World Book Day 2017

World Book Day is on Thursday, 2nd March.

£1.00 book tokens will be issued to all Y7, Y8 and Y9 pupils during the week via tutors.  Years 10 and 11 can collect a token from the library if they would like one. The £1.00 books available this year include The Island by David Almond, Dead of Night by Michael Grant and Blob by David Walliams. 

There will be a quiz at lunchtime on Wednesday, 1st March, starting at 1.00 pm, as well as various activities throughout the week. On the day we will be showing promotional book trailers in the library at lunchtime. Look out for further information in the Daily Bulletin.

For more information about World Book Day go to

www.worldbookday.com, @worldbookday or www.facebook.com/worldbookdayuk

World Book Day 2016

World Book Day is on Thursday, 3rd March.

£1.00 book tokens will be issued to all Y7, Y8 and Y9 pupils during the week via tutors.  Years 10 and 11 can collect theirs from the library. The £1.00 books available this year include ‘The Boy Who Could Do What He Liked’ by David Baddiel, ‘Spot the Difference’ by Jude Dawson  and ‘Kindred Spirits’ by Rainbow Rowell.

There will be a quiz at lunchtime on Wednesday, 2nd March, starting at 1.05 pm, as well as various activities throughout the week. On the day we will be showing promotional book trailers in the library at lunchtime. Look out for further information in the Daily Bulletin.

For more information about World Book Day go to www.worldbookday.com, @worldbookday or www.facebook.com/worldbookdayuk

World Book Day 2015 – Book Trailers

If you’d like to see the book trailers shown in the Library at lunch time on World Book Day click on the link below

http://www.thornden.hants.sch.uk/index.phtml?d=582283

 

World Book Day Teenfest

Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman has launched World Book Day’s very first FREE online festival for teenagers!

On 4 & 5 March from 6–8pm WBD TeenFest will bring amazing authors including Holly Smale, Marcus Sedgwick, Malorie Blackman, Rainbow Rowell, E. Lockhart and Derek Landy straight to your screen!

For more information http://www.wbdteenfest.com/

World Book Day 2015

World Book Day is on Thursday, 5th March.

£1.00 book tokens will be issued to all Y7, Y8 and Y9 pupils during the week via tutors.  There are two £1.00 books for young adults this year – ‘Geek Drama’ by Holly Smale and ‘Killing the Dead’ by Marcus Sedgwick.

There will be a quiz at lunchtime on Wednesday, 4th March, starting at 1.05 pm, as well as various activities on the actual day.  Look out for further information in the Daily Bulletin.

For more information about World Book Day go to www.worldbookday.com, @worldbookday or www.facebook.com/worldbookdayuk

World Book Day 2015

WBD Teen Fest

2015’s Biggest Books Party at the tap of your screen

for more information click on the link below

A4-Teen-Fest

Robert Muchamore – Rock Wars

The first book in Robert Muchamore’s new series Rock Wars has just been released.  Click on the link below to go to an interview the author has given to the Guardian’s childrens section for more information about the book and the latest Cherub news.

http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/mar/03/robert-muchamore-interview-rock-war

World Book Day – Thursday, 5th March

World Book Day is on Thursday, 5th March.

£1.00 book tokens will be issued to all Y7, Y8 and Y9 pupils during the week via tutors.  There are two £1.00 books for young adults this year – ‘Geek Drama’ by Holly Smale and ‘Killing the Dead’ by Marcus Sedgwick.

There will be a quiz at lunchtime on Wednesday, 4th March, starting at 1.05 pm, as well as various activities on the actual day.  Look out for further information in the Daily Bulletin.

For more information about World Book Day go to www.worldbookday.com, @worldbookday or www.facebook.com/worldbookdayuk

World Book Day 2014

World Book Day 2014 is on Thursday, 6th March

Go to the World Book Day website for information about next year’s free books, competitions, book trailers and links to other good sites for book lovers.

http://www.worldbookday.com/community/worldbookdayya/

Also available is the FREE World Book Day YA App powered by Movellas which features extracts and stories by some of the hottest YA authors as well as the newest and best stories from the Movellas community. With regular updates it’s the best way to discover and share thousands of free, high quality stories AND stay connected with other fans and readers.

World Book Day – Thursday, 7th March

http://www.worldbookday.com/

There will be a number of events taking place this week leading up to World Book Day on Thursday, 7th March 2013.  These include:

WBD quiz on Wednesday, 6th March starting at 1.05 pm.  Can enter as a team or individually but teams to be of no more than 4.  If you’re planning on taking part, you might want to have a look at the WBD website (link above)!

Book Swap – If you’ve got a book at home that you’ve read and don’t want to keep, bring it into the library and swap it for a book someone else has brought in.

Monday, 4th March – Year 7

Tuesday, 5th March – Year 8

Wednesday, 6th March – Year 9

Drop Everything and Read or Listen – In tutor time on Thursday 7th March all pupils and staff will be encouraged to read or listen to a story.

Book Trailers – Watch trailers of popular teenage fiction at lunchtime in the library on Thursday 7th March. Be inspired to read something new.

There is also a Bookmark competition for pupils to take part in and staff and pupils can also post a picture of their favourite book on FROG via their dashboard from Monday 4th March.

Book Tokens – £1 Book tokens will be given to all pupils in years 7, 8, 9 and 10.  If any Y11 pupil would like one, please come to the library.

You can download the free World Book Day YA App from the website to read exclusive new short stories by Patrick Ness, Chris Ryan, Alex Scarrow, Josephine Angelini and more authors.