The Reason I Jump

This ground breaking book, The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida, is the moving account of what it can feel like to experience the world differently as a person on the autistic spectrum.

This book can be found in our Discovery Library. 

Watch the moving book trailer.

The book is now the basis of an inspiring documentary released in the UK this month.

Sharna Jackson

Fans of Sharna Jackson, author of The High-Rise Mystery and MIC Drop, will be pleased to hear she is presenting an author talk on Monday 28th of June from 4-5 pm, as part of the Apples and Snakes Spine Festival 2021.  This talk, part of the Bromley contribution to the Spine Festival, will take place remotely and you can book your free ticket online.

 

Sharna, who is an author, curator and project director, and has won many awards and accolades, gives great advice on writing a murder mystery here.

Windrush Day 2021

22 June is Windrush Day when we remember the around 500 migrants from the Caribbean who arrived at Tilbury Docks in Essex in 1948 on the MV Empire Windrush passenger Liner. This video, narrated by Baroness (Floella) Benjamin of Beckenham, tells the story of the Windrush generation. 

We recently bought Benjamin Zephaniah's book Windrush Child which tells the story of Leonard, a Windrush Child, and lays bare the reality of the Windrush scandal.

Carnegie medal winner 2021

Jason Reynolds'  book Look Both Ways has won the CILIP Carnegie medal for outstanding writing for children and young people.  We love his highly original novel, and graphic novel, Long Way Down. 

Look Both Ways is different again, as Reynolds tells ten exciting short stories in one.  Jason Reynolds is a brilliant author and we hope to be seeing lots of his work in the future.  Many of his books can be found in our Libraries and you can browse the catalogue here.

Refugee Week 14 - 20 June 2021

 

'Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else's shoes for a while' 

Malorie Blackman

We have some great books in our Libraries which describe the stories of refugees.  Check out our catalogue here.

UEFA Euro 2021

 

The UEFA Euro 2020 competition kicks off today.  To get to know your players and your opponents there is no better place to start than Matt Oldfield's Ultimate Football Heroes series!!

Empathy Day 2021

 

We could not agree more with the wonderful author Malorie Blackman.  Pop along to the Empathy Lab website for inspiration and ideas.  You can also browse their brilliant book recommendations here.  Lots of these great titles can be found in our Libraries.

United Nations World Environment Day

 

Loads of inspirational reading in our school Libraries on World Environment Day.

Pride Month June

 

June is all about celebrating and supporting the LGBTQIA+ community, something we should all be doing daily.  To mark Pride Month we have decided to share with you some books which explore LGBTQIA+ stories.

All these books are in our Libraries.  Check out our catalogue here.