Catherine Fisher named young people's laureate

A writer from Newport, Catherine Fisher, has been named Wales' first Young People's Laureate.

Literature Wales said the Young People's Laureate post is the first of its kind in the UK and aims to inspire young people in Wales to become involved with reading and creative writing.

Comicmaker!

There are loads of really great websites which help you make your own comics. If you like Doctor Who, try http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/comicmaker/

This site allows you to look at comics, design your own and includes hints and tips for storytelling from Dr Who writer, Russell T Davies.

Keep up with the news!

First News is a weekly national newspaper aimed at children aged 7-14 and is now available in the Learning Resource Centre. It is published every Friday and delivers all the important stories in an easy to understand format. Why not call in and catch up with what's happening in the world?

Black History Month (BHM)is held every October in Britain, and February in USA and Canada.

The aims are to:

Promote knowledge of Black History , Cultural and Heritage
Provide information on positive Black contributions to British Society
Heighten awareness of cultural heritage.
To find out more go to

http://www.black-history-month.co.uk/

The Fear

Mothers and fathers, older brothers, sisters and best friends. No one escaped its touch. Now children across London are being hunted by ferocious grown-ups . . .

They're hungry. They're bloodthirsty...and they aren't giving up.

Find out more about this third book in the 'Enemy' series by Charlie Higson at http://www.charliehigson.co.uk

Planet Dinosaur

This new series deals with recent discoveries and the kinds of terrible lizards not much was known about in the past. The star of episode one was a Spinosaurus, all the way from North Africa, a carnivore that looked like a crocodile with distended legs and a hunchback. At 18 metres long, it wasn't the sort of thing you'd like to bump into!
Follow the series on BBC1 every Wednesday at 8.30.

Harry Potter Premiere

The final film in the Harry Potter series, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2', will premiere on July 7.
The cast, filmmakers and guests attending the final Harry Potter premiere will start the evening on the red carpet in Trafalgar Square before strolling up the road to Leicester Square to watch the film.
The film will be on general release from 15 July.

Author Visit

A huge thank you to Phil Hill who visited us twice this term to talk about his new book 'The Red Chair'. He talked about the writing process, how he thinks up ideas for storylines and how he creates characters. The students then had a go at creating some characters and storylines of their own.
Phil also visited the 'Books for Boys' group to read the final chapter of 'Deadline'.

Can't find what you want?

If there is a book that you would like to read and you can't find it in the LRC, just pop in and fill in a 'Have Your Say' form and I'll do my best to track it down!

My Kinda Book!

http://www.mykindabook.com/
is a website packed with information about newly published titles, author profiles, competitions, YouTube clips and much more.