Broken Soup by Jenny Valentine - A really enjoyable gripping read about a girl who is handed a negative of a photo of her dead brother by a stranger, which changes her life opening up new directions. By the author of Finding Violet Park.
Before I die by Jenny Downham - A sixteen-year-old girl makes a list of all the things she wants to do in the few months she has left to live. A very emotional read.
Fearless by Tim Lott - A dark sort of fairy tale set in the future, with a heroine called Fearless where the other girls are all numbers and they are stuck in a frightening school.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
New thrillers
Inside the cage by Matt Whyman - A 17-year old boy ends up in an isolated camp in the Arctic for hacking into Fort Knox. Another detainee stages a break-out and our hero had to decide which side he is on. If you liked the film Con-Air, you will enjoy this gripping read.
Wilderness by Roddy Doyle - Part survival drama and part family drama. Set in Arctic Finland where two boys and their mother are on a wilderness holiday. When their mother doesn't get back to the lodge, the boys set out to find her. Lots about dogs and dog-sledging.
Boot Camp by Todd Strasser - If you have watched any of the Brat Camp type programmes on TV, you will enjoy this exciting insider story of what happens to a boy sent to a very tough camp.
Wilderness by Roddy Doyle - Part survival drama and part family drama. Set in Arctic Finland where two boys and their mother are on a wilderness holiday. When their mother doesn't get back to the lodge, the boys set out to find her. Lots about dogs and dog-sledging.
Boot Camp by Todd Strasser - If you have watched any of the Brat Camp type programmes on TV, you will enjoy this exciting insider story of what happens to a boy sent to a very tough camp.
Manga and comics
The manga and graphic novels I bought are now available for loan. The library now has some Bart Simpson, some Batman, Heroes and a selection of other titles. There is also a small selection of manga (Japanese comics) for people to try. Because manga are translated from the Japanese you read them back-to-front.
Friday, April 04, 2008
March book
The Staff Reading Group book for March was
Then we came to the end by Joshua Ferris. This was the most unpopular book we have had for some time. Only one person finished it, everybody else hated it and couldn't see any point in continuing it until the end. We didn't think it was funny and were not engaged or involved with the cast of characters. Admittedly it is unlikely that teachers in a rural secondary school in Scotland will have a lot of sympathy for staff of an advertising agency in Chicago.
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