Alexandra Park School Library

To celebrate #NationalYearOfReading & the publication of #GhostBoys graphic novel @HachetteUK we welcomed @jewell_p_rhodes to @apschool An inspiring presentation with pupils and staff discussing it for the rest of the day! Thank you Jewell and Eleanor B

What an inspiring #WorldBookDay2026 with @Ivorbaddiel @apschool Ivor quizzed our pupils about the brain, posed tricky dilemmas and talked about his latest book, Brainchild. Pupils then created their own characters! Thanks Ivor #ReadingForPleasure

@apschool we started #WorldBookDay week with some live music in the library! Thank you to the outstanding 6th form musicians, come again. #NationalYearOfReading #ReadingForPleasure

Thank you @PaulLyalls for kicking off half term with some animated poetry for year 7 and a thought provoking workshop. #ReadingForPleasure #NationalYearOfReading @apschool

We will be kickstarting #WorldBookDay WEEK straight after half-term when Year 7 get to meet poet @PaulLyalls in assembly followed by a creative writing workshop and book signing! See you soon Paul @apschool

Ms Davenport showcasing one of her favourite books, A Thousand Boy Kisses #TillieCole Relax and read some romance over half-term. #readingForPleasure #NationalYearOfReading @apschool

Looking forward to catching up with @JustLikeUsUK later this month and celebrating @LGBTHM #LGBTHistoryMonth @apschool

@apschool Friday lunchtime creatively busy in the Hudson Library! Reading fiction, Pokemon club, creating new D&D characters and indulging in a graphic novel. Always busy and always fun. #ReadingForPleasure #NationalYearOfReading

Thanks @sue_klauber for giving a group of @apschool pupils an amazing opportunity to read and contribute their thoughts and ideas to your third book. We look forward to reading the final version when published in the autumn. #ReadingForPleasure #NationalYearofReading

Getting ready for our first #NationalYearOfReading event #GoAllIn @aps with a 10p book sale! Build a home library #ReadingForPleasure

@RobertMuchamore Jesse is reading the Cherub series as part of our reading challenge. He would like to know, how do you think of all the missions James carries out, what sort of research do you do? @apschool #ReadingForPleasure

@RJPalacio Matt has a question about Wonder after reading it as part of our reading challenge. Why did you write about a family that was struggling with so many problems at the same time? @apschool #ReadingForPleasure

@malorieblackman Nancy is reading the Noughts and Crosses series as part of our Olympic Reading Challenge. She would like to know if you view Jude as the victim, villain or something in between in the story? @apschool #ReadingForPleasure

@CressidaCowell Preston has finished reading The Wizards of Once as part of our Olympic Reading Challenge, he has a question. How did you come up with the rules for the wizarding world? @apschool #ReadingForPleasure

@AliceOseman Sammy has read and loved the Heartstopper series. He has a question, What inspired you write about #lgbtq+ people and there relationships? @apschool #ReadingForPleasure

@jamackay_ Francis has read Gloam as part of our Olympic Reading Challenge and has a question. How do you create a dark, suspenseful atmosphere, while still keeping it appropriate for younger readers? @apschool #ReadingForPleasure

@PariThomson Alexandra has just finished Greenwild as part of our Olympic Reading Challenge. She would love to know if you would like to be in Greenwild yourself? @apschool #ReadingForPleasure

@AuthorAnnMartin Amelie has read The Baby-Sitters Club as apart of our Olympic Reading Challenge. She has a question, are you going to make a scary Halloween or Christmas party books? @apschool #ReadingForPleasure

@SarahHaggerHolt Rosa has enjoyed Nothing Ever Happens Here as part of her Reading Olympics challenge. She asks, in the book, the main character’s father comes out as a trans woman. Is this related to/inspired by anything that happened to you when you were younger? @apschool