29 Apr 2022

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

How would you feel if when you read aloud from a novel, the characters came alive in front of you whilst simultaneously someone from your world was dragged into the story and disappears? Excited or terrified? This is what had happened to Meggie when her father read the book Inkheart to her and her mother 9 years ago. Suddenly her mother was gone, and the evil Capricorn had appeared.  However, Meggie remembers nothing of this until a fire-eater called Dustfinger appears at their house. Suddenly they are leaving to stay at her Aunt Eleanor’s book filled house and her father won’t say why. Has Capricorn finally has tracked down Meggie’s father? What evil does he want him to read out of Inkheart now? I loved all the characters in this book, and it gripped me right until the end. This is a book and a world that I really didn’t want to leave. I can’t wait to get stuck into the next one in this trilogy!


Mrs Godden


1 Apr 2022

Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

This is book one in a series that combines fantasy and crime and I decided to read it on the recommendation of the shedunnit podcast which is a podcast all about detective fiction. I discovered an enjoyable story about a new Metropolitan police constable, Peter, and a crime which doesn’t seem to make sense. Soon Peter is plunged into a world of magic, ghosts, and wizards, all the while trying to make peace between Father Thames and Mother Thames who have massively fallen out! If you throw in some Punch and Judy references, and the slight disadvantage that all the victims have part of their face peeled off, the story is complete. I really enjoyed this new take on a mashup of genres and definitely want to read book 2 of the series.

Mrs Godden









4 Mar 2022

In the last five weeks we’ve had the pleasure of getting to know the incredibly competitive year 7 Edwards’. Read below to see how they got on…


World Book Day - How it all went down!

After a year without celebrations World Book Day was back with a bang for 2022. It was so uplifting to see so many smiling faces and crazy costumes in the Library, and that was just the staff!


14 Feb 2022

Fairy tales, Myths and legends in time for World Book Day

 

Fancy learning a bit more about fairy tales, myths & legends before our amazing extravaganza on this year’s World Book Day after half term. Look no further as here are a selection of books containing those stories for you to explore. You might even get some inspiration for your costume, and you will certainly be prepared when it comes to the World Book Day library quiz!




21 Jan 2022

Slightly spooky books?

 

Fancy some books to curl up with during these cold days? I read these books over Christmas and loved the slightly spooky element that all three had. Why don’t you try one of them out?


         


18 Jan 2022

Year 7 Library Activity

We have just finished a very enjoyable year 7 Library Activity with Hilliard’s House. Read on to find out what we got up to…