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Parental Bulletin - 15th March 2019

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Library News<br />

NORTH HERTS SCHOOLS’ BOOK AWARD <strong>2019</strong><br />

Fourteen students from Years 7, 8 and 9 have been busy this term reading, discussing and posting their book<br />

reviews of the three shortlisted titles in their category. We’ve had lots of extremely enjoyable and stimulating<br />

discussions at our Weekly Book Club and the event itself is still to come! The Award and Author Event is next<br />

Wednesday morning 20 th <strong>March</strong> <strong>2019</strong> at Fearnhill School when participants have the opportunity to meet with<br />

other students from nine other North Herts secondary schools, join in discussions and then each vote for their own<br />

favourite. The highlight of the morning will be hearing from and meeting Lucy Adlington, the author of last year’s<br />

winning title The Red Ribbon. The shortlisted <strong>2019</strong> titles will be available for borrowing by other students after 20 th<br />

<strong>March</strong>. It is worth checking out the students’ reviews on our Library catalogue, Accessit and reserving yourself a<br />

copy!<br />

Here’s a reminder of the 6 shortlisted titles:<br />

YOUNGER CATEGORY (Years 7 & 8) :<br />

1. Ghost boys Jewell Parker Rhodes<br />

2. Land of Neverendings Kate Saunders<br />

3. Boy 87 Ele Fountain<br />

OLDER CATEGORY (Years 9+) :<br />

1. Optimists die first Susan Nieslen<br />

2. A Skinful of shadows Frances Hardinge<br />

3. I am thunder Muhammad Khan<br />

IF YOU MISSED JOINING US FOR THE NORTH HERTS SCHOOLS’ BOOK AWARD… we will be participating in the<br />

Carnegie <strong>2019</strong> Shadowing Book Award with the shortlist due to be announced next week! Carnegie is a national<br />

award scheme, running from end of <strong>March</strong> through to mid-June and schools throughout the whole of the UK are<br />

involved. More details to follow. In the meantime, here’s the Carnegie/Greenaway Award website :<br />

www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk<br />

Mrs Evans, Librarian and Library Staff

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