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New September Display - 2019
Back to school, back to brilliant Learning Lounge books!
All new solo books including 'Two can keep a secret', 'The dog who saved the world' , 'Jemima small vs the universe', 'Grenade' +
Books that follow on from your favourite series, introducing: 'Everest Files: Killer Storm' , 'Fated', 'Lightning Girl: Superhero Squad' and 'Wizards of Once: Twice Magic'
Brand new Graphic Novel & Manga: 'Naruto Vol 1 -3', 'Deathnote Vol 5', 'Pokemon Adventures Vol 2' and 'Assassination Classroom Vol 3'
Engaging non-fiction books to sit down with: 'Riverdale High Student Handbook' and 'Game on 2019'
Where will September's book display take you?
Spotlight Books:
Toffee by Sarah Crossan
I am not who I say I am.
Marla isn't who she thinks she is.
I am a girl trying to forget.
Marla is a woman trying to remember.Allison has run away from home and with nowhere to live finds herself hiding out in the shed of what she thinks is an abandoned house. But the house isn't empty. An elderly woman named Marla, with dementia, lives there - and she mistakes Allison for an old friend from her past called Toffee.
Allison is used to hiding who she really is, and trying to be what other people want her to be. And so, Toffee is who she becomes. After all, it means she has a place to stay. There are worse places she could be.
But as their bond grows, and Allison discovers how much Marla needs a real friend, she begins to ask herself -where is home? What is a family? And most importantly, who am I, really?
Two can keep a secret Karen McManus
A perfect town is hiding secrets.
Two teenagers are dead. Two murders unsolved. And a killer who claims to be coming back.
Ellery's never been to Echo Ridge, but she's heard all about it.It's where her aunt went missing at age sixteen, never to return.
Where a Homecoming Queen's murder five years ago made national news.And where Ellery now has to live with a grandmother she barely knows, after her failed-actress mother lands in rehab.
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Malcolm grew up in the shadow of the Homecoming Queen's death.His older brother was the prime suspect and left Echo Ridge in disgrace.
His mother's remarriage vaulted them to Echo Ridge's upper crust, but it could all change when mysterious threats around town hint that a killer plans to strike again.
And the return of Malcolm's brother doesn't help matters. But his return is just a coincidence... isn't it?
Ellery and Malcolm both know it's hard to let go when you don't have closure.
Then another girl disappears.
As they race to unravel what happened, they realise every secret has layers in Echo Ridge. The truth might be closer to home than either of them want to believe.
And somebody would kill to keep it hidden.
Jemima Small Versus the Universe by Tamsin Winter
I'm going to tell you the word that ruins my entire life: BIG. Because my name is Jemima Small. But I am exactly the opposite.
Jemima Small is funny and smart. She knows a lot of things. Like the fact that she's made of 206 bones, over 600 muscles and trillions of cells. What she doesn't know is how that can be true and yet she can still sometimes feel like nothing... Or how being made to join the school's "special" healthy lifestyle group - aka Fat Club - could feel any less special. But Jemima also knows that the biggest stars in the universe are the brightest. And maybe it's her time to shine...
- Reading Week: 29th Jan to 2nd Feb
Whole school reading week activities. (24/01/2024) - The Scholastic Book Fair is Coming to Toot Hill
The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the Learning Lounge from Wednesday 22nd to Tuesday 28th November (13/11/2023) - Author Visit
Jamie Russell, author of the Skywake series of books visited the Learning Lounge yesterday. (08/02/2023) - Author Visit
On Tuesday 13th December, the Learning Lounge hosted a visit from author Phil Earle. (14/12/2022) - Learning Lounge Awards Evening
...and Tamsin Winter! (13/07/2022) - Tamsin Winter is going to be at the Learning Lounge Awards Evening!
Would you like a signed Tamsin Winter book? (05/07/2022) - Reading Relay Challenge Winners Waterstones Trip
91 books, 52 quizzes... (29/06/2022) - Mark Ballabon - Author Visit
Home: My Life in the Universe (05/05/2022) - World Book Day 2022
All our booky activities (03/03/2022) - Harry Potter Book Night 2022
Get you wizard hats ready because the Harry Potter Quiz is back! (03/02/2022)
- British Science Week: Ideagen Apprenticeship Trip
15 yr 10 students visited Ideagen in Ruddington & learned a lot about STEM careers & apprenticeships (STEM Pathways - 13/03/2024) - British Science week kicks off with a year 9 STEM day
The University of Nottingham visited to deliver the excellent STEM Superstore workshops to 48 yr 9s (STEM Pathways - 12/03/2024) - Year 7 STEM Roadshow!
All of year 7 were lucky enough to get to see (and join in with the BAE Systems/RAF/Navy roadshow! (STEM Pathways - 09/02/2024) - STEM: Secret Science Show was great today at Woolaton Hall
25 year 8 students attended as part of Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity (STEM Pathways - 06/02/2024) - Reading Week: 29th Jan to 2nd Feb
Whole school reading week activities. (Learning Lounge - 24/01/2024) - THINK BIG! Creativity and Careers at the year 10 STEM morning
We were delighted to welcome Nottingham Forest Community Trust back in for another great STEM event (STEM Pathways - 12/12/2023) - The Scholastic Book Fair is Coming to Toot Hill
The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the Learning Lounge from Wednesday 22nd to Tuesday 28th November (Learning Lounge - 13/11/2023) - Arkwright Engineering Scholarships: An incredible opportunity for year 11s
Launch meeting for anyone interested in finding out more Wednesday 25th October (STEM Pathways - 20/10/2023) - Ada Lovelace Day 2023: Fantastic STEM workshops were a great experience.
A group of year 8 girls with an interest in STEM, travelled to MediCity on the Boots campus. (STEM Pathways - 11/10/2023) - Arkwright Engineering Scholarship Success!
We are delighted to congratulate Toby Board on securing this prestigious award. (STEM Pathways - 21/09/2023)