In preparation for the pupils’ return to school on Monday, teachers and support staff are busy preparing our learning spaces so that everyone can fully enjoy our exceptional campus. It will be particularly wonderful to have the Library back in action soon, and for the students to be able to access its literary treats.

Following on from the contributions of 7H in last week’s newsletter, this week 7N’s enthusiastic readers share the books they are currently enjoying.

House of Secrets - Chris Columbus and Ned Vizzini

There are three books in this series and it keeps getting more dangerous and thrilling. There are three kids, Cordelia, Brendan and Eleanor, and they end up inside books fighting for their lives and battling the Wind Witch whilst trying to find a way home to their parents.

Devenor Kristoph wrote the books but never meant for the world to cause this much trouble. He is a mysterious man with a mysterious house, filled with passages that lead to hidden chambers, treasure and skeletons that come alive!

You will meet other characters along the way and when they leave you it’s like you're losing a close friend. The story feels so real it’s like you're there with them. I was swimming in the adventures of this book and I loved the plot and what happened. What will happen to the Walker kids?

By Rose-Ellen 7N

Let the Circle be Unbroken - Mildred D. Taylor

This is the sequel to Roll of Thunder: Hear My Cry. The author is Mildred D. Taylor. This book is about the same young girl Cassie and her family from book one. We discover more about life in Mississippi and how life really was for black people, back then. The main character knows that she’s not a little kid anymore and that there are many things to be afraid of in life. There is a new encounter with their uncle and they learn about how the black people and the white people mix.

I’m only half way through but I have learned so much! I feel like racism and black discrimination has changed over the past 50 years. We're getting better and it’s very interesting to see what it was like for black people back then.

By Lara 7N

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K. Rowling

This week I am reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. I have read this series before and it is one of my favourite books. It is about a boy called Harry Potter. He lives in  what is called ‘the muggle world’. He knows very little about himself and discovers in the story about his early childhood and his parents, who he never knew. This book is full of fun adventures and is a fun, light read and is very interesting. I would definitely recommend it!

By Aisling 7N