TGST - The CIRCLE

Happy #EmpathyDay - now more than ever do we need this. It celebrates and grows empathy's power to create a better world. It shines a light on books’ role in helping our students understand and experience other people's feelings. @EmpathyLabUK These are our Empathy Bookshelves.

We hosted the Hounslow Teen Read Final @TGS_Boys with @HounslowSLS. Students have been reading the 6 books for the award. Today, we had an amazing talk from @pamsmyillustrator @dfb_storyhouse , author of The Hideaway, who won last year's event.

In second place in the Hounslow Teen Read 2024 we have the gripping A Dark Inheritance by #HFAskwith. Huge congratulations to HF! @penguinrandom @LBHLibraries @LBofHounslow #HTR24

And, fanfare of trumpets, we are delighted to announce that the WINNER of the Hounslow Teen Read 2024 is the unputdownable HappyHead by #JoshSilver. Huge congratulations Josh! 🎉🎉 @RocktheBoatNews @LBHLibraries @LBofHounslow #HTR24

3rd place in the Hounslow Teen Read 2024 goes to the brilliant Tyger by @whatSFSaid and @DaveMcKean. Many congratulations to SF and Dave. @DFB_storyhouse @LBHLibraries @LBofHounslow

We have processed a lot of brand new books! Just look at them all. So many amazing books from favourite and new authors to the library. Which one would you like to read? #schoollibrary

A brilliant day with @alliechristo @TGS_Boys @TGS_Girls speaking to Year 9s about writing her fantasy books, creating the cover and becoming a writer. Thank you so much @amberivatt @HotKeyBooks @WstonesStaines

MASSIVE study by Cambridge University of over 10,000 adolescents showing children #readingforpleasure at an early age have better mental health, improved attention and less behavioural problems when they enter adolescence... #lovelibraries @Literacy_Trust cam.ac.uk/research/news/…

I’m excited to share that The Library/CIRCLE at @TGS_Boys has had a bit of makeover with inspirational bookish wall quotes to brighten and welcome students to the library! We love them.

Win 30 books for your school! We’re giving away a class set of The Black Flamingo to one UK school. For your chance to win, just follow us and share this post by 10am on 15/05/23. 1/2

To celebrate #TeacherAppreciationWeek we're giving 10 schools the chance to win a selection of ~30 books! Simply retweet and follow us to enter! [Image shows an example of books that may be won. For full details please see the T&Cs: geni.us/Teacher-Apprec…]

It’s great to host the Hounslow Teen Read 2023 final @TGS_Girls @TGS_Boys with @HounslowSLS ! We are treated to an event with @sarahmussi talking about being an author and to help announce the winners of the Hounslow Book Award! Who will it be?

Absolutely fantastic and inspirational Day with author event for Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by @annabelwriter @simonkids_UK at @TGS_Girls @TGS_Boys this morning! Thank you so much!! 🦄

Brand new display! Blind date with a book! Giving books a second chance… It’s been a success we think! 😂 Today 8am. Today 11am !!!!

The Scholastic Book Fair has now travelled to @TGS_Boys ! We are so excited as this is their first ever book fair in the library. Need any last miniute bookish stocking fillers or something for yourself then head to library break and lunchtime. #Readbeyondyourgrasp

The @ScholasticUKTch Book Fair has arrived and oh my, break time was manic! There is a fantastic selection of books! The books already gone are A Good Girls Guide to Murder by @HoJay92 , All the Pieces of Me by @WestcottWriter and Elemental Dectectives by @LawrencePatrice 🙌 📖

Such a pleasure to talk about #Lockwoodandco at @intofilm_edu today! @FictionComplete @netflixuk @knighthallagent @DHAchildrens 💀😃

An exciting morning… @TGS_Girls @TGS_Boys were very lucky to be able to go to the @intofilm_edu film festival for a preview screening of @netflix #LockwoodandCo with Q&A from @JonathanAStroud Director Joe Cornish and Rachel Prior!

We are very excited to read these. From the conversations on the way back to school, The Blue Book of Nebo by @ManonSteffanRos was quite the favourite. #HTR23

We are so excited to announce the shortlist for the Hounslow Teen Read 2023. Our first shortlisted book is Lionheart Girl by @yaba_badoe. 👏👏🎉 @HoZ_Books @_ZephyrBooks @LBHLibraries @LBofHounslow #HTR23