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Official school library account for Kingston Education Trust: The Kingston Academy & Fern Hill Primary School. Follow us here for news and book recommendations. Posts by librarian: @rebeccarouillard.bsky.social
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Our next author spotlight features Radhika Sanghani on her funny, action packed, demon-slaying adventure 'Here to Slay' - shortlisted in the 11+ Category. youtu.be/wkrIntVStp0?...

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Our author spotlight video today features the brilliant Natasha Farrant talking about her thrilling adventure 'The Secret of Golden Island' - shortlisted in the 9+ Category. @faberchildrens.bsky.social youtu.be/D-CJldmwdfw?...

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A Friday bonus! Our second spotlight video features both the author and the illustrator - here are @trygv.bsky.social & Ella Okstad on the inspiring 'If I Were Prime Minister' - shortlisted in our Picture fiction for Early Readers Category. @debbiethomas.bsky.social youtu.be/_gkmzccPCSg?...

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Our first author spotlight video is up! Here is @kieranlarwood.bsky.social on the inspiration behind the thrilling 'Dungeon Runners' - shortlisted in our 7+ category. @nosycrow.bsky.social youtu.be/wkiFhsXZkdU?...

submitted 24 days ago • 3 comments

It’s Race Equality Week and here are some fantastic books about how you can make a difference… #EveryActionCounts @thekingstonacademy.org

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Brilliant!! Thank you for having me. I learnt so much and it was lovely having the children interact with the story. Wonderful. 😁♥️

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Farrah Riaz, author of 'The Twirly Wiggly Dance' visited Fern Hill on Tuesday. She read her charming picture book, we did a true & false quiz, then we did some twirly wiggly dances of our own! Thanks @farrahriaz.bsky.social - we had a fantastic twirly wiggly time! 💃🕺🪩 @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

I had a fab time meeting all your enthusiastic and attentive pupils. Some great questions. And getting mobbed for signed books afterwards... wow!

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

Our Fern Hill pupils enjoyed an inspiring & engaging visit from David Barker yesterday - we heard more about the thrilling, dystopian 'London Falling' series, received some tips on writing futuristic stories and learned how to use a map for inspiration. Thanks for visiting @dbarker22000.bsky.social!

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I loved visiting @thekingstonacademy.org this week! 🐺😍

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On Wednesday our Year 7 & 8 pupils enjoyed a highly engaging and entertaining visit from @sjwills.bsky.social, author of the Bite Risk series, including were-chinchillas, radioactive bananas and some classic werewolf special effects. Thank you, we had a fantastic time! 🐺 @thekingstonacademy.org

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Our pupils were excited to announce the 11+ shortlist for the @sparkbookaward.bsky.social - what a great selection! @thekingstonacademy.org

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How can our sector spot and challenge fake news and misinformation? Follow these 8 simple steps from @iflaglobal.bsky.social giving you practical advice on how to verify what you're reading and check that what you're reading is telling you the truth. #FactsMatter www.ifla.org/news/how-to-...

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

Book of the Week: 'Lads' by Alan Bissett - a straight-talking, engaging & empowering toolkit for teen boys on how not to be 'that guy', but how to be a good guy & treat everyone with respect. Highly recommended for teens, parents & anyone working with teenagers. @thekingstonacademy.org

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Magnus’s annual library Christmas video is here: The Twelve Days of Christmas (Magnus’s Version) 🎄🐱📚 drive.google.com/file/d/1Omvw...

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We’re very proud that both of our schools have been awarded a Bronze Spark Mark certificate for our engagement with the @sparkbookaward.bsky.social last year. Looking forward to moving on to silver this year!

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Day 5, 11+ Category: ‘Something More’ by Jackie Khalilieh (Hashtag BLAK) Jessie is nervous about starting high school after her recent autism diagnosis. Can she be herself and still maintain her friendships? An engaging read with a strong, authentic voice. #SparkLonglist

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Day 4, 11+ Category: ‘Northern Soul’ by @philearle.bsky.social (BarringtonStoke) When Marv meets Carly it is love at first sight, but he can't talk to her, so the ghost of Otis Redding is going to help - a funny and charming story in an accessible, dyslexia-friendly format. #SparkLonglist

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Day 3, 11+ Category: ‘On Silver Tides’ by Sylvia Bishop (Andersen Press) When Kelda's sister is born they discover that she can't breathe underwater like all the other silvermen - a lyrical and captivating blend of folklore, adventure and romance. #SparkLonglist

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Day 2, 11+ Category: ‘Wild East’ by Ashley Hickson-Lovence (Penguin) After a terrible tragedy, Ronny and his mum move from East London to East Anglia for a fresh start - this is a moving and redemptive verse novel about finding your voice. #SparkLonglist

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

The #Spark12BooksOfChristmas are our longlists, 12 books in each category, specially curated by our panels of teachers and librarians. We will be announcing one book from each category for the next 12 weekdays. Without further ado, here are our first 5 books... 🥁

submitted 89 days ago • 1 comment

Exciting news! We will be posting the '12 Books of Christmas' (our longlist) for each category, one a day, starting on Monday 2 December. Watch this space... 🎄🎁📚

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

Our BookBuzz books have arrived and will be distributed to Year 8 pupils this week. Our top 3 selected books were: 1. Murder at Snowfall by @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social (21%) 2. Steady for This by Nathanael Lessore (16%) 3. Running out of Time by Simon Fox (14%) @thekingstonacademy.org #MyBookBuzz

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