Sarah Crossan Author Visit!

We are hosting an author visit for Year 7 on Monday 2nd February! Author Sarah Crossan who is well known for her award winning poetry novel The Weight of Water is visiting Highlands to talk to year 7 about her latest book Apple & Rain.

If you would like to buy a copy of the book for the author visit ask your parents to contact Ms O'Shea (librarian).  It is on sale for £8.79.  New copies of all of her books will soon be added to the library to borrow, put down your name if you would like to reserve one.

Watch the beautiful, animated book trailer here

Another Apple & Rain video here

Want to read more?  Read it here : Free sample of Apple & Rain by Sarah Crossan

Interview with Sarah talking about her dystopian novel Breathe

Sarah's other book Weight of Water is available to borrow from the library.

Book Reviews @ Highlands School this week

Terror Kid by Benjamin Zephaniah

I really liked Terror Kid because it gripped me the second I started reading the book.  it was about injustice and I like books about that.

It was about a boy called Rico who hacked into websites as a hobby.  A nice nice looking stranger came over and offered him thosuands to do a hackign job for him.  The stranger tricked him into blowing up a police station.  Rico went on the run, but he gave himself up and he got sent to prison for something he got set up to do.

I thought it was a good book becasue it didn't take too long to get into it and the action started straight away.


By Jude

Girl, Online by Zoe Sugg (aka Zoella)

Although I haven't read all of Zoella's Girl, Online it will draw you in by the way she creates the story if a young person in love in New York.

Zoella's character Penny, is similar to Zoe.  Penny suffers a serious amount of panic attacks which she keeps as a secret.  Penny falls in love with capturing every single moment of her life, so she uses every exciting moment for her blog.

By Rebecca

A Little Bit Behind the Times

But it's not too late...

I did not get the chance to order Girl, Online for the LRC in December.  A large amount of students had bought it already and then there were all the news stories which questioned whether Zoe Suggs had actually written the book or not.  Zoella appears to have had help shaping her ideas from a ghostwriter (definition here), called Siobhan Curran, whose book Dear Dylan is also in the library.  I am glad that this has been revealed and I am very happy that Zoella's book has encouraged so many students to read.

Now that the fuss has died down we are ordering several copies and taking reservations in the LRC.  Call in to put your name on the list.  For more info on the book watch the clever book trailer here.

Terror Kid; A new novel by Benjamin Zephaniah

'Terror Kid' by Benjamin Zephaniah

Read a written review here

Read about Benjamin Zepahaniah's life here

Listen to the writer talk about the book here

Watch a book review here

Read the first 20 pages of the book here

Performance poetry by Benjamin Zephaniah.  Click below.

'Talking Turkeys'

'Money'

For more info on Benjamin Zephaniah have a look at his website and look for his other books in the library.