Alice in Wonderland!

Have you ever read 'Alice in Wonderland' ?  It is an classic adventurous tale which is part dream, part fantasy.

Read the blurb of the book.

Have a look at some illustrations from the book to help you imagine it.

Read some original quotes from the book, they're crazy!

Famous teenager's author Cathy Cassidy has a new book out called Looking Glass Girl which is based on the Alice story.  read about it here.

After you have looked through these you can wathc an interactive Cathy Cassidy author event!

This will tell you more about Alice in Wonderland and the new book.

Non-fiction Bonanza!

New non-fiction books have been added to the library just in time for reading over the summer!  This collection is mainly based around hobbies.  Learn how to sew a bag, learn even more about space, learn how to make an amphibious car, how to make your own make-up. Learn about subjects that you might study in the future such as media, music and philosophy or just learn how to relax.

Books available to borrow at Highlands LRC now!

Do you have a Kindle? Free book available this weekend..

Free YA book available this weekend for Kindle owners.  Click here to bring you to the deal.

Hidden by Miriam Halahmy examines issues current issues around asylum seekers.  Read the blurb below:

"Alix has never even given a thought to asylum seekers, she has enough problems of her own. Then one day on the beach Alix and Samir pull a drowning man out of the incoming tide. Mohammed has been tortured by rebels in Iraq for helping the allied forces and has spent all his money to escape. However, hiding an injured immigrant is fraught with difficulties. Faced with the biggest moral dilemma of her life, what will Alix do, and who can she trust? A literary, coming-of-age novel, dealing with courage, prejudice, human rights, judgement and the difficulty of sorting right from wrong in our complex world. Nominated for the 2012 CILIP Carnegie Medal."

Poets on the unseen poetry list

The second part of the English literature GCSE exam this year requires students to repond to an unseen poem.  The unseen poet will come from the list below.  A student was revising for the exam in the library this week when we realised that we did not have an anthology or collection on the list and in response to this I decided to make a list of poetry by the named poets which is available for free online.  A large number of the poems (along with poet biographies) are on through Poetry Foundation which is available as a free app.

It is not a comprehensive list but will give students an overview of the poet's work.

Poet	Resource	URL
The following is a list of poets who are on the list of unseen poets for GCSE. Many poems are available on Poetry Foundation website which is also avaialble as a free app for Android & Apple devices.
William Blake	Poetry Foundation (37 poems)	http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/william-blake#about
John Keats	Poetry Foundation (32 poems)	http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/john-keats#about
Thomas Hardy	Poetry Foundation (37 poems)	http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/thomas-hardy#about
Christina Rossetti	Poetry Foundation (42 poems)	http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/christina-rossetti#about
W.H. Auden	Poetry Foundation (8 poems)	http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/w-h-auden#about
Robert Frost	Poetry Foundation (45 poems)	http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/robert-frost#about
Wilfred Owen	Poetry Foundation (14 poems)	http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/wilfred-owen#about
Dorothy Parker	Poetry Foundation (5 poems)	http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/dorothy-parker#about
Maya Angelou	Poetry Foundation (8 poems)	http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/maya-angelou#about
	American Poets.org (2 poems)	http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poems/45519
Wendy Cope	Poetry Foundation (3 poems)	http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/wendy-cope#about
Tony Harrison
Jo Shapcott	Poetry Foundation (1 poem)	http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/jo-shapcott#about
	Jo Shapcott official website	http://joshapcott.com/
	Poetry by heart website	http://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/phrasebook/
	Guardian website: Procedure	http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/aug/01/kate-kellaway-poetry-book-of-the-month
Owen Sheer	Stammerer on Scree	http://9poems.blogspot.co.uk/p/9-poems-for-group-meetup-on-28th-july.html
	Poetry by heart website	http://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/mametz-wood/
Brian Patten	Brian Patten's website (25 poems)	http://www.brianpatten.co.uk/poetry.html
Sophie Hannah	From her official website (there's links to several of her poems here)	http://www.sophiehannah.com/13-2/27-2/
	Pessimism for Beginners	http://www.sophiehannah.com/13-2/27-2/pessimism-for-beginners-example/
	First of the last chances	http://www.sophiehannah.com/13-2/first-of-the-last-chances/the-first-of-last-chances-example/

Pirates of Penzance...Set sail with books about pirates at the LRC

Carnegie Book Awards 2015: Book of the Week

Free university courses online

Future Learn, a provider of free courses , have a new programme aimed at young adults.  These courses aim to bridge the gap between school and university .  It is a great way to try out a subject before committing to study it at university. Have a look at the courses below; 

If you would like to study Science related disciplines at university

Introduction to Forensic Science

Basic Science: Understanding Numbers

Soil: Introducing the earth beneath our feet

Discover Dentistry

An introduction to robotics

If you would like to study Maths at university

Cracking mechanics: Further maths for engineers

Real World Maths: How Maths drives calculus and launches angry birds