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Success at Readers’ Cup. June 16, 2014. Doon Academy won again. A fantastic performance by our team of Alison McCann, Emma Blain, Ben Willis and Jonah McFarlane beat Kilmarnock Academy into second place. Well done team. March 31, 2014. The February book for the Book Group was Sun Dog by Monique Roffey. Only 2 of the members managed to finish the book and both of them enjoyed it – up to a point. March 26, 2014. March saw the S1 and S2 rounds of our annual Readers’ Cup book quiz in the library. She has sen...
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Doon Reads!: Funny books
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Thursday, June 16, 2011. As the same time I spotted Don Calame's Top Ten Funny Teen Boy Books. Again I do have some of them, if you are interested. A very subversive list. Posted by K Bax. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Shelfari: Book reviews on your book blog. Dictionary.com Word of the Day. Radio Scotland Book Cafe. Nicola Morgan's Wasted blog. Ultimate Book Guide Blog. Radio 4 - A Good Read. Reader of the Month. Unsuitable books for teens. Reader of the Month. There was an error in this gadget.
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Doon Reads!: S2 Readers' Cup Quiz
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Thursday, March 17, 2011. S2 Readers' Cup Quiz. S2 Readers' Cup Quiz was held in the Library on Thursday 17th March period 3. the question topics were Lucky dip, Eoin Colfer, Witches and Wizards, Historical Fiction and Books& Films. Unfortunately the questions proved to be rather harder for s2 and the teams didn't score as well as S1. Many thanks to the judges, Heather Dunn, Megan Mccleary, Nathan Gilmore and Paige Collins. Posted by K Bax. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Radio Scotland Book Cafe.
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Doon Reads!: Carnegie Winners Announced
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Thursday, June 23, 2011. The winner of the Carnegie Medal 2011 is Patrick Ness for Monsters of Men - a book we didn't rate at all! The winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal is Graham Barek-Smith for Farther, which was also not liked by our group, but it is a beautiful book. To see the judges comments click here. Posted by K Bax. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Shelfari: Book reviews on your book blog. Dictionary.com Word of the Day. Radio Scotland Book Cafe. Nicola Morgan's Wasted blog.
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Doon Reads!: Reading Week 2
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011. S1 reading in Maths. S1 caught reading in Maths. S2 reading in Maths. May 16th - 20th was our second Reading Week where the whoile school spent 20 minutes first thing in the morning reading quietly. It is very popular with pupils and staff alike. Posted by K Bax. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Shelfari: Book reviews on your book blog. Dictionary.com Word of the Day. Radio Scotland Book Cafe. Nicola Morgan's Wasted blog. Ultimate Book Guide Blog. Radio 4 - A Good Read.
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Doon Reads!: Carnegie Medal Shadowing
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Yesterday afternoon we had a small tea party in the Library for the Carnegie Medal judges while we decide which books should make it to the top of your reading barometer. Mrs Bax provided homemade cakes and tea and we went through the shortlist discussing each title one by one. In order of preference we came up with:. White Crow by Marcus Sedgwick. Out of Shadows by Jason Wallace. Prisoner of the Inquisition by Theresa Breslin. Click here to see our barometer and read our reviews.
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Doon Reads!: Suggestion Form
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Doon Reads!: Kate Greenaway Medal Storytime
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Monday, May 23, 2011. Kate Greenaway Medal Storytime. Taylor, Robert and Aaron reading from Ernest. M arina and Terry-Ann reading Heart in a bottle. Iain and John reading Jim, a Cautionary Tale. Kalvin and Brandon reading Me and YOu. Marina and Terry-Ann reading Heart in a bottle to another group. Some S2 pupils looked at the Kate Greenaway shortlist. The winning team with Mrs Gormanley and some P1/2s. The winning team being presented with their prizes by Mrs Gormanley. Posted by K Bax.
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Doon Reads!: Carnegie Shadowing
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Monday, April 18, 2011. The 2011 Carnegie Medal shortlist is out. Here are the titles. BRESLIN, THERESA PRISONER OF THE INQUISITION. McCAUGHREAN GERALDINE THE DEATH DEFYING PEPPER ROUX. NESS, PATRICK MONSTERS OF MEN. ROSOFF, MEG THE BRIDE'S FAREWELL. SEDGWICK, MARCUS WHITE CROW. WALLACE, JASON OUT OF SHADOWS. We have two copies of each and extras of a few titles in stock. Here is a link to our Shadowing page. Where you can add reviews and post comments. Posted by K Bax. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Doon Reads!: May Book
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Friday, June 03, 2011. The staff book for May was The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. We all really enjoyed a change from our normal reading fare. The mixture of popular science and social history was fascinating and we felt it followed on very well fron The Help by Kathry Stockett which we had read recently. Posted by K Bax. Labels: staff book group. I am about to suggest this as our next staff reading group book. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Dictionary.com Word of the Day.
