Carnegie/Greenaway Winners Announced

The 2009 CILIP Carnegie Medal has been posthumously awarded to Siobhan Dowd for ‘Bog Child’, and the 2009 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal was awarded to Catherine Rayner for ‘Harris finds his Feet’. Find out more at http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/2009awards/

Book of the Week

Borrow our book of the week, Tiger-Lily Gold by Fiona Dunbar, which is available now from BR Library:

Rorie and Elsie's parents are missing, and time is running out. The mission to rescue them will take the girls on a dangerous journey, deep into the nerve centre of the corporate machine that is robbing people of their identities. Can the Silk sisters reach their mum and dad before it's too late?

Check out the Chicklish review at: http://tiny.cc/Eau6U

Award Nomination

Our Junior School library, designed by Archial Architects, was nominated in the Best Small Project category at the prestigious Scottish Design Awards 2009. Find out more at http://www.glasgowarchitecture.co.uk/hutchesons_grammar_junior_school.htm

Teenage Reading Circle at Lost in Fiction

Lost in Fiction bookshop announces its new teen reading circle.

The first meeting of the new bookgroup for teens will be held at Lost in Fiction, Byres Road on Monday 15th June after school 5pm - 6pm. The first book up for discussion is 'Skarrs' by Catherine Forde (see http://www.catherineforde.co.uk/ ). Cathy will be attending the first meeting to lead the discussion about Skarrs and provide an opportunity for the bookgroup members to ask questions about her book, writing in general and being an author.

Orange Prize Winner

Marilynne Robinson wins the 2009 Orange Prize for Fiction for her book Home. Find out more at http://www.orangeprize.co.uk/home

Book of the Week

The Devil's Kiss by Sarwat Chadda

Fifteen-year-old Billi SanGreal never meant to make history. Dragged at the age of ten into the modern-day Knights Templar by her father, the Grandmaster, Billi's the first girl ever to be a Templar warrior. Her life is a rigorous and brutal round of weapons' practice, demon killing and occult lore – and a lot of bruises. But then temptation is placed in Billi's path – an alternative to her isolated life. But temptation brings consequences. In this case – the tenth plague – the death of all first borns and so Billi must choose her destiny. And as she soon discovers, death isn't even the worst . . .