St. George's School Cologne Newsletter - St. Georges School

“The End”… – Will it be what you expected?
This autumn will see a few of some favourite
series coming to a closure. Stephenie Meyer’s
bestselling “Twilight” saga got the ball rolling
with its final instalment “Breaking Dawn” published
in August. Eagerly awaited, it split the
huge fan base clean down the middle. A veritable
war raged on blogs and websites, discussing
storylines and much unexpected twists and
turns as well as writing style. Let’s say, it was
definitely NOT what most readers expected. If
you’d like to find out what all the fuss is about,
the book is available from the Stuart House Library,
but comes with a recommended reading
age (which was endorsed, both by the author herself as well as her
publisher) of 15+. The next in line is Christopher Paolini’s third and
final volume in his “Inheritance Cycle”,
“Brisinger”: Following the colossal battle
against the Empire’s warriors on the Burning
Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have
narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is
more at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as
Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of
promises he may not be able to keep. Eragon
must make choices— choices that take him
across the Empire and beyond, choices that
may lead to unimagined sacrifice. Eragon is the
greatest hope to rid the land of tyranny. Can
this once-simple farm boy unite the rebel
forces and defeat the king? – Find out, as the book will be available
at the Stuart House Library right after its publication
on September 20 th . (Age 12+) Already
published in its German original, “Inkdeath”,
last volume in the “Inkheart Trilogy” , will be
released on October 6 th : Ever since the extraordinary
events of Inkspell, when the story of Inkheart
magically drew Meggie, Mo and Dustfinger
back into its pages, life in the Inkworld has
been far from easy. With Dustfinger dead, and
the evil Adderhead now in control, the story in
which they are all caught has taken an unhappy
turn. Even Elinor, left alone in the real world, believes her family to
be lost between the covers of a book. As winter turns to spring,
there is reason to hope but only if Meggie and
her father, and their loyal band of followers,
are ready to make a dangerous deal with
death. (Age 12+) – This book will be available
from the Stuart House Library from October.
Not final ones, but more exciting instalments of
the following series will be available soon:
Cherub No.7, “The Fall”: When an MI5 operation
goes disastrously wrong, James Adams
needs all of his skills to get out of Russia alive.
Meanwhile, his sister Lauren is on her first solo
mission, trying to uncover a brutal human trafficking
operation.... Cherub No.8, “Mad
Dogs”: The British underworld is controlled by gangs. When two of
them start a turf war, violence explodes on to the streets. The police
need information fast, and they turn to the teenage
agents at Cherub in an effort to infiltrate
and dissipate the gangs. (both age 11+)
Jimmy Coates: Survival – The Fifth title and a
stunning new look for Jimmy Coates - part boy,
part weapon, totally deadly! Can Jimmy save
his family AND prevent a war? The choice is
simple. The decision is deadly. Jimmy Coates:
Power - Jimmy's country is under attack. His
body is poisoned. With time running out, he
discovers what some people will do for power -
and what he must do to stop them... (both age
11+)
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One to watch! – “Lost in Austen” is a brilliant
new series from ITV
Amanda Price simply loves Jane
Austen and her novels - especially
Pride and Prejudice. Imagine
her surprise, when one day
she finds Elizabeth Bennet standing
in her bathroom – in London-
Hampstead – in the year 2008….
How did she get there? And if
Elizabeth managed to get here,
well, can’t Amanda go…there?
Meet the Bennets, the Bingleys
and – of course! – Mr. Darcy himself?
Amanda decides to take the
plunge and steps through a secret
doorway hidden in the wall
that Elizabeth shows her. To her
delight, she finds herself inside
her beloved story – but soon
things start to develop quite differently
than she had imagined!
While Elizabeth is happy to live in Amanda's world, Amanda
struggles to make sure that events of the book unfold as they are
supposed to, but her presence causes ripples through the Bennet
household – and “Pride and Prejudice” may never be the same
again…
Follow Amanda’s hilarious story on ITV, Wednesdays at 10:00 pm
local time. Episode 3 is coming up on September 17 th .
More donations for the German Foreign Language
Section
Mrs. Mäder and her Team from the “M&W”
bookshop have come up trumps again and
donated a boxful of recently published
books for teen readers to the St. George’s
School Library. This included, among others
titles, Eon Colfer’s “Fletcher Moon – Privatdetektiv”,
Peter Münch “Der Duft des Lindenbaums”
(hailed as the “Anne Frank’s
Diary for our times”), “Das schwarze Buch
der Geheimnisse” by F.E. Higgins and the
acclaimed “Mein kleines, grosses Leben”
by Holly-Jane Rahlens, a vivid account of
being a teenager in America in the 60ies,
first love and how the assassination of J.F.
Kennedy changed everything, from personal lives to a whole nation.
– Holly-Jane Rahlens will be reading from her book on
October 23 rd at the Literaturhaus I Schönhauser Str. 8, Köln-
Bayenthal at 19:00 pm. Tickets cost between 3.- and 7.- EUR.
With many thanks to
Buchladen M W GmbH Venloer Str.
125 50259 Pulheim
Tel.:02238 57528