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The Pre-Prep and Prep School Libraries at Clifton College, Bristol. Tweets by Mrs Jones & Mrs Denning

 England, United Kingdom
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Joined April 2015
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The @CarnegieMedals shortlist is out, for the awards' 88th year. Shadowing starts tomorrow, awards are 19 June. Lovely to hear the panel talk of librarians as "equalisers" who know their readers and how to hook them on reading #Carnegies2025 #LBF25 carnegies.co.uk/
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The Carnegies@CarnegieMedals11 Mar 2025
Our panel event is underway in the Focus Theatre! The 2025 shortlists will be revealed soon ✨📖 @LondonBookFair #Carnegies2025 #LBF25
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@boltcity5 Feb 2024
Two days of signing Amulet books for @BrckMrtrBooks in preparation for the event at Town Hall Seattle on February 6th: townhallseattle.org/event/ka… – at Grace, WA
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Ash Bond@ashbwrites6 Feb 2024
3 months to go? Or… Around the Realms in 80 Days?! Too much?
Piccadilly Press 📖✨ (@piccadillypress) profile picturePiccadilly Press 📖✨@piccadillypress6 Feb 2024
We can't believe it's less than three months #PeregrineQuinn by @ashbwrites hits shelves! 😱 💫 Discover the portal to an incredible new world in this epic middle-grade adventure, perfect for fans of Skandar, Percy Jackson and Artemis Fowl. Pre-order: lnk.to/TheCosmicRealm ✨
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The Carnegies@CarnegieMedals26 Jun 2023
Thank you @amymckay14 for everything you have done for the awards. The impact you've had on so many young readers is immeasurable! 💙
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Just wanted to say a personal thanks to @amymckay14, who along with @jake_hope has done so much to steer the @CarnegieMedals to new heights. Amy is that most wonderful of things - a true librarian, through and through. Thanks Amy!
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Percival Library@ccpercivallib22 Jun 2023
We welcomed schools from across Bristol & the amazing @louisareid to Clifton yesterday to take part in our Carnegie Contest. Louisa talked about her gripping verse novels, judged creative presentations on this year’s Carnegie shortlist and delivered an inspiring poetry workshop✨
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The Carnegies@CarnegieMedals21 Jun 2023
Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear has won the 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration! Jeet Zdung accepts his medal @MacmillanKidsUK! #YotoCarnegies23
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The Carnegies@CarnegieMedals21 Jun 2023
And the 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing goes to The Blue Book of Nebo! Congratulations @ManonSteffanRos @FireflyPress! #YotoCarnegies23
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The Carnegies@CarnegieMedals21 Jun 2023
🎉 Congratulations to the 2023 Winners of the Yoto Carnegie Medals for Writing and Illustration, and Shadowers' Choice Medals: @ManonSteffanRos Jeet Zdung, @RutaSepetys and @Joetoddstanton! #YotoCarnegies23 Read the press release: yotocarnegies.co.uk/2023-win…
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The Carnegies@CarnegieMedals19 Jun 2023
Join us live on 21 June at 12 pm for our #YotoCarnegies23 Awards Ceremony! Discover the winners of the Yoto Carnegie Medals for Writing and Illustration, and the Shadowers' Choice Awards. Find out more: yotocarnegies.co.uk/take-par…
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Guppy Books@guppybooks12 Jun 2023
The Guppy Open Submission window is open! If you have a wonderful middle grade novel and are unpublished and unagented, why not send in to this competition which has seen these amazing winners! Open from now till Friday at 5pm GMT guppybooks.co.uk/news-and-ev…
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New books for our Year 4-Year 8s. Many of these beauties have been borrowed already this morning 💕📚
Selection of books on a stand- This Summer's Secret by Emily Barr, Alma by Timothee de Fombelle, The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander, Wild Song by Candy Gourlay, the Sun & the Star by Rick Riordan, Away With Words by Sophie Cameron, The Octopus, Dadu & Me by Lucy Unwin, My Life On Fire by Kath Howe, The Other Edie Trimmer by Jacqueline Wilson, The Stickleback Catchers by Lisette Auton, The Rescue of Ravenwood by Natasha Farrant, Bramble Fox by Kathryn Tordasi, Nic Blake & the Remarkables: The Maneststor Prophecy by Angie Sage, The Orphans of St Halibut's: Pamela's Revenge by Sophie Wills, Mutant Zombies Cursed My School Trip by Matt Brown, Trixie Pickle Art Avenger & Trixie Pickle Art Avenger:Toxic Takedown by Olaf Falafel, Magic Faraway Tree: A New Adventure by Jacqueline Wilson, Press Start 1: Game On Super Rabbit Boy by Thomas Flintham and Lenny Lemon & the Invincible Rat by Ben Davies.

