CityRead London 2014

Looking for something to do over the Easter break? There are hundreds of amazing activities going on in libraries all over London linked to the City Read, an annual celebration of literature that aims to bring reading to life. This year's books are Private Peaceful and My Dear, I Wanted To Tell You.
http://www.cityreadlondon.org.uk/calendar

Carnegie Medal shortlist

The Carnegie and Greenaway Medal shortlist for 2014 has been announced. Both new and experienced authors have made it on to the shortlist with Anne Fine hoping that 'Blood Family' will bring her success for the third time. Her previous Carnegie winners are 'Flour Babies' and 'Goggle Eyes'.

This year's list has some dark themes with kidnapping, orphaned children and war all featuring - another excellent selection for shadowers to get their teeth into. Watch the authors talking about their books here.



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Mark Robson's visit

Mark Robson met 1st and 2nd form pupils this morning at the start of Kimbolton School's Arts Week. His presentation was wide-ranging from stories about the Red Baron to the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle. One of the highlights was a martial art demonstration (chopping a block of wood in two with his bare hands) as an example of the lengths Mark will go to when undertaking research for his books!

Half Bad

The book everyone is talking about...Sally Green's debut novel, 'Half Bad' is tipped to be the next Twilight.

Nathan Byrne is half bad: half White Witch, half Black Witch. His mother was a healer; his father is a killer. He's wanted by no one, hunted by everyone.
Read the opening to this new trilogy here and reserve your copy of the book at the library.

Celebrating World Book Day - 'Guess who's coming to dinner' and 'Baking for Books'

Competitions and cakes were the themes for today as Kimbolton School celebrated World Book Day. Pupils were invited to 'Guess who's coming to dinner' by checking the clues to each character's plate on the dining table. Over £70 was raised for BookAid International by the Kimbookworms who baked and sold delicious cakes.

Happy World Book Day!

View the ultimate list of 50 books that will change your life revealed today by Malorie Blackman.

See Kimbolton School's own 'Writes of Passage' competition and guess which title each member of staff chose as their favourite.