NEWS FROM THE LIBRARY
ISSUE 6 | APRIL 2022
Welcome to our World Book Day Special Edition of the LRConnect Newsletter. This issue contains inspiring reads from our Library Ambassadors, how Hymers College celebrated World Book Day, competitions and other book related news.
World Book Day 2022 This year celebrated 25 years of World Book Day and it’s been a wonderful #WorldBookDay here at Hymers in both the Junior and Senior School.
Wednesday saw this week’s motion in the Junior debate, ‘This house would rather give up Netflix for life, than give up books for life’.
We started the week with the awardwinning author, Darren Simpson visiting the Junior and Senior School. An entertaining and engaging visit, where students thoroughly enjoyed learning about the background to both Scavengers and The Memory Thieves, meeting the characters and Darren’s view on the importance to writing a book.
Congratulations to Alice X and Amy H who secured a win for the proposition.
During lunchtime, an Inter-house World Book Day was held in Gore with an easy win by Brandesburton.
World Book Day started with a wonderful assembly led by Year 7 Library Ambassadors talking about the magical world of books. In the Junior School a fantastic Book Fair was held with a wide range books for the students to choose from. Over £1,000 pounds was raised!
Junior School Library Donation Drive The HCA have been overwhelmed by the support shown following their request for book donations for the Hymers Junior School Library. A fantastic collection of books were very kindly donated.
ODD FACT... DID YOU KNOW? THE AUTHOR, ISAAC ASIMOV, HAS A BOOK IN NEARLY EVERY CATEGORY OF THE DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM!
GENRE blast! . . .
SKANDAR AND THE UNICORN THIEF by A.F. Steadman
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THE MERCILESS ONES
OUT 26-5-2022
by Namina Forna
Already building up a formidable reputation as THE new children’s fantasy series of 2022, prepare to experience a magical world full of courageous heroes and warrior unicorns perfect for all fans of Harry Potter and Dragon Realm, as young Skandar takes to the skies to battle a deadly enemy.
THE MINISTRY OF UNLADYLIKE ACTIVITY OUT 29-9-2022
The BOOKS you need to read in 2022!
by Lisa Thompson
From the author of the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike books comes the first instalment in a wartimeset mystery series featuring two resourceful children desperate to be taken on as spies for the titular government ministry.
Both a rip-roaring locked room mystery set in a rundown hotel where a famous guest vanished into thin air and a sensitive exploration of living with a parent with bipolar, The Rollercoaster Boy is another superbly realised children’s novel from the author of The Goldfish Boy.
LIKE A CHARM
THE IVORY KEY
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The acclaimed winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize returns with a typically imaginative and compassionate story of an Edinburgh full of magical creatures - and the only girl who can see them.
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Inspiring Podcasts Remember Reading Podcast Podcast talking about popular children’s books from the past, uncovering the unique story behind the story.
by Akshaya Raman
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A timeless tale of unity and friendship from the author of The House With Chicken Legs, The Thief Who Sang Storms finds a banished girl attempt to bring together the two warring sides of her island and save her persecuted father.
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by Robin Stevens
by Elle McNicoll
by Sophie Anderson
Deka faces difficult choices about the best way to protect the war-ravaged kingdom of Otera in the propulsive, enthralling sequel to the breakout bestselling fantasy The Gilded Ones.
THE ROLLERCOASTER BOY
THE THIEF WHO SANG STORMS
NOTHING MORE TO TELL
OUT 1-9-2022
by Karen M. McManus An unsolved murder and a school full of buried secrets spell deadly danger for an intern determined to get to the truth in this nervejanglingly suspenseful thriller from the author of One of Us is Lying.
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Filled with magical worldbuilding and unforgettable characters, Raman’s stunning Indian-inspired fantasy debut follows four siblings on their quest to find the Ivory Key, a mysterious object of legend.
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Book Recommendations...
This month’s ‘Genre Blast’ - Mystery books that’ll keep you guessing until the end!
“Most people are nice when you finally see them.” To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee