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  Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing Awarded to Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho with Double Illustration Win for Aaron Becker POETRY AND WORDLESS STORYTELLING CELEBRATED AS ‘EPIC’ AND ‘AMBITIOUS’ WINNING STORIES INSPIRE EMPATHY AND IMAGINATION IN YOUNG READERS   yotocarnegies.co.uk  |   #YotoCarnegies24  |   @CarnegieMedals   Thursday 20 June 2024:  The winners of the UK’s longest-running and best-loved book awards for children and young people, the  Yoto Carnegies , were announced today in front of an audience of over 600 children at a live-streamed ceremony at the Cambridge Theatre, home of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s award-winning  Matilda The Musical.  The character of Matilda’s beloved librarian Mrs Phelps welcomed the audience to the theatre ahead of the winners being announced.    For the first time, the  Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing  is awarded to a Black British author, and the current Children’s Laureate –  Joseph Coelho  – for his “beautifully descriptive” novel in ver

  The Yoto Carnegie Medal for         Writing Shortlist 2024 Away With Words Sophie Cameron Little Tiger Choose Love Nicola Davies Graffeg Safiyyah’s War Hiba Noor Khan Andersen Press Steady for This Nathanael Lessore Bonnier Books UK The Boy Lost in the Maze Joseph Coelho Otter-Barry Books Crossing the Line Tia Fisher Bonnier Books UK The Door of No Return Kwame Alexander Andersen Press The Song Walker Zillah Bethell Usborne

  Age 0-7 Darwin’s Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular , Polly Owen, illustrated by Gwen Millward (The Quarto Group)  Salat in Secret ,   Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, illustrated by   Hatem Aly (Andersen Press)  That’s Mathematics , Chris Smith (based on lyrics by Tom Lehrer), illustrated by   Elīna Brasliņa (Mama Makes Books)  Welcome to Our Table: A Celebration of What Children Eat Everywhere ,   Laura Mucha & Ed Smith, illustrated by Harriet Lynas (Nosy Crow)  Age 8-12  Hear Our Voices , Radhika Natarajan & Chao Tayiana, illustrated by Alexander Mostov (The Quarto Group)  Human 2.0 , Patrick Kane, illustrated by Samuel Rodriguez (Big Picture Press)  Lessons From Our Ancestors , Raksha Dave, illustrated by Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong (Magic Cat)  Unspoken , Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Dare Coulter (Andersen Press)  Age 13-16  Lads , Alan Bissett (Hachette Children's Group: Wren & Rook)  Story of Now , Shelina Janmohamed, illustrated by Laura Greenan (Hachette Children’s Gr

  The extraordinary tale of a refugee youth soccer team and the transformation of a small American town Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement center in the 1990s, becoming the first American home for scores of families in flight from the world's war zones--from Liberia and Sudan to Iraq and Afghanistan. Suddenly Clarkston's streets were filled with women wearing the hijab, the smells of cumin and curry, and kids of all colors playing soccer in any open space they could find. The town also became home to Luma Mufleh, an American-educated Jordanian woman who founded a youth soccer team to unify Clarkston's refugee children and keep them off the streets. These kids named themselves the Fugees. Set against the backdrop of an American town that without its consent had become a vast social experiment, Outcasts United follows a pivotal season in the life of the Fugees and their charismatic coach. Warren St. John documents the

  The outspoken anonymous author is back with the ultimate book to challenge conventional footballing wisdom. With his trademark wit, intelligence and candour, the Secret Footballer will guide you through formations, tactics, mind games and everything else you need to know about what it takes to be a pro. Includes: in-depth analysis of modern tactics; insight into the psychology of players on and off the pitch; tips on nutrition and fitness; how to deal with fans (including what it's like to play in each Premier League ground in England); a guide to modern footballing language; and a remarkable expose of the finances involved in the commercial game. If you want to know how to stop a player like Cristiano Ronaldo, or why exactly Rooney is worth GBP300,000 a week, or who the greatest player of all time is, you will find it all here. Fully illustrated with line drawings showing the technical aspects of the game, this will be the perfect Christmas gift for aspiring football stars and a

