Tuesday 28 April 2015
New Wimpy Kid cover revealed!
Wednesday 15 April 2015
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.
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.
Monday 16 March 2015
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
Monday 9 March 2015
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!
Thursday 5 March 2015
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.
Here are some Year 8 students taking part in their Readathon.
Tuesday 3 March 2015
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.
Tuesday 10 February 2015
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:
Thursday 5 February 2015
Tuesday 3 February 2015
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/
Tuesday 27 January 2015
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
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