GA10 Read On!

 

Mr Zarifeh's tutor group are leading the way by one day a week choosing to read

as a class.

 

We suggested they read The Weight of Water by Susan Crossan. The story revolves around Kasienka and her mum,  who armed with a suitcase and a bin liner of clothes heads  for England to start a new life. This is a startlingly original book that deals with some big issues in a totally non-sentimental way. It's  provoked some heated debate in the form.

Tutor Time Reading 

This Christmas how about taking part in the National Literacy Trust's project to help young people who don't have books at home be able to enjoy the gift of a book?   December 2014 Forward to a friend Visit website Merry Christmas from the National Literacy Trust We'd like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and thank you for your support this year. We also bring you news of the launch of our Christmas Gift of Reading campaign. One in seven children in the UK does not have a book of their own. This Christmas, you can help. Buy the Gift of Reading for your book-loving friends or family and help the National Literacy Trust give disadvantaged children books to keep. You will also receive an exclusively designed Christmas card.   §  A £7 Gift of Reading means a child could choose a book of their own to keep §  A £20 Gift of Reading means a child could choose three books of their own to keep §  A £60 Gift of Reading means three children could choose three books of their own to keep The National Literacy Trust supports children to choose books for themselves and develop a life-long love of reading. Children who read outside of school and enjoy reading reach a better level at school than those who do not. With good literacy skills, these children will go on to reach their full potential. Gift-buyers can choose from the popular “Suzy Goose” Christmas card as designed by author and illustrator Petr Horacek, or “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” card, which features one of the most popular BookBenches from the National Literacy Trust’s Books about Town campaign, as seen in London, summer 2014. To buy the Gift of Reading this Christmas visit www.literacytrust.org.uk/christmas.

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Bookbuzz 2014

 

 Bookbuzz 2014

Bookbuzz is a reading programme from Booktrust, which supports schools to encourage reading for pleasure, independent choice and develop a whole school reading culture.

Thanks to the generosity of the school's Parent Teachers Association who have funded the Bookbuzz project this year all Year 7 students this week have been able to choose their own book from a shortlist of 12 titles. Miss Goode and Mrs Nicholls have been going into Year 7 lessons to promote the books and give  students a taster of these exciting novels. The books will arrive in school just before Christmas so Year 7 students will have an early Christmas present and something to read over the holidays!

All the titles are available to borrow in the Library.

Take a look at:
    http://www.bookbuzz.org.uk/bookbuzz/fun-stuff/quiz/2/

 

How well do you know the Bookbuzz books?

                                             The Bookbuzz Quiz





Is this your reading brain?



Try our quiz to find out if you're a Bookbuzz expert. Just click on the box next to the correct answer to each question and then submit your answers.

If you're not too sure about any of the answers it might be worth taking a look at this year's list of  Bookbuzz books. You can have as many tries as you like.

 

Good luck!

How many books are there to choose from on the Bookbuzz list?

4

 

17

 

238                                                 

 

 

The author of 'Geek Girl' is...

Holly Snail                                                 

 

Holly Stale                                                 

 

Holly Smale

 

In 'Croc and Bird' what relationship is Croc to Bird?

 

brother                                                 

 

mother-in-law                                                 

 

second cousin once removed

 

In 'Ghost Stadium' by Tom Palmer the boys go camping in...

 

Northface Stadium

 

Berghaus Stadium                                                 

 

Southface Stadium

 

Where is 'Tiger Wars' by Steve Backshall set?

 

Southern Italy

 

Northern India                                                 

 

Croydon

 

In 'Operation Ouch' the X-ray image on the front cover shows...

 

kidneys

 

a suitcase                                                 

 

lungs

 

Who are shown on the front cover of 'Stories of WW1'?

 

soldiers

 

sailors

 

astronauts

 

Ruby Redfort is a code-breaker for a secret agency called..

 

Palette

 

Rainbow                                                 

 

Spectrum

In 'Whale Boy', Michael's dreams are about to come true - he's finally going to get his own...

 

motor bike

 

boat                                                 

 

octopus

 

whale

 

How many poems are there in '101 Poems for Children'? (you'd better get this one!)

 

100                                                 

 

102                                                 

 

101

 

'Wild Boy' is set in which decade?

 

1660s

 

1840s                                                 

 

1970s

 

In 'Extra Time' by Morris Gleitzman Matt uses his amazing football skills to avoid being trampled by a herd of...

 

hamsters                                                 

 

elephants

 

cattle

 

In 'A Boy Called Hope' Dan's new-found friend Christopher is an expert in...

 

taekwondo

 

ballet

 

nuclear fission

 

In 'Boffin Boy Goes to Hollywood' by David Orme Boffin Boy's arch rival is called

 

The Wizard of Emo                                                 

 

The Wizard of Email

 

The Wizard of Edo

 

In 'The Great Ice Cream Heist' Eva's neighbour, Jamie, often escapes to...

 

a rabbit warren in the woods

the roof of the garden shed

 

the cupboard under the stairs

 

In 'Winnie's Dinosaur Day', Winnie's local museum bears a striking resemblance to...

 

the Natural History Museum

 

the Empire State Building

 

the Taj Mahal

 

Answers available in the Library.

Books turned into Benches

News & Events

 

 

The BookBenches return! 4 and 5 October

Wednesday the 24th September, 2014

 

Due to a fantastic last-minute opportunity our / are returning for one weekend only!
The 51 BookBenches which have been dotted all over London this summer will make
a brief return – all in one place!

On the 4 and 5 October all 51 BookBenches will be displayed together before they 
are sold at auction.

The University of London has kindly agreed to gather all 51 BookBenches together 
to be displayed to the public inGordon Square Garden WC1 from 10am to 6pm 
over the weekend.

This is a brilliant last-minute chance that came up, so save the date in your diaries!

For more information and how to get to Gordon Square Garden WC1, take
a look at this map.

We would like to say a huge thank you to the University of London and the
 management committee for generously lending us this space to display all the 
BookBenches.

Our charity auction takes place at the Southbank Centre on 7 October. All proceeds go to the National Literacy Trust for their vital work improving literacy levels in the UK.

Tickets for the auction can be bought and you can register to bid online,
all auction information here.

See all the lots in our beautiful auction catalogue here.