Blue Peter Book Awards 2013

The shortlist for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2013 has been announced:

 

The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas

 

 

Hero on a Bicycle 

 

Tom Gates - Genius Ideas(Mostly)

 

Horrible Histories:House of Horrors

Walter Tull's Scrapbook

 

Fantastic Mr Dahl

Look out for the winners in a special broadcast on World Book Day on 7 March! 

                                                                                                              

Dark Lord:The Teenage Years Wins Roald Dahl Funny Prize

Go to http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/video/2012/dec/06/jamie-thompson-dark-lord-video to see Jamie Thomson, talking about his book Dark Lord: the Teenage Years which won the 2012 Roald Dahl Funny Prize.

Is Santa Claus Coming?

Follow the link below to enjoy some Christmas activities and learn some interesting facts about Santa! Take a look each day to receive updates from the North Pole..

www.noradsanta.org/

 

 

Books For Boys

Here are some great books for boys.
Maybe these are popular reads with boys because there’s plenty of  action and fast-moving plots or perhaps because the characters in the stories are mostly boys.

 However, these are  great books for girls too!

 

The Hobbit - coming soon!

Books for Christmas!

Parents can now order books online from Scholastic Book Club using the link below
http://clubs-school.scholastic.co.uk/newport-high
Using the link means books will be delivered to school with free post and packing and, as books start at £1.99, this is a great opportunity to buy some great Christmas presents.
Remember, place your order and pay online as no money/orders will be accepted in school.
For every £1.00 you spend, 20p goes back to school to spend on books for our library!

New!

In this thrilling and thought provoking adventure fantasy set in a world without water, the Cloud Hunters set out on their missions to track down the clouds and bring the water home.  Bored by his safe and comfortable life and longing for something more dramatic, Christien falls for his class mate Jenine, the daughter of Cloud Hunters.  Persuading her to take him on a trip, he soon finds he has a special role to play...

Frank Cottrell Boyce wins Guardian children's fiction prize

 

Frank Cottrell Boyce scoops a £1,500 award for his book The Unforgotten Coat, based on the true story of a girl deported to Mongolia.

The Unforgotten Coat is a hard-hitting story about the cruelty of the immigration system. Julie tells the story of the unexpected arrival at school, back in year six, of Chingis and Nergui, two brothers from Mongolia. When they ask her to become their 'Good Guide' Julie gets completely caught up in their stories of the imaginary and all-too-real dangers they face.

Read an extract here:http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/interactive/2011/dec/09/extract-unforgotten-coat-cottrell-boyce

Children’s Literature Festival

THE author of the bestselling Diary Of A Wimpy Kid series of books will officially launch the inaugural Cardiff Children’s Literature Festival.

Jeff Kinney takes to the stage at Cardiff City Hall on November 29 to announce details of the festival, which runs from March 20 to 24.

The Cardiff Children’s Literature Festival will bring together for the first time some of the best national and local contemporary children’s writers and illustrators in key venues across Cardiff. Authors already confirmed include Jacqueline Wilson, Anthony Browne, Jeremy Strong, Catherine Fisher, Eurig Salisbury and Malachy Doyle.

Trailer for the new Wimpy Kid story

Follow this link to see a  teaser trailer for the seventh book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, The Third Wheel: http://t.co/dM7zPV99