Book Review: Butter

Book Title: Butter
Author: Erin Lange

Review:
An excellent story about a larger than average boy who is bullied by his classmates. It is these children who have given him the nickname 'Butter'. A talented saxophonist, he spends most of his time alone in his bedroom playing his saxophone or logging on to a social networking site. Things change when he sets up his
own blog under his nickname and announces that on New Years Eve he will eat himself to death, inviting anyone who want to, to watch on Skype! Will he follow this through? Read the book to find out.....

I'd give it: 8/10

Book Review by: Mrs Snee, Staff

Did you know.......

It's Black History Month?

And this year, the focus is on the arrival on the Windrush ship 65 years ago, when 492 Caribbean
passengers arrived in Tilbury Dock, Essex.

Symbolically, these people would become known as the 'Windrush Generation' and were seen as the beginning of post-war mass migration.

Do you know anything about Black History? Come and intrigue us in the Library!

Mistakes.....

Very wise advice! :-)

Welcome!

Welcome to The King's School, for all the year 7s and new sixth form entrants who have joined us today! And for the rest of the school, we hope you're looking forward to coming back to school tomorrow!

There have been some exciting changes in the Library! Come up to CIS and say hello to us and our books-
all getting happily housed in their new shelves!

Remember- we still LOVE getting your book reviews! We'll pop them up on the blog, and also share them with other Library users!

Now, we wish all of the school a happy and successful year! Good luck! :D

From your local Library team ;)

What a superb poster......

Book Review: Young Bond, SilverFin

Book: Young Bond, SilverFin
Author: Charlie Higson

Review:
Very good, but the story is built on coincidences and could be better by making more sense.

Rating: 9/10

Review by: WS, 9D

Congratulations!!

Well-done to everyone who have completed their examinations! You all deserve a great summer! :D

Book Review: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Demigod Files

Author: Rick Riordan

Review:
Amazing, intense story for all ages. I really enjoyed it- wished it never ended! The book is about a boy who
leads a war against the evil Titan, Kronos.........

I'd give it: 1000/10

Review by: IE 7B

The philosophy of life

What a great way to look at life..... : )

Book review: The throne of fires

 Book: The throne of fires
Author: Rick Riordan

Review:
It is fiction. It is about a group of teenagers trying to awaken the Egyptian God Ra. It is action packed
and quite funny in places.

Rating: 8/10


Review by: Michael H, 8B

Anyone remember this?

Ask your family if they remember this song- some might.... it was a number 1 hit!

Remember?? :-)

Guess the book!

Which book has these opening lines?


It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.

Trees

For those inquisitive students who have been coming into the library asking what information we have on 'tree', here are some weblinks:-

1. http://www.british-trees.com/treeguide/ A-Z Tree Guide, The Woodland Trust
2. http://majestictrees.co.uk/ Majestic Trees (just in case you're planning to be a few trees!)
3. http://www.treecouncil.org.uk/ -The tree council
4. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/british-natural-history/urban-tree-survey/identify-trees/tree-key/index.html -Tree Identification Key
5. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/british-natural-history/urban-tree-survey/identify-trees/tree-factsheets/index.html -Tree factsheets
6. http://www.trees.org.uk/ -Arboricultural Association 
7. http://www.treesforlife.org.uk/ -Trees for Life

Hope that helps all those budding arboriculturalists out there! :-)

GCSE & A-Level Students!

It's revision time! No doubt you have started revising in some of your subjects and will (hopefully!) be beginning to revise in the rest.
The period up to the exam season can be stressful, but don't worry! Here are some useful websites that Library Assistant James has found:

1. http://www.cambridgestudents.org.uk/examtime/revisiontips/-Revision Tips
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10100363-Exam doctor's top tips for revision
3. http://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/pages/interactive_tips_exam.asp-21 killer tips for revision

Exam board websites:

1. http://web.aqa.org.uk/-AQA
2. http://www.edexcel.com/Pages/Home.aspx-Edexcel
3. http://www.ocr.org.uk/-OCR
4. http://www.wjec.co.uk/ -WJEC
5. http://www.rewardinglearning.org.uk/ -CCEA

Revision Sites:

1. http://www.s-cool.co.uk/ -s-cool
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ - BBC Bitesize
3. http://getrevising.co.uk/ -Get Revising
4. http://revisionworld.co.uk/ -Revision World
5. http://www.docbrown.info/ -Doc Brown Science

Hope this helps! :-D   

The Library wishes all of you the best of luck in your exams! 

The library: beating heart of the school

Here is a super article by the author, Alan Gibbons, on why he thinks school libraries are important:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2013/mar/22/love-your-library-school-alan-gibbons

Why do you love your school library? Write a comment on here!

Happy World Book Day everyone! :-)

Book Review: Captain Underpants

Book: Captain Underpants
Author: Dave Pilkey

Review:

Really fun but a bit babyish. I would recommend it for year 5 and year 6. It has awesome flip-o-ramas!

I'd give it:   8 and a half   /10

Review by: IE 7B

Pupil librarian's display competition

Some of you may have seen our Pupil Librarians busy at work creating some new displays.

Ashley, Robert, Jack and Karl are all working on the displays; it's a competition between each other though!

What do you think makes a good Library display? Colour? Quotes? Book reviews? Let the lads know!

Have a look below at the National Libraries Day display which I (James) made:

Holiday Fun

So, here's a question for you. Where is this quote from:

“There is something you should understand about the way I work. When you need me but do not want me, then I’ll stay.  When you want me but no longer need me, then I have to go. "

Do you know? If so, write your answer in the comments section! :-)

Well, thank-you very much! :-)