Summer is upon us, which means
the Extreme Reading competition is back! Take a picture of yourself reading in
an unusual (but safe place) and email it to us at library@bgs.bristol.sch.uk by 31st
August for your chance to win a £15 iTunes voucher. Categories are Junior
School pupils, Years 7-9, Years 10-U6 and Staff
Follow us on Twitter
@BGSLibrarian and use #ExtremeReading to see where Hermione, the library mascot
has been doing her Extreme Reading.
Some extreme book choices for the
summer include:
Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
When the Walker children set sail
for Wild Cat Island, a summer of adventure begins. Camping under the stars,
swimming in the open water, fishing for their dinner, and battling the Blackett
sisters.
Junior Braves of the Apocalypse: Volume 1: A Brave is a Brave by Greg
Smith
The Junior Braves head to their
summer camp for a week. When they return they find that zombies have taken over
their town, turning it into a desolate wasteland!
Lumberjanes: Volume 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson
Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley
are determined to have an awesome summer together at camp and no supernatural
creatures, weird quests, or bossy counsellors are going to get in their way!
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Following her mother’s death and
a divorce, Cheryl Strayed, author and agony aunt, decided to hike the Pacific Crest
Trail in America and start a new life. A
true story suitable for older readers.
To Reach the Clouds by Phillipe Petit
In this memoir, Phillipe Petit
discusses how one night in 1974 he secretly, and illegally rigged a tightrope
between the Twin Towers in New York and proceeded to make eight crossings 110
floors above the ground.
Let’s Get Lost by Adi Alsaid
Mysterious Leila, who is on the
road trip of a lifetime, has a habit of crashing into other people’s worlds at
the moment they need someone the most. Hudson, Bree, Elliot and Sonia all find
a friend in Leila, but will Leila find what she’s looking for?
The Everest Files by Matt Dickinson
Ryan is on a gap year adventure
in Nepal when he is asked to investigate why Kami never returned from his
expedition to Everest. Ryan’s detective work uncovers fatal human errors caused
by greed, ambition and egos. Just when the case seems closed, it turns out
Ryan’s adventure is far from over.
