Information Centre

Today is world book day and to celebrate we have released a quiz for all tutor groups to participate in.  The quiz sheets have been distributed in registers and the deadline for entries is Friday at 2:45pm.

The questions are below:

• 1. Guess the correct book title from the initials below.  An additional point can be earned by naming the author.
  a)  LOTR
  b)  CATCF
  c)  HPATPS
  d) TSOTB (clue: by JW)
  e)  KK
• 2. Who wrote the “Demon Headmaster” stories?
• 3. The film “Babe” was based on which Dick King-Smith novel?
• 4. Who had a midnight garden?  Michael, Tom or Philippa?
• 5. What was the name of the dog in “Peter Pan”?
• 6. What is Charlie’s surname in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”?
• 7. Which wizard in the “Lord of the Rings” lives in the Black Tower in Isengard?
• 8. The new Harry Potter book is due out in July what is it called?
• 9. Which comic celebrity is the creator of the Flanimals characters?
• 10. What is the title of the final book in Lemony Snicket’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events”?
• 11. Who played Alex Rider in the movie adaptation of “Stormbreaker”?
• 12. What is the name of Artemis Fowl’s bodyguard?
• 13. What is the name of the main character in Darren Shan’s “Demonata” books “Lord Loss” and “Slawter”?
• 14. What lights did Philip Pullman write about?  Footlights, Northern or Blackpool?
• 15. Which bestselling author wrote “Girls Out Late”?

Tie break:   Can you think of the best alternative title for a well known book?
Examples:    “Mrs Jones’s Filofax” (Bridget Jones’s Diary), “Macbroth”     (Macbeth) or “Lady of the Bracelet” (Lord of the Rings).
 

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We could hardly let Valentine’s Day pass by without gathering together a selection of sure to please books on the theme of romance and love. Books are on display and we have a list of recommended books to provide you with some reading ideas

Students who borrow a book on the 14th February will receive a love heart sweet!

Brashares, Ann   Girls in Pants
Summer is always a special time for the four teenage best friends: Bee, Tibby, Carmen and Lena. They have time to hang out, get jobs, share secrets, discuss boys - and wear the amazing jeans they call the travelling pants.

Dunbar, Fiona  The Truth Cookie
Lulu’s dad has a new love called Varaminta le Bone.  She’s pure poison but how can Lulu make her dad see Varaminta in her true colours?

Flint, Helen  Not just Dancing
A fast moving story that is both funny and poignant.  Geraldine is a champion dancer and on the look out for love.

Hopkins, Cathy Midsummer Meltdown
Lia is thrilled when her parents organize a holiday for her and all friends! But Squidge has an accident and can’t make it. He insists that she go, of course, and in such a setting Lia can’t help but have a good time. But will she be able to tell the truth to Squidge when she returns as an old flame is also on holiday?

McCombie, Karen  Boys, Brothers and Jelly-Belly Dancing
There are days when Ally just doesn’t “get” the male species. Take Billy, her so-called best mate, who’s being even more annoying than usual - so how come she’s having slushy love-type feelings for him?

Ure, Jean, Over the Moon
Scarlett is finding out that life is full of ups and downs. She’s bright, attractive and twelve years old, but she has to rely on more than just her looks to get her the grades she needs to qualify for the Founder’s Day dinner and dance. And what’s she going to do when her eyes mysteriously puff up? Who’s going to want to take her to the dance now?

Wilson, Jacqueline  Girls in Love
When best friend Nadine gets a boyfriend, Ellie finds herself saying that she’s got one too. Trouble is, he’s the too young, too nerdy and too ugly boy who fell in love with her during her boring holiday in Wales.

We have a new display of books in the Information Centre to celebrate Chinese New Year.  Both fiction e.g. Chinese Cinderella and non-fiction books on the theme of China and Chinese New Year are available to borrow. A list of reading suggestions on the theme of China is also available.

Students who borrow a book on the 15th of February will receive a fortune cookie!

For more information about Chinese New Year go to: - www.123chinesenewyear.com/

 Books about China

398.2       Duane, O. B.       Chinese Myths & Legends
Myths and legends from the world of Chinese Mythology

931         Ross, Stewart       Tales of the Dead  : Ancient China
A history book with a difference. Tales of the Dead : Ancient China allows the people of the past to speak again.  The book is packed with amazing illustrations, astonishing facts and detailed cutaways – everything you need to become an expert on Ancient China.

951.05    Burgess, A.         The Small Woman
The Small Woman is a true story of a truly inspiring woman who led a hundred homeless Chinese children to safety to escape from the Japanese invading army.

951.05    Chang , Jung        Wild Swans
Through the story of three generations of women; grandmother, mother and daughter, Wild Swans tells the whole tumultuous history of China’s tragic twentieth century.

951.05    Mah, A. Y.       Chinese Cinderella
When Adeline Yen Mah’s mother died giving birth to her, the family considered Adeline bad luck and she was made to feel unwanted all her life. Chinese Cinderella is the story of her struggle for acceptance and how she overcame the odds to prove her worth.

951.05    Mah, A.Y.       Falling Leaves
A child’s story about Hong Kong in the 40’s and 50’s: of middle-class life at the time of the European concessions and thereafter. The story offers an insight into a particular kind of Chinese life.

McCaughrean, G.             Kite Rider
The amazing story of Haoyou strapped to a kite and sent to fly among the clouds and the spirits of the dead. This is a book unlike anything else you have ever read, full of the sights, sounds and smells of Ancient China. It is an epic, adventurous, incredibly moving story. 

Pullman, Philip      The Firework Maker’s Daughter
More than anything else in the world, Lila wants to be a Firework Maker. But every Firework-Maker must make a perilous journey to face the terrifying Fire-Fiend!  Can Lila survive?

 Xingjian, Gao    Buying a Fishing Rod for my Grandfather
A collection of six short stories from China’s first ever Nobel Prize winning, bestselling author Gao Xingjian.

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