Time4Reading
School Awards
SECONDARY
Foreward
We are delighted to introduce the Time 4 Reading School Awards as part of our South
Gloucestershire Year of Reading campaign.
We know that reading is good for us and there have been a number of recent national reports
which confirm the importance and value of reading. Being able to read underpins education and
accelerates our chances of success; however, reading is also especially important because it can
contribute so much more to our lives – reading provides pleasure, enjoyment and inspiration as
well as helping us to understand the world and experience worlds other than our own.
The Time 4 Reading campaign is to encourage people of all ages in South Gloucestershire to
make time for reading. As part of this campaign, your school is invited to participate in the Time
4 Reading school awards. The Time 4 Reading awards are available to all primary and secondary
schools in South Gloucestershire.
This booklet explains how schools can get involved in the awards and promote the pleasure and
enjoyment of reading as well as all the other benefits which reading can bring.
We look forward to following the success of the Time 4 Reading school awards.
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Councillor Jon Hunt
Peter Murphy
Lead Member for Children and Young People
Director for Children, Adult and Health
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Introduction
Reading is essential to everyday life. It gives us new ideas, helps us understand the world
and helps with our health and relationships. South Gloucestershire Council has launched a
year-long campaign called Time 4 Reading, involving libraries, schools and local businesses to
encourage people of all ages to make time for reading.
As part of the Time 4 Reading campaign your school is invited to participate in the Time
4 Reading school awards. The Time 4 Reading school awards are available to all primary
schools and secondary schools in South Gloucestershire. The aim of the Time 4 Reading
school awards is to encourage enjoyment of reading across school communities.
Time 4 Reading school awards criteria
—All schools are eligible to take part in the scheme.
—Schools work through the stages, starting at Bronze and concluding with Gold.
—For secondary schools each stage is made up of six sections: part A, B, C,D, E and F.
—For secondary schools your school will be required to complete all elements for each award.
—When each secondary school has completed each stage they complete a short application
and submit this to Karen Carrington [email protected]
—Award winning schools will receive a certificate for each stage to recognise their achievement.
—Award winning schools will also receive recognition on the South Gloucestershire Time 4
Reading webpage www.southglos.gov.uk/time4reading and social media channels.
How to get your Secondary School involved?
To enter your secondary school in the time 4 Reading school awards simply email Karen
Carrington [email protected] For further information please contact Karen Carrington
[email protected] or visit www.southglos.gov.uk/time4reading
Booklists
To obtain a book list for use by your school community please see the end of this pack or visit
www.southglos.gov.uk/time4reading
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Secondary School
Bronze award criteria
Part A:
Secondary Schools promote reading by
1Having attractive book displays and
posters within the LRC.
2Providing a book swap box or shelf in
the LRC for students to swap books
from home.
3Running an active reading group (other
than Concorde Reading Group).
4Facilitating library based groups, e.g.
Film Club.
5Take part in national initiatives, e.g.
World Book Day activities, BookBuzz,
etc.
6Using Student Voice or Survey Monkey
to develop plans for the school LRC.
Part B:
Secondary Schools support the Concorde
Book Award by
1Holding regular meetings where the
group reads the shortlisted books for
the award and vote for their favourite
on World Book Day.
2Fundraise to enable the Concorde Book
Award to continue in the future.
2Holding school competitions which
encourage and measure participation in
reading.
Part D:
Secondary Schools promote reading within
the community by
1Hosting primary school activities or
liaise with primary schools about
reading initiatives.
Part E:
Secondary Schools promote volunteering
and participation by
1Encouraging students to help in the
library keeping the environment tidy
and putting books away.
Part F:
Secondary Schools participate in a
programme of induction, training and class
visits by
1Providing library induction to new
students and staff.
2Regularly attending South
Gloucestershire LRC and Library
Managers Meetings.
Part C:
Secondary Schools show they support
regular reading by
1Proving that 50% of books on the Top
100 books for senior schools have been
read by the school community.
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Schools are required to complete the bronze level before applying for this level.
Silver award criteria
Part A:
Secondary Schools promote reading by
2Incorporating reading into the school
rewards system.
1Having attractive book displays and/or
posters school wide.
Part D:
Secondary Schools promote reading within
the community by
2Providing book swap boxes or shelves
around the school, in addition to the
LRC.
3Run a staff reading group.
