Some of the best people to choose the books for our Library are the students.  We held a competition recently with the English Department, inviting students to think about which books might be best suited to readers in our school. Participants were asked to present their recommendations in front of their class, Ms Lord and the Library team.

We were looking for literature which could excite younger and older readers alike, books with exciting and unexpected plots, with memorable characters, books that come alive!   The prize was a shopping trip to Waterstone’s flagship store in Piccadilly as a reward for the best presentations.

9E4 put together some compelling presentations. They spoke passionately about their choices which covered adventure, love, tragedy, humour, thrillers, mysteries, historical fiction, science fiction and more.  So high was the standard of our students’ presentations that it was impossible to pick out individual winners. In the end we invited the whole class on a trip to Waterstone’s last Friday.

The Piccadilly branch is Europe's largest bookshop, comprising of eight floors and 8.5 miles of shelving.   The store’s expert booksellers were on hand to guide our students and to provide us with welcome drinks and biscuits.  The trip was a huge success.  The Waterstone’s staff singled out the students’ intelligent book choices and exemplary behaviour.   The new books are now in the Library; there is something for everyone so come along and see for yourself. 

Here are some of the new titles you’ll find on the shelves:

The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan

Plague by Michael Grant

Big Nate The boy with the biggest head in the world by Lincoln Peirce

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberge

Little Woman by Louisa May Alcott

The Hunger Games Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Boys Don’t Cry by Malorie Blackman

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

Blood Red Road by Moira Young

The Eagle of the Ninth Chronicles by Rosemary Sutcliff

Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater