Congratulations to Leon from 5th class, who recently had a book review published by South Dublin Libraries! Leon is a superb reader, who always has one or two or seven books on the go. He’s also gifted with words and has an amazing vocabulary! We’re delighted to see him showcase his talents!
You can read Leon’s review here!
Leon reviewed John Boyne’s ‘Stay where you are and then leave’. The book was nominated for the Bord Gais Irish Book Awards in the ‘Senior Children’s Book of the Year’ category. You can read all about the Irish Book Awards here! Leon really enjoyed the book and had very interesting points in his review. It’s definitely worth a read! 5th class are also currently reading ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne.
South Dublin Library are just one of the many new contacts we’ve made on Twitter and we interact with them on a regular basis – which led to Leon’s review! Their website is here and has lots of information, not only about the library services but also about books for adults and children.
Special mention has to go to the fantastic @SummerBuzz account, linked to the library service. @SummerBuzz is always hugely supportive of children’s reading and often suggests interesting books to us, depending on what we’re sharing on Twitter. Maria O’Sullivan sent a very complimentary note to Leon, praising his work and encouraging him to write more reviews in the future! They’d also love to read reviews from other boys and girls in the school so, if you’re interested, let your teacher know.
We look forward to working with the library again soon! What are YOU reading at the moment?
5:21 pm on November 26th, 2013
I’m delighted to see you all learning and working with the brilliant people in the library in South Dublin. When I was in college, I was lucky enough to work with the people there, it was a dream job! I love the @SummerBuzz account, it’s great to be encouraged to keep up your reading and to visit your wonderful local library.
Well done Leon, it is a fantastic piece of writing! Proud, as always. 🙂
4:23 pm on November 27th, 2013
Hello to all in St Peter’s. Thank you so much to Leon for the great review. And thank you for mentioning me in your blog post. I’m thrilled.
8:27 pm on January 21st, 2014
I hope we could read it in class sometime.