1Hosting speakers from UWE/Public
Libraries or by demonstrating the use of
Libraries West Catalogue to students.
4Encouraging students to review books
and films.
2Take students to a library outside of
school and/or publicise the use of the
UWE library to 6th form.
5Taking part in a whole school activity
e.g. Stopping to read for 10 minutes on
WBD.
3Promote volunteering opportunities,
for example The Summer Reading
Challenge.
6Contributing to Department
Development plan.
Part B:
Secondary Schools support the Concorde
Book Award by
1Attending the Concorde Book Award
Ceremony with a group of students.
2Encourage students to contribute
towards the Concorde Book Award
Blog.
Part C:
Secondary Schools show they support
regular reading by
1Proving that 75% of books on the Top
100 books for senior schools have been
read by the school community.
Part E:
Secondary Schools promote volunteering
and participation by
1Training library volunteers to work the
front desk, process books, help with
displays, etc.
Part F:
Secondary Schools participate in a
programme of induction, training and class
visits by
1Supporting research through topic
boxes or information literacy.
2Liaising with area librarians to keep up
to date with new ideas.
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Schools are required to complete the silver level before applying for this level.
Gold award criteria
Part A;
Secondary Schools promote reading by
1
Having a presence on school website
and/or social media.
2Provide tutor group/home base/
department multiple book swap boxes
for students to swap books from home.
3Facilitate a community reading group
e.g. U3A, parents, local community.
4Participate in national initiatives
e.g. taking part in writing or author/
publisher competitions.
5Host or attend an author event (other
than Concorde) or take part in local
Literacy Festivals.
6Provide input into School Development
Plan.
Part B:
Secondary Schools support the Concorde
Book Award by
1Taking part in the Concorde Book
Award ceremony.
2Participate in Concorde Book Award
competitions, e.g. poster competition.
3Have timetabled library sessions for
reading or information literacy.
Part D:
Secondary Schools promote reading within
the community by
1Issuing Active Cards to all students.
Part E:
Secondary Schools promote volunteering
and participation by
1Having a reading mentoring scheme in
place.
Part F:
Secondary Schools participate in a
programme of induction, training and class
visits by
1Making the school library system visible
on school screens.
2Ensure links to public library catalogue
are prominent.
3Attend a training session provided
by South Gloucestershire LRC and
Library Managers or other professional
organisation.
Part C:
Secondary Schools show they support
regular reading by
1Proving that 100% of books on the Top
100 books for senior schools have been
read by the school community.
2Taking part in a reading scheme such
as Accelerated Reader, or other regular
reading activities.
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Promote Time 4 Reading school awards
We have included marketing tools to help you promote your involvement in the Time 4 Reading
school awards.
This logo will be sent to you once you confirm to participate in the Time 4 Reading school awards.
Posters
These posters will be sent to you once you confirm to participate in the Time 4 Reading school
awards.
At the moment,
I am reading
Time4Reading
Reading helps you to:
learn, relax, enjoy, experience and entertain
Join the Time 4 Reading school awards and help your school achieve bronze,
silver and gold status in reading across South Gloucestershire.
Reading helps you to:
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learn, relax, enjoy, experience and entertain
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Website
www.southglos.gov.uk/libraries/time-4-reading
Social Media
Twitter
South Gloucestershire libraries twitter address - @Southgloslibs
South Gloucestershire Council twitter address – @sgloscouncil
Twitter hashtag #time4reading
Facebook
South Gloucestershire libraries Facebook page - www.facebook.com/sgloslibraries
South Gloucestershire Council Facebook page - www.facebook.com/sgloscouncil
Bookmarks
Bookmarks will be provided for participating schools to distribute to the school community.
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Successfully complete all elements from this part (please tick).
Secondary school - Time 4 Reading school awards bronze application
School _________________________________________________________________________ Date ____________________________________________________________________________
Application submitted by ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Part A: Secondary Schools promote reading
by
Part C: Secondary Schools show they
support regular reading by
Having attractive book displays and
1
posters within the LRC.
Proving that 50% of books on the
1
Top 100 books for senior schools
have been read by the school
community.
Providing a book swap box or shelf in
2
the LRC for students to swap books
from home.
Running an active reading group
3
(other than Concorde Reading
Group).
Facilitate library based groups, e.g.
4
Film Club.
