Normal Service Resumes ...

Hello there! The blog is back in business and life in the Library is getting hectic. We have three special events in June based in the Library and more being planned even as I write.

The first event is Ealing Readers' Award (ERA) 2013. The grand final will take place in the Library on Tuesday 11th June and we shall be shifting the stacks around to make room for the eight visiting school panels. We are delighted that the shortlisted book that we are championing is Charlie Higson's The Sacrifice. The shortlisted books are:-


Summer's Dream by Cathy Cassidy
After by Morris Gleitzman
The Sacrifice by Charlie Higson
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney
Missing Me by Sophie McKenzie
Guardian Angel by Robert Muchamore
Ratburger by David Walliams
Emerald Star by Jacqueline Wilson
Four Children and It by Jacqueline Wilson

 

The second big event is the welcome for our Writer-in-Residence, Joe Craig on Friday 14th June. We consider ourselves to be very lucky indeed to have Joe as not only is he a very accomplished author but he also has many strings to his bow, including music, cricket and philosophy. His latest book in the Jimmy Coates sequence is published on June 6th (Jimmy Coates: Blackout)so we shall have copies of his books on sale. I shall keep blog readers updated about the many things Joe is doing in school.

The third big event is Carnegie Shadowing. The judges' decision will be announced on 19th June and our band of readers is cracking on reading all the books on the shortlist. This year's list is extremely strong - I'm particularly glad to see Wonder on the list as it did not make the cut for ERA. The Carnegie shortlisted books are:-

The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan

A Greyhound of a Girl by Roddy Doyle

Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner

In Darkness by Nick Lake

Wonder by R. J. Palacio

Midwinter's Blood by Marcus Sedgwick

A Boy and a Bear in a Boat by Dave Sheldon

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein