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SUMMER 2023, No. 6.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
This is a bumper, bonus summer edition of AGSReads which not only covers all the usual book reviews and recommendations, but includes the whole year review of all our events and activities. Take a nostalgic walk through each month starting with August 2022 and the summer camp for new Year 7 students! Have a great summer and I'll see you all in September!
September - Year 7 Harry Potter Quiz October 1st-7th - Banned Book Week October - Black History Month November 15th-17th - Anti-Bullying Week
What’s on
autumn
2023
December 1-15th - The 12 11 days of Christmas.
December 11th - Bucks Book Award Shortlist Announced.
THIS TERM'S RECOMMENDED BOOK
Miss Pushong
THE BLUE BOOK OF NEBO
Contents below are all hyper-linked
by Manon Stefan Ros
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Library Resources
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The 2024 Bucks Book Award
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Library Stats
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KS3 Loan Stats
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The Year in Review
10 Teri Terry Competition 11 New Book Releases 12 Percy, Alex and Skulduggery 13
Book Reviews
14 Beanstack Awards 17
Puzzle Corner
Winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2023
Dylan was six when The End came, back in 2018; when the electricity went off for good, and the 'normal' 21st century world he knew disappeared. Now he's 14 and he and his mam have survived in their isolated hilltop house above the village of Nebo in north-west Wales, learning new skills, and returning to old ways of living. Despite their close understanding, the relationship between mother and son changes subtly as Dylan must take on adult responsibilities. And they each have their own secrets, which emerge as, in turn, they jot down their thoughts and memories in a found notebook - the Blue Book of Nebo. In this prize-winning novel, Manon Steffan Ros not only explores the human capacity to find new strengths when faced with the need to survive, but also questions the structures and norms of the contemporary world.
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