Take part in national initiatives,
5
e.g. World Book Day activities,
BookBuzz, etc.
Using Student Voice or Survey
6
Monkey to develop plans for the
school LRC.
Part B: Secondary Schools support the
Concorde Book Award by
Holding regular meetings where the
1
group reads the shortlisted books for
the award and vote for their favourite
on World Book Day.
Fundraise to enable the Concorde
2
Book Award to continue in the
future.
Holding school competitions
2
which encourage and measure
participation in reading.
Part D: Secondary Schools promote reading
within the community by
Hosting primary school activities or
1
liaise with primary schools about
reading initiatives.
Part E: Secondary Schools promote
volunteering and participation by
Encouraging students to help in the
1
library keeping the environment tidy
and putting books away.
Part F: Secondary Schools participate in a
programme of induction, training and class
visits by
Providing library induction to new
1
students and staff.
Regularly attending South
2
Gloucestershire LRC and Library
Managers Meetings.
Please check you have completed all of the criteria above and bring evidence of each along to the next South Gloucestershire LRC and Library Managers
Meeting. Dates of meetings are available from Karen Carrington [email protected] Please hand this completed application to Karen Carrington
at the South Gloucestershire LRC and library managers meeting and arrangements will be made for the presentation of your bronze certificate.
www.southglos.gov.uk/time4reading
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Successfully complete all elements from this part (please tick).
Secondary school - Time 4 Reading school awards silver application
School _________________________________________________________________________ Date ____________________________________________________________________________
Application submitted by ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Part A: Secondary Schools promote reading
by
Having attractive book displays and/
1
or posters school wide.
Providing book swap boxes or
2
shelves around the school, in
addition to the LRC.
Run a staff reading group
3
Encouraging students to review
4
books and films.
Taking part in a whole school activity
5
e.g. Stopping to read for 10 minutes
on WBD.
Contributing to Department
6
Development plan.
Part B: Secondary Schools support the
Concorde Book Award by
Attending the Concorde Book Award
1
Ceremony with a group of students.
Encourage students to contribute
2
towards the Concorde Book Award
Blog.
Part C: Secondary Schools show they
support regular reading by
Proving that 75% of books on the
1
Top 100 books for senior schools
have been read by the school
community.
Incorporating reading into the school
2
rewards system
Part D: Secondary Schools promote reading
within the community by
Hosting speakers from UWE/Public
1
Libraries or by demonstrating the
use of Libraries West Catalogue to
students.
Take students to a library outside of
2
school and/or publicise the use of
the UWE library to 6th form.
Promote volunteering opportunities,
3
for example The Summer Reading
Challenge.
Part E: Secondary Schools promote
volunteering and participation by
Training library volunteers to work
1
the front desk, process books, help
with displays, etc.
Part F: Secondary Schools participate in a
programme of induction, training and class
visits by
Supporting research through topic
1
boxes or information literacy.
Liaising with area librarians to keep
2
up to date with new ideas.
Please check you have completed all of the criteria above and bring evidence of each along to the next South Gloucestershire LRC and Library Managers
Meeting. Dates of meetings are available from Karen Carrington [email protected] Please hand this completed application to Karen Carrington
at the South Gloucestershire LRC and library managers meeting and arrangements will be made for the presentation of your silver certificate.
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www.southglos.gov.uk/time4reading
Successfully complete all elements from this part (please tick).
Secondary school - Time 4 Reading school awards gold application
School _________________________________________________________________________ Date ____________________________________________________________________________
Application submitted by ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Part A: Secondary Schools promote reading
by
Having a presence on school website
1
and/or social media.
Provide tutor group/home base/
2
department multiple book swap
boxes for students to swap books
from home.
Taking part in a reading scheme
2
such as Accelerated Reader, or other
regular reading activities.
Have timetabled library sessions for
3
reading or information literacy.
Part D: Secondary Schools promote reading
within the community by
Facilitate a community reading group
3
e.g. U3A, parents, local community.
Issuing Active Cards to all students.
1
Participate in national initiatives
4
e.g. taking part in writing or author/
publisher competitions.
Part E: Secondary Schools promote
volunteering and participation by
Host or attend an author event
5
(Other than Concorde) or take part in
local Literacy Festivals.
Provide input into School
6
Development Plan.
