Senior Reading Group - Call for participants.

We are looking for seniors who enjoy reading to join a new reading group as part of a project with other schools. 

In particular any of the students who enjoyed the talk by writer Lisa Ballantyne (picture on right- Lisa is a former Armadale student) and wish for more of the same please consider taking part.

Further details of the project will follow.

"The World of Norm" by Jonathan Meres

What our book group thought: "Norm is irritating" "self-centred", "he is very imaginative in a bad way" "He is funny especially when he goes to pee in his dad's wardrobe!"

We think that  Primary 6 to S1 pupils will enjoy reading this hilarious book.

Tyler Lawless

"Out of the Depths" by Cathy Macphail

What our book group thought: "She is quite freaky- she can see dead people" "She is imaginative and is quite rebellious and doesn't do what she is told"
"This book is confusing especially at the end when she travels into the past"
"But overall we enjoyed this book and we think Primary 6 to S2 will enjoy it too."

"Dark waters" by Catherine MacPhail

"Dark waters" is all about a young boy who saves a younger boy and nearly dies whilst trying to get out of the freezing loch water. You should read this book because it tells you all about how his life is different after he saves the little boy. It will make you more careful near icy lakes.

Recommended by C3X

"Fudge" by Judy Blume

Picture drawn by Charlie

"Ways to live forever" is about an eleven year old boy with leukemia. Sam likes making up lists so he starts writing about his life and what it is like with leukemia. He adds lists to his book about many things.  The story is very uplifting and shows what real life is like and helps show how to deal with things like having leukemia.

Review by AFM

Junior Book Group

Any S1 or S2 pupils who would like to meet with us on Wed Lunchtimes please come along at 1.30 to the library.

This term we have been

• reading and discussing the selection of books on the Scottish Children's Book Awards
• creating Wordles of our favourite book characters
• making posters for Halloween

We will continue the term with a mix of  reading, art projects and discussion.

The Carnegie Challenge 2012 begins.

Come and join us on a Wednesday lunchtime to read, discuss and dissect the most challenging books of the past year.  Prizes and madness guaranteed!!

Our special books- Book week entries

"Megan" by Megan
"Megan" is my favourite book because it is a very personal book on teenage life whilst being pregnant  It is quite a touching novel and makes you realise how life can change dramatically just from having a child.

"Gand National" by Niamh
I really liked reading the "Grand National" because it was an epic adventure about a teenage girl who gives it her all to race her horse in the Grand National. As she is a girl she is not able to race but her hard work and persuasion she gets to race her very much loved horse Piebald After months of training and hard work the teenage girl races her horse in the Grand national and wins.

"George's marvellous medicine" by Shannon
I liked how he was mischievous and exciting. He is very sneaky. I liked out he was very clever and didn't get found out.

Scottish Children's Book Awards

 Well done to all the readers in our Junior and Senior book clubs who read all short listed books in their categories. House points will be on their way! The winners of each group were announced on 21/2/12 and are Ross Mackenzie for "Zac and the dream Pirates" and Nicola Morgan for "Wasted".