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School stories for the new academic year

bot at back of the class

September, the start of the new school year, brings fresh challenges for children, those starting a new school like Henry and little Owl, or joining a different class and making new friends, or forever getting into trouble like Mildred the Worst Witch and Horrid Henry.

School stories are packed with great adventures . There are challenging headmasters and dangerous animals to avoid. For some it is about learning how to make friends.  Then there are those who never quite fit in like Auggie in ‘Wonder’ and Ahmet the boy at the back of the class who is a refugee.

These titles are just some you can borrow. Just follow the links to the catalogue to reserve a copy and collect it from your nearest branch, or download to read or to listen on your device. There are so many amazing stories you can borrow or download from your library.  For more topics follow this link to children's recommended booklists.


Junior school novels

Junior

The Demon headmaster book or eaudio - Dinah's first day at school she senses something is wrong, what is the secret of the Headmaster's control over them.  Diary of a Wimpy Kid book or eaudio- Greg Heffley finds himself in a new school where undersize weaklings share the corridors with kids who are taller, meaner and already shaving.   Horrid Henry’s school fair - Henry is sick of never winning anything, so when he gets the chance to cheat, he just can't resist.       A Bad spell for the worst witch - Mildred is determined to lose her embarrassing reputation as the worst witch in the Academy.  Matilda -book or ebook– Matilda most enjoys reading at school and her favourite teacher is  Miss Honey.  My Headteacher is a vampire rat! book or ebook - The new head teacher is a vampire rat, based on his being slightly scary, having the blinds drawn during the day, and banning garlic bread.   Wonder  book or ebook - Auggie Pullman is born with a facial abnormality, all he wants is to be accepted by the other kids.   Tom Gates spectacular school trip - Tom's doing everything to avoid getting another sad face on the class chart, any more means he won't go on the school trip!  Heard it in the playground – A collection of great poems about life at school.  Return to Groosham Grange - David is on course to win the Unholy Grail, a cup of magical power presented to the star pupil, but somebody wants to stop him.


Picture books for infants

picturebooks

There’s a snake in my school - Miranda brings Penelope, the snake, to school. Miss Bloat the headmistress doesn't think snakes should be allowed, but Penelope has other ideas.Class two at the zoo - Class two tour the zoo but members of class go missing.  Little owl’s first day - Little owl likes to stay at home, but at school he gets to build a rocket, learn to fly and even make a tiny new friend.  Harry and the dinosaurs at schoolFirst day at school for Harry and his bucketful of dinosaurs and they're so excited to be going too.


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