Part B: Secondary Schools support the
Concorde Book Award by
Taking part in the Concorde Book
1
Award ceremony.
Participate in Concorde Book
2
Award competitions, e.g. poster
competition.
Having a reading mentoring scheme
1
in place.
Part F: Secondary Schools participate in a
programme of induction, training and class
visits by
Making the school library system
1
visible on school screens.
Ensure links to public library
2
catalogue are prominent.
Attend a training session provided
3
by South Gloucestershire LRC
and Library Managers or other
professional organisation.
Part C: Secondary Schools show they
support regular reading by
Proving that 100% of books on the
1
Top 100 books for senior schools
have been read by the school
community.
Please check you have completed all of the criteria above and bring
evidence of each along to the next South Gloucestershire LRC and
Library Managers Meeting. Dates of meetings are available from Karen
Carrington [email protected]
Please hand this completed application to Karen Carrington at the South
Gloucestershire LRC and library managers meeting and arrangements will
be made for the presentation of your gold certificate.
www.southglos.gov.uk/time4reading
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Book List for
Secondary Schools
To help you promote and encourage enjoyment of reading across your school, we have researched
and compiled a top 100 list of books for you to recommend to your school community. These
are listed by age group and they are all available from South Gloucestershire Library Service. The
booklist is available below and also online at www.southglos.gov.uk/time4reading
Top 100 books for ages 12-14
Book list
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Title
Watership Down
Soldier dog
Frozen Charlotte
Urban Outlaws
Noble conflict
Noughts and crosses
Forever
Cosmic
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Half my Facebook Friends are Ferrets
Junk
Othergirl
Looking for JJ
Coco Caramel
Looking Glass Girl Sweet Honey
Look in to my Eyes
City of bones
Hunger games
Mockingjay
Catching fire
Butterfly summer
After tomorrow
Mutant City
The Graveyard Book
Maggot Moon
Coram Boy
Lies
Fear
Fault in our stars
Paper towns
Looking for Alaska
The Crow Talker
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
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Author
Adams, Richard
Angus, Sam
Bell, Alex
Black, Peter Jay
Blackman, Malorie
Blackman, Malorie
Blume, Judy
Boyce, Frank Cottrell
Boyne, John
Buckle, J A
Burgess, Melvin
Burstein, Nicole
Cassidy, Anne
Cassidy, Cathy
Cassidy, Cathy
Cassidy, Cathy
Child, Lauren
Clare, Cassandra
Collins, Suzanne
Collins, Suzanne
Collins, Suzanne
Conway, Anne-Marie
Cross, Gillian
Feasey, Steve
Gaiman, Neil
Gardner, Sally
Gavin, Jamila
Grant, Michael
Grant, Michael
Green, John
Green, John
Green, John
Grey, Jacob
Haddon, Mark
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Title
Crocodile tears
Scorpia rising
Eagle strike
Raven’s gate
Stormbreaker
Diary of a wimpy kid: Hard luck
Diary of a wimpy kid: Ugly truth
Diary of a wimpy kid: Last straw
Diary of a wimpy kid: The long haul
Scarlet Ibis
The Bonehill Curse
Itchcraft
The Kite Rider
Twilight
Running wild
Medal for Leroy
Private peaceful
Maximum security
Killing
Fall
Class A
Mad dogs
Wonder
I Totally Funniest
Life: An Exploded Diagram
Tom Gates is absolutely fantastic (at some things)
Genius ideas (mostly)
Extra special treats ( ... not)
Ruby in the Smoke
Witch Child
Mortal Engines
Taming of the tights
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
House of Hades
Percy Jackson and the last olympian
Percy Jackson and the sea of monsters
How I live now
Divergent
Insurgent
Allegiant
Harry Potter and the deathly hallows
Rooftoppers
Timeriders: The Infinity Cage
The Ghosts of Heaven
Counting by 7s
Geek girl
Geek girl: model misfit
Fury
I Capture the Castle
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Author
Horowitz, Anthony
Horowitz, Anthony
Horowitz, Anthony
Horowitz, Anthony
Horowitz, Anthony
Kinney, Jeff
Kinney, Jeff
Kinney, Jeff
Kinney, Jeff
Lewis, Gill
Mayhew, Jon
Mayo, Simon
McCaughrean, Geraldine
Meyer, Stephenie
Morpurgo, Michael
Morpurgo, Michael
Morpurgo, Michael
Muchamore, Robert
Muchamore, Robert
Muchamore, Robert
Muchamore, Robert
Muchamore, Robert
Palacio, R. J.