  The Ultimate Football Heroes Series 1 & 2 by Matt and Tom Oldfield features Twenty books that tell the inspiring stories of some of the greatest football players of our time. Each book follows the career of a different player, from their humble beginnings to their rise to international stardom. The authors provide a detailed account of each player's journey to the top, highlighting their successes and challenges along the way. Title in This Set: Kane Messi Ronaldo Rashford Son Heung-min Grealish Bruno Fernandes Haaland Neymar Sancho Suarez Pogba Sterling Salah De Bruyne Mbappe Mane Kante Alisson Lewandowsk One of the things that sets the Ultimate Football Heroes Series 1 & 2 apart is the level of detail that the authors provide. The books are filled with interesting facts and anecdotes that provide a unique insight into each player's personality and career. For example, readers learn about Pogba's upbringing in a tough Parisian suburb and his struggles to find his

  Regarded as one of world literature's foremost novelists, Fyodor Dostoevsky's short stories are also some of the best ever written.  White Nights  tells of love and loss on the streets of St. Petersburg,  A Nasty Business  presents the hilarious tale of a general dropping in on the wedding of a subordinate, while  The Meek One  is an existentialist tale of marriage and tragedy. Publisher:  Penguin Books Ltd ISBN:  9780241619780 Number of pages:  240

  A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man falsely charged with a crime. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina of one man's struggle for justice. But the weight of history will only tolerate so much. To Kill a Mockingbird  is a coming-of-age story, an anti-racist novel, a historical drama of the Great Depression and a sublime example of the Southern writing tradition. Publisher:  Cornerstone ISBN:  9781784752637 Number of pages:  320

  A stunningly beautiful hardback edition of one of the most famous stories in the world. After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle's gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is allowed to enter. Then Mary uncovers an old key in a flowerbed - and a gust of magic leads her to the hidden door. Slowly she turns the key and enters a world she could never have imagined. Publisher:  Penguin Random House Children's UK ISBN:  9780241411162 Number of pages:  352

  This is the story of D-Day, told through the voices of over 1,000 survivors. 6 June, 1944. 156,000 troops from 12 different countries, 11,000 aircraft, 7,000 naval vessels, 24 hours. D-Day - the beginning of the Allied invasion of Hitler's formidable 'Fortress Europe' - was the largest amphibious invasion in history. There has never been a battle like it, before or since. But beyond the statistics and over sixty years on, what is it about the events of D-Day that remain so compelling? The courage of the men who fought and died on the beaches of France? The sheer boldness of the invasion plan? Or the fact that this, Rommel's 'longest day', heralded the beginning of the end of World War II? One of the defining battles of the war, D-Day is scored into the imagination as the moment when the darkness of the Third Reich began to be swept away. This story is told through the voices of over 1,000 survivors - from high-ranking Allied and German officers, to the paratro

  Poems from the Second World War  is a moving and powerful collection of poems written by soldiers, nurses, mothers, sweethearts and family and friends who experienced WWII from different standpoints. The Imperial War Museum was founded in 1917 to collect and display material relating to the 'Great War', which was still being fought. Today IWM is unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present. They seek to provide for, and to encourage, the study and understanding of the history of modern war and wartime experience. Publisher:  Pan Macmillan ISBN:  9781509838882 Number of pages:  160

  Jack can't wait for the school trip to the D-Day landing beaches. It's his chance to learn more about the war heroes he has always admired – brave men like his dad, who is a reserve soldier. But when his dad is called up to action and things at home spiral out of control, everything Jack believes about war is thrown into question. Finding comfort only in the presence of his loyal dog, Finn, Jack is drawn to the heart-wrenching true story of one particular D-Day paratrooper. On 6 June 1944, Emile Corteil parachuted into France with his dog, Glen – and Jack is determined to discover their fate … Publisher:  HarperCollins Publishers ISBN:  9781781128688 Number of pages:  208

                              The OPHS Library Online Newsletter - June 2024  #35 Welcome to our Online Monthly Library Newsletter Every month, in our Library Newsletter, we will have reviews on wonderful books that we have in our Library, snippets of new books on the horizon, interesting information about lovely Authors and also books-to-movies information. There will be links to access upcoming books that are in The Library and lots of book information that you will enjoy.  We will have competitions, winner announcements, links to short stories and poems and other interesting literacy information all in one Newsletter!   If you would like to add a contribution to our next Newsletter (July issue), such as:  What is your favourite book from our Library?  What were your favourite and/or worst books that you have ever read?  Would you like to send in a book review and/or a literacy picture? Can you think of anything else tha