19 September 2006

 

Blue Peter Book Awards 2006

Shortlists for the three categories in the Blue Peter Book Awards 2006

The Book I Couldn’t Put Down
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo
Blood Fever by Charlie Higson
GRK and the Pelotti Gang by Joshua Doder

The Best Book with Facts
Connor’s Eco Den by Pippa Goodhart
Poo by Nicola Davies and Neal Layton
Spud Goes Green by Giles Thaxton

The Best Illustrated Book to Read Aloud
Guess Who’s Coming for Dinner? by John Kelly and Cathy Tincknell
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
Traction Man is Here by Mini Grey

Source: http://www.achuka.co.uk/achockablog/

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Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2006 shortlist

The four books shortlisted for this year's prize, to be announced 28 September, are:

Blown Away by Patrick Cave (Simon & Schuster, £12.99). Age: 12+
Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce (Macmillan, £9.99). Age: 9+
Fly By Night by Frances Hardinge (Macmillan, £12.99). Age: 12+
A Darkling Plain by Philip Reeve (Scholastic, £12.99). Age: 11+

See reviews of these books on the Guardian Unlimited website http://books.guardian.co.uk/childrensfictionprize2006/story/0,,1867828,00.html

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17 September 2006

 

Man Booker Prizes

Six writers have been shortlisted for this year's 2006 Man Booker Prize. They were chosen from a longlist of 19 and are:

Kiran Desai, The Inheritance of Loss
Kate Grenville, The Secret River
M.J. Hyland, Carry Me Down
Hisham Matar, In the Country of Men
Edward St Aubyn, Mother’s Milk
Sarah Waters, The Night Watch

One of the best-known book awards, the Man Booker Prize for Fiction is for the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland, and is selected by a panel of judges. The prize, due to be announced on 10 October, is worth £50,000. See http://www.themanbookerprize.com/

The Man Booker International Prize seeks to recognise a living author who has contributed significantly to world literature and to highlight the author's continuing creativity and development on a global scale.

Awarded every two years the Man Booker International Prize is unique in the world of literature in that it can be won by an author of any nationality, providing that his or her work is available in the English language. In 2005 it was won by Ismail Kadaré from Albania, and the shortlist for the 2007 award will be announced in April 2007. See http://www.manbookerinternational.com/

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11 September 2006

 

Roald Dahl Day is 13 September

Wednesday 13 September is Roald Dahl Day. It would have been Roald Dahl's 90th birthday, so the first ever Roald Dahl Day is being celebrated around the country.

Here in school look out for Flushbunking Facts about the Number 90 in the Maths Department, or you may be treated to an extract from one of his books in an English lesson. Your History teacher might tell you some Frothbungling Facts about the World in 1916, the year he was born – or maybe you can tell them! Your form teacher will have a selection of fun quizzes to do, such as the Fizzwiggling First Lines Quiz, or the Gigantuous Dahl Character Quiz. But you might also find yourself inventing an Oompa–Loompa dance to warm up in PE, or facing a scrumdiddlyumptious Willy Wonka drink in the dining room at lunchtime. When you go home why not re-read one of your favourite Roald Dahl books?

The Official Roald Dahl website is at http://www.roalddahl.com/


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05 September 2006

 

Welcome to a new school year!

This term sees the library in its new central location on the ground floor. It’s looking first-class, although not yet had all the finishing touches. There are many exciting events planned for the library, with a Reading and Storytelling Festival on a multicultural theme, during the week of 20-24 November. Years 7 & 8 will be spellbound by storyteller and musician Chris Smith’s performance of the Tree of Life; Reading Buddies are going to be itching to read the books after hearing extracts told by Sheila Brinkworth; and the week will also showcase some of our own home-grown talent in school, and see the official opening of the Library by Sister Monica.

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