Carnegie Medal Winner

Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness is the winner of the CILIP Carnegie Medal. The book is the third and final part of the Chaos Walking trilogy - all of which are available from the library. Find out more at http://tinyurl.com/6k7vvp9.

Book of the Week

Rick Riordan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and The Kane Chronicles. You can borrow both series from the Library and find out more at http://www.rickriordan.com/home.aspx.


The Kane Chronicles 1: The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan


Carter and Sadie have nothing in common but their parents: their father Dr. Julius Kane, a brilliant Egyptologist, and their mother, a famed archaeologist who died under mysterious circumstances when they were young. The siblings barely know each other, but one night, their father brings them together at the British Museum, promising a 'research experiment' that will set things right for their family. His plans go horribly wrong.
An explosion unleashes an ancient evil - the Egyptian god Set who banishes Dr. Kane to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives. Now orphaned, Carter and Sadie must embark on a dangerous quest - from Cairo to Paris to the American Southwest, to save their father and stop Set from destroying everything they care about...

Love to Write?

Scottish Book trust is currently looking for enthusiastic writers between the ages of 14 and 17 to take part in their Young Writers Awards. You could have the chance to be mentored by an established writer as well as meeting industry professionals and visiting a top London publisher. Find out more at http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/youngwritersawards.

New Children's Laureate

Congratulations to Julia Donaldson, author of the bestselling book The Gruffalo, who has been appointed as Children's Laureate. Find out more at http://tinyurl.com/6gu9hr5

Bookish Web Sites

Go behind the scenes of theYoung Sherlock Holmes series - book 1 available from the Library: http://www.youngsherlock.com/

Try some of the recipes from teen cook Sam Stern or borrow one of his cookbooks from the Library:
http://www.samstern.co.uk/

"Lightning-paced, blood-curdling fun. I wish I'd been able to visit Scream Street when I was a kid!" Darren Shan
Visit Tommy Donbavand's Scream Street site or borrow books 1-4 from the Library:
http://www.screamstreet.co.uk/