BOOK OF THE WEEK
9 December 2024
Hello Bookworms!
I have 2 more wonderful suggestions for you this week, one with a Christmas theme! Delve in and see what you think … maybe one of these will become your favourite!
Do take a look at our Lion Print magazine, under our Further Resources tab. Here are some of the stories our younger pupils have written at the beginning of the magazine and give you inspiration for your own writing. There is also some incredible art work from our pupils.
If you’d like some more ideas of great books to read, do check out our Reading List.
The Very Merry Murder Club
Sleuthing through the snow, on a merry mysterious day, in disguise we go, investigating all the way . . .
This gorgeous wintery collection brings together thirteen bestselling, award-winning and exciting debut authors: Abiola Bello, Annabelle Sami, Benjamin Dean, E.L. Norry, Elle McNicoll, Dominique Valente, Joanna Williams, Maisie Chan, Nizrana Farook, Patrice Lawrence, Roopa Farooki, Serena Patel and Sharna Jackson. With stunning illustrations by Harry Woodgate.
Join them as part of the Very Merry Murder Club as they lead you on a snow-covered wintery journey of festive foul play and murderously magnificent mysteries!
‘Funny, surprising, creepy and chilling. There’s something for everyone here. This book is a real treat.’ – The Week Junior, Book of the Week
‘Each story will keep readers glued to the edge of their seat!’ – The Scotsman
‘The Very Merry Murder Club is a brilliant new anthology, featuring short stories from a range of top authors!’– Booktrust
“Perfect for any budding detective’ – Shout
Biggles Learns to Fly by Captain W.E.Johns
He tilted the machine on to its side, holding up his nose with the throttle, and commenced to slip wing-tip first towards the ground. Whether he was over British or German territory he neither knew nor cared; he had to get on to the ground or be burnt alive. This is the story of the very beginning – of the Air Service and of Biggles.
SPECIAL MISSION!
Fifteen hours. That is all the flying training seventeen-year-old Biggles receives before gaining his ‘wings’ and being sent to carry out missions over the battlefields of France.
The planes are primitive; combat tactics are non-existent; and pilots and their gunners communicate by hand signals and have no contact with the ground. They are reliant on the skill of their fellow crew, their wit and, above all else, bravery.
This is where Biggles learns to fly.
Satisfying and inspiring reading ― Daily Telegraph
