Find out what's happening in the Library in the first of our Library updates from Mairead Bermingham.
Willow Park held their annual Book Fair during the last week of September. We raised almost €4000 worth of commission to be spent on books throughout the school because of the generosity of all the Willow families. I have ordered a variety of books both for the library and for various classrooms throughout the school. Just to give you a taste of what is coming soon, have a look at this!
- Gordon’s Game – 4th Form will know this one, after Gordon Darcy and Paul Howard’s visit – a great read for 3rd – 6th form.
- Lots of annuals for 2020 including Guinness World Records, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, a variety of Soccer Annuals, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Minecraft, Roblox and many more.
- A full set of novels to rejuvenate the M5 class library chosen by the boys themselves including Skulduggery Pleasant, Ger Siggins series, Tom Gates, some football themed book and many more
- A set of 4th Form class novels of Tomi – a true story about a little boy who survived the concentration camp and was sent to Ireland to live
- A second set of 2nd Form class novels - One-Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog
- A complete set of adapted Sherlock Holmes novels for 2nd Form boys with a view to choosing a new class novel
- Several series of books which were popular sales at the Book Fair:
- The Stig – an action-packed series for 3rd Form up
- Football School – a series with stories, facts, jokes and puzzles
- The Hounds of Penhallow Hall – adventure stories for younger boys who love dogs
- Clifftoppers – modern Famous Five-style adventure series
- Star Wars Rebels – chapter books for 2nd/ 3rd / 4th forms
- The Last Kids on Earth – a comedy series from Netflix based around zombies (but for the younger boys!)
- The World of Supersaurs – adventure series in a world where dinosaurs survived!
- The Magic Thief series by Sarah Prineas – a magic / fantasy story about a young boy who becomes an apprentice to a wizard
- Nevermoor – a very popular new series which includes magic, adventure and mystery
- W.A.R.P. (Witness Anonymous Relocation Programme) by Eoin Colfer – time-travel adventure series for 5th and 6th Form
- Again for the older boys, The Monster Series by Michael Grant (a follow-on from the Gone series)
- A number of novels that the boys have asked me to buy which they saw at the Book Fair and were not in the library
- 3 novels by Robert Swindells for younger children about life during the Second World War
- Pie in the Sky – a funny and touching story about a family emigrating from Asia to Australia
- Michael Morpurgo’s new book called Boy Giant about a refugee from Afghanistan on his journey to Europe
- A moving and funny book called I, Cosmo about a Golden Retriever trying to keep his human family together!
- And many other titles
- Some non-fiction books about:
- Dogs – always in demand!
- Greta Thunberg – a biography for younger children
- The Extraordinary Life of Neil Armstrong
- A full set of The Danger Zone – Hilarious biographies about famous people, and life in past centuries
- Children Who Changed the World
- 50 Extraordinary Animals That Made History
- Blazing a Trail: Irish Women Who Changed the World
- Plastic Sucks! You Can Make a Difference
- Mrs Wordsmith Storytellers Books - a great resource for teachers
I hope there is something for everyone in this choice of books. Remember if you’ve read any really good books lately or you really want me to get a certain book for the library, just let me know, and I will order it.
Happy Reading!
Mairead Bermingham
Willow Park Junior School Library Co-ordinator