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What's New in the Library? Welcome back to Stoke Newington School for the new year! Even if you've only been here for a day or two before, you're part of our community and we're glad to see you again. Come and say hello to us in the library! We are a resource for the whole school to use - you can find books to help with your schoolwork or read for yourself, comics, DVDs, magazines, computers for homework, clubs... you'll be amazed at what you can find in the library. Older students will notice a change in layout: the library has instituted zoning to help everybody get the most out of the space. Look at the signs to see what area you're in. " T h e t r u e r e a s o n I r e a d i s t o F E E L L E S S A L O N E, t o m a k e a c o n n e c t i o n w i t h a c o n s c i o u s n e s s o t h e r t h a n m y o w n. " - Z a d i e S m i t h
Bookbuzz 2018 Bookbuzz is a charitable project which allows every year 7 student to chose a book of their very own to keep forever.the collection for next year's Bookbuzz has been announced, so at the end of term our Y7 students will be getting one of these - but first,, they have to choose one!
Bookbuzz 2018 This year there is a huge array of fifteen books to choose from. Year 7 will come to the library in English class (which is a great opportunity for us to meet you all!), be shown the books and choose which one they want. Then we take the books back and order a copy just for you!
Carnegie Medal Winner The Carnegie Medal is a book prize specifically given for children and teen books. Every year schools all across the country (including many in Hackney) participate in a 'shadowing' scheme where they read the nominated books to see which one they like best. This year, S was given global sensation THUG - The Hate U Give - to read and review. Students made an incredible presentation using illustrations, poems and music to show the other schools the book's characters. Students even got to meet Angie Thomas, the author, at the Hackney celebration.
T. H. U. G. In the hit book based on emotional true stories, Starr witnesses the death of a close friend at the hands of the police, and begins to question the world she lives in and what it means to be a black girl growing up in America right now. Spending 50 weeks as a bestseller, it's no surprise that the YA hit of the past year has been made into a film. Amandla Stenberg stars as the girl caught between two worlds in the movie adaptation, which also stars Common, Issa Rae and Sabrina Carpenter. Read it before you see it!
Banned Books Week Banned Books Week is a celebration of books that have been taken off the shelves in libraries or schools for a variety of reasons. The theme of Banned Books Week 2018 is 'banning books silences stories' so the focus is on books with LGBTQ+ issues, mental health and racial diversity as themes. Have a look at the display in the library and enter our Banned Books Week competition to show your support of stories that need to be told! Celebrate Banned Books Week
Foyles Visit Some of our stellar Student Librarians were rewarded for their hard work over the last year with a trip to Foyles. They got to pick some new books for the library and meet author Chloe Coles on a fun-filled day out. Student Choice books have a special orange sticker on the spine so that you can find them easily in the library. If you are the kind of person who doesn't know what they like to read, look for an orange sticker for a student-recommended read. If you want to become a student librarian, see Ms Loy
Student-Chosen Books Miles Morales is taken out of the comics and given more dimension in his first novel. Jason Reynolds weaves together school, family, race and ordinary teenage life into an accessible, exciting Spiderman story. How do you make a friend? When the school's resident genius musician Marie-Jose begins to be friendly with Victor he wonders what he can possibly give her... and how they can keep her secret. For more reading ideas, Follow @S_Library on Twitter A fun, fantastical adventure with your favourite cats and dogs! There are new villains, robots and friendships in this volume of the Dog Man series. Jaw-dropping, upclose photography shows the natural world and animals as you've never seen them before. With a huge array of animals, vegetables and minerals, this encyclopedia is utterly absorbing.
S L Student Reading Simon Spiers is an average high school student, absorbed with his friends and his family and exchanging increasingly flirty and open emails with another boy from his school. Simon doesn't know the identity of his online crush Blue and Blue doesn't know him... but when Simon leaves his account logged on in school, he ends up being blackmailed by a classmate and he may not be able to live as quietly as he likes... Sephy is a Cross, a dark-skinned member of the elite with a rich politician father and a beautiful life. Callum is a Nought, a pale second-class citizen whose mother is her family's cleaner. They grow up playing together, slowly becoming aware of their situation. As they become teenagers and hormones begin to fly, Callum and Sephy realise that their lives will contain difficult choices... what do they value most? These books are the most popular books from the S library this month. Come check one out!
New Books in the Library Internationall y bestselling series about an assassin taking part in a tournament to win her freedom. Series about a group of friends and how they show their unique personalities on their shared YouTube channel. A companion to the successful videogame series, these files contain history, tips and information about Freddy's. Two treasurehunting kids have their parents disappear on the job. Can they solve the mystery?
Upcoming Book Fair The Scholastic Book Fair is a great opportunity to buy new books, posters and stationery. It's also a great opportunity to volunteer in a position of responsibility. Our next book fair is coming soon -- look and listen out for information on how to get involved.
S L Top Borrowers of school year 2017/18 Evan Campillo - 8W Zamzam Ibrahim - 8G Abdulkadir Ali - 7T Destina Cinar - 9K Anya Hadley-Davis - 7E Mia Turnbull - 8H Romoni Gaznovi - 9K Naseerah Alibhai - 8N David Chance - 8O Amos Auga - 8O Well done to these hard workers!