Library News

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Library News Dear Parents/Guardians Students thrive off regular class visits to the school library where they are exposed to reading material which inspires creativity and arouse curiosity. Digital media and literature can coexist but students should always be encouraged to read a good book.

Gift Ideas The attached list contains recently published books /graphic novels which are suitable for both independent and reluctant readers. We can only hope that you may donate them or similar age and interest specific books to our school library when you are finished with them.

Non-Fiction          

Guinness Book of World Records 2019 Guinness Book of World Records Gamer’s Edition 2019 Ripley’s Believe it or Not 2019 2024 Qi Facts to Stop you in your Tracks Ultimate Guide To Fortnite 2019 Carroll’s Season of Sundays 2018 Minecraft Annual 2019 Secret Science The Amazing World Beyond Your Eyes – Dara O’Briain Stories for Boys who Dare to be Different – Ben Brooks The Great Irish Weather Book – Joanna Donnelly

Fiction  Death Cure – James Dashner  Turtles all The way Down – John Green  Skulduggery Pleasant Midnight – Derek Landy

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid : The Meltdown – Jeff Kinney Renegades – Marisa Meyer The Knife of Never Letting Go – Patrick Ness The Crimes of Fantastic Beasts – J K Rowling Mortal Engines – Philip Reeve City of Ghosts – Victoria Schwab The Ice Monster – David Walliams

Reluctant Readers Important not to criticise young people’s reading choices comics/match reports/graphic novels are “reading “ too.

Barrington Stoke Series      

Torrent – Bernard Ashley 2 Die 4 – Nigel Hinton The Traveller – Theresa Breslin The Night Raid – Caroline Lawrence The Front Room – Michelle Magorian Burn Out –Robert Swindells

Graphic Novels –Manga/     

Books made up of Comics content

Justice League - Jorge Jimenez The Electric State –Simon Stalenhag Batman White Knight –Sean Murphy Saga - Brian Vaughan Judge Dredd Case Files – John Wagner

Séamus Dowling School Librarian December 2018