UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March. On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid "pass laws". Proclaiming the Day in 1966, the General Assembly called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination.



To mark this day why not try one of these books, which are all available from the Library:

Ten Things I Hate About me by Randa Abdel-Fattah

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne

Divided City by Theresa Breslin

Caught in the Crossfire by Alan Gibbons

Ruby Red by Linzi Glass

Girl in Red by Gaye Hicyilmaz

The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

Book Trailers

Check out our new collection of book trailers on Vodpod at http://vodpod.com/hgslibrary

Jodi Picoult Event

Jodi Picoult will be discussing and signing copies of her new book House Rules.

When: Wednesday 28th April at 7pm

Where: Glasgow Royal Convert Hall

Tickets £12, to include a copy of House Rules, available from event hotline on 0844 249 0467.

Book of the Week

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Synopsis:
In a world where people born with an exceptional skill, known as a Grace, are feared and exploited, Katsa carries the burden of a skill even she despises: the Grace of killing. She lives under the command of her Uncle Randa, King of the Middluns, and is expected to carry out his dirty work, punishing and torturing anyone who displeases him. Finding life under his rule increasingly unbearable Katsa forms an underground Council, whose purpose is to combat the destructive behaviour of the seven kings - after all, the Middluns is only one of the Seven Kingdoms, each of them ruled by their own king and his personal agenda for power. When the Council hears that the King of Liend's father has been kidnapped Katsa investigates . . . and stumbles across a mystery. Who would want to kidnap him, and why? And who was the extraordinary Graced fighter who challenged her fighting skills, for the first time, as she and the Council rushed the old man to safety? Something dark and deadly is rising in the north and creeping across the continent, and behind it all lurks the shadowy figure of a one-eyed king . . .

Evermore by Alyson Noel

I'm currently reading the second in The Immortals series, Blue Moon by Alyson Noel, but I liked this trailer for the first book Evermore. Watch it at http://www.panmacmillan.com/immortals/

Best Bedtime Story

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle has been voted the best bedtime story ever - find out more at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/7359056/The-Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-voted-best-bedtime-story.html