cuckoo Song, whilst Geraldine McCaughrean’s The Middle of Nowhere begins with a child losing her mother to a snake bite in the Australian Outback. Sarah Crossan’s Apple and Rain sees a young girl called Apple delighted to be reunited with her estranged mother until she meets Rain, the half-sister she didn’t know she had. Finally, Elizabeth Laird’s The Fastest Boy in the World sees the eleven-year-old Solomon facing a marathon run to seek help for his beloved grandfather.

World Book Day - the votes have been counted!

On World Book Day, our students voted for their favourite books. Here are the results!

1. Diary Of A  Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

3. Harry Potter series by J K Rowling

4. The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

5. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

7. Girl Online by Zoe Sugg

8. The Brilliant World of Tom Gates by Liz Pichon

9. Boy by Roald Dahl

10. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

equal 10th with

Gangsta Granny by David Walliams

        

     

World Book Day Winners!

Here are the Year 7 students who won the book badge competition on World Book Day last week. Each of these students collected the most book titles from the badges of book covers worn by staff.  Well done to you all!

World Book Day!

We are having a great World Book Day at Newport High!

Year 7 are collecting book titles from badges worn by staff for our competition and Year 8 have been doing a Readathon for House points. Older students have been nominating their favourite books for the 'Newport High Great Reads' list and World Book Day tokens will be given out later - exchange your token for a free World Book Day book in W H Smiths!
Here are some Year 8 students taking part in their Readathon.

World Book Day

It's nearly here!
World Book Day is this Thursday 5th March.  'My Favourite Book' voting sheets will be given out to all students this week.  Look out for the Newport High School top ten list once all votes have been counted!
Go to www.worldbookday.com for lots of great ideas.

Carnegie and Greenaway long list announced

Today, 10 February, the longlists for the 2015 awards are announced; with 20 titles each on the 2015 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway longlists.

Here are the Carnegie books:

http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/gallery/2015/feb/10/carnegie-medal-longlist-2015

Knit n Natter

First knit n natter held in the library!

Harry Potter Book Night

Look out for lots of fun ideas for Harry Potter Book Night on February 5th at:
http://harrypotter.bloomsbury.com/uk/harry-potter-book-night/

Holocaust Memorial Day

Follow the link for some of the most powerful quotes from Anne Frank’s  'The Diary of a Young Girl'.

http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/jan/27/the-greatest-anne-frank-quotes-ever

Wicked Young Writers

The “prestigious Wicked Young Writers' Award” (The Times) was established by the long-running musical Wicked in order to link the important messages of the production with a competition that would inspire young people to use their writing to look at life a little differently.

 Now in its 5th year, the Award recognises excellence in writing, encourages creativity, and helps develop writing talent in young people between 5-25 years old from all backgrounds and areas of the UK & Ireland.

 A shortlist of 100 entrants will be invited to a very special prize event at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in July 2015 and each will receive a published copy of their entry as part of the annual Wicked Young Writers' Award Anthology.

              Entries can be submitted individually or as part of a school group and both online and postal entries are accepted. Follow the link for details:http://www.wickedyoungwriters.com/default.asp

Key stage 5 & staff book club

We are currently reading The Cuckoo's Calling by J K Rowling, writing as Robert Galbraith. Why not give the book a try?

Teen Reads Choice

If you liked The Fault In Our Stars, read the first chapter of All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven here:

http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/ng-interactive/2015/jan/07/first-chapter-all-the-bright-places-jennifer-niven