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Official school library account for Kingston Education Trust: The Kingston Academy & Fern Hill Primary School. Follow us here for news and book recommendations. Posts by librarian: @rebeccarouillard.bsky.social

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TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jul 2

Today we welcomed our new Year 7 pupils to school for Transition Day and transported the library to the Catacombs of Paris to introduce our Summer Reading Challenge... @piudg.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social @thekingstonacademy.org

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Spark! School Book Award @sparkbookaward.bsky.social · Jun 26

Our 11+ Category winner was shortlisted last year in the same category, but came out with the crown this year for 'King of Nothing', published by @hotkeybooks.bsky.social Congratulations Nathanael Lessore! ✨📚🏆

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Spark! School Book Award @sparkbookaward.bsky.social · Jun 26

Here they are in all their glory! Congratulations to all the 2025 Spark! Book Award Winners and a huge thank you to all the children and young people who read the books, entered the competitions, came to the author visits and voted for our winners! ✨📚🏆

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jun 27

TKA Library played host to the @sparkbookaward.bsky.social Final Award Ceremony yesterday, which was broadcast live on YouTube to 170 schools. Some of our pupils attended as the live studio audience and supplied some excellent drum rolls and applause! @thekingstonacademy.org

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jun 25

Year 7 & 8 enjoyed a brilliant author visit from @ravenaguron.bsky.social on Monday. She spoke about her journey to becoming a writer via law school, her obsession with Agatha Christie, and she gave us some practical insight into the publishing industry. Thanks for a fascinating talk!

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jun 24

The KS3 book club created this fantastic display to celebrate David Attenborough & Colin Butfield's new book #Ocean. Thanks to @readingagency.bsky.social & @johnmurrays.bsky.social for sending us this beautiful book! @thekingstonacademy.org

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jun 19

And everyone loved the magical lion in Oscar's Lion (particularly Oscar in Year 3) @sparkbookaward.bsky.social

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jun 19

Dungeon Runners was a hugely popular read in Year 3 & 4 particularly... @kieranlarwood.bsky.social @sparkbookaward.bsky.social

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jun 19

The votes are still coming in for the @sparkbookaward.bsky.social but here's what some of our Year 3 & 4 pupils had to say about the shortlisted books in the 7+ category...

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jun 19

This week we're voting for the winner of the @sparkbookaward.bsky.social - here's what some of our Year 5 & 6 pupils had to say about the shortlisted books in the 9+ category... 'This story gave me emotions!'

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jun 18

'Wild East' by Ashley Hickson-Lovence took us on an emotional journey: 'It shows how this person has developed over time.' 'I liked this book because it was quite chill (after the prologue) and there were no big plot twists.' 'Really nice, emotional and poetry. I like it.'

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jun 18

'King of Nothing' by Nathanael Lessore made us laugh: 'It was my favourite book I have ever read.' 'It's funny & relatable.' 'It was very entertaining and had a cool story line.'

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jun 18

'It All Started With a Lie' by Denise Brown kept us guessing: 'Suspicious as well as interesting!' 'An amazing storyline with great plot twists.' 'The plot twist at the end really caught me off guard.'

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jun 18

'Here to Slay' by Radhika Sanghani slayed with the students: 'It is very nice as you can learn valuable life lessons from it.' 'I think this book has a good variety of characters and reminds me of other stories.' 'They are a team and love each other a lot and are very close.'

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jun 18

We're voting for the @sparkbookaward.bsky.social this week and it's going to be a close call! Here's what our pupils thought of the books...

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jun 10

‘Who Ate Steve?’ by @susannahlloyd.bsky.social & Kate Hindley was particularly popular in Year 2 as it made us laugh a lot! @sparkbookaward.bsky.social

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jun 10

Year 2 had a lot of fun imagining what each of them would do... ‘If I were Prime Minister’ by @trygv.bsky.social & Ella Okstad, from 'I could do what I want' to 'I would make my house rainbow!' @sparkbookaward.bsky.social

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jun 10

Year 2 enjoyed the themes of facing your fears and being kind to animals in 'Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf' by @whycraigwhy.bsky.social & Francis Martin! @sparkbookaward.bsky.social

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jun 10

The Spark! reviews are coming in, in preparation for voting. Here's what our Year 2's had to say about 'Farah Loves Mangoes' by Sarthak Sinha - 'Fruit is not the only thing'. (Although there are plenty of mango fans in Year 2!) @sparkbookaward.bsky.social

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jun 6

Fern Hill Book of the Week: 'Why Did My Brain Make Me Say It?' by @bardymum.bsky.social. Brains are weird! But this poetry collection also demonstrates that brains are amazing in the way they can experiment with language. A playful, profound and authentic collection of poems - perfect for primary!

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jun 6

Thanks to the @readingagency.bsky.social & @johnmurrays.bsky.social for this beautiful gifted copy of 'Ocean' by David Attenborough & Colin Butfield, with gorgeous full-colour photo inserts. I can't wait to show the book club on Monday! 💙 #Ocean @thekingstonacademy.org

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jun 4

Introducing Merlin - the library apprentice… 📚🐈‍⬛ 🧙‍♂️

(He’s grown so much in the last few weeks he doesn’t even look like his cardboard cutout anymore!)

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · Jun 2

Happy Pride Month! Here are just a few of the fantastic LGBTQ+ books available in our library… 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈 @thekingstonacademy.org

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · May 23

The KS3 Book Club is excited to be reading and reviewing 'Fireborne' by Rosaria Munda for @readingrocks.bsky.social
We love a dragon story! 🐉📚❤️ @thekingstonacademy.org

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Claire Linney Author @clairelinney.bsky.social · May 20

My lovely author visit today. This is the BEST thing about being a children’s author!

TKA Library @tkalibrary.bsky.social · May 20

Thanks to ‪‪Claire Linney for a fascinating talk at Fern Hill about Black Tudors, as featured in her time-travel adventure 'Time Tub Travellers and the Silk Thief', to enhance our Year 5 Tudor topic. @clairelinney.bsky.social