Patterson, James
Peet, Mal
Pichon, Liz
Pichon, Liz
Pichon, Liz
Pullman, Philip
Rees, Celia
Reeve, Philip
Rennison, Louise
Rennison, Louise
Riordan, Rick
Riordan, Rick
Riordan, Rick
Rosoff, Meg
Roth, Veronica
Roth, Veronica
Roth, Veronica
Rowling, J. K.
Rundell, Katherine
Scarrow, Alex
Sedgwick, Marcus
Sloan, Holly Goldberg
Smale, Holly
Smale, Holly
Smith Alexander Gordon
Smith, Dodie
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Title
Girl Online
Mind Games
Hobbit
The Fellowship of the Rings
The Two Towers
The Return of the King
Secrets and Dreams
Boy in the dress
Demon Dentist
Mr Stink
My best friend and other enemies
Love lessons
Emerald star
Worst thing about my sister
Four children and It
Lily alone
Minecraft: The Official Construction Handbook
Author
Sugg, Zoe
Terry, Teri
Tolkien, J. R. R.
Tolkien, J. R. R.
Tolkien, J. R. R.
Tolkien, J. R. R.
Ure, Jean
Walliams, David
Walliams, David
Walliams, David
Wilkins, Catherine
Wilson, Jacqueline
Wilson, Jacqueline
Wilson, Jacqueline
Wilson, Jacqueline
Wilson, Jacqueline
Top 100 books for ages 15-17
Book list
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Title
Hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy
Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Quicksilver
Thirteen reasons why
Pride and prejudice
All the truth that’s in me
Boys don’t cry
Noughts and crosses
Noble conflict
Double cross
Knife edge
The Manifesto on how to be interesting
Abandon
Underworld
Awaken
Pawn
Perfect scoundrels
Dead time
Dying to know you
Perks of being a wallflower
City of fallen angels
City of ashes
City of glass
Infernal devices
Clockwork angel
Shelter
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Author
Adams, Douglas
Albertalli, Becky
Anderson, R.J.
Asher, Jay
Austen, Jane
Berry, Julie
Blackman, Malorie
Blackman, Malorie
Blackman, Malorie
Blackman, Malorie
Blackman, Malorie
Bourne, Holly
Cabot, Meg
Cabot, Meg
Cabot, Meg
Carter, Aimee
Carter, Ally
Cassidy, Anne
Chambers, Aidan
Chbosky, Stephen
Clare, Cassandra
Clare, Cassandra
Clare, Cassandra
Clare, Cassandra
Clare, Cassandra
Coben, Harlan
Book list
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Title
Weight of water
Maze runner
Scorch Trials
Death cure
Kill order
Mind Blind
Great Gatsby
If I stay
Beautiful creatures
Hate
Lord of the flies
Light
Gone
Fear
Lies
Abundance of Katherines
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Half Bad
Theodore Boone: The abduction
Seed
Day I met Suzie
Fallen
Enemy
Name on your wrist
Love at second sight
Raven’s gate
Russian Roulette
Skulduggery Pleasant: Last stand of dead men
Skulduggery Pleasant: kingdom of the wicked
Sky on fire
To kill a mockingbird
Every day
Power of six
Rise of nine
Fall of five
I am number four
Champion
Throne of glass
Declaration
Clash of kings
Atonement
Split second
Defy the stars
Burning bright
Sister, missing
Missing me
Casting shadows
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Black Friday
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Author
Crossan, Sarah
Dashner, James
Dashner, James
Dashner, James
Dashner, James
Don, Lari
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
Forman, Gayle
Garcia, Kami
Gibbons, Alan
Golding, William
Grant, Michael
Grant, Michael
Grant, Michael
Grant, Michael
Green, John
Green, John
Green, Sally
Grisham, John
Heathfield, Lisa
Higgins, Chris
Higson, Charlie
Higson, Charlie
Hiorns, Helen
Hopkins, Cathy
Horowitz, Anthony
Horowitz, Anthony
Landy, Derek
Landy, Derek
Laybourne, Emmy
Lee, Harper
Levithan, David
Lore, Pittacus
Lore, Pittacus
Lore, Pittacus
Lore, Pittacus
Lu, Marie
Maas, Sarah J.
