Book of the Week

Our Book of the Week is:  'City of Bones' by Cassandra Clare. This series come highly recommended by Eilidh and Rachel, two S5 pupils.

Sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is an ordinary teenager, who likes hanging out in Brooklyn with her friends. But everything changes the night she witnesses a murder, committed by a group of teens armed with medieval weaponry. The murderous group are Shadowhunters, secret warriors dedicated to driving demons out of this dimension and back into their own. Drawn inexorably into a terrifying world, Clary slowly begins to learn the truth about her family - and the battle for the fate of the world. We have all of the books in the Mortal Instruments and Infernal Devices series in the library. Please ask to reserve.

Book of the Week

This week's Book of the Week is Blood Red Road by Moira Young.

"In a lawless land, where life is cheap and survival is hard, Saba has been brought up in isolated Silverlake. She never sees theangers of the destructive society outside. When her twin brother is snatched by mysterious black-robed riders, she sets out on an epic quest to rescue him. The story's searing pace, its spare style, the excitement of its fabulously damaged world, its unforgettably vivid characters, its violent action and glorious love story make this a truly sensatonal YA debut novel" (http://www.amazon.co.uk)

This book also won the Children's category of the Costa book prize. It is available to borrow from the library now.

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This weeks Book of the Week is The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick.

ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlock with an eccentric girl and her grandfather, Hugo's undercover lfe and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from Hugo's dead father form the backbone of tis intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery.

This beautifully illustrated book is available to loan in the library now.

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This weeks Book of the Week is: Spooks- I am Grimalkin by Joseph Delaney

This latest chilling installment in the Wardstone Chronicles follows Grimalin, the terrifying witch assasin, feared wherever she is known. Grimalkin has made it her lifetime ambition to destroy the Fiend, avenging the brutal murder of her son.

Having grudingly joined forces with the Spook and his apprentice, Tom, and assisted them in the binding of the Fiend, she is now on the run. And her mission is deadly.

In order to bind the Fiend's spirit for ever Grimalkin must keep his severed head in her possession. No matter who- or what- come after it...................

If you wish to borrow this book, just ask at the library and we can reserve it for you.

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Sister, Missing by Sophie McKenzie

Sequel to Girl, Missing.

It's two years after the events of Girl, Missing and life is not getting any easier for sixteen-year-old Lauren, as exam pressure and a recent family tragedy take their toll. Lauren's birth mother takes Lauren and her two sisters on holiday in the hope that some time together will help, but a few days into the holiday one of the sisters disappears, under circumstances very similar to those in which Lauren was taken years before. Can Lauren save her sister, and stop the nightmare happening all over again?

Find our more and see the official trailer at http://www.sophiemckenziebooks.com/

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We are big fans of Helen Grant in the Library and think this is her best book yet - highly recommended!


Wish Me Dead by Helen Grant

The funny thing is I never even meant the first one. Now I bitterly regret visiting the cursed witch's house, deep in the middle of the forest. It's where I made my wishes.I wished Klara Klein dead. It came true. I wished for the most gorgeous boy in town to finally notice me. It came true. I wished to be rid of the poisonous busybody who destroyed my family. It came true.

I didn't mean for this to happen. Not me, Steffi Nett, the shy one who never says anything. But as the body count increases with every wish I make . . .who else could it be?

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Lula Does the Hula by Samantha Mackintosh

Aloha! I'm Talullah Bird - or Tatty, or Lu. But mostly people call me Lula. So, my big news is...I've finally been kissed. Eeeee! I have an actual, factual boyfriend! At least, I thought I did. But things with the perfect boy aren't going to plan - thanks to his journo gal pal, Evil Jazz. And that's not all. Hoooo no. In a few days I've got to dance the hula in public, put a stop to some seriously serious criminal activity, win a race, and stop Dad from shaming me totally with his weirdiness. Frikkly frik! Where is my normal life? Huh? Where? Please, someone, tell me I'm not jinxed forever...

Funny and romantic - the perfect escapist read!

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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...

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Where I Belong by Gillian Cross

There are guns and bandits in this story. And supermodels. And there's drought and starvation too. Are you wondering how they can all come together? Well, that's how life is these days. Things don't happen neatly, in separate little places. We're all caught by the great spider's web of media that spans the world. That's where this story is set. The world. It's the story of Abdi and Khadija and Freya (that's me) and what happened to us because of Somalia ...

Find out more at http://tinyurl.com/23ehbxy

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The Witching Hour is an adventure set in 17th century Scotland where a young girl called Maggie becomes a reluctant heroine when she finds herself involved with the Covenanting cause and tries to save her uncle from being hanged. This comes after she herself escapes being executed as a witch!

I really enjoyed this one - Maggie is an inspiring character and you come to care about her very much! Elizabeth Laird really brings the history of the time to life and reading this book certainly made me aware of parts of Scotland's past I wasn't very familiar with. An exciting read!

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Splendor by Anna Godbersen

Eagerly awaited finale to The Luxe series.
It's a brand-new year and in this dramatic conclusion to the Luxe saga, the future of Manhattan's favourite socialites is looking decidedly different from the ones they had imagined for themselves. With old ties being broken and new ones formed, every decision comes at cost. And who knows who can afford it . . .