ALT Selection of books on a stand- This Summer's Secret by Emily Barr, Alma by Timothee de Fombelle, The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander, Wild Song by Candy Gourlay, the Sun & the Star by Rick Riordan, Away With Words by Sophie Cameron, The Octopus, Dadu & Me by Lucy Unwin, My Life On Fire by Kath Howe, The Other Edie Trimmer by Jacqueline Wilson, The Stickleback Catchers by Lisette Auton, The Rescue of Ravenwood by Natasha Farrant, Bramble Fox by Kathryn Tordasi, Nic Blake & the Remarkables: The Maneststor Prophecy by Angie Sage, The Orphans of St Halibut's: Pamela's Revenge by Sophie Wills, Mutant Zombies Cursed My School Trip by Matt Brown, Trixie Pickle Art Avenger & Trixie Pickle Art Avenger:Toxic Takedown by Olaf Falafel, Magic Faraway Tree: A New Adventure by Jacqueline Wilson, Press Start 1: Game On Super Rabbit Boy by Thomas Flintham and Lenny Lemon & the Invincible Rat by Ben Davies.

Display of comics on a rainbow tablecloth, balloons to one side and a cut out sign saying 'Epic' above it. The comics are Batpig: When pigs Fly by Rob Harrell, Coll Code by Dierdre Langeland and Sarah Mai, Agents of Suit by John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings & Pat Lewis, Miles Morales: Stranger Tides by Justin Reynolds & Pablo Leon, Enemies by Svetlana Chmakova, Crunch by Kayla Miller, Pluto Rocket: New In Town by Paul Gilligan, CatStronauts: Race to Mars and Robot Rescue by Drew Brockington, The First Cat In Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett & Shawn Harris, Spongebob:Tales From the Haunted Pineapple by Stephen Hillenberg, Captain America:The Ghost Army by Alan Gratz & Brent Schoonover & Bruce Wayne:Not So Super by Stuart Gibbs & Berat Pekmezci

ALT Display of comics on a rainbow tablecloth, balloons to one side and a cut out sign saying 'Epic' above it. The comics are Batpig: When pigs Fly by Rob Harrell, Coll Code by Dierdre Langeland and Sarah Mai, Agents of Suit by John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings & Pat Lewis, Miles Morales: Stranger Tides by Justin Reynolds & Pablo Leon, Enemies by Svetlana Chmakova, Crunch by Kayla Miller, Pluto Rocket: New In Town by Paul Gilligan, CatStronauts: Race to Mars and Robot Rescue by Drew Brockington, The First Cat In Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett & Shawn Harris, Spongebob:Tales From the Haunted Pineapple by Stephen Hillenberg, Captain America:The Ghost Army by Alan Gratz & Brent Schoonover & Bruce Wayne:Not So Super by Stuart Gibbs & Berat Pekmezci

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Carrie Sellon@carrie_sellon8 Jun 2023
It’s publication day for Pizza Pete @guppybooks illustrated by @sarahhorne9 🎉Thanks for making my launch so pizza-tastic @AnthonyJBurt @bookloverJo @KatePoels @DreamasEmma @RebeccaPerkin and especially @66blackman and @WYDobson1 for the best outfits ever! 🍕
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Aura Print@auraprint26 May 2023
Bringing adorable bookmarks to life 🔖 Designed by the brilliant minds of students over at @ccolpreplib, these bookmarks are the perfect companions for literary adventures. 💭 aura-print.com/uk/bookmarks
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Year 6 pupils were treated to a fascinating talk by author Caroline Lawrence this week. Thank you @CarolineLawrenc for sharing your vast knowledge with us and for your demonstration of how to use a Roman toilet in case any of us happen to become time-travellers! @Clifton_College
Author Caroline Lawrence speaking to 60 rapt Year 6 pupils in a Hall in front of a slide showing an illustration of Mount Vesuvius

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The Carnegies@CarnegieMedals16 May 2023
Voting is now open for the #YotoCarnegies23 Shadowers' Choice Awards! It's finally time for Shadowers to vote for their favourite books from the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration and Writing shortlist. Voting closes June 6 at 5 pm. Vote now! yotocarnegies.co.uk/take-par…
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Guppy Books@guppybooks15 May 2023
🐠The Guppy Open Submission 2023 is back! We are looking for middle-grade novels this year - if you’re an unpublished/unagented writer we want to see your work! Check out the Guppy website for information - we can’t wait to see your submissions 🐠 guppybooks.co.uk/news-and-ev…

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Pizza delivery! We can't wait to tuck into Pizza Pete & the Perilous Potions by @carrie_sellon illustrated by @sarahhorne9 & published by the fabulous @guppybooks 🍕🧪
Carrie Sellon's debut book Pizza Pete and the Perilous Potions which is illustrated by Sarah Horne. It's in a pizza box lined with red tissue paper along with an illustrated bookmark and a slice of chocolate pizza

ALT Carrie Sellon's debut book Pizza Pete and the Perilous Potions which is illustrated by Sarah Horne. It's in a pizza box lined with red tissue paper along with an illustrated bookmark and a slice of chocolate pizza

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Massive thanks to @JenniferKillick for her inspiring visit to @Clifton_College yesterday. It was so much fun & there are so many kids reading Dreadwood & Crater Lake in school today!
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ALT Author Jennifer Killick signing a book for a pupil, three pupils in front of copies of her books and pupils playing a game of 'Geek, Robot, Overlord' with her (it's like Rock, Paper, Scissors).

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Kazu Kibuishi
@boltcity9 May 2023
Amulet Book 9: Waverider will be in bookstores February 6th, 2024. Check with your local bookseller and ask them to pre-order a copy! @GraphixBooks @Scholastic
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