Malley, Gemma
Martin, George R. R.
McEwan, Ian
McKenzie, Sophie
McKenzie, Sophie
McKenzie, Sophie
McKenzie, Sophie
McKenzie, Sophie
McKenzie, Sophie
Morgan, Kass
Muchamore, Robert
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Title
Shadow wave
People’s republic
Guardian angel
Knife of never letting go
More than this
Ask and the answer
Monsters of men
All the Bright Places
Nineteen Eighty-four
Confessions of a murder suspect
Maximum ride: Nevermore
Ketchup clouds
Code
Heroes of Olympus: The son of Neptune
Percy Jackson and the Titan’s curse
Just in case
Catcher in the rye
She is not invisible
Uprising
Of mice and men
Slated
Numbers
Code name Verity
Fifth wave
Book thief
Author
Muchamore, Robert
Muchamore, Robert
Muchamore, Robert
Ness, Patrick
Ness, Patrick
Ness, Patrick
Ness, Patrick
Niven, Jennifer
Orwell, George
Patterson, James
Patterson, James
Pitcher, Annabel
Reichs, Kathy
Riordan, Rick
Riordan, Rick
Rosoff, Meg
Salinger, J. D.
Sedgwick, Marcus
Stasse, Lisa M.
Steinbeck, John
Terry, Teri
Ward, Rachel
Wein, Elizabeth
Yancey, Rick
Zusak, Markus
Book List for adults
To help you promote and encourage enjoyment of reading across your school, we have researched
and compiled a top 100 list of adult books for you to recommend to your teachers and parents.
Book list
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The Lord of the Rings Pride and Prejudice
His Dark Materials The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire To Kill a Mockingbird A Man Called Ove Nineteen Eighty-Four The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Jane Eyre
Catch-22 Wuthering Heights Birdsong Rebecca The Catcher in the Rye www.southglos.gov.uk/time4reading
Author
JRR Tolkien
Jane Austen
Philip Pullman
Douglas Adams
JK Rowling
Harper Lee
Fredrik Backman
George Orwell
CS Lewis
Charlotte Brontë
Joseph Heller
Emily Brontë
Sebastian Faulks
Daphne du Maurier
JD Salinger
Book list
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Title
The Wasp Factory
Girl with a Pearl Earring Shock of the Fall Captain Corelli’s Mandolin The Siege The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time The Island Life of Pi Sense of an Ending The Hobbit Tess Of The D’Urbervilles Middlemarch A Prayer For Owen Meany The Grapes Of Wrath The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Restless One Hundred Years Of Solitude The Poisonwood Bible Harvest Girl on the Train Room A Town Like Alice Persuasion Dune Emma We Need to Talk About Kevin The Paying Guests The Great Gatsby
A Delicate Truth Brideshead Revisited Animal Farm The Road Home Far From The Madding Crowd Goodnight Mister Tom The Shell Seekers The Son Of Mice And Men The Stand Devices and desires A Spool of Blue Thread The Color Purple The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society How to be both The Fault in our Stars Song of Achilles Noughts And Crosses Memoirs Of A Geisha The Bone Clocks The Thorn Birds www.southglos.gov.uk/time4reading
Author
Iain Banks
Tracy Chevalier
Nathan Filer
Nathan Filer
Helen Dunmore
Mark Haddon
Victoria Hislop
Yann Martel
Julian Barnes
JRR Tolkien
Thomas Hardy
George Eliot
John Irving
John Steinbeck
Rachel Joyce
William Boyd
Gabriel García Márquez
Barbara Kingsolver
Jim Crace
Paula Hawkins
Emma Donoghue
Nevil Shute
Jane Austen
Frank Herbert
Jane Austen
Lionel Shriver
Sarah Waters
F Scott Fitzgerald
John Le Carre
Evelyn Waugh
George Orwell
Rose Tremain
Thomas Hardy
Michelle Magorian
Rosamunde Pilcher
Jo Nesbo
John Steinbeck
Stephen King
P D James
Anne Tyler
Alice Walker
Annie Burrows
Ali Smith
John Green
Madeline Miller
Malorie Blackman
Arthur Golden
David Mitchell
Colleen McCollough
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Mort Casual Vacancy The Magus Good Omens Guards! Guards! Lord Of The Flies Perfume The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Night Watch Gone Girl Bridget Jones’s Diary The Secret History The Woman In White Sea of Poppies The Handmaid’s Tale Fatherland Wolf Hall I am Pilgrim Holes Gormenghast The God Of Small Things One Day Brave New World Cold Comfort Farm Magician On The Road The Godfather The Clan Of The Cave Bear The Colour Of Magic The Alchemist The Road The Kite Runner
The Book Thief The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency
Atonement Midnight’s Children Author
Terry Pratchett
J.K.Rowling
John Fowles
Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Terry Pratchett
William Golding
Patrick Süskind
Robert Tressell
Terry Pratchett
Gillian Flynn
Helen Fielding
Donna Tartt
