UK Children's Authors Unite Against Plastic Pollution in our Oceans

Author, Lauren St John, has brought together fifty leading illustrators and authors to call for publishers, book shops, literary festivals and young readers to reduce the amount of plastic they use in favour of eco-friendly alternatives. 

Following David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II programme on plastic waste last year, in which he revealed that plastic will outnumber fish in the oceans by 2050, Authors4Oceans asks you to ‘be the change you want to see in the seas’. 

Their top tips to help you make the difference in conserving and protecting our seas and oceans and the wildlife that live there include ditching plastic bags, straws and bottles and eating only sustainable fish. To find out more click here.

Books by Lauren St John, and the other authors and illustrators that have pledged their support for the campaign, including Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Morpurgo and Chris Riddell, are available to borrow from the Discovery Library.

Welcome Back and Book News Round up

We hope you had a great Easter break and look forward to hearing what you were reading!  The Librarians are currently working their way through the Carnegie shortlist as part of the fantastic TRS Carnegie Shadowing book group known collectively as The Cosmic Ravensbourne Readers.

Among the things that happened in the book world over Easter are:

The announcement of a new Young People's Laureate for London, Momtaza Mehri. Working with Spread the Word, her mission is to raise the profile of poetry in London, engage and inspire young people through issues that affect them using poetry and support the development of young poet's talent in London.


The Man Booker International Prize 2018 shortlist - the prize is to encourage the publishing and reading of quality fiction in translation.

TRS Carnegie Shadowing 2018

We are delighted that TRS are taking part in the CILIP Carnegie Shadowing Scheme for the second

year.

A group of seven Year 8 students, Avril, Sebastian, Dominika, Alfie, Daniel, Philip and Oscar, collectively known as the Cosmic Ravensbourne Readers, will meet each Tuesday afternoon to read, discuss and review the eight shortlisted titles selected by the Carnegie judges.  

Check out our Shadowing Group page and blog here - while you're there why not take part in our reader's polls!

Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018

The acclaimed debut novel by Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas has won the overall winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018.

Also nominated on the shortlist for the Carnegie Children's Book Award, the novel, inspired by the black lives matter campaign and set in America, follows the story of a teenager, Starr, who having witnessed the fatal shooting of her friend by a white police officer, is drawn into campaigning for justice.


The Hate U Give is available to borrow from the War Memorial Library.

The Henrietta Branford Writing Competition 2018

The Henrietta Branford Writing Competition 2018  is an annual competition for young people, which runs alongside The Branford Boase Award for new authors of a children's book and their editors.  

Open to any young writers under the age of 19, entrants must complete a story begun by last year’s winner of the Branford Boase Award, M G Leonard for Beetle Boy.

The story should be between 800 and 1000 words long and the closing date is Saturday, 21st April 2018.  For more information and to find M G Leonard's starting paragraph visit The Henrietta Branford Writing Competition 2018 - rules etc.

The Branford Boase Award long list includes The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr and A Girl Called Owl by Amy Wilson, both of which are available to borrow from the Discovery and War Memorial Libraries.  The shortlist is announced on 2nd May and the winner in July 2018.

CILIP's Carnegie Medal shortlist 2018 announced

CILIP's Carnegie Medal is awarded each year for an outstanding book for children and young people.

The 2018 shortlisted books are:

• Wed Wabbit by Lissa Evans

• After the Fire by Will Hill

• Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean

• Rook by Anthony McGowan

• Release by Patrick Ness

• Saint Death by Marcus Sedgwick

• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

• Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk 

The shortlist includes previous winners Patrick Ness and Geraldine McCaughrean, alongside previous shortlisted authors such as Anthony McGowan, Lauren Wolk and Marcus Sedgwick.  Angie Thomas's debut novel The Hate U Give is a powerful story inspired by the Black Lives Matter campaign,  about prejudice, inequality, police violence and one girl's quest for justice.  There are

To find out more about the books and their authors, go to the Carnegie Shortlist web page and click on the book that you are interested in reading.

Happy reading!

World Book Day 2018 celebrations

This year's TRS and Eden Park High School World Book Day celebrations took place on Thursday 8th March, with staff and Year 7 dress up, Drop Everything and Read and Library competitions. 

Ms Roberts & Mrs Nolan as Batman and Robin

As well as distributing book tokens to students via form tutors, creating World Book Day bookmarks and displays, the Librarians worked with the Geography department to deliver some excellent Library Lessons on banned books.  Adapted for Year 7s from last year's highly successful lesson, the students broke into groups and, following discussions facilitated by the Librarian and teacher, had to suggest reasons why and where in the world particular children's books were banned.  

Mrs Bhandari - Librarian

In addition, the sixth form students and Year 7 students paired up to read together.   

Ms Cadden - Geography Department

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Mrs German - Head of English

Ms Maidment and Ms Orchard Green

Ms Sutton - Head of Science

The Art Department