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The Medusa Project: Hostage by Sophie McKenzie

Fourteen years ago, four babies were implanted with the Medusa gene - a gene for psychic abilities. Now teenagers, Nico, Ketty, Ed and Dylan have been brought together by government agents to create a secret crime-fighting force - The Medusa Project. But now Ketty's brother Lex has stumbled into a dangerous game involving his boss and a hidden bomb. It's up to Ketty to save him without letting on what she knows to the rest of the team. But can she control her psychic visions, and her feelings for Nico, without getting the team's cover - and herself - blown sky high?

Read a review at http://www.wbqonline.com/review.do?bookid=6735553

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The 13 Curses by Michelle Harrison

Sequel to The Thirteen Secrets which won the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize.

When fairies stole her brother, Red vowed to get him back. Now trapped in the fairy realm, she begs an audience with the fairy court where she strikes a bargain. Her brother will be returned - but only if she can find the thirteen charms of Tanya's bracelet that have been scattered in the human world. Returning to Elvesden Manor, Red is assisted by Tanya and Fabian and a desperate hunt begins. Soon they make a shocking discovery. The charms now have twisted qualities of the thirteen treasures they represent...and the longer they are missing the worse the consequences will be. Can Red, Tanya and Fabian find all the charms? And even if they do, will the fairies keep their promise?

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Not a new book this week but this one was recommended to me by a pupil and it's a lovely, sweet romance. Better have the hankies ready though!

Things I Know About Love by Kate le Vann

Livia is starting a new chapter in her life. She has been ill with leukaemia for most of her teen years and, as she heads out to America to visit her brother Jeff, she plans on making up for lost time. She's had a lot of time to think about love - but her observations, theories, previous crushes and boyfriends all pale in comparison to what she finds in New York...

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Crocodile Tears by Anthony Horowitz

The new Alex Rider is here at last!

Targeted by a hitman and under threat of his past being exposed by the media, Alex reluctantly turns to MI6. But their help doesn't come cheap: they need Alex to spy on the activities at a GM crop plant. There he spots Desmond McCain, a high profile charity organiser, who realises that Alex is on to him and the real plans for the money he's raising. Kidnapped and whisked off to Africa, Alex learns the full horror of McCain's plot: to create an epic disaster that will kill millions. Forced to ask MI6 for protection, Alex finds himself being manipulated in a deadly game that could lead to the destruction of an entire East African country.

Watch Anthony introduce the latest Alex Rider adventure here http://tinyurl.com/yjah2xr

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Dark Fire by Chris D'Lacey

Fifth book in the bestselling series.

With the Earth on the brink of recolonisation by dragons, David Rain is sent on an important mission: to seek out and destroy a trace of dark fire, the deadliest force in the universe. But with success could come a terrible price, the sacrifice of a beloved clay dragon. How much does the life of one small dragon count, when the alternative is the birth of a darkling...?

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Nation by Terry Pratchett

When a giant wave destroys his entire Nation - his family and everyone he has ever known - Mau finds himself totally alone. Until he meets Daphne, daughter of a colonial Governor and the sole survivor from a shipwreck. They have no common language, no common culture - but together they discover some remarkable things - like how to milk a pig and why spitting in beer is a good idea - and must try and forge a new kind of Nation. Then other survivors arrive to take refuge on the island, and not all of them are friendly...

Find out more about Nation at http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/4722/Nation-by-Terry-Pratchett.html and http://www.terrypratchett.co.uk/

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Chinese Cinderella: The Mystery of the Song Dynasty Painting by Adeline Yen Mah

Following a fall in the Shanghai market, Chinese Cinderella is whisked away to Grandma Wu’s house to recover. As she lapses in and out of consciousness, she is haunted by vivid dreams that seem strange – yet somehow familiar – to her. A tale of slavery and friendship, wealth, poverty and an arranged marriage begins, as Chinese Cinderella recalls a life lived centuries before. But is it real, or all in her imagination . . .

Find out more at Love Reading 4 Kids http://tinyurl.com/ylzb3ao

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Our latest book of the week (slightly delayed - sorry) is the second in Carmen Reid's series about a girls boarding school - Secrets at St Jude's:

Jealous Girl by Carmen Reid

Californian Gina is back in Scotland for a new term at stuffy girls' school, St Jude's, and she's returned with a secret jealousy. But all the dorm girls have a reason to be jealous: glamour-puss Amy is still all green-eyed about Jason, swotty Min longs to be like her cool friends and Niffy, stuck at home, is jealous of everyone back at school. The girls will have to stick together to make it through this term!

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Our new book of the week is Silvertongue by Charlie Fletcher, the final part of the Stoneheart trilogy:

Edie is on a mission. She has survived the worst and walked away from the Walker. And now there is only one thing that matters to her.Meanwhile, the clock has struck thirteen. Time has frozen. All the people have disappeared, and the city is filling up with snow. The Last Knight is searching for George, in no hurry, for as an Agent of Fate he knows things will come to their inevitable end, to what must surely be the decisive and final battle.

Find out more about the trilogy at http://tinyurl.com/lryfat