November 2018 - January 2019
Welcome to 2019! Tis the season
of new books!
New books in the library
In these cold times the best (and sometimes only) thing to do is to curl up with a good book,
preferably with an accompaniment of a hot drink, a roaring fire and a cat (or dog) on one's lap.
Both the Secondary School and the Elementary libraries have received new titles (a selection of
which I have included) so feel free to come and visit us and browse and borrow to your heart's
content. And if you do not find anything to soothe your reading cravings, please do ask the
librarians and myself - the humble assistant - for recommendations. Believe it or not, we read a lot
of books!
Over Christmas I have read ‘The Word is Murder’ by Anthony Horowitz, ‘Playlist for a broken
heart’ by Cathy Hopkins, ‘Mr Mercedes’ by Stephen King and ‘Junk’ by Anthony Burgess…..all
if which I would heartily recommend.
Lots of new books have been published over the Christmas season…..ranging from The Ice
Monster by David Walliams to Death in the Spotlight by Robin Stevens (the latest in the ‘Murder
most Unladylike’ series) to A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer. All these titles
will shortly be available in the Secondary School Library.
And if this cold weather is getting you down, never fear! Warmer weather will soon be with us and
then we can continue our reading in the sun.
Happy reading!
Your friendly library assistant
Miss Anita
Book 1 in the series
This novel is a coming of age story like no other…..Malcolm
Polstead's Oxford life has been one of routine, ordinary even.
He is happiest playing with his daemon, Asta, in their canoe,
La Belle Sauvage. But now as the rain builds, the world
around Malcolm and Asta it seems is set to become
increasingly far from ordinary. Finding himself linked to a
baby by the name of Lyra Belacqua, Malcolm is forced to
undertake the challenge of his life and to make a dangerous
journey that will change him and Lyra for ever . . .
That summer, life had seemed perfect for Bobby Burns. But
now it's autumn and the winds of change are blowing hard.
Bobby's dad is mysteriously ill. His new school is a cold and
cruel place. And worse: nuclear war may be about to start.
But Bobby has a wonder-working friend called Ailsa Spink.
And he's found the fire-eater, a devil called McNulty. What
can they do together on Bobby's beach? Is it possible to work
miracles? Will they be able to transform the world?