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Library News
October 2018
Recommended Graphic Novels
This week’s recommendations- Graphic Novels:
Senior: Runaways; Persepolis; Ethel & Ernest; Username: Evie; Maus; The Amazing Book is Not on Fire
Middle: The Arrival; Bone; Artemis Fowl; Brave; The Baby-sitters Club; Percy Jackson and the Titan’s Curse
Junior: Countdown to destruction; Dog Man Unleashed; Knights of the Lunch Table; Cleopatra in Space; Bird & Squirrel; Fort Solitude
Scholastic Book Fair
St. George’s Autumn 2018 Scholastic Book Fair is up and running! Go to http://eu-schools.scholastic.co.uk/st-georges-1815. Browse, order, and pay for books online by 30 October 2018. Orders will be delivered to school. (Prices are in British Pounds Sterling £.)
For every £1 you spend on this month’s Book Club, our school will earn 20p in Scholastic Rewards.
Teacher Picks
This week’s recommendations- teacher picks:
Senior: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; The Waves; I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; Brisingr; Jane Eyre; How Many Socks Make a Pair?
Middle: The Hundred-Year-Old Man; The Book Thief; The Secret Garden; Ann of Green Gables; Wonder; The Way of the Sword
Junior: First Term Malory Towers; The Wind in the Willows; Charlotte’s Web; The Story of Tracy Beaker; The Secret Garden; Stuart Little
Kindles for E-reading!
St. George’s school library has acquired 20 Kindle Fire tablets for use with the Epic children’s digital library app! The app is suitable for students up to age 12, and includes thousands of fiction and nonfiction e-books, audio e-books, read-to-me e-books, and educational videos. French, Chinese, and Spanish language materials are also available.
“Red” Anything Good Lately?
This week’s recommendations- books with red covers:
Senior: Insignia; Young Sherlock Holmes: Red Leech; Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science; The All-mountain Skier; The Master and Margarita; How Long is a Piece of String?
Middle: Malice; Meteorite Strike; Hot Bikes; Paws and Whiskers; Osbert; What Are We Fighting For?
Junior: The Legend of the Worst Boy in the World; Knights in Armour; Mr. Gum and the Cherry Tree; Rabbit Racer; The Mad Miscellany; Revenge of the Fancy-Pants Time Pirate
September 2018
Open Mic at the Library
St. George’s library held its first Open Mic event of the school year after lunch on 24 September. Classical, contemporary, and jazz music were performed, as well as a dramatic monologue. The next Open Mic will take place on 5 November. Sign up in the library!
Current events
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Featured online resource
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British Library: The Online Gallery of the British Library offers a rich variety of virtual books, materials, and exhibits.
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