Wilkie Collins
Amitav Ghosh
Margaret Atwood
Robert Harris
Hilary Mantel
Terry Hales
Louis Sachar
Mervyn Peake
Arundhati Roy
David Nicholls
Aldous Huxley
Stella Gibbons
Raymond E Feist
Jack Kerouac
Mario Puzo
Jean M Auel
Terry Pratchett
Paulo Coelho
Cormac McCarthy
Khaled Hosseini
Markus Zusak
Alexander McCall Smith
Ian McEwan
Salman Rushdie
The books listed in this pack are available from the South Gloucestershire Library Service. Books
can be obtained from your local library and online at www.southglos.gov.uk/time4reading
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Library projects and
campaigns that you
can take part in
The Concorde Book Award
The Concorde Book Award, supported by The Bristol Post, is a literary award for secondary
school students aged 11-13 in South Gloucestershire and is organised by librarians from South
Gloucestershire secondary schools and public libraries.
The scheme encourages young people to experience the pleasure and social benefits of reading in
groups, as well as encouraging them to keep reading during their teens.
The Concorde Book Award is unusual amongst similar schemes involving children and young
people all the way through from choosing the longlist and the winner to giving presentations at
the annual award ceremony and designing the promotional materials. Since its launch in 2007,
hundreds of young people have taken part in the scheme via their school or public libraries. The
Post has been a media partner for the Awards, helping to promote the scheme and contributing to
the final award ceremony, since 2013.
The scheme begins with students nominating books to form a longlist, from which a panel of
South Gloucestershire librarians select a shortlist of six high quality fiction books that are also wide
ranging in interest. Young people are then encouraged to join a reading group, whether at school
or in a local library, to read the six books and talk about each one with other group members,
between the start of the new school year in September and the following March. Young people
can also take part through their local public library if they are not in a reading group.
Readers vote for their favourite title before World Book Day and the winner is announced at a ‘red
carpet’ event at the Bristol and Bath Science Park. More than 150 people attended the 2015 event
which included presentations by reading groups and a guest author where Gillian Cross collected
the award for her dystopian novel ‘After Tomorrow’.
For more information contact your school or local library or visit www.southglos.gov.uk/libraries
Volunteering in public libraries
‘Volunteering has made a difference as it has enabled me to learn from new experiences for example
I have gained confidence in talking to new people, it has gave me a chance to get involved with the
community as well as the skills as working as part of a team. I feel that it has been a worthwhile
experience and would love to do it again.’ (Shelby, Summer Reading Challenge Volunteer, aged 17)
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During the summer each year we look for enthusiastic, friendly volunteers to work as part of the
team running the national Summer Reading Challenge for children aged 4 -12. Volunteers spend
their time engaging with children who are working their way through the Challenge, participating in
a range of fun activities with them and encouraging them with their reading.
It is a great opportunity to develop skills in communication, team working, and creative projects
during the summer whilst having some fun and making new friends or working towards a
volunteering award.
UWE and Public Libraries Partnership
To encourage everyone to make better use of local libraries, South Gloucestershire Library Service
and The University of the West of England (UWE) have joined together to make it easier for the
public and students to access local libraries.
Members of public libraries aged 16 and over can now use their Library Active card at four of UWE’s
campus libraries during staffed hours (Bower Ashton, Frenchay, Glenside and St. Matthias); they are
able to borrow five items and have access to specialist print journals and support from university
library staff.
For more information about library services for children and their families contact your local library
or visit www.southglos.gov.uk/libraries
If you need this information in another format
or language please contact 01454 868009.
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